A Country’s progress is incomplete if the women are not empowered. Education is the first step towards it which makes women self-reliant and contribute towards the society. In May 2013, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) was established and is now a completely self-reliant University imparting high quality technical education exclusively for Women on its Kashmere Gate heritage Campus situated in the heart of Delhi. Our vision is to make India a Knowledge Society and Economy by empowering the women of our country through education in Engineering, Science, Management, Architecture and Technology.
IGDTUW functions efficiently as a Teaching & Learning, Research-Oriented Center in various branches of Engineering, Technology and Management promoting advancement and dissemination of research led knowledge among women from all over the country. It helps our country ‘India’ to meet the requirements of professionally skilled (with ethical values) women workforce in high-tech domains. The strategic intent (VMO) of the University is to foster industry relevant research and innovations and empower the women of our country through value based higher education making them Employable, Self-Reliant, Entrepreneurship Development, Responsible Citizen of the country with concern for Environment and Society.
The university is committed about developing Sustainable systems and State-of-the-Art infrastructure to enable the Indian women to become future Leaders, Managers, Researchers, and Productive Team Players in the field of Science, Engineering, Technology and Management. It has modern well-equipped Labs, fully Wi-Fi enabled campus, Computer Centre, fully Automated Library, Auditorium, Multi-purpose Hall, Conference Room, Seminar Room, Hostels, Sports & Recreational Facilities, etc.
The University’s Alumni Body is a vast and thriving community of Technocrats, Senior Executives, Successful Entrepreneurs, and Leaders of Society. Internships with government bodies and various MNCs are encouraged for more holistic learning. IGDTUW alumni are working with many prestigious companies like Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, SAP Labs, Oracle, Qualcomm, Mahindra & Mahindra, General Motors, Cognizant, Aricent, Tata Consultancy Services, Yamaha Motors, Hindustan Unilever, IBM India, and many more. Many Institute’s Alumni are pursuing higher studies at the University of Johns Hopkins University, CMU, University of California, Berkeley, UCLA, New York University, University of Michigan, etc.
Students are encouraged to take part in various curricular and extra-curricular activities, competitions, Hackathon etc. On several occasions, they represented the university and won prizes and medals at National/International Levels and brought laurels to the university. The University has Seven Technical Societies like ACM chapter, IEEE, OSA, WiBD, IETE etc., Fourteen Institute Level Societies and Four Clubs focusing on various Technical, Art & Culture and Environment activities.
To know more details, visit official website: www.igdtuw.ac.in
