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Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang

Coordinates: 20°58′03″N 85°16′39″E / 20.967476°N 85.277494°E / 20.967476; 85.277494
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Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology
File:IGIT Sarang Logo.jpg
TypePublic
Established1982
DirectorProf. B.C. Panda
Students3000 (2016)
Location
Talcher
,
Odisha
,
India
AffiliationsBiju Patnaik University of Technology
Websitewww.igitsarang.ac.in

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT) is located at Sarang in the industrial belt of Talcher, Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha. It was established in 1982 by the government of Odisha. In addition to four year undergraduate degree courses, it offers three year Diploma courses in technical disciplines and a 3-year postgraduate degree in computer applications. It offers postgraduate degree courses in engineering. The college has 172 acres (0.70 km2) of land and it is situated near the Brahmani River. Prof. B.C.Panda is the Director of IGIT Sarang.

Five branches in undergraduate courses of the institute are accredited by the NBA in the year 2016. It is affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology and the State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training.[1]

History

IGIT was established in 1982 and was managed directly by the government of Odisha in the name of Odisha College of Engineering (OCE). Prior to this, since 1981, the institute under the name Modern Polytechnic (MPT) offered Diploma Courses in civil, electrical, mechanical, and mining survey engineering. In 1987, OCE and MPT were merged and renamed as IGIT, Sarang, and the management was transferred to an Autonomous Society.

Campus

The iconic dome of IGIT, Sarang

The institute is residential with an integrated campus covering 179 acres of land encompassing hostels, staff quarters and the Dr. M. P. Mishra memorial stadium, with basketball, volleyball and badminton courts. The institute has facilities like the Central Library (with 27,000 volumes of books), Central Computer Centre, Central Workshop, Knowledge Centre, eight student hostels with accommodation for 1000 students whereas present intake is 900 per year (only B.Tech not including M.Tech, M.Sc, Diploma). Other amenities include SBI (Core Bank facilities), guest house, Post Office, canteen, and a students and employees co-operative.

Courses

The institution offers undergraduate and post-graduate programs in engineering and natural sciences The following academic programmes are available at IGIT:

  • Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
  • Master of Technology (M.Tech)
  • Diploma in Engineering
  • Master in Computer Applications
  • Master of Science (M.Sc)
  • Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)

Undergraduate courses

The institute offers 4-year undergraduate B.Tech degree program in the following engineering disciplines :

It also offers 2-year postgraduate degree program in MCA, M.Tech (2-year full-time / 3-year part-time course) and 3-year B.Tech degree for diploma holders under lateral entry scheme with the approval of AICTE New Delhi, recognised by the government of Odisha and affiliated under Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Rourkela.[2]

Postgraduate courses

The institute offers two part-time and nine full-time Postgraduate M.Tech courses/Master course Computer Science Engineering degree program in the following engineering disciplines :

Diploma Engineering courses

The institute offers a 3-year Diploma in the following engineering disciplines :

Central Library

Central Library

The library has a collection oft 27,000 text & reference books, handbooks, and IS codes. About 50 journals are subscribed to.[3]

Residential student halls

The institute has seven residential halls:[4]

  • Akash Bhawan - only first-year B.Tech/MCA boys.
  • Rohini Bhawan - all girl students of B.Tech first and second years/M.Tech/MCA & Diploma.
  • Prithvi Bhawan - all girls third year and fourth year B.Tech.
  • Surya Bhawan - all final year boys of B.Tech.
  • Aryabhatta Bhawan - all second-year B.Tech boys.
  • Bhaskar Bhawan - all third-year B.Tech boys.
  • Agni Bhawan - all Diploma Boys students.
  • Brahmos Bhawan- final year and third year B.Tech boys.

College festivals

Horizon is the institute's annual techno-cultural fest. Several other branch-related cultural and technical festivals are also held during the year. Qumica is a national-level technical and cultural festival held by the Dept. of Chemical Engineering every year since 2015.

References

  1. ^ "about igit".
  2. ^ http://www.igitsarang.ac.in/course_offer.aspx
  3. ^ http://www.igitsarang.ac.in/library.php
  4. ^ http://www.igitsarang.ac.in/hostel.php

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