About GIMT

Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati campus was founded on 7 September 2006 as the first non-governmental engineering institute in Assam under the patronage of the Shrimanta Shankar Academy Society. Ever since its inception, the institute’s aim has been to establish a morally sound educational system, which not only produces competent professionals but also excellent human beings contributing towards the welfare of the Society.

This Institute was established with approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi and permission from the State Government. Initially, GIMT was affiliated to the oldest and most reputed University in the State i.e. Gauhati University. Under the policy to bring all the engineering colleges under the same umbrella, Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) was established by Govt. of Assam and since August 2013, the institute has been affiliated to this University.

The first session of the Institute commenced on 13 July 2006 with 240 students in four disciplines leading to the Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ETE),Applied Electronics and Instrumentation (AEI),Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Information Technology (IT). Two more undergraduate programmes in Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Electrical Engineering (EE) were added in the years 2007 and 2008 respectively. Further in the year 2014,Civil Engineering (CE) was established. The first postgraduate course in Business Administration leading to award of MBA degree was introduced in the year 2008. In 2009, the second postgraduate programme in Computer Application leading to award of MCA degree commenced at the institute.

The Institute also has approval from AICTE for Master of Technology (M. Tech) programme in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE), and Thermal and Fluid Engineering (TFE).

Although only 15 years old, GIMT has already evolved as a pioneer in the field of higher technical education. The quality is further amply recognized when five engineering programmes (B.Tech in AEI, CSE, ME, EE, ECE) were provisionally accredited by NBA in 2016. As an extension to it, in 2019, the B.Tech programmes in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering have been further accredited by NBA for three academic years upto 30.06.2022.

ABOUT NATIONAL BOARD OF ACCREDITATION (NBA)

The National Board of Accreditation (NBA), India was initially established by AICTE ( All India Council of Technical Education ) under section 10(u) of AICTE act. in the year 1994, for periodic evaluation of technical institutions and programmes. India is officially a member of the Washington Accord from 13th June 2014 with the permanent signatory status of the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). This is considered as a significant step of progress for the higher education sector in India.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
ABOUT NBA

  1. It is a kind of recognition which indicates that a programme or degree have international standards.  
  2. The Washington Accord encourages and facilitates the mobility of engineering and pharmacy graduates and professionals at international level.  
  3. A student in India graduating from an institute accredited by NBA is eligible to practise as a pharmacy professional/engineer in his/her relevant domain in any of the countries that have signed the Washington Accord (Established in 1989, there are 21 countries with full signatories as of 2018. These are Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States).
  4. The Washington Accord is a step forward to do better in the higher-education system in India and allow Indian graduates to compete at a global stage. 
  5. The only body eligible for the accreditation of the Pharmacy/Engineering courses which can enjoy the privileges of the Washington Accord is “National Board of Accreditation” (NBA) in India.

PROMOTING BODY : SHRIMANTA SHANKAR ACADEMY

 Shrimanta Shankar Academy Society (SSA) was formed in the year 1992 with its registered office at Dr. J.C. Das Road, Panbazar, Guwahati (Assam). The aim of SSA is to promote and propagate the philosophical ideals of the great Saint of Assam, Shrimanta Shankar Dev, namely Truth, Discipline, Ethics and Excellence,. Under the Societies Registration Act, 1886, the Society was formed initially with seven members. The present strength of the members of the Society has gone up to 19. 

The following are the aims and objectives of the Academy:

  1. To maintain a spiritual environment based on the motto enunciated by Shrimanta Shankar Dev. in the campus/colleges/schools run by the Society.
  2. To educate the students and train them for a career with character.
  3. To spread the knowledge of physical, intellectual, moral, social and mental development among the students of the Academy.  
  4. To provide infrastructure for imparting education (all types) to the students by providing colleges, hostels, laboratories, libraries, research centers etc. and to run/ maintain/ develop them.
  5. To publish/circulate/distribute any literary materials, books, pamphlets, periodicals, journals, circulars, letters etc. in order to promote the objectives of the Society.
  6. To provide scholarship/stipend to the students who are engaged in research on the matters connected to the Society.  
  7. To provide and give all kinds of aid to the less privileged/needy students of the Academy.
  8. To collect/preserve the writings of Shrimanta Shankar Dev. and conduct research on the same.
  9. To raise and collect funds by subscriptions, donations, grant-in-aid or otherwise for furtherance and fulfilment of the objectives of the Society.
  10. To borrow or raise loans either on security of the assets of the Society or otherwise and on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the governing body from time to time.
  11. To sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease or let under lease or sublet, mortgage, dispose of, turn to account otherwise deal with all or in and part of the movable or immovable properties of the Society.
  12. To invest, deposit, withdraw or deal with the funds of the Society as the governing body may deem fit and proper.  
  13. To donate funds to trusts, organizations or institutions having similar objectives.
  14. To co-ordinate its activities with any other educational or charitable institution, association or body corporate which has for its objects any one or all of the objects mentioned above. 
  15. To continue with all activities, incidental or conducive to the attainment or furtherance of the objectives of the Society without any distinction as to caste, creed, religion, community, or language.
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