The Jnana Vaani AI Conference 2026 is a premium, AICTE-sponsored two-day bilingual conference organized under the VAANI Scheme by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru New College of Engineering (JNNCE), Shivamogga, under the National Education Society (R). Scheduled for January 7th and 8th, 2027, this conference serves as a bilingual knowledge ecosystem for Artificial Intelligence, accepting research papers in both Kannada and English. A major highlight of this prestigious event is its complete financial accessibility: there are absolutely no submission, registration, or participation charges, meaning registration is completely free for both paper authors and general attendees.

All accepted bilingual papers will undergo a rigorous peer review and plagiarism check to ensure originality, with accepted works being published in ISBN conference proceedings featuring multi-platform digital indexing. The conference is structured around four search-optimized primary tracks: Generative AI and Large Language Models, Applied AI and Machine Learning, AI and Sustainable Computing, and Smart Cities and Digital Governance. Authors must submit their work through the official conference site at https://jnnce.ac.in/jnanavaani2026/ before the strict Submission Deadline on November 30th, 2026. The Notification Date is December 14th, 2026, and the final Camera-Ready Copy is due by December 21st, 2026, which also serves as the final registration cutoff for all accepted authors.

General participants and attendees can register via the AICTE ATAL FDP Portal by navigating to the FDP section, selecting the VAANI type in January 2027, and searching directly with the official Application ID 2057500098. This highly anticipated academic event is led by Coordinator Dr. Ravindra S. and Co-Coordinator Mr. Devaraj F.V., under the expert administrative guidance of HoD Dr. Jalesh Kumar, Principal Dr. Y. Vijaya Kumar, and NES Secretary Sri. S.N. Nagaraja.