Author: External Communications

IIT Gandhinagar Honours Young Alumni With Excellence Awards 2024

IIT Gandhinagar Honours Young Alumni With Excellence Awards 2024

Dec 8, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Corena Pereira Photo: Megh Modi “As a relatively young institute, IIT Gandhinagar is proud to see its alumni placing their footprints firmly in the cement and shaping the institute’s identity with their achievements,” remarked Prof Rajat Moona, Director, IIT Gandhinagar, during the Young Alumni Excellence Awards 2024, held on December 5, 2025.  The evening recognised the institute’s brightest young graduates for their contributions in innovation, academia, and entrepreneurship, bringing together students, faculty, and alumni for a night of inspiration and networking. The ceremony honoured alumni for their remarkable contributions in innovation, entrepreneurship, and societal impact, bringing together...

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IIT Gandhinagar and Indian Army Join Hands to Drive Innovation and Self-Reliance in Defence Technology

IIT Gandhinagar and Indian Army Join Hands to Drive Innovation and Self-Reliance in Defence Technology

Dec 4, 2025 |

Taking a major stride towards strengthening India’s defence innovation and technological self-reliance, the Indian Army and the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) have joined hands through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at EME School, Vadodara  on November 4, 2025. The MoU was signed by Prof Rajat Moona, Director, IITGN and  Major General Mohit Gandhi, Commandant, EME School, Vadodara, on behalf of Indian Army, marking the beginning of a long-term collaboration focused on research, development, and academic exchange. Under this partnership, IITGN, in collaboration with the Indian Army and its associated institutes, will work on specific operational and technological...

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IITGN-IISc Collaboration Opens Gateway to Advanced Research and Academic Excellence

IITGN-IISc Collaboration Opens Gateway to Advanced Research and Academic Excellence

Nov 19, 2025 |

The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on November 14, 2025, to establish a distinctive partnership aimed at strengthening academic exchange, interdisciplinary research, and student development between the two premier institutions. Reflecting on the collaboration, Prof Rajat Moona, Director, IITGN, said, “As an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science, this collaboration holds a special personal significance for me, as it represents an important institutional step forward for both IIT Gandhinagar and IISc. IITGN has always been a student-first institute – in our actions,...

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IIT Gandhinagar Explores Strategic Collaboration with Gujarat Mineral Research Industrial Consultancy Society to Advance India’s National Critical Minerals Mission 

IIT Gandhinagar Explores Strategic Collaboration with Gujarat Mineral Research Industrial Consultancy Society to Advance India’s National Critical Minerals Mission 

Nov 18, 2025 |

STORY CREDITS Writer: Manasasri Muralidharan and Tanumita Misra Photo: Arijit Reeves The two institutions signed an MoU that aims to accelerate national capacity in mineral exploration, technological innovation, and talent development for sectors vital to India’s economic and security future. The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) hosted senior officials from the Gujarat Mineral Research Industrial Consultancy Society (GMRICS), promoted by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC), a Government of Gujarat undertaking, on November 18, 2025. The event aimed to explore avenues for long-term collaboration in the areas of mineral exploration, critical minerals, technological innovation, and human resource development for India’s mining...

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IIT Gandhinagar and Japan’s NITech Forge Partnership to Advance Global Research and Student Exchange

IIT Gandhinagar and Japan’s NITech Forge Partnership to Advance Global Research and Student Exchange

Nov 13, 2025 |

The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), Japan, on November 13, 2025, to strengthen academic collaboration and promote student and faculty exchanges between the two institutions. The MoU establishes a broad framework for cooperation in education, research, and innovation, paving the way for joint research initiatives, exchange of students, faculty, and research scholars, and sharing of academic materials and scientific information. Under the agreement, both institutions will facilitate a student exchange programme that allows undergraduate and graduate students to study or conduct research at the partner institution....

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