December 18, 2025 - December 20, 2025 | NITJ
INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCE
on
Geotechnical Practices for
Innovations and Sustainability
IGC-2025
Organised by
Department of Civil Engineering
Dr B R Ambedkar National
Institute of Technology
Jalandhar, India
Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)
( Jalandhar Chapter )
About Conference
IGC-2025 will be held in the premises of Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar. NIT Jalandhar (erstwhile REC Jalandhar), was established in the year 1987 and attained the status of National Institute of Technology on October 17, 2002. As NIT, the Institute has a responsibility of providing high quality technical education in Engineering and Technology to produce competent technical manpower for the country. The Institute offers B. Tech. programmes in 14 disciplines of Engineering and Technology along with the research programmes leading to MSc, MBA, MTech and PhD degrees. The Institute has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with many prestigious institutes such as Ecole Centrale de Lille, France, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, the University of Bolten, UK, and the University of South Alabama, USA for the mutual academic exchange program and further strengthening of the academics and research.
About NITJ
IGC-2025 will be held in the premises of Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar. NIT Jalandhar (erstwhile REC Jalandhar), was established in the year 1987 and attained the status of National Institute of Technology on October 17, 2002. As NIT, the Institute has a responsibility of providing high quality technical education in Engineering and Technology to produce competent technical manpower for the country. The Institute offers B. Tech. programmes in 14 disciplines of Engineering and Technology along with the research programmes leading to MSc, MBA, MTech and PhD degrees. The Institute has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with many prestigious institutes such as Ecole Centrale de Lille, France, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, the University of Bolten, UK, and the University of South Alabama, USA for the mutual academic exchange program and further strengthening of the academics and research.
About IGC chapter
IGS Jalandhar Chapter was established in February 2020 under the flagship of IGS New Delhi. The chapter was inaugurated by Prof. G.L.S. Siva Kumar Babu and Prof. N. K. Samadhiya (Past Presidents of Indian Geotechnical Society). Prof. Arvind K Agnihotri, the founder Chairman and Dr. Hemant Chore, the founder Secretary along with their executive committee members are putting in their best efforts to establish the chapter as the medium for disseminating knowledge in the field of Geotechnical Engineering and allied fields through workshops, seminars, short term courses by inviting the eminent personalities in the field from country as well as from abroad.
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Timeline
Abstract Submission
May 15, 2025
Decision on Abstract
June 15, 2025
Full Paper Submission
August 1, 2025
Decision on Full Paper
October 15, 2025
Submission of Camera Ready Paper
October 31, 2025
Submission of Camera Ready Paper
October 31, 2025
Late Registration
November 16, 2025
Spot Registration
December 15, 2025
December 18 – 20, 2025
Conference Schedule
Inauguration
09:00 – 10:30
📍 Central Seminar Hall
Opening ceremony of IGC 2025.
High Tea
10:30 – 11:00
📍 Student Welfare Centre (SAC)
Networking tea break.
Annual Lecture
11:00 – 12:00
📍 Central Seminar Hall
Prof. Deepankar Choudhury (IIT Bombay) Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering for Geo-Structures.
Keynote Lecture 1
12:00 – 12:25
📍 Central Seminar Hall
Dr. Krishna R Reddy (University of Illinois at Chicago) Selecting Sustainable Geotechnical Solutions: Quantitative Assessment-Driven Approach.
Corporate Presentation
12:25 – 12:35
📍 Central Seminar Hall
Industry presentation session.
Keynote Lecture 2
12:35 – 13:00
📍 Central Seminar Hall
Prof. Manoj Datta (IIT Delhi) Excavating the Past: Learnings from Landfill Mining Operations at Legacy MSW Dumpsites in Delhi.
Invited Lecture
13:00 – 13:25
📍 Central Seminar Hall
Mr. Ramesh Kulkarni Restoring and strengthening of 30 MW TG Foundations for Paras Thermal Power Station, MSEB Paras.
Lunch
13:25 – 14:25
📍 Student Welfare Centre (SAC)
Lunch break.
Technical Session 1
14:30 – 16:10
📍 AKAM Lecture Theatre (ALT)
Multiple parallel theme lectures: • Foundations: Shallow and Deep • Earth Retaining Structures, Slope Stability and Landslides • Soil Dynamics and Soil–Structure Interaction • Uncertainties, Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering • Ground Improvement Techniques and Geosynthetics • Transportation Geotechnics
Tea Break
16:10 – 16:20
📍 Student Welfare Centre (SAC)
Refreshment break.
Technical Session 2
16:20 – 18:00
📍 AKAM Lecture Theatre (ALT)
Theme lectures & parallel sessions: • Geoenvironmental Engineering • Rock Mechanics, Tunneling and Underground Structures • Physical & Numerical Modeling and AI&ML • Sustainable Materials • Case Studies & Forensic Geotechnical Engineering • Ground Improvement Techniques & Geosynthetics
Poster Presentation – I
16:20 – 18:00
📍 In front of AKAM Lecture Theatre
Poster presentation session.
Dinner
19:30 onwards
📍 SAC - Student Activity Center
Sponsorship Rates
Sponsors receive two complimentary delegate passes and enjoy local hospitality during the congress. Additionally, hoardings and banners can be displayed at locations designated by the organizers.
Title Sponsor
Fee: 15.00 Lakhs INR
Delegates: 7
Free Ad: Full page: Color
Corporate Presentation: Yes
Exhibition Space: 18'x9'
Platinum
Fee: 10.00 Lakhs INR
Delegates: 6
Free Ad: Full page: Color
Corporate Presentation: Yes
Exhibition Space: 18'x9'
Diamond
Fee: 5.00 Lakhs INR
Delegates: 4
Free Ad: Full page: Color
Corporate Presentation: Yes
Exhibition Space: 9'x9'
Gold
Fee: 2.5 Lakhs INR
Delegates: 3
Free Ad: Full page: Color
Corporate Presentation: NA
Exhibition Space: NA
Silver
Fee: 1.00 Lakhs INR
Delegates: 2
Free Ad: Full page: B&W
Corporate Presentation: NA
Exhibition Space: NA
Bronze
Fee: 0.50 Lakhs INR
Delegates: 1
Free Ad: Half page: B&W
Corporate Presentation: NA
Exhibition Space: NA
Well Wisher
Fee: 0.25 Lakhs INR
Delegates: 1
Free Ad: Qr page: B&W
Corporate Presentation: NA
Exhibition Space: NA