Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
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Coordinates: 23°13′50″N 77°24′43.2″E / 23.23056°N 77.412°E
| Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya | |
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| राजीव गांधी प्रौद्योगिकी विश्वविद्यालय | |
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| Motto | Pragyanam Brahma |
| Established | 1998 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Rameshwar Thakur |
| Vice-Chancellor | Piyush Trivedi |
| Rector | V. K Sethi |
| Location | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Other names | Rajiv Gandhi Technical University |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya |
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (Hindi: राजीव गांधी प्रौद्योगिकी विश्वविद्यालय, RGPV), also known by the English name Rajiv Gandhi Technical University[1] (RGTU) and by the name State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh, is an Indian multi-campus affiliating university in Madhya Pradesh. It has campuses and affiliated colleges in Bhopal, Sagar, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, etc.
The university was established as a common university for all the technical institutes, mainly including engineering and pharmacy colleges in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The university was named after the former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. All the colleges of Engineering, Pharmacy, 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.
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[edit] History
RGPV was established by the government of Madhya Pradesh Act No. 13 of 1998.[1]
[edit] Mascot
A falcon, the mascot of RGPV, holds a degree in its beak, portraying the engineers graduating from RGPV. The falcon holds a pen in one of its claws, symbolizes the power of expression. The paddy grasped by the other claw represents the productivity and prosperity resulting from the efforts of the graduates in their profession.
[edit] BEC/GEC/UIT-RGPV
UIT-RGPV is an engineering institution in central India. The institution was established in 1986 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh as the Government Engineering College, Bhopal. It has been granted Autonomous status from the 2010 session.
In 1998 the government of Madhya Pradesh declared the institute autonomous and named it Bhopal Engineering College (BEC). The institution was declared a constituent college of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (Technical University of the State of Madhya Pradesh) from July 2002 by an order of the government of Madhya Pradesh. It is knowns as the University Institute of Technology-RGPV,Bhopal or UIT-RGPV (also RGUIT).
In July,2010 UIT-RGPV was declared autonomous again, as read on uitrgpv.com, which seems to be UIT-RGPV website.
[edit] Campus
The institution is near Gandhi Nagar on the outskirts of the city, 3 km from the airport on the Gwalior bypass road. The campus is spread over 241.14 acres (0.9759 km2). The main buildings start 1 km from the main gate. The campus has instruction blocks, workshop, library block, nanotechnology block, School of Energy and Environment block and Administrative block.
The campus has residential facilities for the staff and separate hostels for boys and girls. The campus is full of greenery and sightseeing locations specially in rainy season. Besides the above mentioned blocks, the campus includes an Energy Park, Bio-diesel Plant, Medicinal Garden and a number of windmills and solar panels which contribute to the energy sources of the university.
[edit] Constituent institutes
[edit] UIT: University Institute of Technology
Offers BE courses in Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Industrial Production Engineering, Information Technology, and Mechanical.It has been granted Autonomous status from the 2010 session.
[edit] SOPS: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Devoted entirely to postgraduate study and research in pharmaceutical Sciences and allied disciplines, the school was established in 2002. The school teaches an understanding of medicines — how they made, how they act and how people use them to prevent and cure diseases. It does research in the areas of cancer drugs and HIV drug design and development, biopharmaceutics and drug delivery.
[edit] Courses
- M.Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- M.Pharmacy - Pharmaceutics
- M.Pharmacy - Quality Assurance
The department promotes collaboration and creativity among the faculty through collegial interaction, research centres, pharmaceutical industries, mutual respect and exchange of ideas. it collaborates with international researchers in the area of new drug discovery and development.
[edit] Sophisticated Analytical Instrumental Laboratory (SAIL)
- High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (Shimadzu, Japan)
- FTIR Spectrophotometer (Jasco, Japan)
- UV Spectrophotometer (Shimadzu, Japan)
- Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatograph (Waters, Austria)
- Freeze Drier (Virtis, USA)
- LC-Mass-Mass (Applied Biosystems, USA)
- Rotary Vacuum Flash Evaporator (Roteva, India)
- Eight Basket Dissolution Test Apparatus (Electrolab, India)
- Differential Scanning Calorimeter (Perkin Elmer, USA)
- Tablet Section (Rotary Tablet Machine, Granulator, Coater with accessories) (Karnavati, India)
- Particle Size Analyzer (Malvern, UK)
- Fluorescent Microscope (Radical, India)
- Refrigerated Centrifuge (Eppendorf, USA)
- Nitrogen Evaporator (Caliper Life Sciences, USA)
- Homogenizer (Omni, USA)
- CHN Analyzer (Elementar, Germany)
- Drug Design Software (Schrödinger, Open Eye, Auto Dock)
[edit] SOB: School of Biotechnology
Offers an M.Tech in Biotechnology
[edit] SOIT: School of Information and Technology
The courses offered are BE in Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Industrial Production Engineering, Information Technology, and Mechanical. From 2008 UIT began three ME courses in:
- ME - Power Systems
- ME - Structural Engineering
- ME - Heat Power Engineering
[edit] Research interests
- Power sector reforms
- Energy conservation and audit
- IC engine and air pollution, robotics
- Trenchless technology, NDT, design of pressurized concrete structures.
[edit] Institute facilities
The departments of UIT are equipped with computer centers, departmental libraries, and labs for teaching research and innovation. Some of these are:
- Electrical Drives Lab
- Power System and Protection
- IM
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) & CAD Lab
- Advanced Chemistry and Physics Labs
- Computer Controlled CI engine
- Non CFC refrigerant Testing Ring
- Environmental Lab
- Hydraulic Lab and Geotech Engineering labs.
- All Weather Approach Road
- Portable Water Supply System
- Electrical Generator
- Students' Canteen
- Students' Common Room
- Hostel Boys and Girls
- Principal's Quarters
- Digital Library
- Quarters for Faculty
- Guest House
[edit] References
- ^ a b ".:: Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal ::.". rgpv.ac.in. http://rgpv.ac.in/AboutRGTU/AboutRGPV.aspx. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
