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GPERI Mehsana students’ five-day in-campus rendezvous with IITGN

GPERI Mehsana students’ five-day in-campus rendezvous with IITGN

Dec 17, 2019 | ,

A unique initiative by IITGN aims at providing an interesting in-campus educational experience to non-IIT students, beyond their courses of study. In a unique initiative, IITGN is hosting 40 meritorious engineering undergraduates of various engineering disciplines, constituting 28 boys and 12 girls, from Mehsana’s Gujarat Power Engineering and Research Institute (GPERI). The aim of this unique, five-day residential training initiative is to provide non-IIT students an exposure beyond their technical subjects, which may be transformational. The residential training workshop is being conducted during December 16-20, 2019. It is planned in such a way that it will introduce and immerse...

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22 Students from Caltech and IITGN embark on ‘India ki Khoj’

22 Students from Caltech and IITGN embark on ‘India ki Khoj’

Dec 16, 2019 | ,

Participants will explore various ideas, imaginations and realities about the past and present day India through academic lectures, cultural events and field-visits as a part of the intensive week-long program at IITGN. The eighth edition of Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN)’s week-long India immersion program, India ki Khoj 2019 kick-started today at the Institute campus. India ki Khoj 2019 is scheduled from December 16 to 22, 2019. This time, a total of 22 students, 10 from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and 12 from IIT Gandhinagar, have come together to participated in this unique cultural immersion program. Interestingly,...

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Library Roundup

Dec 14, 2019 |

Week 46: 9 December 2019 - 13 December 2019 Book of the week: How to: absurd scientific advice for common real-world problems New...

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The three-day Chemistry Camp concludes with school students asking for more

The three-day Chemistry Camp concludes with school students asking for more

Dec 12, 2019 | ,

The hands-on workshop was conducted for about 66 school students with support from GCERT. A three-day residential Chemistry Camp for around 66 9 th standard students of State Government Schools of Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad and nearby areas concluded today at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN). The Chemistry Camp was conducted by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), India and Salters’ Institute, UK in association with IITGN. Dr T S Joshi and Mr Parikshit Dave from Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT) helped in identifying the students from the local schools. During the camp, the participating school...

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Salters’ Chemistry Camp for ninth-standard students at IITGN

Salters’ Chemistry Camp for ninth-standard students at IITGN

Dec 10, 2019 |

Around 60 school students from state government schools in and around various parts of Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad participated. The Royal Society of Chemistry, India and Salters’ Institute, UK are conducting a three-day residential Chemistry Camp for ninth-standard students at the institute during December 10-12. The aim of the Salters’ Chemistry Camp is to promote appreciation for chemistry among school students from diverse backgrounds, by providing them an opportunity to explore practical chemistry and inspire them to pursue it at university and further. Around 60 school students of nonth standard from various state government schools are participatign in this camp...

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