{"id":561,"date":"2025-05-21T14:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T14:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iciit.iit.ac.lk\/conclave\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T17:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:21:26","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iciit.iit.ac.lk\/symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"iciit-hero-pro\" id=\"iciitHeroInteractive\">\n\n  <div class=\"hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"hero-grid\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"hero-glow glow-one\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"hero-glow glow-two\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"hero-wrap\">\n\n    <div class=\"hero-copy\">\n\n      <h2><span>2<sup>nd<\/sup><\/span> iCIIT Symposium 2026<\/h2>\n\n      <h1>Transforming Today\u2019s Research into Tomorrow\u2019s Impact<\/h1>\n\n      <p>\n        Celebrating undergraduate research excellence and inspiring future innovation\n        through publication, collaboration, and impact-driven research.\n      <\/p>\n\n    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