[3] Established in 2008, IIT Gandhinagar campus is spread over 400 acres of land along the river Sabarmati.

[10] The IIT Gandhinagar campus is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Palaj village.

[11] In 2011, in his inaugural speech at the Amalthea technology summit, then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi spoke of the land for the new permanent campus, saying, "the state government has decided to give land on 99 year lease with a token amount of just one rupee for setting up a campus of IIT-Gandhinagar.

"[12] The institute took possession of over 400 acres of land in August 2012,[4] and classes and other activities on the new campus began in July 2015.

[13] The 400-acre campus of IITGN is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati river in Palaj village.