IIT Gandhinagar: Is a second-gen IIT worth it

IIT Gandhinagar offer a well rounded BTech program that emphasizes both academic and holistic development. The curriculum is designed to encourage critical thinking, creativity and interdisciplinary learning. Btech students are exposed to a wide range of course in science, engineering and humanities fostering a broad skill set.

Internship opportunities are quite good for CSE students, but very few companies come for core branches. Companies like DE Shaw, Google, Barclays, Skan AI , Dev Rev, JSW and Texas instruments visit the campus during the internship cycle and mostly offer technical role.

Due to the recession this year, companies coming for placements are quite low. But if you are in CSE and have a good grasp of DSA and Computer Science fundamentals with some decent projects there is a high chance that you will get placed. Companies generally visit during October and student in their last year typically 7th semester are applicable for sitting in placements. Companies like Google, Zomato, InMobi and Gaviton etc visit the campus and typically take around 3 people per role. Average package offered is around 22 LPA and mostly all CSE students get placed at the end of the placement year who have registered themselves for placements.

The fee structure at iit gandhinagar for an open category student is 3 lakh rupees per year which amounts to around 1.5 lakh per semester. Out of this, 1 lakh is the tuition fee, which the remaining covers hostel, mess and laundry services. Additionally the caution deposit is 5000 which is refundable upon graduation. For SC/ST students a full waive of the tuition fee is granted. For students of other categories with parental income between 2.5 lakh and 5 lakh per annum, a two thirds waiver of the tuition fee is provided. Students whose parental income is below 2.5 lakh receive a full tuition fee waiver.

The social and compus life is vibrant and welcoming. We have Amalthea our annual technical summit and Blithchron our cultural fest which bring everyone together making the campus lively and fun. The environment encourages teamwork and friendships and students ofter work on group projects or organize events. Library here is relatively small compared to some other IITs all the important course textbooks are available in the library and can be issued for a 14 day basis. IIT GN has a very wonderful sports complex with a world class swimming pool, squash and badminton courts. With indoor and outdoor basketball and volleyball courts. There are many student runs social groups since our campus is new and do not have a strong club background becoming a part of a club or starting a hobby group is quite easy.

I was interested in Computer Science since my high school. That was my main motive to take this college. I got admission through the JOSAA counselling on the basis of my JEE score. I had some other options also like Electrical Engineering or Mechanical engineering in the top 7 IITs.

The faculty-to-student ratio is quite good, but the batch strength is low. Also, the faculty at IIT Gandhinagar is very helpful and generous. All the faculty members are very approachable and would love to help you wherever you are stuck. You can either meet a professor by booking an appointment or just barge into his office during office hours (it generally depends on the professor). There is a two-exam system in IIT Gandhinagar (sem and end sem) with some quizzes in between class times (depending on the course policy). The faculty here are very interested in working with new students and are very motivated in their domain, so don't just ask them a project only because its a compulsory course.