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IITGN to complete semester through online classes, devises new grading system

IITGN to complete semester through online classes, devises new grading system

May 27, 2020 |

The Institute conducted online classes for the summer term on an exploratory basis and has encouraged faculty to innovate and experiment. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) will complete courses from the second semester of 2019-20 academic year through online classes commencing 8th June 2020 and has introduced a new grading system for the disrupted academic term. IIT Gandhinagar’s Academic Senate approved the changes, under which no letter grades will be awarded this semester for any course, including those completed before the mid-semester. As a pilot, a few faculty at the Institute were requested to teach remotely during the...

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Deciphering music from merging black holes – IITGN researchers’ new technique helped detect the undetected components of gravitational waves

Deciphering music from merging black holes – IITGN researchers’ new technique helped detect the undetected components of gravitational waves

May 18, 2020 | ,

IIT Gandhinagar researchers played a key role in extracting the faint hum from the higher harmonics present in the signal, proving Albert Einstein right again. A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) have made a key contribution in extracting fainter components (higher-harmonics)/symphony of the astrophysical gravitational-wave signals from the merger of two asymmetric black holes. These gravitational waves, named as GW190412, were produced by the inspiral and merger of two black holes with distinctly different masses and were observed by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, USA, and Virgo Collaboration, Italy....

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IITGN researchers develop an interactive COVID-19 dashboard to aid optimised testing and post-lockdown operations

IITGN researchers develop an interactive COVID-19 dashboard to aid optimised testing and post-lockdown operations

May 15, 2020 | ,

This dashboard will help the administrators and hospitals as well as public in planning to contain community infection in various post-lockdown scenarios. A team of researchers and students at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) have developed an interactive “COVID-19 Dashboard” that provides different epidemiological scenario-specific information at a city-scale. It is aimed at helping various stakeholders in optimised testing efforts and post-lockdown operations to contain community infection. The dashboard called “MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard” is a city-scale project which integrates the complex social and transportation patterns with state-of-the-art epidemic spread models, in addition to testing and quarantining...

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IITGN collaborates with CPWD to launch series of welfare measures for migrant labourers

IITGN collaborates with CPWD to launch series of welfare measures for migrant labourers

May 2, 2020 | ,

Institute is providing free medical support and screening, besides recharging their mobile phones and has also launched a fundraising drive, matching the amount raised with its own contribution. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar has joined hands with Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to launch a series of welfare measures for the benefit of migrant laborers working in the construction projects at the Institute. The Institute has been at the forefront of construction worker welfare since its inception in 2008. In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the Institute has stepped up its efforts to ensure the health, safety and well-being...

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iGrip at IITGN launch webinar series on Geostructures

iGrip at IITGN launch webinar series on Geostructures

Apr 27, 2020 |

About 300 professionals attended today’s webinar from across the country. Initiative for Geotechnical Research and Innovative Practice (iGrip) at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) has launched a webinar series on Geostructures. The webinar series will be held on a weekly basis with the world experts of Civil Engineering starting from April 27, 2020. The first lecture of the series titled “Innovative Flexible Two-Stage Facing MSE Wall Solution to Address Soft Ground and Land Subsidence Geohazards” was delivered today by Dr Naresh C Samtani, President of NCS GeoResources, LLC based in Arizona, USA. Mr Samtani has worked on...

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