Founded in 2008, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Chandkheda (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Gujarat. Officially recognized by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Human Resources Development of India, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar) is a coeducational Indian higher education institution. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. IIT Gandhinagar also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.