IIT Guwahati Main Building

Sir I have got admission in Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) , Guwahati by Entrance Exam and now I am coming to its Main Building . Would you please provide me full address and a location map of Main Building of IIT Guwahati so I will not deviate in Guwahati because I am coming first time here ?

Can you provide me Campus Map of IITG (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)? Also tell me about the Campus Life of IITG (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati)?

[Neelu Bhasin]

The campus of IITG (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati) is on the northern banks of Brahmaputra and abuts the North Guwahati town of Amingaon. It is on a 700 acres (2.8 km2) plot of land around 20 km from the heart of the city. It has the Brahmaputra on one side and hills and vast open spaces on others.


Campus Map





Campus Life

Accommodation
Residential Quarters are provided for faculties and staff complete with all modern amenities.


Student Hostel
Students of have been provided with hostel rooms in the campus.
The accommodation is single-seater.
The hostels are equipped with all modern amenities.
There are facilities for sports and recreation such as satellite TV, indoor games and a gymnasium.
Facilities for outdoor games like volleyball, basketball and football are also there.
Every room is provided with network connectivity.
Separate accommodation is provided to the girl students.
A round-the-clock canteen is in operation to cater to the needs of the students.


Commercial Complex
A commercial complex provides shopping of essential commodities for the people in the complex.


School
A Kendriya Vidyalaya has been established inside the campus that houses classes from primary to 12th standard.


Guest House
The Guest House provides accommodation to Institute guests, visiting faculty and guardians of students.


Sports & Recreation
The Institute has a Gymkhana to oversee the cultural and sports activities. It has a student General Secretary, a Sports Secretary, Academic Secretary, a Cultural Secretary - all of whom belongs to the student community and is elected by the students.

It arranges cultural activities for the benefit of the students. A cultural festival called Alcheringa and a techno-management festival called Techniche are organised every year. IIT Guwahati has sub-chapter of SPIC-MACAY Guwahati.

It has a good collection of musical equipment for the use of its students. It also arranges different sports activities. Indoor sports facilities are available in the indoor sports stadium with synthetic badminton, table tennis, squash courts and gymnasium as well as in the hostels.

Outdoor games are arranged in the flood-lit sports fields. An 8 lane 50 metre long swimming pool takes care of the swimming aficionados.


Health Care
Medical facilities are provided to the staff and students through the 30 bedded Institute Hospital located within the campus.
IITG currently has 3medical officers, all of whom are specialists.
Patients requiring intensive indoor treatment are referred to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) where modern facilities for treatment are available.
Apart from GMCH, IITG has several approved private nursing homes including the Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (GNRC).
IITG also has a few approved diagnostic laboratories where patients can undergo routine and special investigations as and when required.