Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar(also known asIIT GandhinagarorIITGN) is apublictechnical universitylocated inGandhinagar,Gujarat,India.It has been declared to be anInstitute of National Importanceby theGovernment of India.[3]Established in 2008, IIT Gandhinagar campus is spread over 400 acres of land along the river Sabarmati.[4]
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| Motto | Students First |
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| Type | Publictechnical university |
| Established | 2008 |
| Chairman | Sanjiv Puri |
| Director | Rajat Moona[1] |
Academic staff | 143[2] |
| Students | 2,010[2] |
| Undergraduates | 972[2] |
| Postgraduates | 434[2] |
| 604[2] | |
| Location | ,, India 23°12′41.12″N72°40′55.42″E/ 23.2114222°N 72.6820611°E |
| Campus | Urban,400 acres (1.6 km2) |
| Acronym | IITGN |
| Website | iitgn |
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History
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IIT Gandhinagar is one of the eightIndian Institutes of Technology(IITs) announced by theMinistry of Human Resource Developmentin 2008.[5][6]The institute began operating in a temporary campus atVishwakarma Government Engineering College,Chandkheda, mentored byIndian Institute of Technology Bombay.The first batch of students was admitted to three programmes: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.[7]
IITGN was included in the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011.[8]The Act was passed in theLok Sabhaon 24 March 2011[9]and by theRajya Sabhaon 30 April 2012.[10]The IIT Gandhinagar campus is located on the banks of theSabarmati Riverin Palaj village.[11]In 2011, in his inaugural speech at the Amalthea technology summit, then Gujarat Chief MinisterNarendra Modispoke of the land for the new permanent campus, saying, "the state government has decided to give land on 99 year lease with a token amount of just one rupee for setting up a campus of IIT-Gandhinagar."[12]The institute took possession of over 400 acres of land in August 2012,[4]and classes and other activities on the new campus began in July 2015.[13]
The 400-acre campus of IITGN is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati river in Palaj village.[14]The campus has three rough divisions: Academic Block, Housing Block, and Student Hostels. This campus is India's first 5-star GRIHA LD campus for minimizing the negative effect on the environment. IITGN has also been bestowed withFSSAI's 'Eat Right Campus' with a 5-star rating and is the first (and only) academic campus to be declared so.[15][16]
Departments
edit- Biological Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Cognitive Science
- Earth Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Centres
edit- Archaeological Sciences
- Biomedical Engineering
- Design and Innovation
- Safety Engineering
- Cognitive and Brain Sciences
- Sustainable Development
- Center for Creative Learning
Rankings
editTheNational Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF) by theMoEranked IIT Gandhinagar 29th overall in India in 2024, 18th among Engineering institutes and 32nd in research.[17]
See also
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edit- ^Teri, Deeksha (21 September 2022)."IIT Gandhinagar appoints Prof Rajat Moona as new Director".The Indian Express9:27:31 am.Retrieved21 September2022.
- ^abcde"NIRF 2024"(PDF).Ministry of Education.
- ^Parikh, Runa Mukherjee (6 June 2014)."IIT-Gandhinagar attracts summer interns from top institutes".The Times of India.Retrieved17 January2016.
- ^abYagnik, Bharat (22 October 2012)."IITGn Gets 400 Riverside Acres for Own Campus"(PDF).The Times of India.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 20 April 2016.Retrieved10 June2016.
- ^"Locations for eight new IITs, seven IIMs announced".Business Standard.29 March 2008.Retrieved17 January2016.
- ^Verma, Prachi (18 August 2015)."Eye on Gen Y: How new IITs are building their brand".The Economic Times.Retrieved21 January2016.
- ^"With 103 students, IIT Gandhinagar opens on Aug 2".India Edunews.IANS.25 July 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 21 February 2016.Retrieved1 December2017.
- ^"The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010: A Bill further to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961"(PDF).2010. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 November 2012.Retrieved17 January2016.
- ^"LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU".deccanherald.24 March 2011.Retrieved9 May2011.
- ^"Parliament passes IIT bill".ThetimesofIndia.30 April 2012.Retrieved30 April2012.
- ^Parikh, Runa Mukherjee (24 May 2014)."IIT Gandhinagar calls achitects for new campus".The Times of India.Retrieved20 May2016.
- ^"Hon'ble CM inaugurates technology summit of IIT-Gandhinagar".narendramodi.in.
- ^"IIT Gandhinagar gets 400 acres of land for its new campus | | Career Mitra".blog.careermitra.Archived fromthe originalon 6 December 2017.Retrieved5 December2017.
- ^Bharat Yagnik (1 August 2012)."Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagargets 400 riverside acres for own campus | Ahmedabad News - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved15 June2021.
- ^"IITGN bags Eat Right Campus Award | Ahmedabad News - Times of India".The Times of India.31 August 2020.Retrieved15 June2021.
- ^"IITGN bestowed FSSAI's Eat Right Campus Award".Institute News: Achievements.IIT Gandhinagar.6 June 2019.Retrieved25 March2022.
- ^"NIRF 2024"(PDF).
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