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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR INDIAN OF INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY IIT GANDHINAGAR ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016 IIT GANDHINAGAR CONTENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK 8 ACADEMICS 10 PROGRAMMES OFFERED 10 » Undergraduate /Postgraduate » Doctoral CENTERS 11 » Archaeological Sciences Centre » Centre for Biomedical Engineering » Centre for Cognitive Science » Design and Innovation Centre (DIC) » The Safety Centre » Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) DEVELOPMENTS AT IITGN 14 » University of the Year » HUDCO Design Awards 2015 IIT Gandhinagar Campus Receives 5* Ratings » » IITGN Board of Governors Reconstituted » Launch of Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) at IITGN » Landmark Discovery Of Gravitational Waves has IITGN Contributions ACTIVITIES AT IITGN 16 » Fourth Convocation Ceremony » Foundation Programme 2015 » Summer Institute on Global Health and Development » IITGN Explorer’s Fellowship 2015 » First IITGN Alumni Meet » First Major Event At The Permanent Campus » 5th Academic Advisory Council Meeting » 6th Leadership Conclave » IITGN’S New Monograph Publication » UL Challenge 2014 » SRIP 2015 » REFECO’15 » Summer School on Basic Engineering Topics » 3rd International Conference on Cognition, Brain and Computation » Summer Training Programme for FFE Scholars » First Indo-Chinese Young Engineers Leaders’ Conclave » India Ki Khoj » Toys From Trash » Science day » Inauguration of Canara Bank » Discussion on Undergraduate Research » IITGN hosts 150 BTech girls for a day » Annual Picnic Scholarships for Students IIT Gandhinagar Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre Conferences/Workshops/Symposia/Seminars Workshop on Sustainable Development Scientific and Mathematical Concepts’ Workshop 4 COCOA 2016 Short Courses GIAN Course on Tunable Diode Laser Spectroscopy for Sensing Invited Lectures TEQIP Visitors Distinguished Honorary Professors Guest Professors INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES 44 Permanent Campus Development Information System and Technology Facility RESEARCH FACILITIES 47 » Computational Nanophotonics Laboratory » Dry Process Technology (Dryprotech) Laboratory » Friction Stir Welding » Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Laboratory » Microelectronics Laboratory » Waste-Water Treatment Laboratory LABORATORY FACILITIES 49 » Biological Engineering » Chemical Engineering » Chemistry » Civil Engineering » Cognitive Science Centre » Electrical Engineering » Materials Science & Engineering » Mechanical Engineering » Physics Library Medical Centre Physiotherapy Centre Day Care Centre OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 60 » IITGN Commitment to Social Outreach: Nyasa activities » NEEV: IIT Gandhinagar Community Outreach Programme FACULTY ACTIVITIES 62 SPONSORED PROJECTS 62 » Projects Sanctioned During 2015-16 » Ongoing Sponsored Projects CONSULTING PROJECTS 65 » Projects Sanctioned During 2015-16 » Ongoing Consulting Projects Faculty Excellence Award Awards and Recognition Honorary Work Academic Lectures by Faculty Other Faculty Activities Patents Filed PUBLICATIONS 80 » Books » Books Edited » Books Chapters » Reports » Journal Papers 5 IIT GANDHINAGAR » Editorials » E-Print Archives » Papers Presented at Conferences » Working Paper » Posters Presented » Patents » Reviews » Magazine/Newspaper Articles » Others STUDENTS ACTIVITIES 94 CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 94 » Campus Placements 2015 » Summer Internships 2015 EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 95 » Amalthea » Jashn » Udaan: The Farewell Dinner » Sanjeevani » Intra College Extempore Competition » Ignite 2.0 » Blithchron 2016 » Winter Carnations » Chimera SPECIAL OCCASIONS 97 » 69th Independence Day Celebrations » Hindi Diwas 2015 » Sadbhavana Diwas » International Day of Yoga » Constitution Day Celebration » IITGN Celebrates Mother Tongue Day » Republic Day Celebrations AWARDS 98 » Award and Recognition » Staff Excellence Award » Cash Award for Research Publications SPORTS NEWS 100 » League of Football Players » Cricket Combat League » Khel Mahakumbh » Justice League » Disha Cup 2016 » Other Sports News » Inter Hostel Sports Tournament EXTERNAL RELATIONS 102 Duke University Ties Up With IITGN for Collaborative Research Participation in Vibrant Saurashtra Reaching Out MoUs 104 International MoUs National MoUs SUMMER AND WINTER INTERNSHIP IN 2015 105 » Foreign Institutions » Domestic Institutions Class of 2015 Graduates Pursuing Higher Studies Abroad Class of 2015 Graduates Pursuing Higher Studies in India 6 SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTE 114 Major New Donors Donors List ORGANIZATION 120 Board of Governors Finance Committee Building and Works Committee Senate STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE 122 » Senate Academic Performance Evaluation Committee (SAPEC) » Senate Academic Programmes Committee (SAPC) » Senate Scholarship and Prizes Committee (SSPC) » Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC) » Senate Library Committee (SLC) Academic Officials Student Leadership FACULTY 124 » Distinguished Honorary Professors » Scholars-In-Residence » Fulbright Specialist » Guest Professors Non-Teaching Staff PhD Scholars PhD Scholars under IITGN-PRL MOU MTECH STUDENTS 141 » 2015 Batch » 2014 Batch » 2013 Batch MSC STUDENTS 145 » 2015 Batch » 2014 Batch MA IN SOCIETY & CULTURE 146 » 2015 Batch » 2014 Batch PGDIIT STUDENTS 146 » 2015 Batch » 2014 Batch » 2013 Batch BTECH STUDENTS 147 » 2015 Batch » 2014 Batch » 2013 Batch » 2012 Batch » 2011 Batch » 2010 Batch VISION, MISSION AND VALUES 156 Core Features Principles Values Mission Vision Goals 7 IIT GANDHINAGAR FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK PROF SUDHIR K JAIN The year 2015-16 has been among the most for Integrated Habitat Assessment for Large momentous in the eight year history of IIT Developments (GRIHA LD). The rating system Gandhinagar. We shifted into our permanent evaluates the overall impact of a development campus in Palaj, starting with hostels and on its surrounding environment. IITGN received classes, in July 2015. Most laboratories, faculty an overall impact score of 25.9% (lower scores offices and residences relocated to the new indicate higher sustainability), well below the campus by March 2016. It is a truly remarkable 35% or lower score required for a 5-star rating. achievement for the Institution to move into its new campus within two years of awarding of the This year, we forged a robust partnership with construction contracts. the globally-ranked Duke University for research collaborations and for technical support in IITGN’s Palaj campus is the first in the country faculty mentoring and evaluations, as well as to receive a 5-star rating from Green Rating in communications and image building. This 8 partnership is supported through USAID (under The Institute has made exceptional strides over an agreement with the Ministry of Human the past eight years. Visitors to the campus Resource Development, Government of India) frequently comment about its vibrancy, academic and assisted by RTI International. ethos and culture, the energy of its faculty staff and students, and innovations in curricula and IIT Gandhinagar was ranked 8th in the country by governance. the National Institutional Ranking Framework. We ranked 4th in Teaching, Learning and None of this would be possible without the hard Resources and 5th in Outreach and Inclusivity. work and dedication of all our faculty, staff and students, and the deep faith and confidence of The Institute received several other accolades as our well wishers. The colleagues from CPWD well: worked extremely hard to build our campus • It was awarded “University of the Year” at speedily. A very generous community of friends the Federation of Indian Chambers of of the Institute contributes time and funds Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Higher to enable IITGN attract exceptional talent of Education Excellence Awards 2015 in the faculty, staff and students, and to provide them category of institutes in “existence for less extraordinary opportunities. The Institute has than 10 years.” been fortunate to have extremely supportive • The staff residences and student hostels in Board of Governors, and State and Central the new campus bagged the First Prize at the governments. We also received remarkable HUDCO Design Awards 2015 in the category support and cooperation of the Principal, faculty of “Cost Effective Rural/ Urban Housing and students of VGEC Chandkheda, who have including Disaster Resistant Housing.” hosted us for the past eight years, for which we are exceedingly grateful. Two IITGN initiatives — Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) and the 5-week Foundation Programme — Building a new university is a great privilege and have received widespread national recognition an enormous responsibility. The actions of the and are being adopted by other universities and initial years have a disproportionate impact on institutes in the country. the Institute in the decades ahead. Very few get an opportunity to contribute to building a The Institute continues to innovate in developing new university and all of us associated with the curricular and extracurricular opportunities for Institute are mindful of the singular privilege students. It launched the Explorers Fellowship accorded to us. We must prove ourselves worthy to encourage students to travel to different of the trust that our country and society has states of India to develop familiarity with the placed in us by investing enormous resources amazing cultural and geographical diversity of on the Institute. the country. During six weeks in the summer, on a very limited budget (travelling by state We are encouraged by the enormous progress government