IIT Gandhinagar

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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. Established in 2008, IIT Gandhinagar campus is spread over 400 acres of land along the river Sabarmati.

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History

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Foundation IIT Gandhinagar is one of the eight Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2008. 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.

IITGN was included in the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011. The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011 and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012. The IIT Gandhinagar campus is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Palaj village. 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." The institute took possession of over 400 acres of land in August 2012, and classes and other activities on the new campus began in July 2015.

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Academics

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Departments

• Biological Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer science and Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Cognitive Science
• Earth science
• Humanities and Social science

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Centres

• Archaeological Sciences
• Biomedical Engineering
• Design and Innovation
• Safety Engineering
• Cognitive and Brain science
• Sustainable Development
• Center for Creative Learning

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Admissions Admission for the undergraduate programs at IIT Gandhinagar are accepted from the Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced entrance exam. It is also one of the few IITs that provide admissions for students through Olympiad Camps.

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Undergraduate programs Currently there are 8 undergraduate programs provided at IIT Gandhinagar (as of 2025).

• Artificial Intelligence
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Integrated Circuit Design and Technology
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Engineering

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Grading system and student evaluation

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Academic research programmes

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Rankings 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.

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Campus The 400-acre campus of IITGN is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Palaj village. The campus has three rough divisions: Academy, 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.

The campus features modern academic buildings, twelve hostel blocks for undergraduate and postgraduate students, two Mess, sports complexes (including football, field hockey, cricket, volleyball, and basketball fields), a Gym, rooftop Amphitheatre, two Lake, a swimming pool and a Library. Hostel accommodations include spacious single and double-seated rooms, common Reading, and access to basic amenities like laundry and General store within the hostel premises.

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Campus photos File:Entrance Close Guest House IITGN Gujarat Sep25 A7CR 07901.jpg|Entrance to the Guest House File:Rear Interior Guest House IITGN Sep25 A7CR 07909.jpg|Interior of the Guest House File:IIT Gandhinagar Mess Food 3.jpg|Breakfast in the student mess (2024) File:Path AB-13 Central Arcade IIT Gandhinagar Sep25 A7CR 07895.jpg|Central Vista right of path File:West Facade Central Arcade IIT Gandhinagar Sep25 A7CR 07890.jpg|West facade, Central Arcade amenities building File:SW AB-13 IIT Gandhinagar Gujarat Sep25 A7CR 07891.jpg|Academic Block AB-13 File:NE Road Housing Blocks IIT Gandhinagar Sep25 A7CR 07902.jpg|Tree-lined road in the residential area

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Student activities

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See also

• Indian Institutes of Technology
• IIT Bombay

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External links

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