Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (Delhi)
| Type | University Maintained Institute |
|---|---|
| Established | 1998 |
| Chancellor | Najeeb Jung |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Nupur Prakash |
Academic staff | 40+ |
| Students | 1000+ |
| Location |
 New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | GGSIPU |
| Website | www.igit.ac.in |
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological University for Women (IGDTUW)[1] is the first Women Technical Varsity in India. It came into existence in 1998. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) has been upgraded from Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology in May 2013 vide Delhi State Legislature Act 9, 2012, as a non-affiliating teaching and research University at Delhi to facilitate and promote studies, research, technology, innovation, incubation and extension work in emerging areas of professional education among women, with focus on engineering, technology, applied sciences, management and its allied areas with the objective to achieve excellence in these and related fields. The objective of this college is to promote technical education among the female students in the country.
Erstwhile Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT) was established in 1998 by Directorate of Training and Technical Education, Govt of N.C.T of Delhi as the first engineering college for women only. From 2002- 2013, the college remained the first and only constituent college of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. The college was the first constituent college of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, the first state university of Delhi focusing on professional studies.
Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women has four branches of engineering, namely Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechanical and Automation Engineering and Information and Technology Engineering and B. Arch.
It is situated at the old Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) now the Delhi Technological University (DTU) campus at Kashmere Gate, Delhi, 110006.
History
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.[2] From May, 2013 IGIT has been known as Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women.
Administration
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. Mrs Achala Singh holds the position of the Registrar of the University.
Courses and admissions
IGDTUW offers under graduate B.Tech courses in four different fields, namely -[3] Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Information Technology and Mechanical and Automation Engineering. Post graduate courses include MCA and M.Tech, as well as a Ph.D, through or Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU). Students are selected through Joint Admission Counselling(based on IIT MAINS score).[4]
Training and placement
The training placement cell of IGDTUW was established in 2001. It boasts 100% placements for the Batch 2010-2011. [5]
Residential student halls
The campus has an Under Graduate and Post Graduate hostel wing with a capacity of approximately 200 students each.
Student Bodies
- CSI Student Branch
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.
- ACM Student Chapter
Established in year 2012,the Student chapter aims at creating and developing technical knowledge among students. Study groups have been launched to make students learn other than academics. The ACM SB aims at creating technology oriented environment in IGDTUW.
- IEEE Student Branch
The IGDTUW IEEE Student Branch is one of the most active student branches under the Delhi Section, Region 10 (Asia Pacific). Established in 2004, the IGIT IEEE SB has progressed under the able mentorship of Branch Counselor Prof. S. B. Jain (HOD, ECE Dept.).Under the IEEE activities, a number of weekly events have been conducted all around the year, like Technical Crosswords, Vocabulary, Techno-Pictionary, Hardware design quiz, to mention a few.
- SAE IGDTUW Collegiate Club
Established in 2000, SAE-IGDTUW Collegiate Club enabled IGDTUW to become an integral part of SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, based in Detroit, U.S.A. It provides the student members of IGDTUW with an ideal platform for having an insight in all the technological revolutions taking place around the world. Under the aegis of SAE Collegiate club and Mr Vivek Chawla as the Faculty Advisor, various industrial visits, technical events and workshops are organized annually. The college students has been taking part in the following SAE India Programs: BAJA SAE India, SUPURA, Effi- Cycle, AWIM (A World In Motion), SAE India Foundation Scholarship (Kalpna Chawla Award).
- Technoliterati - The Literary Society
Technoliterati is the Literary Society of IGDTUW. Techno literati has a magazine ‘MINDSCAPES’ which covers the best articles from the college students, polls about the latest issues and interviews with the most famous people across the campus. The IGDTUW newsletter ‘WAVELENGTH’ has all news about IGDTUW faculty and student achievements, faculty details and all the news related to extra curricular activities of IGDTUW.
- Greensphere - The Eco club
GREENSPHERE, the environment club of IGDTUW, aims at increasing the environmental awareness among students.
- Synergy, The Sports Club
This Sports Club is set up to inculcate the spirit of sportsmanship and unity in the enthusiastic technocrats. The sports activities include volleyball, basketball, table tennis and badminton currently.
- Leaders for Tomorrow
Leaders For Tomorrow is a non-profit youth leadership movement established mainly in the college campuses to awaken the social consciousness of the youth, encourage volunteerism and social action among them. The organization, along with its volunteers from the college, had successfully organized a great number of activities last year, such as cleanliness drive, paper bag making competition, tree plantation drive, the Anti-Drug-Anti-Ragging campaign and many more.
- Hypnotics - The Dance Society
Hypnotics is the dance Society of IGDTUW that inspires the students to utilize the wonderful art of dance to express true feelings and emotions. The Hypnotics Team of IGDTUW is trained in a variety of dance forms and has always made an effort to present myriad forms of dancing, ranging from classical to folk, contemporary to hip hop, lyrical to ballroom dancing.
- Rahnuma - the Dramatics Society
The dramatics society of IGDTUW, Rahnuma, trains the members in street plays and participates in various college fests as well as public shows to spread messages on burning social issues. The theme for 2013-14 was 'Seven Sins'.
Technical and Cultural Fests
- Taarangana
Taarangana[6] is the cultural fest of IGDTUW and was held for the first time on 30-31st January,2014. It is organised henceforth every year in January.
- Tremors
Tremors is the annual technical fest of the CSI Student Chapter of IGDTUW. Held every year for three days during the month of March.
- Impulse
Impulse is the annual technical fest of the IEEE Student Chapter of IGDTUW. Held every year for three days during the month of March.
- Espectro
Espectro is the annual technical fest of the ACM Student Chapter of IGDTUW. Held every year for three days during the month of March.
- Xebec
Xebec is the annual technical fest of the SAE Student Chapter of IGDTUW. Held every year for three days during the month of March.
References
- ↑ http://igit.ac.in
- ↑ "GGSIPU" (PDF). University. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ http://www.igdtuw.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=203&Itemid=15
- ↑ http://www.jacdelhi.nic.in/Candidate/Default.aspx
- ↑ http://igit.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90:abouttnp&catid=2:1&Itemid=428
- ↑ http://www.taarangana.com/
Coordinates: 28°39′53″N 77°13′58″E / 28.664698°N 77.232669°E