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Camaraderie and high team spirit marks Disha Cup 2018

Jun 25, 2018 |

Participating teams IITGN Suraksha: Security services  IITGN Rakhrakhav: Maintenance services  IITGN Urja: Mess services IITGN Sahyog: Office boys  IITGN Swachhata: Housekeeping services  IITGN Aavagaman: Drivers  IITGN Tandurast: Horticulture, groundsmen and Canara Bank staff  IITGN Sab ka Sath Sab ka Vikas: Hostel facility services, shop employees and laundry staff, etc. Camaraderie, glee and enthusiasm filled the spirits of IITGN support staff members when they took to field during the much-sought-after annual sports event – Disha Cup. Around 130 players from the institute’s outsourced workforce actively participated in the fourth edition of the tournament organised during June 22-23. Disha Cup is an initiative of Physical Education Section of IITGN. It serves as a platform for the service providers to display their skills in the nationa’s favourite sport – cricket. Mr P K Chopra, registrar and Prof D P Roy, senior visiting faculty inaugurated the tournament. The objective of the tournament is to encourage sportsmanship, inculcate team spirit and promote healthy competition among the participants, therefore shaping their personality and grooming their hidden talent in the sport. After three days of interesting game on the ground, IITGN Tandurast emerged as the wineer of the tournament. It won the final match by five wickets while IITGN Sahyog became the runner-up. Outstanding players were awarded with different titles for their performance. Scoring a whopping 50 runs off only 20 balls, Mr Jagmal from IITGN Tandurast was declared Man of the...

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International Yoga Day celebrations in full swing

Jun 21, 2018 |

On the fourth International Yoga Day, the institute organised special activities to join in the festivities. The entire IITGN community, including students, faculty, staff and their family members, enthusiastically participated in the morning demonstration and practice of yoga asanas by Mr Dinesh Parmar, Sports Coordinator and his team. The participants were also apprised of specific benefits of the asanas alongside. Yoga was followed by a presentation of informative videos from the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India as per the protocol. A combined lecture and demonstration session on Yoga: personal experiences and perspectives was also organised. Yoga instructor Hemant Shah guided the participants on various topics such as correct ways to practice yoga and pranayama, specific yoga asanas for diabetic patients, how to do time management for regular yoga practice ,etc. Teaching associate Mana Shah shared her experiences on benefits of yoga in today’s stressful lifestyle. The institute has been organising Yoga Day as an annual event ever since its announcement in the year 2015, with an aim to create greater awareness about benefits of the ancient Indian science in day-to-day life. The event motivated everybody, old and young, to practice yoga regularly for a healthier...

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Special efforts initiated to attract more girls at the institute

Jun 21, 2018 |

I strongly encourage girl students to consider admission to various IITs and IITGN in particular. Besides top-quality education, the campus life at IITGN is quite vibrant. It is located in a safe area and the campus has round-the-clock security. Prof Pratik Mutha Dean of Academic Affairs IITGN is committed to intellectual diversity. We encourage students to express their views. It is a very warm and welcoming place for students from all backgrounds. I encourage women to come to IITGN to realise their passion and potential. Prof Mona Mehta Humanities & Social Sciences The institute has started​ a special helpdesk and a website dedicated to addressing queries of prospective female students. In an effort to improve the number of female students across the IITs, special supernumerary seats have been created starting this year. The move is aimed at ensuring that at least 14 per cent of the students in each branch at various IITs is women. After successfully organising an Open House for all students qualifying the JEE Advanced exam, IITGN has also initiated special initiatives for reaching out to aspiring female candidates. The institute has set up a special helpdesk for female applicants to address their various queries. A webpage and a Facebook page have also been created to reach out and help the women candidates. Email IDs of various faculty members, including female faculty members from several departments, have been made available on the webpage for targetted enquiries. The idea is...

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NEEV helps change lives through its summer courses

NEEV helps change lives through its summer courses

Jun 15, 2018 |

IITGN’s gesture of reaching out to the community in proximity and surrounding villages has brought a positive development. The lives that NEEV is impacting is commendable. The participants have not only learnt vocational skills but have also gained confidence to present themselves. Shri Hitesh Koya (IAS), DDO Gandhinagar and chief guest While addressing the trainees More than 100 trainees were awarded certificates in various vocational skills. The eight-week courses had commenced in April. It was a very good experience to learn basics of stitching and cutting in our own village, that too, without any fee. We are now thinking to...

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JEE Open House 2018 clears doubts of future IITians

Jun 15, 2018 | ,

The institute organised JEE Open House on June 17 this year. Organised for the students clearing JEE Advanced exam and their parents each year, the event is aimed at providing guidance that helps them choose from among the different engineering branches across IITs. A large number of students had registered their interest in participating in the event this year. Sharing the objective of JEE Open House at IITGN, Prof Pratik Mutha, Dean of Academic Affairs said, “Students often aren’t aware of various disciplines, programmes and courses of study offered at various IITs, and they may also have a lot of confusion and misconceptions. The JEE Open House is a platform to give students and their parents a deeper insight into various opportunities and possibilities at the IITs. The idea is to help the prospective students in making informed choices of institute and discipline”. During the Open House, the participating students and their parents were also taken for a tour of the IITGN campus. The participants also interacted with several IITGN faculty members as well as students and alumni of the institute, and learnt about their experiences. The idea behind initiating JEE Open House was to help the prospective students in making informed choices of institute and discipline. Prof Pratik Mutha Dean, Academic...

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