 IIT Gandhinagar announces B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence from
2023-24 Academic Year
 Students will be able to learn about the ethos of IIT Gandhinagar,
vision and structure of its academic programs, future career
opportunities, student life at IIT Gandhinagar
 The IIT Aspirants can also interact with current students and alumni

GANDHINAGAR, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar) is
starting a new B.Tech program in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the Academic Year 2023-24. It is
envisioned that this program will serve as a foundation for graduates to address the important challenges
facing humanity.
The institute will also start BTech-MTech Dual Degree in Mechanical Engineering. With this, the
Institute has added about 80 new seats in the undergraduate programmes at IITGN.
IIT Gandhinagar will conduct a virtual JEE Open House 2023 (https://iitgn.ac.in/openhouse/) on
Wednesday (21 st June 2023) for IIT aspirants who have cleared JEE (Advanced) 2023. The Open House
will include sessions with the Director, Deans of Academic and Student Affairs, Heads of Counseling and
Career Development Services.
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.
Further, the session would also focus on opportunities for undergraduate research, international
internship, on-campus employment, future career development and entrepreneurship, vibrant student life
on campus with several extra-curricular initiatives like new state-of-the–art sports infrastructure and arts
activities. The prospective students will be in a position to make an informed choice in selecting their
branches and institution after attending this session.
Elaborating further about the curriculum, Prof Rajat Moona, Director, IIT Gandhinagar, said,
“The Institute is rapidly expanding its intellectual capital, research and educational facilities and
physical infrastructure. The undergraduate curriculum was revised this year to adapt to rapidly-evolving
technology. With the introduction of BTech in AI, we will enable students to build systems that harness
data collection and computation to solve important global challenges. Apart from statistical and
computational techniques, this program emphasizes responsible use of AI and developing
interdisciplinary domain knowledge. The Institute has also recently inaugurated ‘Gordhanbhai B Gelot
Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science’ to foster a diverse and collaborative ecosystem
in the fields of data sciences, machine learning, artificial intelligence and applied mathematics”
The placement season for 2023 was successful with a 16 per cent increase in the total number of
recruiters compared with the preceding year and a 26 per cent increase in the average package

offered. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of students, as well as the strong reputation
of the institute.
The top recruiters for this year’s placement season at IIT Gandhinagar included Accenture Japan, Adani
Group, Adobe, Amazon, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd, Atlas Copco GECIA, Axis Bank Limited,
Barclays, Ceremorphic, CoinDCX, DE Shaw, Dreamplug Technologies Private Limited (CRED), EY
GDS, Ford Motors Pvt Ltd, GAIL (India) Ltd , GCMMF Ltd (AMUL), Goods And Services Tax
Network, Graviton Research Capital LLP, GreyOrange Pvt Ltd, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Jay
Chemicals, JSW, MathWorks, Media.net, NAVI Technologies Limited, Nike India Technology, NXP
Semiconductors, Oracle, Rakuten Mobile, Inc. Japan, Rippling, Salesforce, Siemens, Skan AI,
smartSense Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd., SRF Ltd., TCS Research & Innovation (R&I), Texas
Instruments, Thornton Tomasetti, Zomato Ltd.
Elaborating further, Prof 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.”

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