Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, presents OOBT certificate to a student during a recent event in the campus (Image: IIT Madras) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation has opened registrations for the 2026 batch of its free online ‘Out Of The Box Thinking’ (OOBT) course. Registrations for the 2026 batch began on May 4 and will remain open till July 31. The course is an initiative aimed at strengthening creative problem-solving, logical reasoning and mathematical thinking among learners across age groups. The programme, launched in June 2022, has so far seen participation from over 3.19 lakh school and college students, graduates and working professionals. Designed as a non-traditional mathematics course, OOBT focuses on using mathematical concepts as tools for broader thinking rather than rote learning.…