S. Vishnu Sharma
IIT Guwahati is set to conduct a virtual JEE Open House for the IIT aspirants on 12 June 2024). It is for IIT aspirants who have cleared JEE Advanced 2024.
The Open House can be attended using the following link –
https://iitghy.webex.com/iitghy/j.php?MTID=m04bee9721387d8181ff339324ee00967
The Open House will feature sessions with the Director, the JEE Chairperson, and all the Deans of IIT Guwahati, who will provide valuable insights to the aspirants.
Open House
Director of IIT Guwahati spoke about the JEE Open House. Prof. Devendra Jalihal, Director of IIT Guwahati, said they are excited to interact with their potential students.
‘This Open House is an excellent platform to introduce them to the vibrant academic and extracurricular environment at IIT Guwahati.’
It is an opportunity for us to showcase innovative teaching methodologies, and the wide range of academic programs we offer, said IIT Guwahati director.
‘We also want to highlight the numerous opportunities for personal and professional growth through our robust support systems.’
Engaging with our current students and faculty will give aspirants a comprehensive understanding of life at IIT Guwahati and help them envision their future with us, he said.
Unique Opportunity
The JEE Open House will provide a unique opportunity for prospective students and their families to engage with the core administrative and academic members of IIT Guwahati.
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Attendees will gain comprehensive insights into the institute’s ethos, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary academic programs, as well as available scholarships and financial support options, say sources from IIT Guwahati.
Prospects
The session will also highlight opportunities for research, national and international internships, future career development, and entrepreneurship.
Furthermore, it will showcase the vibrant student life on campus, including state-of-the-art sports facilities and various extracurricular activities.
By attending this session, prospective students will be better equipped to make informed decisions about selecting their branches and institution.
About IIT Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, established in 1994, completed 25 years of glorious existence in 2019.
At present, the Institute has eleven departments, nine interdisciplinary academic centres and five schools.
They cover all the major engineering, science, healthcare, management, and humanities disciplines, offering BTech, BDes, BSc(Hons), MA, MDes, MTech, MSc, MS(R), MBA and PhD programmes.
The institute offers a residential campus to 439 faculty members and more than 8,600 students at present.
IITG has retained the 7th position among the best engineering institutions of the country and 9th position in both ‘Overall’ and ‘Research’ Categories in the ‘India Rankings 2023.’
IITG has achieved rank 6 in the SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy) globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023.
It is the only academic institution in India that occupied a place among the top 100 world universities – under 50 years of age – ranked by London-based Times Higher Education (THE) in 2014 and continues to maintain its superior position even today in various International Rankings.
IITG gained rank 32 globally in the ‘Research Citations per Faculty’ category and overall 344 rank in the QS World University Rankings 2024.
Among other frontier areas of research and innovation, IIT Guwahati is working towards augmenting critical science research initiatives in Genomics, Developmental Biology, Health Care and Bioinformatics and Flexible Electronics, among numerous other areas.