IIT Gandhinagar - Admission 2025, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

IIT Gandhinagar has started the admission process for potential candidates for the year 2024-25. The JEE Main 2024 session 2 registration is ongoing till March 2, 2024, and the exam will be conducted between April 4 to April 15, 2024. However, for BTech admission at IIT Gandhinagar, students have to qualify the JEE Advanced exam which will be conducted on May 26, 2024. Further, for MTech admissions, the GATE exam will be held on February 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2024.

IIT Gandhinagar was established in 2008 and is also known as the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar. It is a second-generation IIT educational institution that believes in providing unique undergraduate and graduate education experiences in India with unmatched innovations in curriculum. IIT Gandhinagar is the only institute from Gujarat that has been ranked among the top 1000 universities in the world. It has been identified as an institute of National importance by the Government of India. The college provides 50+ undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses in engineering, sciences, humanities, and social science streams. 

IIT Gandhinagar has been ranked 18th in the engineering category, 24th in the overall category, and 31 in the research institutions category in the NIRF Ranking List 2023. In 2022, it was ranked 23rd in the engineering category, 34th in the research institutions category, and 37th in the overall category. It has also been ranked in the 801-1000 band in the overall category in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023.

IIT Gandhinagar is spread over 400 acres of campus to its name, IIT Gandhinagar is an award-winning campus equipped with all modern facilities. IIT Gandhinagar is the first IIT that provides cognitive science programs in India. It also houses more than 10+ hi-tech labs that help in fostering and nurturing the students. It also hosts an extensive library that consists of the latest information in technology, science, engineering, social science, and humanities. One can also explore the 7000+ collection of premium digital newspapers and magazines that will help in providing the daily dose of current affairs and news. Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar faculty consists of 190+ distinguished members from the best educational institutions across the world that share their knowledge and expertise among the students. With Career Development Services provided by IIT, Gandhinagar, the college has excellent placement records.

The students of the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar have access to different scholarships and financial aid. The schemes are offered by governments, donors, alumni, or by the institution itself. 

Some scholarships by IIT Gandhinagar are

• Wavering tuition fees for undergraduate students 
  • Whose family income is Rs 100,000 get full remission of tuition fees
  • Whose family income is between Rs 1 Lakh to Rs 5 Lakh get half remission of the tuition fees
  • Students whose family income is less than INR 9 Lakh can have access to interest-free loans to cover the entire tuition fees under the Vidyalakshmi scheme
• Free basic messing and pocket allowance are provided to SC/ ST students applying for B. Tech and M. Sc programs whose annual income does not exceed Rs 4.5 Lakh
• Students with the highest CPI in their respective disciplines are awarded Rs 2000 per month for 10 consecutive months. But if the student has won a scholarship of equal or of higher value, then they can only receive INR 5000 as a one-time receipt.
• Each year, six scholarships are provided to students to encourage excellence in sports and games. Students can receive Rs 2000 per month for 10 consecutive months. 

There are also several financial aids and scholarship programs that a student can take advantage of, visit the official website of the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar for more information. 

• Within the premises of the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, there are eight centrally air-conditioned hostels. Hostels are managed by hostel management committees. These hostels include a mini library with a reading area, convenience shops and eateries, a lounge area, music and art rooms. A resident caretaker looks after the routine maintenance checkups of the hostels. Basic facilities are provided to each student at the beginning of the academic year. Pantries are also available on each floor of the hostels.
• The Institute serves nutritious food to its students throughout the year. There are several eateries and convenience stores available on the premises of the campus. Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar was awarded with the “Eat Right Campus” certificate with a 5-star rating from the Minister of Health and Family Welfare.
• Students have access to medical care 24*7. Qualified medical practitioners along with a physiotherapist, nurses, an ambulance and a fully equipped dispensary are available on the campus.  Hospitalization of all students is covered under the institute's medical insurance policy.

Entrance Exams for Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar B.Tech Admission 2023

Candidates who have appeared for entrance exams and have secured the desired score and are within the cut-off decided by IIT Gandhinagar can apply for their desired course in the institution. To know more about entrance exams and interviews at Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, visit their official website.

IIT Gandhinagar Curriculum focuses on fostering excellence in learning, scholarship, research, and innovation and the curriculum helps in creating global leaders in every field. 

The curriculum believes in boosting the overall development of its students and also helps them to prepare for their work life. 

According to the official website of the IIT Gandhinagar, the curriculum has significant components of social sciences and humanities, compulsory courses in life sciences, exposure to design and creativity, and also provides the liberty to their students to choose their own path. 

Events are the most extravagant parts of a student's life at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar. The institute encourages to grow in all facets of life and some of the popular events that occur in the IIT Gandhinagar are mentioned down below

• Amalthea- annual technical summit of IIT Gandhinagar
• Blithcron- two-day cultural fest of IIT
• Hallabol- all-night intra-institute sports festival
• Numerous events like TEacher’s day celebration, fresher’s programs, and musical events also are prominent events in the academic calendar of IITgn
• Festivals also play a major role in the student life at IITgn, there are festivals like Basant Panchami, Holi, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri that are celebrated with much joy and merriment.

Clubs at IIT Gandhinagar play a crucial role in fostering creativity, expressivity and freedom among the students and the clubs at IITgn are coordinated by the culture council. Some of the clubs of the IIT Gandhinagar are

• 16 Pixels 
• Abhinaya 
• Cinematheque 
• Orenda
• Palette
• Quizzing society
• Sargam
• Step Up
• The Literary Society
• Vinteo
• Technical clubs include Metis, Mean Mechanics, DigiS, Odyssey

• HAVI, a robotic toy developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar research park was selected for the prestigious Stanford Seed Program