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IITGN student bags Cargill Global Scholarship for the year 2021-22

IITGN student bags Cargill Global Scholarship for the year 2021-22

Jul 11, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Progyan Das, a BTech student in Computer Science and Engineering, is one of the ten selected students from all over the country to receive this scholarship. Progyan Das, a BTech student in Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), has been awarded the prestigious Cargill Global Scholarship for the year 2021-22. Only ten undergraduate students from all over India get a chance to be part of the Cargill Global Scholars Program every year, which is a distinctive, two-year leadership development program that provides financial support and one-on-one mentoring to students...

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IITGN and GUVNL conclude a two-week residential training programme for senior officers/engineers of the Gujarat state electricity companies

IITGN and GUVNL conclude a two-week residential training programme for senior officers/engineers of the Gujarat state electricity companies

Jul 9, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar A total of 25 officers/engineers participated in the training program, which covered various technical aspects of system operation as well as commercial aspects of power purchase, open access, power exchange, and energy accounting. IIT Gandhinagar, in collaboration with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) and Gujarat Energy Training & Research Institute (GETRI), conducted an advanced training programme for senior officers/engineers of the state electricity companies from June 27 to July 08, 2022. A valedictory session of this two-week residential training programme on “System Operation and Commercial Aspects of Power...

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IITGN StudentScope: Keshav Chaudhary, MSc batch of 2020, Chemistry

IITGN StudentScope: Keshav Chaudhary, MSc batch of 2020, Chemistry

Jul 7, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Up next, Keshav would be preparing for the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) Civil Services exam. His hobbies include playing football and doing exercise. There is no stopping when one has a greater purpose in life, such as serving others. This evening, we bring you one such story of our student, Keshav Chaudhary, whose long-term goal is to join the Civil Services and serve society; prominently by educating underprivileged children. Hailing from Alwar, Rajasthan, he joined IITGN’s Master of Science programme in Chemistry in 2020 and is now working...

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IIT Gandhinagar hosts the maiden IITGN Cricket League tournament – ONGC team emerges as the winner 

IIT Gandhinagar hosts the maiden IITGN Cricket League tournament – ONGC team emerges as the winner 

Jul 4, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Total 12 teams, including ONGC, HDFC, NeoTex, Bank of Baroda, Neha Nursing Home, Gujarat Secretariat, GST, Road & Building Department, Kadi Sarva Vidhyalaya, Arvind Ltd, Moneymine, and IIT Gandhinagar, played more than 20 T-20 matches in the month-long tournament. With an aim to bring together cricket aficionado employees from different corporates and institutes in the vicinity and give them a memorable experience of playing a professional tournament, IITGN recently hosted the maiden IITGN Cricket League (ICL 2022), a month-long night cricket tournament between the employees of renowned organisations, corporate...

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IIT Gandhinagar to augment Fire Safety Engineering with a new fire testing lab and scholarly activities

IIT Gandhinagar to augment Fire Safety Engineering with a new fire testing lab and scholarly activities

Jul 2, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Shri Mukesh Shah, Managing Partner in the Ahmedabad-based Shah Bhogilal Jethalal & Bros (AAAG India), one of India's leading firefighting equipment manufacturers, has provided generous support for this cause. IIT Gandhinagar is going to augment its efforts in Fire Safety Engineering by establishing a new fire testing lab and undertaking multiple scholarly activities to boost research and development in the area of fire safety in the country. Shri Mukesh Shah, Managing Partner in the Ahmedabad-based Shah Bhogilal Jethalal & Bros (AAAG India), one of India’s leading fire fighting equipment...

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