Rajiv Gandhi Technical University

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city =Bhopal, Sagar, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior{rewa}
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University

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University (RGPV) Hindi: राजीव गांधी प्रौधौगिकी विशवविधालय, also known as University of Technology of Madhya Pradesh, is an Indian multi-campus affiliating university in Madhya Pradesh. It has campuses and affiliated colleges at cities like Bhopal, Sagar, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior etc. The university is well known for its extensive technical range of courses and claims to be one of India's best university.

This institution was established as a common university for all the technical institutes, mainly including Engineering and Science colleges in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This University includes all the technical institutions of the second largest state of the country and Chhattisgarh. The university was named after the former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. All the colleges of Engineering, Science and Technology as well as the Polytechnics affiliated to various Universities and Boards of Technical Education are affiliated to the newly set up University of Technology. Further, any new college, institute and polytechnic, which is to be set up in the field of Engineering and Technology, including Architecture and Pharmacy, shall be required to be affiliated with the University of Technology of Madhya Pradesh. All the technical colleges and institutes which are running BE, BTech, MCA, BArch, BPharma etc. courses are affiliated to this University in MP.

History

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University: University of Technology of Madhya Pradesh was established by the Government of Madhya Pradesh vide Act No. 13 of 1998. The need for setting up a University of Technology in Madhya Pradesh was long felt. So to consolidate and rejuvenate the system of technical education in the state and also to ensure total quality in teaching, research and development and extension services in engineering and technology institutions

Operations

The University is currently functioning from the Faculty Block in the newly developed campus of Bhopal Engineering College on the outskirts of Bhopal city. University Institute Of Technology, was established as the Government Engineering College in 1986 to the university. University institute of technology has come a long way since its establishment but still an exacting future waits for this institution. This journey towards excellence to the University Institute of Technology has been full of obstacles and hindrances and many more are waiting ahead. With determination and will power that has been shown by the members of this institution in the past, there is no doubt that this institution will go ahead and be recognized as a premiere institute of the nation.

External links

* [http://www.rgtu.net Rajiv Gandhi Technical University: University of Technology of Madhya pradesh]