IIT Gandhinagar to host JEE open house for engineering aspirants tomorrow

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar will conduct a virtual JEE Open House 2023 tomorrow, June 21, for IIT aspirants who have cleared Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2023. The open house will include sessions with the IIT Gandhinagar director, deans of academic and student affairs, counseling heads and career development services.

IIT Gandhinahar is starting a new BTech programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from this academic year. The institute will also start a BTech-MTech dual degree programme in mechanical engineering. With this, the Institute has added about 80 new seats in the undergraduate programmes at IITGN.

“It would be a great opportunity for prospective students and their family to interact with the faculty, students, and alumni of IIT Gandhinagar virtually. Students will be able to learn about the ethos of IIT Gandhinagar, vision and structure of its innovative academic programs including double major and dual degree programmes, liberal policy for branch or programme change, scholarships and financial support,” the institute said.

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The JEE session would also focus on opportunities for undergraduate research, international internship, on-campus employment, future career development and entrepreneurship, student life on campus with several extra-curricular initiatives like new state-of-the–art sports infrastructure and arts activities.

Professor Nithin George, dean of academic affairs, IIT Gandhinagar, said, “The institute promotes critical thinking and an appreciation of the interdisciplinary character of knowledge. It emphasizes breadth and depth in the curriculum with a high value placed on interdisciplinarity and flexibility, which helps in the all-around development of students. The unique foundation program helps students develop their creativity, teamwork, communication skills and sensitizes them to ethical and social issues and serves as a bridge between the rigours of JEE preparation and their academic journey at IIT Gandhinagar.”