Nineteen-year-old ethical hacker Nisarga Adhikary is appointed at IIT Kanpur as an OSINT and Threat Intelligence Engineer at the institute’s C3iHub. Multiple reports say Adhikary had recently brought attention to security weaknesses in CBSE’s digital systems and claimed that certain information was accessible through the CBSE portal. After these public allegations, IIT Kanpur offers him a role focused on identifying and analyzing cyber threats using open-source intelligence and publicly available information. The reports describe him as a whistleblower/ethical hacker and note his background as an OSINT and threat-intelligence-related professional. One outlet also mentions that he is hired with a “decent salary,” but does not provide additional employment details beyond the general compensation description. Both sources frame the appointment as a continuation of Adhikary’s work in cybersecurity and threat analysis. As reported, the role is based on the skills he demonstrated through his earlier findings, and it aligns with C3iHub’s functions related to monitoring and assessing cyber threats.