IIT Gandhinagar explained

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Motto:Students First
Type:Public technical university
Chairman:Sanjiv Puri
Director:Rajat Moona[1]
Academic Staff:128
Students:1,852 [2]
Undergrad:820
Postgrad:492
Doctoral:540
City:Gandhinagar
State:Gujarat
Country:India
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Campus:Urban
Campus Size:400acres
Free Label:Acronym
Free:IITGN

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (also known as IIT Gandhinagar or IITGN) is a public technical university located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It has been declared to be an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.[3] Established in 2008, IIT Gandhinagar campus is spread over 400 acres of land along the river Sabarmati.

History

Foundation

IIT Gandhinagar is one of the eight Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2008.[4] [5] The institute began operating in a temporary campus at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda, mentored by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. The first batch of students was admitted to three programmes: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.[6]

IITGN was included in the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011.[7] The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011[8] and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.[9] The IIT Gandhinagar campus is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Palaj village.[10] In 2011, in his inaugural speech at the Amalthea technology summit, then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi spoke 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."[11] The institute took possession of over 400 acres of land in August 2012,[12] 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 with FSSAI's 'Eat Right Campus' with a 5-star rating and is the first (and only) academic campus to be declared so.[15] [16]

Departments

Centres

Rankings

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by the MoE ranked IIT Gandhinagar 29th overall in India in 2024, 18th among Engineering institutes and 32nd in research.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Teri . Deeksha . 21 September 2022 . IIT Gandhinagar appoints Prof Rajat Moona as new Director . The Indian Express 9:27:31 am . 21 September 2022.
  2. Web site: NIRF 2022 . IIT Gandhinagar.
  3. News: Parikh . Runa Mukherjee . IIT-Gandhinagar attracts summer interns from top institutes . 6 June 2014 . . 17 January 2016.
  4. News: Locations for eight new IITs, seven IIMs announced . 29 March 2008 . . 17 January 2016.
  5. News: Verma . Prachi . Eye on Gen Y: How new IITs are building their brand . 18 August 2015 . . 21 January 2016.
  6. News: With 103 students, IIT Gandhinagar opens on Aug 2 . 25 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160221050059/http://www.indiaedunews.net/gujarat/with_103_students_iit_gandhinagar_opens_on_aug_2/ . 21 February 2016 . India Edunews . . 1 December 2017.
  7. Web site: The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010: A Bill further to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 . 2010 . 17 January 2016 . 22 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121122074603/http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media///Institute%20of%20Technology%20Bill%202010.pdf . dead .
  8. Web site: LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU . deccanherald.com . 24 March 2011 . 9 May 2011.
  9. News: Parliament passes IIT bill . ThetimesofIndia.com . 30 April 2012 . 30 April 2012.
  10. News: Parikh . Runa Mukherjee . IIT Gandhinagar calls achitects for new campus . 24 May 2014 . The Times of India . 20 May 2016.
  11. Web site: Hon'ble CM inaugurates technology summit of IIT-Gandhinagar . www.narendramodi.in.
  12. News: Yagnik . Bharat . IITGn Gets 400 Riverside Acres for Own Campus . 22 October 2012 . The Times of India . 10 June 2016.
  13. Web site: IIT Gandhinagar gets 400 acres of land for its new campus Career Mitra. blog.careermitra.com. en-US. 2017-12-05. 6 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206090013/https://blog.careermitra.com/2012/08/iit-gandhinagar-400-acres-land-campus/. dead.
  14. Web site: Bharat Yagnik. Aug 1, 2012. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagargets 400 riverside acres for own campus Ahmedabad News - Times of India. 2021-06-15. The Times of India. en.
  15. Web site: Aug 31, 2020. IITGN bags Eat Right Campus Award Ahmedabad News - Times of India. 2021-06-15. The Times of India. en.
  16. Web site: IITGN bestowed FSSAI's Eat Right Campus Award . 6 June 2019 . IIT Gandhinagar . Institute News: Achievements . en-US . 25 March 2022.
  17. Web site: NIRF 2024 .

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