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As plans to set up eight more Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) get going, IIT Gandhinagar will open on August 2 with three specialisation subjects and 103 students.

To start operations from the Vishawkarma Government Engineering College (VGEC) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the new IIT will get able guidance and study aide from IIT Bombay, which last week celebrated its golden jubilee.

The classes for the four-year B Tech courses in chemical engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering will commence with an orientation programme August 2.

According to the authorities at IIT Bombay, which is the mentor of IIT Gandhinagar, there are 31 students in chemical engineering, 37 in electrical engineering and 35 in mechanical engineering.

"On arrival at VGEC, Gandhinagar, students will be provided with residential and other facilities at a temporary location," an IIT Bombay official saiid.