Partners In Success - Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Partners In Success - Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Partners In Success - Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
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IIT <strong>Gandhinagar</strong> Junior Fellowship: The fellowship <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
opportunities for graduating students to gain exposure in less<br />
conventional work prior to making career decisions. Under<br />
this scheme, typically for one year duration, the <strong>In</strong>stitute helps<br />
fresh graduates explore unconventional career options through<br />
attachments with senior government <strong>of</strong>ficials, working with<br />
NGOs, or experience in educational <strong>In</strong>stitutions, prior to finalizing<br />
their career decisions. Currently, four recent graduates are<br />
availing this opportunity: three students interested in political<br />
and administrative life are working under the tutelage <strong>of</strong> senior<br />
IAS <strong>of</strong>ficers and one interested in the social sector is working at<br />
IITGN to develop technology to improve the incomes <strong>of</strong> women<br />
in slums.<br />
IITGN <strong>In</strong>cubation Centre (IIC): <strong>In</strong> recognition <strong>of</strong> the crucial<br />
roles <strong>of</strong> innovation and entrepreneurship, an <strong>In</strong>cubation Centre<br />
has been set up at the <strong>In</strong>stitute with a range <strong>of</strong> support<br />
facilities. The incubatees are provided round the clock access<br />
to design s<strong>of</strong>tware, workshop with fabrication facilities and<br />
sophisticated laboratories. The <strong>In</strong>stitute is currently incubating<br />
a company in high tech data mining created by five recent<br />
graduates.<br />
<strong>In</strong> 2012, nearly<br />
200 <strong>of</strong> our 347<br />
undergraduates<br />
availed summer<br />
internships. 28<br />
students went<br />
overseas for<br />
internships at<br />
Caltech, Duke,<br />
Notre Dame, etc.<br />
and to R&D<br />
centers, such as<br />
UL and EPIR<br />
Chicago.<br />
Students and staff operate the Free<br />
and Forced Vibration Apparatus,<br />
Mechanical Engineering.
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