Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science
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| Motto | Aacharah prathamo dharmah |
| Established | 1952 |
| Type | Education and Research Institution |
| Director | Dr. P. K. Sen |
| Staff | 200 |
| Undergraduates | 2100(approx) |
| Postgraduates | 300 (approx) |
| Location | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.sgsits.ac.in |
Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) is an engineering college in Indore. It was established in 1952 and was established as a technical Institute offering Licentiate and Diploma courses in Engineering.
At present the institute offers 9 undergraduate and 17 postgraduate courses with an intake of 650 and 150 students respectively. At any time, there are approximately 2400 undergraduate students studying in the institute. In addition Part Time Degree Courses are offered for working professionals with Engineering Diploma.
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[edit] History
When established, it was known as Shri Govindram Seksaria Kala Bhavan. This Institute came into being as a result of the keen desire expressed by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to a group of leading industrialists of Indore for establishment of a Technical Institute. An eminent Industrialist of the town, Seth Shri Kudilaji Seksaria responded by very generously donating the initial amount for starting the Institution in the name of his late father Seth Shri Govindram Seksaria. In 1956, it was converted to a Degree college with the course in Civil Engineering and its name was changed to Shri Govindram Seksaria Technological Institute, Indore (fondly referred as GSTI). Subsequently with the introduction of M.Sc. Courses in Applied Sciences the name of the Institute was changed to its present name. From the session 2000-2001 the Institute is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (University of Technology of M.P.), Bhopal. Earlier it was affiliated to Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore.
On the basis of quality of manpower produced by the institute, it has been ranked 16th in the country and 2nd in Madhya Pradesh. It is trying to get a Deemed University status. The AICTE declared it an autonomous institute in 1989.
Motto: The motto of the institute is:
- आचारः प्रथमो धर्मः (In English:Aacharah prathamo dharmah.)
It means that one's ethos should be his/her first (and ultimate) religion. It stress the need for clean ethics in the life of the student and urges them to mold their life to reach perfection in character religiously.
College's Mission: The mission of the college, stated verbatim reads:
- To generate experts in science and technology akin to society for its accelerated socio-economic growth in professional and challenging environment imparting human values.
College's Vision: The vision of the college, urges itself to be A front-line institute in science and technology making significant contributions to human resource development envisaging dynamic needs of the society.
[edit] Achievements
Institute is the considered[who?] to be among from the top rated institutes of Madhya Pradesh with excellent track record of placements. Institute celebrated its Golden Jubliee in 2002 by deducting from salary of professors Rs. 2000/-, readers Rs. 1500/-, lecturers Rs. 1000/- and students Rs. 500/-. Alumni also contributed for the successful celebration. A valedictory function was celebrated on 22-23 December, 2002 which is also called SGSITS Day. His excellency President of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the chief guest of the Valedictory Function. President unveiled a stone to mark the ceremony and later in the day addressed students and faculty. Many academic and cultural activities were organized to celebrate the Golden Jubilee Year.
The institute was also short listed when Government of India was implementing Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) with the help of World Bank. By this initiative the institute received an aid of approximately 3.0 crore of rupees from Govt. of India and World Bank. These funds were used to modernize laboratories of various departments and other key initiatives like post graduation education via video conferencing and opening of information technology incubation center. [1]
[edit] Permanent Faculties as on Jan 2009
The number of permanent faculties as per record on Jan 2009 are as given below. Salary and leave rules are governed according to M.P. Govt. rules and regulations.
- 34 Professors out of which 30 have Ph.D. degree
- 32 Readers out of which 6 have Ph.D. degree
- 57 Lecturers out of which 47 have post graduation degree
Now the institute does not sends an interview call letter for the post of professors and readers unless they hold Ph.D. degree.
[edit] Admission
At the undergraduate level, the institute offers admission on the basis of student performance in MP-PET and AIEEE. At postgraduate level, the admissions are on the basis of GATE. Admissions to the Master of Computer Applications course is done on the basis of MP-MCA examination. Admission to the M.Sc. (Applied Sciences) courses is Conducted at the Department level. It is first choice for students who have appeared in MP-PET exam. Fees is as per M.P. Government Rules.
[edit] Courses
At present the institute offers 9 undergraduate (Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Information Technology Engineering, Industrial and Production Engineering and Biomedical Engineering) and 17 postgraduate courses with an intake of 650 and 150 students respectively. The Ministry of HRD of Govt. of India has identified the Civil Engg. Department of the Institute as a Center for Quality Improvement (QIP) for Ph.D. degree and Electrical Engg. Department for M.E. degree. At any time, there are approximately 2400 undergraduate students studying in the institute. In addition Part Time Degree Courses are offered for working professionals with Engineering Diploma.
Teaching and related activities of the Institute are taken care by various Departments, Centers and Cells of the Institute. The departments are : Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, Production Engineering, Computer Engineering, Pharmacy, App. Physics, App. Chemistry and App. Mathematics. Various centers and cells are : Computer Center, Centre for Continuing Education Programme, Entrepreneurship Development Cell, Training and Placement Cell, Central Workshop and Management Cell.
[edit] Reservation Policy
SGSITS has an affirmative action policy on caste and gender based reserved quotas. As per the rules, 16% of the admitted students must be of the Scheduled Castes, 20% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 14% for the Other Backward classes. Remaining 50% seats are open for all students. In case a reserved category student get good marks he will be alloted open (general) category seat. In each of the above categories 50% seats are reserved for girls candidate.
[edit] Training and Placement Cell
Training and Placement Cell in the Institute plays a vital role and is becoming a key department of the Institute. As there are many more Engineering Colleges coming up in Madhya Pradesh, the competition for employment is increasing every day and the job of placement is becoming a challenging one.
The Training and Placement Office has come in its inception since quite a long and is performing the following activities:-
Arranging implant training for students and
Inviting various organizations for campus recruitment.
For placement a large number of prospective employers are contacted during the year and the number of companies visiting regularly this Institute are increasing every year which has reached to around 25-30 by now.
SGSITS holds an excellent track record of providing jobs to its students who are now part of various respected and famous organizations. Some of them includes Microsoft, Deloitte & Touche, Amdocs, Essar, Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, L&T ECC to name a few
[edit] Information about the institute
The Institute is located in the heart of the city, few minutes from Railway Station and Bus Station. The total land area of the Institute is 35 acres (140,000 m2) while the building area is 25,000 square meters.
Staff Quarters :
1 Director Quarter
6 Professor Quarters
24 Lecturer Quarters
14 Readers Quarters
30 Quarters for class III & IV employees
Guest House : For 20 persons
No. of Hostels - 7
4 Boys Hostel of total capacity 600 seats.
Vishveshwariya Hostel (Hostel # 4) for first year under graduate students
H. Bhabha Hostel (Hostel # 3) for second year under graduate students
J.C. Bose Hostel (Hostel # 1) for third year under graduate students
C.V. Raman Hostel (Hostel # 2) for final year under graduate students
2 Girls Hostel of capacity 100 seats.
1 Transit Hostel for Research Scholars, Lecturers and Sponsored Students (e.g. QIP program).
Second Year boys Hostel 'H. Bhabha' has modern Gym Facility inside and each Hostel has their separate Mess and Reading Hall with provision of entertainment and sports like colour TV and TT Tables.
Third Year boys Hostel 'J.C. Bose' is the oldest and biggest hostel of institute having 102 rooms.
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Coordinates: 22°43′00″N 75°50′00″E / 22.7166667°N 75.8333333°E
