Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang
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Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang was established in the year of 1982 and was managed directly by the Govt. of Odisha in the name of Odisha College of Engineering (OCE). Prior to this, since 1981, the institute in the name of Modern Polytechnic (MPT) was offering Diploma Courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining Survey Engineering. In the year 1987, both OCE & MPT were merged and renamed as IGIT, Sarang and the management was transferred to an Autonomous Society. Presently, the Institute is offering nine Under Graduate Engineering courses in Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Metallurgical, Electronics & Telecommunication, Computer Science Engg., Production Engg., Architecture; & two part-time Post Graduate Engg courses in Industrial Power Control & Drives, Environmental Sc. &Engg.; nine full time Post Graduate Engg courses / Master course Computer Sc.Engg., Electronics and Telecom. Engg, Geotech.Engg.,Mechanical System Design, Mett. & Materials Engg., Power Electronics & Drives, Power System Engg., Production Engg., Structural Engg., Master in Computer Application; besides five Diploma Courses in Civil, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication, Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering.Currently, Dr. Satyabrata Mohanta is the director of the institute.
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Type | Public/Government |
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Established | 1982 |
Director | Satyabrata Mohanta |
Academic staff | 215 (2019) |
Students | 4373(2022) |
Undergraduates | 4000(2022) |
Postgraduates | 373 (2019) |
Location | , , 20.93505°N 85.26331°E / 20.93505; 85.26331 |
Campus | Rural, 179 acres (72 ha) |
Affiliations | Autonomous, since 2017 |
Website | www |
Five branches in undergraduate courses of the institute are accredited by the NBA in the year 2016.[1] It is affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology and the State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training.[2] In 2014 the Government of Odisha has decided to confer unitary university status to IGIT. In 2017 the University Grants Commission granted autonomous status to the institution.[3]