IIT Gandhinagar
{{Short description|Public engineering institution in Gandhinagar, Gujarat India}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
| image = Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Logo.svg
| image_upright =
| motto = Students First
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2008}}
| type = Public technical university
| chairman = Sanjiv Puri
| director = Rajat Moona{{Cite news |last=Teri |first=Deeksha |date=21 September 2022 |title=IIT Gandhinagar appoints Prof Rajat Moona as new Director |work=The Indian Express 9:27:31 am |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-gandhinagar-appoints-prof-rajat-moona-as-new-director-8162408/ |access-date=21 September 2022}}
| academic_staff = 143 {{cite web |title=NIRF 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Overall/IR-O-U-0139.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Education}}
| city = Gandhinagar
| state = Gujarat
| country = India
| coor = {{Coord|23|12|41.12|N|72|40|55.42|E|region:IN-GJ_type:edu|display=title, inline}}
| module = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}} }}
| campus = Urban
| campus_size = {{convert|400|acre|km2}}
| free_label = Acronym
| free = IITGN
| website = {{url|https://iitgn.ac.in/}}
}}
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.{{cite news |last=Parikh |first=Runa Mukherjee |title=IIT-Gandhinagar attracts summer interns from top institutes |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/IIT-Gandhinagar-attracts-summer-interns-from-top-institutes/articleshow/36140463.cms |date=6 June 2014 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=17 January 2016}} Established in 2008, IIT Gandhinagar campus is spread over 400 acres of land along the river Sabarmati.
History
= Foundation =
File:Lal Minar IIT Gandhinagar.png
IIT Gandhinagar is one of the eight Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2008.{{cite news |title=Locations for eight new IITs, seven IIMs announced |url=http://business-standard.com/india/news/locations-for-8-new-iits-7-iims-announced/35016/on |date=29 March 2008 |newspaper=Business Standard |access-date=17 January 2016}}{{cite news |last=Verma |first=Prachi |title=Eye on Gen Y: How new IITs are building their brand |url=http://business-standard.com/india/news/locations-for-8-new-iits-7-iims-announced/35016/on |date=18 August 2015 |newspaper=The Economic Times |access-date=21 January 2016}} The institute began operating in a temporary campus at [https://www.vgecg.ac.in/ 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.{{cite news |title=With 103 students, IIT Gandhinagar opens on Aug 2 |url=http://indiaedunews.net/Gujarat/With_103_students,_IIT_Gandhinagar_opens_on_Aug_2_5326/ |date=25 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221050059/http://www.indiaedunews.net/gujarat/with_103_students_iit_gandhinagar_opens_on_aug_2/ |archive-date=21 February 2016 |newspaper=India Edunews |agency=IANS |access-date=1 December 2017}}
IITGN was included in the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011.{{cite web |title=The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010: A Bill further to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 |url=http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Institute%20of%20Technology%20Bill%202010.pdf |date=2010 |access-date=17 January 2016 |archive-date=22 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122074603/http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media///Institute%20of%20Technology%20Bill%202010.pdf |url-status=dead }} The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011{{cite web |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/148456/ls-passes-bill-provide-iit.html |title=LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU |website=deccanherald.com |date=24 March 2011 |access-date=9 May 2011}} and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/careers/education/Parliament-passes-IIT-bill/articleshow/12937917.cms |title=Parliament passes IIT bill |work=ThetimesofIndia.com |date=30 April 2012 |access-date=30 April 2012}} The IIT Gandhinagar campus is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Palaj village.{{cite news |last=Parikh |first=Runa Mukherjee |title=IIT Gandhinagar calls achitects for new campus |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/IIT-Gandhinagar-calls-achitects-for-new-campus/articleshow/35559147.cms |date=24 May 2014 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=20 May 2016}} 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."{{cite web |url=http://www.narendramodi.in/honble-cm-inaugurates-technology-summit-of-iit-gandhinagar/ |title=Hon'ble CM inaugurates technology summit of IIT-Gandhinagar |website=www.narendramodi.in}} The institute took possession of over 400 acres of land in August 2012,{{cite news |last=Yagnik |first=Bharat |title=IITGn Gets 400 Riverside Acres for Own Campus |url=http://www.iitgn.ac.in/pdf/TOI-01-08-2012.pdf |date=22 October 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420020345/http://www.iitgn.ac.in/pdf/TOI-01-08-2012.pdf |url-status=dead }} and classes and other activities on the new campus began in July 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://blog.careermitra.com/2012/08/iit-gandhinagar-400-acres-land-campus/|title=IIT Gandhinagar gets 400 acres of land for its new campus {{!}} {{!}} Career Mitra|website=blog.careermitra.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-05|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206090013/https://blog.careermitra.com/2012/08/iit-gandhinagar-400-acres-land-campus/|url-status=dead}}
The 400-acre campus of IITGN is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati river in Palaj village.{{Cite web|author=Bharat Yagnik|date=Aug 1, 2012|title=Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagargets 400 riverside acres for own campus {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/indian-institute-of-technology-gandhinagargets-400-riverside-acres-for-own-campus/articleshow/15301716.cms|access-date=2021-06-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|date=Aug 31, 2020|title=IITGN bags Eat Right Campus Award {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/iitgn-bags-eat-right-campus-award/articleshow/77853706.cms|access-date=2021-06-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=IITGN bestowed FSSAI's Eat Right Campus Award |url=https://news.iitgn.ac.in/2019/06/06/iitgn-bestowed-fssais-eat-right-campus-award/ |date=6 June 2019 |website=IIT Gandhinagar |department=Institute News: Achievements |language=en-US |access-date=25 March 2022}}
=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
Rankings
{{Infobox university rankings|QS_Asia==302|QS_Asia_year=2025|QS_Asia_ref={{Cite web |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 – Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings?items_per_page=150 |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Top Universities |language=en |url-status=live }}}}The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by the MoE ranked IIT Gandhinagar 29th overall in India in 2024, 12th among Engineering institutes and 32nd in research.{{Cite web |title=NIRF 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}
See also
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