Indian Institute of Sustainability (IIS) was founded by Gujarat University in 2020 to provide courses that would prepare students to become professionals who would strive toward a more environmentally and socially responsible society. There are research programmes, educational courses, and training to improve the students' abilities in the areas of sustainable finance and economy, environment and climate, agriculture and forestry, etc.
Indian Institute of Sustainability's goals are as follows:
Additionally, facilities are made available for use in course programmes that encourage innovative and practical research on a sustainable way of life.
The admissions to IIS Ahmedabad are online. The eligibility criteria for their diploma, PGD and certification programmes is graduation from any stream. Students who have passed Class 12 can apply for the integrated MBA specialisation courses mentioned above. Online applications for these courses are available on the IIS official website. Register for a new account on the home page and login to get the application form.
There are no entrance exams necessary for admission to IIS Ahmedabad. Admissions are based on merit in Class 12 and graduation. The sustainability courses are open to everyone as the main goal of IIS Ahmedabad is to spread awareness about new technologies.
The institute's placement coordinators reach out to other industries and invite them to conduct placement drives at the institution. The placement cell has on-site registration for recruiters and students. IIS Ahmedabad also provides walk-in interviews on campus.
In 2022 the undergraduate engineering students, as well as MCA and M.Com students, participated in the Gujarat University's mega placement camp to apply for jobs at on-campus hiring events. Companies like Trident Financials and ZIP Hire sought applicants for graduate training, sales, and marketing positions.
IIS is situated at the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Extension Research and Innovation inside the Gujarat University Ahmedabad campus. The campus is equipped with a hostel, library, sports facilities, etc. During exams, students who arrive from other cities are given additional considerations. For students staying at Gujarat University Ahmedabad campus, events including tree-planting, an annual function, cultural activities, and a medical checkup camp are held in the dorms.
Hostels are available to postgraduate students, with rooms designated for boys, girls, and international students. The dormitories have their own canteen and mess facilities in addition to the one on the main Gujarat University Ahmedabad campus. The GU Ahmedabad library, one of the largest in the State, is open to IIS students and has one of the largest collections of academic books, periodicals, journals, newspapers, magazines, manuscripts, theses, and online resources. There is a well-known, modern sports complex called the Sardar Patel Sports City (SPSC), which has a pool, facilities for track and field competitions, shooting ranges, etc.
Library: In order to meet its current and future needs, Gujarat University Ahmedabad created one of the largest university library systems in the state. As IIS is located inside the Gujarat University campus the students can utilise this library. The library has more than 400000 volumes, 300000 journals and electronic resources, 4000 theses, more than 2000 pieces of open access content, and 42 manuscripts.
Hostel: Students who live outside of a 40-kilometre radius of Gujarat University and are enrolled in one of its graduate programmes are eligible for hostel accommodations based on merit. There are rooms for one person, two people, and three people. In the dormitories, there is a separate mess and canteen service. Each room comes equipped with a table, chair, bed, and closet for each student. Each block also has amenities including a telephone, newspaper, water cooler, and television.
Sports: The Sardar Patel Sports City (SPSC) at Gujarat University Ahmedabad is an international-level sports facility that includes a synthetic athletic track with a stadium, a football field, running tracks for the 100-metre hurdles, the 400-metre hurdles, the 4x100-metre relay, the 4x400-metre relay, and the 800-metre events, as well as facilities for including a tennis court, an indoor sports complex, a swimming pool, a shooting range, a gym, a training room, and a recreation area.
EMRC: The University Grants Commission (UGC) created 23 Educational Multimedia Research Centres around India with the goal of producing high-calibre television programmes for higher education. EMRC, Ahmedabad is one of those centres.
PIER: With funding support from the Government of Gujarat, IIS Ahmedabad has established the Park for Industrial Extension and Research (PIER). The PIER will be the first research and innovation park of its sort in the nation and the first for any university in the nation. It is designed to serve as a focus for innovation, academic-industry partnerships, and industrial research on a worldwide scale.
LMS: The IIS Ahmedabad has its own Learning Management System that is an online lecture and academic management system. The LMS hosts 62 subject-specific topics, more than 21000 static e-content modules, more than 19000 videos, more than 3000 additional learning resources, an online evaluation system, and an online assignment system.
IIS Ahmedabad now offers courses in agribusiness management and sustainability, business analytics and sustainability, environment, sociology and governance, public policy and sustainability, sustainable international business and foreign trade, rural management and sustainability, and digital marketing and sustainability.
Course name | Eligibility | Duration | Fees per semester |
Digital finance and Sustainability | Passed Class 12 from any stream | 5 years | Rs 30,600 |
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability | Passed Class 12 from any stream | 5 years | Rs 30,600 |
Agribusiness Management and Sustainability | Passed Class 12 from any stream | 5 years | Rs 30,600 |
Business Analytics and Sustainability | Passed Class 12 from any stream | 5 years | Rs 30,600 |
Environment, Sociology and Governance | Passed Class 12 from any stream | 5 years | Rs 30,600 |
Public Policy and Sustainability | Passed Class 12 from any stream | 5 years | Rs 30,600 |
Sustainable International Business and Foreign trade | Passed Class 12 from any stream | 5 years | Rs 30,600 |
Rural Management and Sustainability | Passed Class 12 from any stream | 5 years | Rs 30,600 |
Digital marketing and Sustainability | Passed Class 12 from any stream | 5 years | Rs 30,600 |
Course name | Eligibility | Duration | Fees per semester |
Digital finance and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 1 year | Rs 29,600 |
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 1 year | Rs 29,600 |
Agribusiness Management and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 1 year | Rs 29,600 |
Business Analytics and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 1 year | Rs 29,600 |
Environment, Sociology and Governance | Graduate from any stream | 1 year | Rs 29,600 |
Public Policy and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 1 year | Rs 29,600 |
Sustainable International Business and Foreign trade | Graduate from any stream | 1 year | Rs 29,600 |
Rural Management and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 1 year | Rs 29,600 |
Digital marketing and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 1 year | Rs 29,600 |
Course name | Eligibility | Duration | Fees per semester |
Digital finance and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 6 months | Rs 29,600 |
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 6 months | Rs 29,600 |
Agribusiness Management and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 6 months | Rs 29,600 |
Business Analytics and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 6 months | Rs 29,600 |
Environment, Sociology and Governance | Graduate from any stream | 6 months | Rs 29,600 |
Public Policy and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 6 months | Rs 29,600 |
Sustainable International Business and Foreign trade | Graduate from any stream | 6 months | Rs 29,600 |
Rural Management and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 6 months | Rs 29,600 |
Digital marketing and Sustainability | Graduate from any stream | 6 months | Rs 29,600 |
Course name | Eligibility | Duration | Fees per semester |
Diploma in Agribusiness Management & Sustainability | Graduates from any stream can apply | 1 year | Rs 30,600 |
Diploma in Agripreneurship and Value Chain Management | Graduates from any stream can apply | 1 year | Rs 30,600 |
Diploma in Rural Management and Sustainability | Graduates from any stream can apply | 1 year | Rs 30,600 |
It is a five-year programme. IIS Ahmedabad fees for Integrated MBA in Digital finance and Sustainability is Rs 30,600 per semester. The candidate must have passed Class 12 from any stream. The intake capacity is 30 students per year.
It is a five-year programme. IIS Ahmedabad fees for Integrated MBA in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability is Rs 30,600 per semester. The candidate must have passed Class 12 from any stream. The intake capacity is 30 students per year.
It is a one-year programme. IIS Ahmedabad fees for Diploma in Agribusiness Management & Sustainability is Rs 30,600 per semester. The candidate must have completed graduation from any stream. The intake capacity is 30 students per year.
It is a one-year programme. IIS Ahmedabad fees for Diploma in Agribusiness Management & Sustainability is Rs 30,600 per semester. The candidate must have completed graduation from any stream. The intake capacity is 30 students per year.
It is a one-year programme. IIS Ahmedabad fees for PG Diploma in Digital finance and Sustainability is Rs 29,600 per semester. The candidate must have completed graduation from any stream. The intake capacity is 30 students per year.
It is a one-year programme. IIS Ahmedabad fees for PG Diploma in Business Analytics and Sustainability is Rs 29,600 per semester. The candidate must have completed graduation from any stream. The intake capacity is 30 students per year.
Dear Aditi, the average salary package offered to graduate students in 2022 was around Rs 8 lakhs per annum. Some of the top companies that visited the college for placements in 2022 were ITC, Aditya Birla Group, Godrej Consumer Products, Hindustan Unilever, Nestle India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, L&T, TCS, and Cognizant. The cutoff for the MBA course at IIS varies every year depending on the number of applicants and the candidate's graduation marks. In 2022, the cutoff for the general category was 60% for the Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship specialisation and 65% for the Sustainable International Business and Foreign Trade specialisation.