Venue: Bhupen Hazarika Auditorium Complex, IIT Guwahati

IIT Guwahati is located at Amingaon, North Guwahati. The campus is well connected by Air, Road and Rail across the country.

 

Air

LokpriyaGopinathBordoloi International Airport, in Borjhar, Guwahati (GAU), is the nearest airport (approximately 22 KM ). Online taxi facilities like Uber, Ola and Airport prepaid taxies ( in the Arrival lounge inside the airport) are available to reach campus. Approximate taxi fare ranges between Rs.500-800.

 

Road

Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) Guwahati is approximately 20KM away from the campus. Frequent buses available from ISBT and Guwahati city to Jai guru junction (nearest bus stop to campus, on NH27, from approximately 15 KM from Guwahati towards Rangia).

 

Rail

Kamakhya railway station (KYQ) is approximately 13 KM away from the campus and Guwahati (GHY) railway station is approximately 20 KM away from the campus. Both railway stations are within Guwahati city and taxi, autorikshaw and bus services are available to reach the campus.

 

According to assam state government policy, incoming passengers, who have been vaccinated with two doses of COVID-19 vaccines and possess such certificate, on production of the same in front of screening Authority, shall be exempted from mandatory testing on arrival at Airport, Railway station, Road Border Points etc.

However, passengers who are vaccinated with single dose or not having any vaccination and those who are symptomatic, even with two doses of vaccination shall have to undergo mandatory RT-PCR testing at their own cost on arrival at airport, railway station etc. in Assam, for which a subsidized rate of Rs 250/- only per RTPCR test shall be charged.

People with double dose vaccine will be allowed inside the campus.
Kindly carry your final vaccine certificate with you.

 

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, was established in 1994. The academic programme of IIT Guwahati commenced in 1995. At present the Institute has eleven departments and five inter-disciplinary academic centres covering all the major engineering, science and humanities disciplines, offering BTech, BDes, MA, MDes, MTech, MSc and PhD programmes. Within a short period of time, IIT Guwahati has been able to build up world class infrastructure for carrying out advanced research and has been equipped with state-of-the-art scientific and engineering instruments.Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati's campus is on a sprawling 285 hectares plot of land on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra around 20 kms. from the heart of the city. With the majestic Brahmaputra on one side, and with hills and vast open spaces on others, the campus provides an ideal setting for learning.

The 74,000 square metre Academic Complex houses the academic departments, centres, their laboratories, classrooms, etc. A spacious Administrative Building accommodates the offices of the Institute. The Computer and Communication Centre houses a modern Computer Centre and Central Library. A lecture hall complex with four lecture halls, each capable of seating 250 scholars and an auditorium of 1500 capacity provide space for teaching and holding various events/programmes. The Sports Complex comprising of an indoor sports stadium with synthetic badminton, table tennis and squash courts, gymnasium and the Students Gymkhana office, an 8 lane 50 m long swimming pool and flood-lit playing fields for all major outdoor games provide ample scope of recreation for the campus residents. A 72-room Guest House, ample faculty and staff quarters, married students' flat-lets, eight men's and one women's hostels with single occupancy rooms make the residential component of the infrastructure. The Institute also has a hospital with 30 beds, a commercial complex with a restaurant and several shops and two community halls. A Conference Centre with a provision of 4 halls (2 halls with 150 capacity and 2 halls with 200 capacity) and a food court .

Other facilities include a campus wide network on a Gigabit Ethernet backbone with access points in every hostel room, an internal EPABX, high capacity internet connections (including access from residences), two banks with ATM facilities, a post office with Railway Passenger Reservation facility, a pre-primary school-cum-creche, a KendriyaVidyalaya and a bus service to the city.

The Central Library, one of the important central facilities of the Institute, currently has a collection of over 1,17,000 items including 2605 subscribed online journals and magazines.

Due to the current pandemic situation only very limited number of accommodation is available in campus. Good accommodation facilities are available in Guwahati city and different price ranges. Nearest one is hotel centre point (Approximately 3KM). Contact number: 6900880888.

 

Guwahati is the largest city in the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. A major riverine port city along with hills, and one of the fastest growing cities in India, Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra. It is called the 'Gateway to North East India. The Brahmaputra river flows to the north of the metropolis. The city is bordered on the south by the foothills of the Shillong plateau and to the east by the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary. The Bharalu river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, flows right through the heart of the city.

The modern Guwahati was known as Pragjyotishpura. i.e. the eastern city of astronomy during the epic and puranaic period. The KalikaPurana, a work of 10th century A.D. says "Formerly Brahma stayed here and created stars. In the book "A History of Assam" mentions 'Prag' means former or eastern and 'Jyotish' means a star, astrology shining and therefore Pragjyotishpur may means 'the city of Eastern Astrology". On the other hand, according to B.K. Kakati, Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotishpura was on an extensive hill and there the city of Pragjyotisha was connected with the topographical feature of the area rather than any religious cult.

Among the city corridors, the most important is the corridor formed along the Guwahati-Shillong (GS) Road towards the south (almost 15 km [9.3 mi] from the city-center). The GS Road corridor is an important commercial area with retail, wholesale and commercial offices developed along the main road; it is also a densely built residential area in the inner parts. The capital complex of Assam at Dispur is situated in this corridor. This corridor has facilitated the growth of a southern city sub-center at Ganeshguri, along with other residential areas to the south developed during the past few decades.

 

 

Located in the Nilachal Hills in the western part of Guwahati city, the Kamakhya Temple Guwahati is perhaps its most well-recognised landmark and a part of every traveller's itinerary. It is among the oldest of the 51 Shakti Peeths and the temple is dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya. The temple complex is made up of many individual temples each denoting the ten Mahavidyas of Saktism.

 

 

The Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden (popularly known as Guwahati Zoo) is the largest of its kind in the North East region and it is spread across 432 acre (175 hectare). The zoo is located within the Hengrabari Reserved Forest at Guwahati, India. The zoo is home to about 895 animals, birds and reptiles representing almost 113 species of animals and birds from around the world.

 

 

Assam State Museum, also known as Assam Rajyik State Museum, is located in the heart of Guwahati city in DighaliPukhuri tank. It is one of the most famous museums of the North- East India that gives insights into the rich culture of ancient history and as well as the modern history of North-East India. Its prominent location in the center of the city attracts a large number of history buffs and tourists visiting Guwahati.

 

 

It connects the Northern and Southern banks of Guwahati. The ropeway gives a panoramic view of Guwahati, the Brahmaputra, and the surrounding hills. It can be a good experience that gives you an understanding of the geography of the city and also gives you some interesting aerial, drone-like shots without actually using one. You will also see Umananda Island, a small river island with a temple.

 

 

Umananda Devaloi is a Shiva temple located at the Umananda Island in the middle of river Brahmaputra just opposite the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup or the Kachari Ghat in Guwahati. It is known as smallest inhabited riverine island in the world.

 

 

Shillongis a hill station in the northeastern part of India and the capital of Meghalaya, which means "The Abode of Clouds". It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the British of Scotland. Hence, they would also refer to it as the "Scotland of the East". Shillong is approximately 100KM.