IIT-Guwahati gets third rank in ‘residential university-AICTE’ category
S Vishnu Sharmaa, INN/Chennai, @Svs037
Name and fame of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) has once again touched the skies. It has lot of achievements to its credit, latest one in that long list is third rank it won in the ‘residential university-AICTE’
category in the third edition of Swachh Campus ranking for 2019 for higher educational institutions.
The ranking was given by Ministry of Human Resource and Development. The ranking was received by IIT-G on 3 December at a function held at AICTE auditorium in New Delhi.
R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, presented the award to Professor T.G. Sitharam, Director, IIT-G and Professor Parameswar K. Iyer, Dean of Public Relations, Branding and Ranking, IIT-G.
Sitharam said he was pleased by this recognition won by IIT-G and they hope to lead by example that academic excellence can be achieved by a sustainable balance of the surroundings and by being sensitive to the environment.
‘IIT-G will make every effort to be a leader in hygiene, sustainable development practices and preserving the ecological balance beyond our boundaries. I congratulate every person involved to make IIT-G a clean and smart campus and leading to this recognition.’
The institutes were evaluated on different parameters like cleanliness within the campus, garbage management in the campus, hostel and residential areas, frequency and the procedure of disposal, technology used for solid and liquid waste disposal and management, water harvesting and storage, pipeline systems, vegetation coverage and greenery in campus, canteen hygiene, renewable energy use and solar panels installed on the campus, swachhta culture in campus, facilities for specially-abled citizens and swachhta activities taken up outside campus.
A swachhta rankings team comprising of three external expert members had visited IIT-G, one of the 36 shortlisted institute among approximately 6900 entries and inspected the campus on these stringent and diverse parameters.
A sapling of Guazuma tomentosa (commonly known as mutamba or guacimo) has been planted by Adamya Chetana and Supported by AICTE to increase green cover on the mother earth in recognition of the Institute’s performance.
