Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
| भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान गुवाहटी | |
 |
|
| Motto | "ज्ञान ही शक्ति है" |
|---|---|
|
Motto in English
|
"Knowledge Is Power" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1994 |
| Director | Gautam Biswas |
|
Academic staff
|
260 |
| Undergraduates | 2567 |
| Postgraduates | 2609 |
| Location |
Guwahati, Assam, India 26°11′14″N 91°41′30″E / 26.18722°N 91.69167°ECoordinates: 26°11′14″N 91°41′30″E / 26.18722°N 91.69167°E |
| Campus | Suburban,703.95 acres (2.8 km2) |
| Acronym | IITG |
| Colors | Red (Power), Blue (Peace), Yellow (Perseverance) |
| Website | www.iitg.ac.in |
| University and college rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – international | |
| QS (World) | 201 |
| QS (Asian) | 49 |
| Engineering – India | |
| India Today | 10 |
| Outlook India | 8 |
| Dataquest | 7 |
| Government colleges: | |
| Mint | 6 |
| Business – India | |
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati, IITG) is a public institution 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.
IIT Guwahati is officially recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the government of India.
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.
IIT Guwahati was established in 1994 by an act of parliament and its academic programme commenced in 1995. IIT Guwahati 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. In 1998, the first batch of students were accepted into the Master of Technology program through the GATE...
The campus of IIT Guwahati is on the northern banks of Brahmaputra and abuts the North Guwahati town of Amingaon, pincode-781039. It is considered as the most beautiful campus in India.
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 Brahmaputra on one side and hills and vast open spaces on others.
IIT Guwahati houses the following departments:
...
Wikipedia