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2018 ANNUAL 2019 REPORT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR 2018 ANNUAL 2019 REPORT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHINAGAR VISION MISSION AND VALUES CORE FEATURES MISSION » A safe and peaceful environment IIT Gandhinagar, as an institution for higher learning » Relevant and responsive to the changing needs of in science, technology and related fields, aspires to our students and the society develop top-notch scientists, engineers, leaders and » Academic autonomy and flexibility entrepreneurs to meet the needs of the society-now and » Research Ambiance in the future. Furthermore, in this land of Gandhiji, with » Nature of faculty and students: his spirit of high work ethic and service to the society, — Faculty recruiting norms are much higher IIT Gandhinagar seeks to undertake ground breaking than most of the academic institutes in India research, and develop breakthrough products that will — Students are inducted strictly on a merit improve everyday lives of our communities. basis » Sustainable and all-inclusive growth, including GOALS community outreach programmes » To build and develop a world-class institution » Infrastructure: Liberal funding to the laboratory for creating and imparting knowledge at the facilities and amenities to make them undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral levels, comparable to those best in the world contributing to the development of the nation and » Administration: Exclusive concern of IIT the humanity at large. Gandhinagar, and handled internally » To develop leaders with vision, creative thinking, — Director given adequate powers to manage social awareness and respect for our values. most academic, administrative and financial » To foster excellence in teaching and research to issues (within the framework) make a global impact. » Residential Campus: » To engage in path-breaking research that would — Leads to closer academic and social influence national policies. interaction between students and faculty » To pursue sustainable technological solutions to — Develops stronger community spirit and societal problems. provides opportunity to learn from each » To focus on lean engineering solutions for other sustainable development. — Sustained academic ambiance resulting in » To be the leader for academic and industrial higher creativity from everyone. collaborations in various disciplines, nationally and internationally. PRINCIPLES » To create awareness of the true significance of » Lifelong commitment to learning learning and teaching. » Encouragement of merit » To enrich local schools and communities through » Passion and motivation for work value-added interactions. » Professionalism » To encourage excellent language skills as part of the » Respect for law institutional culture. » Concern for the improvement of the society » To prepare students not just for their first job, but » Transparency in functioning of the Institute their last job as well. » Dedication to the Institute VISION VALUES » To shape IIT Gandhinagar into an exciting place for learning, teaching and research. » Meritocracy » To establish a process of learning that is free, » Unparalleled quality and excellence fulfilling and enjoyable experience. » Honesty, Integrity, Sincerity and Devotion » To provide an enabling environment to nurture » Trust and freedom with accountability critical and creative minds, and to propel them to » Appreciation and celebration of creativity greater heights of excellence in their pursuits. » Willingness to try new ideas and make mistakes » To create a vibrant atmosphere that breeds » Social and Moral responsibility front runner innovators, scientists, engineers, » Respect for every individual, and diversity entrepreneurs, academicians and thinkers of » Co-operation, Collaboration and Team Work tomorrow. » To provide opportunity for students to learn from wherever, however and whatever they choose to study. » To make IIT Gandhinagar the preferred destination for future generations of students, staff and faculty. 4 CONTENTS From the Directors Desk 6 Academics 9 Research & Faculty Activities 35 Infrastructure and Facilities 69 Student Affairs 83 Staff Activities 99 Outreach Activities 100 External Relations 105 Support for the Institute 107 Organisation 119 FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK IIT Gandhinagar completed a decade in 2018, which it of openness and inclusivity is embodied in our widely marked by holding several Decennial-themed events, recognized “Summer Research Internship Program,” including lectures by distinguished speakers, seminars, which attracted more than 19,000 applicants for 150 spots and a series of programmes reflecting on our journey so to work on research projects with our faculty. far. I am pleased to share several highlights from another eventful year for the Institute. The Institute continues to expand its R&D infrastructure, adding major equipment, including the Ion Trap Mass On the academic front, IITGN introduced a major Spectrometer, Multipurpose High Resolution-X-ray pedagogical shift to “learning-by-doing” philosophy across Diffractometer, Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer, Maldi its curriculum and programmes. It hosted an intensive TOF Spectrometer, Cona Calorimeter and the state-of- seven-week programme on inventing, Invent@IITGN, in the-art Transmission Electron Microscope. The Indian the summer of 2018. Originated in the U.S. as “Invention Navy entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Factory,” the event was organized in India for the first time IIT Gandhinagar to promote academic cooperation and at IITGN. 20 students selected from IITs across the country, enhance scientific understanding of technologies related to including IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati, IIT defense. The Institute also entered into an agreement with Jammu and IIT Gandhinagar, developed solutions for real- NASSCOM, which is establishing its Centre for Internet of life problems and all teams eventually filed provisional Things in the IITGN Research Park. patents for their inventions. The Institute launched the Dr Kiran C Patel Centre for IITGN is establishing a Maker Bhavan, a multidimensional Sustainable Development on January 30, 2019, the seventh makerspace on campus to foster experiential learning, interdisciplinary centre at the Institute, with support from design thinking, creativity and innovation among students Dr Kiran C Patel, a Tampa based cardiologist. The Centre across all disciplines, with generous support from aims to become the principal resource for sustainable Dr Hemant Kanakia. It aims to provide the necessary development in India and will advance local and global tools, resources, facilities, people, and equipment for both solutions through cutting-edge interdisciplinary research curricular and extracurricular activities. on water, pollution, waste management, energy, natural resources, and climate change. In addition, IITGN IITGN also scaled up its non-degree programme, which established the Kanchan & Harilal Doshi Chair in water reflect its inclusive character. This programme enables and sanitation and the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Chair in students from other academic institutions to spend a Urdu in memory of Maulana Azad, India’s first Minister of semester at IIT Gandhinagar studying side-by-side with Education. our students and learning from our faculty. The same spirit 6 IITGN’s existing interdisciplinary centres are garnering national recognition. The Archaeological Survey of India has tasked the Archaeological Sciences Centre to conduct a Multi-Sensor Drone Survey of Dholavira. The Biomedical Engineering Centre is pursuing cutting-edge research on Diagnostic/Therapeutic Tools and Techniques, Automated Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Techniques and Public Health Techniques. The Centre for Safety Engineering is working on promoting a culture of safety in society with a major focus on Fire Research in the Built Environment. The Cognitive and Brain Sciences Centre hosted the second edition of CogniTalks, which provided a glimpse into the world of applications of cognitive science research in allied disciplines, such as education, architecture, and design. The Center for Creative Learning coordinated Vigyan Jyoti programmes for children and girls to encourage and motivate them to develop interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) subjects and increase the participation of women in STEM fields by making focused interventions during early years of their education. IIT Gandhinagar continues to advance on several fronts, including the development of its award-winning campus, recruitment of outstanding faculty, building a professional culture and value system, and developing innovative academic curricula. The next decade will be a period of consolidation of many of our signature programmes. While retaining our spirit of innovation and experimentation that we are now known for, we are also striving to establish robust systems that will strengthen and enhance our unique initiatives in research, infrastructure, pedagogy, governance, globalization, fundraising, inclusiveness, and outreach. As the Institute scales up significantly in the coming years, we are hard at work on the next phase of our journey. Prof Sudhir K Jain Director 7 8 ACADEMICS PROGRAMMES OFFERED BTECH MTECH / PGDIIT MSC Chemical Engineering | Civil Biological Engineering | Chemical Chemistry | Cognitive Science | Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | Civil Engineering | Mathematics | Physics Engineering | Electrical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering |