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.[1] Established in 2008, IIT Gandhinagar campus is spread over 400 acres of land along the river Sabarmati.[2]
History
Foundation
IIT Gandhinagar is one of the eight Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2008.[3][4] 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.[5]
IITGN was included in the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011.[6] The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011[7] and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.[8] The IIT Gandhinagar campus is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Palaj village.[9] 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."[10] The institute took possession of over 400 acres of land in August 2012,[2] and classes and other activities on the new campus began in July 2015.[11]
The 400-acre campus of IITGN is situated on the banks of Sabarmati river in Palaj village.[12] 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.[13][14]
Departments
- 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
- Archaeological Sciences
- Biomedical Engineering
- Design and Innovation
- Safety Engineering
- Cognitive and Brain Sciences
- Sustainable Development
- Center for Creative Learning
See also
References
- ↑ IIT-Gandhinagar attracts summer interns from top institutes. The Times of India(6 June 2014). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 IITGn Gets 400 Riverside Acres for Own Campus. The Times of India(22 October 2012). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ Locations for eight new IITs, seven IIMs announced. Business Standard(29 March 2008). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ Eye on Gen Y: How new IITs are building their brand. The Economic Times(18 August 2015). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ↑ With 103 students, IIT Gandhinagar opens on Aug 2. India Edunews(25 July 2008). Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ↑ The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010: A Bill further to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961(2010). Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU. deccanherald.com(24 March 2011). Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ Parliament passes IIT bill. ThetimesofIndia.com(30 April 2012). Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ IIT Gandhinagar calls achitects for new campus. The Times of India(24 May 2014). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ↑ Hon'ble CM inaugurates technology summit of IIT-Gandhinagar. www.narendramodi.in.
- ↑ IIT Gandhinagar gets 400 acres of land for its new campus | | Career Mitra. blog.careermitra.com. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
- ↑ Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagargets 400 riverside acres for own campus | Ahmedabad News - Times of India. The Times of India(Aug 1, 2012). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ↑ IITGN bags Eat Right Campus Award | Ahmedabad News - Times of India. The Times of India(Aug 31, 2020). Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ↑ IITGN bestowed FSSAI's Eat Right Campus Award. IIT Gandhinagar(6 June 2019). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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