Institute of Advanced Research was established in 2006 with the support of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, the then President of India. IAR Gandhinagar is a not-for-profit institute, supported by the Puri Foundation for Education in India. IAR Gandhinagar has been conferred the status of a university by the Gujarat Private Universities Amendment Act, 2011. The campus of the university is well situated on the banks of the Sabarmati river, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Institute of Advanced Research is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The mission of the university is to provide research and innovation-based educational opportunities to the students with the vision of creating professionals to lead the society and the nation.
The university offers courses in the fields of engineering, science, commerce, management, arts and research. The various courses offered by Institute of Advanced Research are B.Tech, B.B.A, B.Sc. (H), B.A., M.Sc., M.B.A, M.Tech and Ph.D. For admission to the courses, candidates have to go through the university screening process. Institute of Advanced Research accepts scores of GUJCET for B.Tech, GAT-B for M.Sc. Biotechnology, CMAT for M.B.A and GATE for M.Tech programme admission. The university has a total 55 well-qualified faculty members. The total number of students enrolled at present is 540. Thus, the student-teacher ratio at IAR Gandhinagar is 10:1. The university also has many national and international collaborations.
The university is located at Koba Institutional Area, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. There are various modes of transport to reach the university. One can travel by air, road or rail to reach the Institute of Advanced Research. The nearest railway station to IAR Gandhinagar is Khodiyar Railway Station. The distance between the railway station and the university is 28.3 km and would take around 52 minutes from cab or auto. The nearest bus stop is PDEU Bus Stop. It is located at a distance of 4.4 km and would take approximately 9 minutes to reach the university from the bus stop. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is the nearest airport to the Institute of Advanced Research. It is 15.2 km far from the university and would take approximately 23 minutes from cab or auto to reach the university.
Institute of Advanced Research boys hostel facilities include bed, mattress, pillow, study table, chair, cupboard and provide comfortable accommodation to the outstation students. Both AC and non AC rooms are available. The hostels are enabled with wi-fi. Mess facility is also there, where vegetarian food is served.
