| Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati | |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Knowledge Is Power" |
| Established | 1994[1] |
| Type | Education and Research Institute |
| Director | Gautam Barua[2] |
| Academic staff | 260[3] |
| Undergraduates | 2000 (approx) |
| Postgraduates | 1000 (approx) |
| Location | Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Campus | Suburban,703.95 acres (2.8 km2)[1] |
| Colors | Red (Power), Blue (Peace), Yellow (Perseverance) |
| Website | www.iitg.ac.in |
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (Hindi: भारतीय प्रोद्योगिकी संसथान गुवाहाटी, IIT Guwahati, IITG) is an autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institute of higher education established by the Government of India, located in Guwahati, in the state of Assam in India. It is the sixth Indian Institute of Technology established in India.
IITG is officially recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the government of India.[4]
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The history of IIT Guwahati traces its roots to the 1985 Assam Accord signed between the All Assam Students Union and the Government of India, which mentions the general improvement in education facilities in Assam and specifically the setting up of an IIT.
IITG was established in 1994 by an act of parliament and its academic programme commenced in 1995.[1] IITG admitted its first batch of students into its Bachelor of Technology programme in 1995. The selection process was the same as that of all IITs, i.e., through the Joint Entrance Examination.[5] In 1998, the first batch of students were accepted into the Master of Technology program through the GATE.
The campus of IITG is on the northern banks of Brahmaputra and abuts the North Guwahati town of Amingaon.
The campus is on a 700 acres (2.8 km2) plot of land around 20 km from the heart of the city. It has the majestic Brahmaputra on one side and hills and vast open spaces on others.[1]
IIT Guwahati houses the following departments:
The aforementioned departments of the Institute offer B. Tech., B. Des., M. Des., M. Tech., Ph.D., M.A (Development Studies) and M.Sc. programmes.
IIT Guwahati was also the first IIT to introduce design as one of the disciplines at undergraduate and Ph.D. levels. The Department of Design (DoD) at the institute awards the degree of B.Des. (Bachelor of Design), M.Des. (Master of Design) and Ph.D. on completion of the undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs respectively.
Presently there are about 2300 students on rolls, 215 faculty members and 300 support staff.[6]
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| International | |
| QS (World)[7] | 551–600 |
| QS (Asian)[8] | 82 |
| Engineering – India | |
| India Today[9] | 10 |
| Outlook India[10] | — |
| Dataquest[11] | 7 |
| Government colleges: | |
| Mint[12] | 6 |
Internationally, IIT Guwahati was ranked 551–600 in the QS World University Rankings[7] and 82 in the QS Asian University Rankings.[8] In India, among engineering colleges, it ranked 10 by India Today[9] and 7 by Dataquest.[11] In the Mint Government Colleges survey of 2009 it ranked 6.[12]
IITG is home to six centres of research.
IIT Guwahati is a fully residential campus. The Gymhkana Club promotes the objectives of fostering extracurricular and co-curricular activities, welfare of students and their stay on the campus.
All the students live in hostels on the campus. The hostels are named after rivers and tributaries of North-East India: Manas, Dihing, Kapili, Siang, Kameng, Barak, Subansiri (girl's hostel), Umiam, Dibang and Brahmaputra. Apart from these, there is a married scholars hostel for married postgraduates.
Every year the students and administration of IIT Guwahati together organize and number of festivals and competitions. Techniche and Alcheringa are the conducted on a very large scale and are growing in terms of participation and sponsors.
Techniche is an annual techno-management festival of IIT Guwahati. Techniche is held in September every year over three days. Techniche provides students from schools and colleges across India a platform to interact with many experts in subject areas through its lecture series. It has been attended by P. Chidambaram, Kiran Bedi, H. C. Verma, Mike Fincke, John C. Mather and others. Techniche ’10 was held from September 2 to September 5.
Alcheringa is the annual cultural festival of IIT G, usually held during the first week of February. The festival is the largest cultural festival of the region. People from all over the country attend this festival and take part in events. The highlights are the “Pro-Nites” where popular artists and bands like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Sonu Nigam, Shaan, KK, Bands like Eluveitie, Swaratma, Parikrama and Raghu Dixit Project perform to huge audiences. The 2010 edition of Alcheringa, which took place between February 4 to February 7 was called the “Xtreme Edition” as the Swiss folk metal band, Eluveitie, performed in India for the first time.
Besides these, Inter-IIT Sports Meet is held annually every winter among the Indian Institutes of Technology. The Meet is hosted by each of the IITs in turn. In 2006, IIT Guwahati hosted the 42nd Inter-IIT Sports Meet for the first time.
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