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:

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 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 :

Environmental science (part-time for 2.5 years)
Production engineering (part-time for 2 years)
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Power Electronics and Drives Engineering
Power Systems Engineering
Production Engineering
Metallurgy and Materials Science Engineering
Mechanical System Design Engineering
Structural engineering
Master in Computer Application (MCA)

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

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.

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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.

References

↑ "about igit". igitsarang.ac.in.
↑ http://www.igitsarang.ac.in/course_offer.aspx
↑ http://www.igitsarang.ac.in/library.php
↑ http://www.igitsarang.ac.in/hostel.php

External links

igityf.net

Biju Patnaik University of Technology

Affiliated government colleges	Centre for IT Education, Bhubaneswar Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology Institute of Management and Information Technology, Cuttack Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar Parala Maharaja Engineering College

Affiliated private colleges	Ajay Binay Institute of Technology Balasore College of Engineering and Technology Bhadrak Institute of Engineering & Technology C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneshwar College Of Engineering Bhubaneswar Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Studies DAMITS Eastern Academy of Science and Technology Ghanashyama Hemalata Institute of Technology and Management Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology Gandhi Institute For Technology Indian Institute for Production Management Indira Gandhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kanak Manjari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Konark Institute of Science and Technology Krupajal Engineering College, Bhubaneswar Mahavir Institute of Engineering and Technology Majhighariani Institute of Technology and Science Modern Institute of Technology and Management National Institute of Science and Technology NM Institute of Engineering and Technology Orissa Engineering College Padmanava College of Engineering Purushottam Institute of Engineering and Technology Rourkela Institute of Management Studies Roland Institute of Technology Rourkela Institute of Technology Sanjay Memorial Institute of Technology Seemanta Engineering College Silicon Institute of Technology Sri Jayadev College of pharmaceutical sciences Synergy Institute of Engineering & Technology

Affiliated private-aided colleges	International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar

Admission	OJEE JEE IIT-JEE CAT MAT GATE

State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training, Orissa

Colleges	Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang Orissa School of Mining Engineering, Keonjhar Bhubanananda Orissa School of Engineering, Cuttack Government Polytechnic, Balasore S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic, Rourkela Purushottam School of Engineering and Technology, Rourkela Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering, Rourkela

Misc.	DTET OJEE SCTE & VT IIT-JEE

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