Hindi Fortnight Celebrations were conducted in the institute during the second half of September. During this fortnight, a Hindi Day lecture was delivered by Dr. B. Ashok Kumar, Head, Dept.  of Hindi, University College, Thiruvananthapuram on 17th September, 2019 highlighting the importance of Hindi Day. Various competitions like Hindi Typing, Hindi Essay Writing, Noting, Drafting, and Terminology competitions were conducted for staff members and Versification, Translation of Technical and Scientific Matter, Essay Writing were conducted for the students of IIST. Merit certificates and cash prizes were awarded to the winners of Hindi Competitions.