The University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted autonomous status to the State-run Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang, for a period of ten years.
With getting the autonomous status, the college authorities can make syllabus for the students. Examinations will also be conducted by the institute. The students will get certificates from the college.
Earlier, the syllabus and examinations of the IGIT were managed by the Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT).
The IGIT is the second technical institute in Odisha to have been granted autonomous status by the UGC after the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, said IGIT Dean Academic Professor SN Mishra.
As the IGIT is situated in an industrial area in Dhenkanal district, the syllabus for the courses offered in the college would be prepared in view of employment so that students can get jobs soon after their studies. Initiatives would be taken to transform the college into a leading educational institution in the State, he said.The IGIT, Sarang was established in the year 1982. Thousands of students have passed out of the institute in different trades of BTech courses here.
