Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang

Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology
Type Public
Established 1982
Director Prof. B.C.Panda
Location Talcher, Odisha, India
Affiliations BPUT and SCTE & VT
Website www.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.

The institute is accredited by the NBA. It is affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology(BPUT) and State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training (SCTE & VT).[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). OLther amenities include SBI (Core Bank facilities), guest house, Post Office, canteen, students and employees co-operative, telephone exchange, and mobile tower.

Courses

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

Undergraduate courses

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

It also offers 3-year postgraduate degree program in MCA, M.Tech 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

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

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College festivals

Apart from several branch related cultural and technical Festivals that are witnessed round the year there is a single event witnessed around the months of December–January - the Techno Cultural Fest, IGIT Horizon.

Horizon

Main article: Horizon (Festival)

Horizon is the annual techno-cultural fest.

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