Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (also known as IITGN), located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, is a public institute of higher education declared to be an Institute of National Importance by Government of India. It is one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011. IITGN comes under the brand-cluster of sixteen Indian Institutes of Technology classified by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011 and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012. IIT Gandhinagar was established in 2008 along with seven other new IITs. The institute started its operations in its temporary campus at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda and is shifted to its permanent campus on the banks of the Sabarmati river in July 2015. The institute was originally mentored by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. The first batch of students were admitted in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering.

• For candidates who passed their Board examination , the eligibility criteria for admission is 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST/PD) in their 12th Standard or equivalent qualifying examination.

• Admissions are made through JEE Advanced rank followed by counselling.

• An autonomous institute.
• Ranked among top engineering colleges of India.
• Institute of national importance.
• Excellent placements.
• Highly qualified and experienced faculty.
• Scholarship to meritorious students.
• Strong industry academic relations.

• IIT Gandhinagar offers placement services to its students.
• The institute offers summer internship to the students with the objective to expose the students to the challenges of the real world before they graduate.
• 40% of undergraduates have undergone international internships in the summer of 2014.
• The overall placement of the graduating batch (UG) of 2014 was close to 85%.

• Alkyl Amines Chemicals
• Altair
• Bank of India
• BPCL
• Cognizant Technology Solutions
• Fashion and You.com
• Flipkart
• Honda Cars India
• Hospira Healthcare India
• Infosys
• Microsoft
• National Instruments
• BHEL
• BSNL
• Eicher
• Essar
• Future Group
• Goldman Sachs
• Indian Oil
• Mahindra

• IITGN's internationalization strategy was awarded the 'World Education Award 2014' at the World Education Summit in New Delhi.

• Classrooms & meeting rooms.
• Auditorium with 180 seats.
• Well stocked library with over 12000 books.
• Computer facilities.
• Sports facilities.
• Medical facilities.