Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Gandhinagar

About Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Gandhinagar

Indian Institute Of Technology - Gandhinagar (IITGn) is one among the new IITs started from the academic year 2008-09. The institute has recently been established and the first batch of the B.Tech. programme has been inducted through JEE-2008. IIT Bombay has been identified as the mentoring institute for IIT Gandhinagar. Ahmedabad is known for its excellent infrastructure with thriving industries, prestigious academic and research institutes and an ambiance which encourages excellence and entrepreneurship. Currently the Institute is functioning from the premises of the Vishwakarma Government Engineering College. The Institute has excellent facilities in terms of classrooms, laboratory spaces, faculty offices, etc. IIT Gandhinagar currently offers a 4-year B. Tech. programme in the Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical engineering branches. It also offers Ph.D. programme in several disciplines in Engineering (Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical), Sciences (Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics) and Humanities & Social Sciences (Economics, English, Philosophy and Sociology). The undergraduate curriculum is currently similar to that of IIT Bombay with some modifications. IIT GN also follows the specialized semester based academic system for imparting education as is prevalent in other IITs. There are two Semesters in an academic year (Autumn – July-Nov; and Spring – January-April). The students are required to follow the laid down procedures and meet the academic requirements of each semester to progress in their respective study programme. The courses of study bulletin contain the curricula and syllabi for the 4year B.Tech. degree of IIT Gandhinagar. The curricula for the firs two semesters are common to all disciplines. However, the remaining curricula are discipline / department oriented.

Location  - It is located at Chandkheda, about 15 minutes drive from both Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. Location on map

Transportation -

• A taxi ride would cost about Rs 250/- from the airport.
• The most common transportation is an auto rickshaw. Typical fare from Ahmedabad railway station to Chandkheda by auto rickshaw is Rs. 70 to Rs. 80.

Faculty

1. Chemical.
2. Chemistry.
3. Civil.
4. Computer Science. & Engineering.
5. Economics.
6. Electrical.
7. English.
8. Mathematics.
9. Mechanical.
10. Meta. Engineering & Maths Science.
11. Philosophy.
12. Physics.
13. Sociology.

Facilities

Hostel Facilities - Fully furnished accommodation facilities for all the students are available in the building complex across the street from the Institute. Accommodation for girl students is also available.

Food services - It has been outsourced to a top caterer. A highly qualified nutritionist ensures that the students are provided with healthy food.

Library - books that are required as texts and references are available in the library.

IT Facilities - Adequate internet facilities are available. There are numerous terminals and a computer laboratory operating within the premises. Students' hostel also has been equipped with WiFi internet facility.

Sports - The students of IITGn have also been active in sports. They have organised inter-departmental/singles tournaments for football, cricket, volleyball, badminton and table-tennis and actively participated in inter-IIT sports as well as in a number of local inter-college events. Football enthusiasts have come together under the ambit of LFP (League of Football Players) and have organised an IPL/EPL style IITian Football League with provisions for team formation through bidding, player transfer and all. Club Galantos  currently holds the winner's trophy. A highly qualified physical education instructor is on the staff to train students. Grounds are available for football, cricket, volleyball and basketball. Facilities for indoor games such as badminton and table-tennis have also been made available. A modern multi-purpose gym is available along with gym instructors.

Medical Facilities - Primary medical facilities through OPD are provided and a (lady) doctor is available round-the-clock for any medical needs of our students. Health insurance to all students for their medical needs is being provided through Bajaj Allianz. The Institute has also made suitable arrangements with top hospitals in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar for cases requiring hospitalisation.

P.O and Banking Facility - A post office (P.O) is located within walking distance from the institute. There are several banks within half a kilometre radius from the college. The IIT Gandhinagar branch of State Bank of India is also operational now and is just across the street from the Institute.

Extra-Curricular Activities - The students have formed various academic clubs like ETA (Entrepreneurial Technocrats Association) and FIOP (Forum for Interaction on Physics).The Students' Gymkhana of IITGn organised their first inter-college cultural festival Blithchron during 14th-15th March, 2009 - perhaps the only event of this kind organised by any of the new IITs in the very first year of existence. IITGn's association with SPIC MACAY, a popular movement to promote Indian Classical Music amongst youth. Some other cultural activities include forming a music club Planet Sangeet (which arranges for instruction in both vocals and instrumentals along with organising periodical cultural competitions), the official cinematic club Cineflux (which screens movies from across the world) apart from celebrating regular festivities like Republic & Independence Days, Gandhi Jayanti, Holi, Dassera, etc. with aplomb.

Laboratories - The first and second year laboratories are in place. Teaching laboratories for the third year are currently being set up.

‘Earn while you learn’ Programme - IIT-GN will begin an ‘Earn while you learn’ offer for its undergraduate students. According to the authorities of the institute, the programme will help students earn their pocket money while getting first hand experience of the various administrative operations of the institute. The institute will benefit by this by having extra helping hands, the authorities of IIT-GN said. “Selected students from the second-year batch will be allowed to work for a maximum of eight hours a week during the semester, and 40 hours per week during the vacations. They will be paid a remuneration of Rs50 to Rs80 per hour. Initially, 25 to 30 students will be selected for the programme,” said Jaison Manjaly, assistant professor and faculty coordinator for the programme.

Internships - Barely a month after IIT-Gandhinagar concretised an opportunity for a student to intern at the Johns Hopkins University in the US, it will send eight more students to intern with the Chicago-based international product certification firm Underwriter’s Laboratories Inc. IIT-Gn has also formed a programme with the Washington University in St Louis (WUSTL) to enable undergraduate chemical and mechanical engineering students to participate in summer internships this May. Selected students from IIT-Gn will work for 10 weeks at WUSTL’s laboratories on topics such as design of next generation solar cells, technologies for carbon dioxide capture and mitigation from coal combustors, aerosol science and technology, and water quality issues in energy systems. They will also work with students in groups there.