Rajiv Gandhi Government Engineering College Kangra

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Rajiv Gandhi Government Engineering College Kangra
MottoIn pursuit of excellence
Type Public [1]
Established2014 [1]
Principal Prof. P. P. Sharma
Students1096 [ citation needed ]
Location,
32°05′06″N76°23′53″E / 32.085°N 76.398°E / 32.085; 76.398
Campus24.72 acres
Nickname RGGEC
Affiliations Himachal Pradesh Technical University
All India Council for Technical Education
Website http://www.rggec.ac.in

Rajiv Gandhi Government Engineering College Kangra is an engineering college located in Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh, India. [1]

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Foundation

The college was set up in the year 2014 under the Himachal Pradesh Technical University, Hamirpur. The college is one of the five government engineering colleges affiliated to the Himachal Pradesh Technical University.

Campus

Electronics and Communication Engg. Deptt. and Lecture Hall Buildings in view RGGEC Kangra.png
Electronics and Communication Engg. Deptt. and Lecture Hall Buildings in view

The college campus is situated in the town of Nagrota Bagwan of Kangra District in Himachal Pradesh and is located on the banks of a Singh Ravine a distuburary channel of Baner Ravine, surrounded by scenic hills of Kangra Valley. The distance to campus from Nagrota Bagwan bus terminus is 3 km and 2.5 km from Nagrota Railway Station.

Branches and Departments

Rajiv Gandhi Government Engineering College currently has 5 departments which include the following :

Architecture

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Apart from this the college also serves as a campus for HPTU-Business School and offers MBA courses as well.

Starting from 2017, it is also serving as a campus for HPTU-BHM and offers a course in Hotel Management.

Events

Annual Fest

The college celebrated its first ever Annual Fest in April 2017 after shifting to its original campus site. The two day event displayed several cultural activities by students and also featured performances by outside bands.

Techzion

The Techzion is the Technical Fest of the college which took place for the first time in April 2017. It includes various technical events and exhibition of models made by students.

The Technical as well as Cultural Fests are expected to be held around the same period of time in following years.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Engineering Colleges in the State". Department of Technical Education, Vocational & Industrial Training, Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 11 March 2017.