IIT Gandhinagar

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
MottoStudents First
TypePublic technical university
Established2008 (18 years ago) (2008)
ChairmanSanjiv Puri[1]
DirectorRajat Moona[2]
Academic staff
171 [3]
Students2,356 [3]
Undergraduates1,132 [3]
Postgraduates576 [3]
648 [3]
Location
Gandhinagar
,
Gujarat
,
India

23°12′41.12″N 72°40′55.42″E / 23.2114222°N 72.6820611°E / 23.2114222; 72.6820611
CampusUrban, 399 acres (1.61 km2)
AcronymIITGN
Websiteiitgn.ac.in
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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 and recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.[4] It was established in 2008 and operates over a roughly 400-acre, environmentally certified campus along the banks of the Sabarmati river.[5][6]

History

Foundation

IIT Gandhinagar Campus with landmark tower

IIT Gandhinagar is one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) announced by India's Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2008.[7][8] It began operations that same year from a temporary campus at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College in Ahmedabad, under the mentorship of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. The first batch of students was admitted to three BTech programmes: Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.[9]

IITGN was included in the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011,[10] which was passed by the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011[11] and approved the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.[12]

Land for the permanent campus, located on the banks the Sabarmati in Palaj was provided by the Government of Gujarat on a 99-year lease with a token rent of one rupee.[13] This was publicly stated in a 2011 address at the Amalthea technology summit by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi.[14] The institute took possession of over 400 acres of land in August 2012,[5] with regular classes and other activities on the new campus starting around July 2015.[15]

Academics

Academic Blocks AB-13 and AB-11

The Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar. as one of the 23 IITs offers a diverse range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes across engineering, sciences and the humanities through its thirteen departments and seven centres.[16]

Departments[17]

Centres

Admissions

Admissions for the undergraduate engineering programs at IIT Gandhinagar are done through the JOSAA counselling from the Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced entrance exam. It is also one of the select few IITs that directly admits students from Olympiad Camps.

Admissions for the MSc programmes are done through the counselling from the IIT-JAM entrance exam, except for MSc in Cognitive Science which has its own interview and written test process for admission.[18] Admissions for other masters and doctoral programmes are done through national entrance exams (like GATE) and may follow an interview.[19]

Rankings

IIT Gandhinagar was ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of Indian Ministry of Education as the 36th best institution overall, 25th amongst engineering institutes and 39th for research.[20][21]

University rankings
General – international
QS (World) (2025)[22]801-850
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2024)[23]36
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024)[24]25

Campus

Central Arcade with student amenities

The 400-acre campus of IITGN is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati river in Palaj village.[25] 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.[26][27]

The campus features modern academic buildings, twelve hostel blocks for undergraduate and postgraduate students, two central dining facilities, sports complexes (including football, hockey, cricket, volleyball, and basketball fields), a gymnasium, rooftop open-air theatres, two natural lakes, a swimming pool and a Central Library.[28][29] Hostel accommodations include spacious single and double-seated rooms, common reading areas, and access to basic amenities like laundry and general stores within the hostel premises.[28][29]

Campus photos

  • Entrance to the Guest House
    Entrance to the Guest House
  • Interior of the Guest House
    Interior of the Guest House
  • Breakfast in the student mess (2024)
    Breakfast in the student mess (2024)
  • Central Vista right of path
    Central Vista right of path
  • West facade, Central Arcade amenities building
    West facade, Central Arcade amenities building
  • Academic Block AB-13
    Academic Block AB-13
  • Tree-lined road in the residential area
    Tree-lined road in the residential area

See also

References

  1. ^ IIT Gandhinagar | Chairman-BoG
  2. ^ Teri, Deeksha (21 September 2022). "IIT Gandhinagar appoints Prof Rajat Moona as new Director". The Indian Express 9:27:31 am. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2025" (PDF). Ministry of Education.
  4. ^ Parikh, Runa Mukherjee (6 June 2014). "IIT-Gandhinagar attracts summer interns from top institutes". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b Yagnik, Bharat (22 October 2012). "IITGn Gets 400 Riverside Acres for Own Campus" (PDF). The Times of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Campus | IIT Gandhinagar". campus.iitgn.ac.in. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Locations for eight new IITs, seven IIMs announced". Business Standard. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  8. ^ Verma, Prachi (18 August 2015). "Eye on Gen Y: How new IITs are building their brand". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. ^ "With 103 students, IIT Gandhinagar opens on Aug 2". India Edunews. IANS. 25 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  10. ^ "The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010: A Bill further to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  11. ^ "LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU". deccanherald.com. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Parliament passes IIT bill". ThetimesofIndia.com. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  13. ^ Parikh, Runa Mukherjee (24 May 2014). "IIT Gandhinagar calls achitects for new campus". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Hon'ble CM inaugurates technology summit of IIT-Gandhinagar". www.narendramodi.in.
  15. ^ "IIT Gandhinagar gets 400 acres of land for its new campus | | Career Mitra". blog.careermitra.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  16. ^ "IIT-Gandhinagar: Last 5 years NIRF rankings". The Indian Express. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  17. ^ "IIT Gandhinagar | Events". iitgn.ac.in. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Department of Cognitive and Brain Sciences – IITGN". Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  19. ^ "IIT Gandhinagar | Admissions". iitgn.ac.in. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  20. ^ "NIRF 2024" (PDF).
  21. ^ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  22. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2025". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 4 June 2024.
  23. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  24. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  25. ^ Bharat Yagnik (1 August 2012). "Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagargets 400 riverside acres for own campus | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  26. ^ "IITGN bags Eat Right Campus Award | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  27. ^ "IITGN bestowed FSSAI's Eat Right Campus Award". Institute News: Achievements. IIT Gandhinagar. 6 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  28. ^ a b "IIT Gandhinagar Infrastructure: Details, Reviews, Facilities". www.shiksha.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  29. ^ a b "Campus | IIT Gandhinagar". campus.iitgn.ac.in. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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