Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (Delhi)
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1998 |
| Chancellor | Anil Baijal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Nupur Prakash |
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Academic staff
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40+ |
| Students | 1000+ |
| Location | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) is a women's university located in New Delhi, India on the campus of the old Delhi College of Engineering. It was founded as the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology in 1998 and was the only constituent college of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. In May 2013 it gained autonomy and became the first women's technical university in India.
The university has four branches of engineering, namely Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical and Automation Engineering and Information and Technology Engineering and Architecture.
Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology was established by Department of Training and Technical Education, Govt. of Delhi, in 1998 as the first woman Engineering College in India. It was the first institute to become a constituent college of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. From May, 2013 IGIT has been known as Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women.
Prof. Nupur Prakash is the founder Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women established by Govt. of Delhi in 2013 as the first Women’s Technical University. Prof. R. K. Singh holds the position of the Registrar( officiating) of the University.
The university offers undergraduate Bachelor of Technology courses in four different fields, namely Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Information Technology and Mechanical and Automation Engineering. It also offers undergraduate Bachelor Of Architecture course. Postgraduate courses include a Master of Computer Applications and Master of Technology, as well as a Ph.D through Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. For BTech courses students are selected through Joint Admission Counseling (based on IIT MAINS score).
The campus has an Under Graduate and Post Graduate hostel wing with a capacity of approximately 200 students each.
The CSI IGDTUW Student Branch was formed on 18 August 2008 under the guidance of Ms. Vibha (Faculty Advisor, CSI IGIT) and it was formally inaugurated on 20 October 2008 followed by a week-long celebration consisting of competitions, quizzes, workshops and so on. It is a technical society which serves as a platform innovative for the ideas of IGITians. The branch aims to create a technology oriented environment in IGDTUW.
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