Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology

Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology (GIMT) is an institute offering degree level technical courses in the State of Assam in the non-government sector established by Shrimanta Shankar Academy (SSA) Society. The college was established with permission from the state government and approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),[2] and is affiliated to Assam Science and Technology University.

This article is about the institute in Guwahati. For the institute in Tezpur, see Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Tezpur.

Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology
MottoTruth, Discipline & Excellence
TypePrivate
Established2006 (2006)
PrincipalProf. Thuleswar Nath
Academic staff
100 (approximately)
Undergraduates1320[1]
Postgraduates180[1]
Location
Guwahati
,
Assam
,
India
CampusSuburban, 5 acres
AcronymGIMT
Websitewww.gimt-guwahati.ac.in

   

Affiliation

It is affiliated to Assam Science and Technology University.[3] All the undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering courses as well as Master of Business Administration and Master of Computer Application programmes are recognized by the AICTE.

Campus and geography

GIMT is located at Hathkhowapara, Azara, Guwahati near the National Highway No.37, 5 km to the east of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport and 15 km to the west of Guwahati Railway Station and 4 km to the north of Azara Railway Station.

Hostels

The Institute has Boys' as well as Girls' Hostel inside its premises. All the rooms of the hostels (both Boys' and Girls') are of twin sharing basis and fully secured with 24/7 security personnel.

Academics

The GIMT undergraduate program is for Bachelor of Technology. The institute also offers Bachelor of Computer Application(BCA) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in the respective Departments. It offers postgraduate level programs like Master of Technology, Master of Business Administration and Master of Computer Application. Also PhD programs are offered in some branches of Engineering and in Business Administration.

Departments and cells

Departments

To deal with the laboratory and practical components of the syllabi, the institute has 23 departmental laboratories.[4]

Undergraduate departments

Postgraduate departments

Supporting departments

Extracurricular

There is a well equipped Gym, sports common rooms, an ATM, a hygienic canteen are inside the campus of the institute.

Sports week

As part of extracurricular activities, a sports week is organised in January. Competitions in cricket, football, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, carrom, chess, cyber games, etc. are organised.

Annual festival

Every year the students and administration of GIMT organize a festival cum competition called Euphuism, usually in the last week of January. Sports and cultural events are held during the festival.

The featured cultural events of the festival include the "DJ Nite" and the "Prime Nite" where artists and bands perform to huge audiences. The other events include:

Technical events
  • Archytas - the tech war
  • Cryptex - the Babbage's follower
  • Cyber Mania - the cyber battleground
  • Circuitronics - to design a circuit according to a problem statement

Non-technical events

Games

Games such as Eating Competition, Rangoli Making Competition, Antakshari, Blind Date, Tug of War, Balancing Competition etc. are organized.

Yuva-redefining dreams

GIMT launched a youth awareness campaign during the annual fest EUPHUISM 2010, called Yuva - Redefining Dreams, with the tagline "All we need is Youth and a Dream..." Latest event being held: GIMT Euphuism'14.[5]

Uttaran

GIMT published the first edition of its wall magazine Uttaran in mid-2009. The first edition was bilingual in Assamese and English. From the second edition it was published separately in Assamese and English.

Annual magazine

GIMTech

Sister institutes

References
  1. Archived 12 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, About GIMT
  2. "Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education |". www.aicte-india.org. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Affiliated Colleges". astu.ac.in. Assam Science and Technology University. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. , Facilities of GIMT.
  5. "GIMT Eupheuism 2010". Retrieved 17 July 2010. Recent Euphuism'14 event being organized "GIMT Eupheuism 2014". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  6. , GIPS
  7. https://www.ssa-school.org/

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