IIT Gandhinagar Campus Facilities: Hostel Fees, Infrastructure, Address

The IIT Gandhinagar campus is spread over 400 acres of land, and the institution has a beautiful ambience that captures the interest of the students who are inclined towards taking admission in this prestigious institution. Special attention has been given to the comfort factor for the students working hard to achieve their goals here.

Separate building blocks have been made in order to fulfil the academic and administrative needs of both students as well as the institution. The academic blocks consist of all the facilities that would help in the dissemination of knowledge and development of the students. The classrooms are well-furnished with digitalised facilities so that a new learning experience can be delivered to the students. Course-based labs are available for the students to learn new experiments and work their thoughts out with these experiments.

The IIT Gandhinagar labs have been maintained well by the concerned administration so that the students may face no difficulties while learning the experiments and there related theories. The library of the institution is yet another example of excellent infrastructure that attracts a maximum number of students and staff members. The IIT Gandhinagar library is filled with top class books, journals, periodicals and reference materials, to help students gain the best and maximum amount of knowledge through the sources available. It is a place that can easily accommodate a good number of students and yet is a calm place to study and research.

Apart from these, the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar campus has facilities that include the following:

• IITGN Green Shuttle Service
• Campus Shops (for groceries and other essential items)
• Laundry Facilities
• Medical Facilities with 24*7 Open Pharmacy
• Day Care Facilities
• Hostel & Dining Facilities
• Guest House & Dining Facilities
• Maintenance at Regular Intervals
• 24*7 Campus Security
• Special Care and Policies for the Pets
• Cycle Pooling Facility
• Availability of Fresh and Organic Vegetables
• Club
• Gym
• Sports Complex

The institution also has seminar halls, auditorium and conference rooms where campus events are conducted with ease and comfort. Workshops and seminars are organised at regular intervals to help students learn through sources that also allows students’ participation and involvement. Through these workshops and seminars, students are also encouraged to participate in internships and placement selections. A lot more can be experienced once a candidate visits the IIT Gandhinagar campus.

The B.Tech, M.Tech, MA, MSc and PhD programs are residential programs, and therefore, IIT Gandhinagar provides residential facilities for all students. They are accommodated in six different hostels, namely: Aibaan, Beauki, Chimair, Duven, Emiet and Firpeal. IIT Gandhinagar believes in ownership of campus by the students. All hostels are managed by students through the hostel maintenance committee. In each hostel, a resident caretaker follows up on all routine maintenance issues, and the warden is ultimately responsible for hostel administration. Each student is issued basic furniture including chair, study table, cot and mattress at the beginning of the academic year. Students in all hostels have access to a common room, laundry and canteen facilities within their respective hostels. In addition, there are pantries in each floor of the hostels which have refrigerators, microwave ovens and induction stoves. There is a general store within the hostel premises to provide the students with basic necessities like stationary, toiletries and snacks. Some of the common facilities are listed below.

The cultural activities at IITGN are coordinated by the Cultural Council and play a crucial role in fostering creativity and confidence among students. These events are directed towards developing balanced and well-rounded individuals. Over the years, the student body has come up with a plethora of events and competitions covering a vast spectrum of activities including drama, photography, art expo and much more.

“16 Pixels”, the photography club at IITGN, captures every precious moment and shares it with the IITGN community. IITGN folks are also allowed to pursue their interest in photography. Numerous events, workshops and competitions are conducted to encourage students to learn and build professional photography skills.

Abhinaya, the drama club at IITGN, brings together all the acting and theatre enthusiasts to experience the theatre environment from script writing to acting. Dramas depicting social issues are staged every year as a part of Independence Day and Republic day celebrations. The drama club is actively engaged in making short films and performing street plays round the year. An action packed thriller movie, “The Butler Did It”, is produced every year for an event in Blithchron. Recently, a sitcom based on the daily activities in student's life has been released. It has continued throughout the semester.

As the name suggests, Cinematheque, the movie club of IITGN intends to screen classic and art - house films for the fraternity to fuel intellectual discussions and inject entertainment into their lives. The club is on a cinematic sojourn to build a rich archive of biopics, films, dramas, documentaries and short films of every genre at the institute. With this aim, the Cinematheque, showcases films based on a selected themes like patriotism, mentorship, festivity, entrepreneurship etc. frequently. The club carries on discussions on the movies as well. Noted films such as To Sir with Love, In Custody, Gandhi, Dead Poets Society, Fault in our Stars, are some of the films which garnered a huge crowd as well as generated stimulating conversations at the end of the screenings. In this burgeoning young IIT we are proud to inculcate and parse ideas through films and expose the fraternity to all forms of cinema.

At IITGN, the Art Club has been founded with an aim to nurture the artist within every student. Be it the water rangoli on Independence Day or the interiors of the student lounge, the Art Club never fails to mesmerize the IITGN family with their creativity and artistic skills. Their activities are a recreational rescue from the tiresome daily schedule. The annual Art Expo during Blithchron is a belvedere of the emotive and creative expressions of students.

The music club at IITGN gives the community an opportunity to be a part of different bands within the institute and to perform at different cultural events. The club appreciates and promotes various genres of music. It also offers different lessons in music, like Hindustani Classical vocals and Guitar. The music club also helps in organizing different musical concerts, competitions and workshops on campus . “MuSTY”, the annual singing competition is organized to recognize appreciate the talent of all budding singers.

The club’s aim is to encourage students to take up different dance forms and provide a platform to perform these styles collectively. The Dance Club organizes expert and beginner level workshops for students, faculty and staff of the institute. The Garba and Contemporary dance workshops that were recently held received tremendous response. Also, an annual dance competition, “Thump”, is held during Jashn which calls upon all the dancers of the institute to compete in a cut-throat competition. The club also gives performances and trains students to perform in cultural events in and outside the institute.

The Literary Club at IITGN currently incubates three distinct and exclusive verticals - Creative Writing, Debating and Public Speaking, and Quizzing. The Literary Club has been striving to achieve its vision of making the three verticals self-sustaining and independent , so that over time, they can evolve into respective clubs themselves. To encourage Creative Writing, we have the Palantir Blog, which showcases articles and poems from various students across the campus. The Debating and Public Speaking arena comprises mainly of the Debate Society, which organizes weekly debate sessions in the classrooms and the College Mess, picking relevant topics ranging from current events to on Campus issues. To encourage the culture of Quizzing, January is celebrated as Quizzing month, and quizzes are organized every weekend, on subjects ranging from sports to politics, from music to fiction.

Coding Club, at IITGN aims at spreading knowledge related to computer programming to the students and also develop websites and applications that cater to the needs of the institute. The club arranges weekly workshops focusing on basic programming and designing languages like Java and html. To inculcate a coding culture in the institute, Hackathon nights are conducted.

Dice is the game development club of IIT Gandhinagar. It acts as a platform for creative thinkers to turn their imaginations into reality. The club intends to take gaming to a whole new level. The club develops games for Computers and Mobile phones. It organizes regular events where students of the institute can participate.

Believing in the philosophy of "Learning through Application", the mean Mechanics club plays a crucial role in inspiring and creating curiosity towards robotics and mechanics. It organizes workshops and competitions throughout the year focusing on different aspects of engineering and giving hands on experience to participants.

Believing in the philosophy of "Learning through Application", the mean Mechanics club plays a crucial role in inspiring and creating curiosity towards robotics and mechanics. It organizes workshops and competitions throughout the year focusing on different aspects of engineering and giving hands on experience to participants.

Odyssey, at IITGN is a group of people sharing a common interest in astronomy and sky-gazing. Activities of the club range from general sky watching sessions to workshops and projects for club members, aimed towards building a foundation of astronomy and astrophysics. Club participants include students from both graduate and postgraduate programmes as well as staff members. Trips to observatories and research laboratories as well as guest lectures and demos form a part of the club’s various activities.