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Chandigarh Group of Colleges
Main gate of Chandigarh Group of Colleges
TypeCollege
Established2001
AffiliationI. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University
ChairmanSatnam Singh Sandhu
PresidentRashpal Singh Dhaliwal
Location
Landran and Jhanjheri in Mohali district
,
Punjab
,
India
CampusUrban
Websitewww.cgc.edu.in

The Chandigarh Group of Colleges (or CGC) are the educational institutions located in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district of Punjab in short distance from cities of Chandigarh and Mohali. Chandigarh Group of Colleges was established in 2001 at Landran[1] initially and at Jhanjheri in 2012.[2] In 2009, Chandigarh Group of Colleges Gharuan was established as Punjab's first integrated campus.[3] In 2012, CGC Gharuan campus was granted university status[4] as Chandigarh University.[5][6]

Research & Development

Chandigarh Group of Colleges is among top 10 institutes of India in terms of number of patents filed.[7][8][9] CGC has MoU with National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology for Entrepreneurship, R&D Projects and training.[10] CGC is member of AI and Deep learning project under Newton Bhabha Fund sanctioned by UK's Royal Academy of Engineering.[11] CGC was granted ₹23 lakh (US$28,000) aid by Indian Council of Medical Research for the development of nanotechnology-based lung cancer vaccine.[12]

Campus Activities and Sports

CGC campus students get opportunities to be part of different cultural events like fashion shows,[13] Faculty felicitation,[14] NASA sponsored CanSat competition,[15] MHRD's Smart India Hackathon events,[16] Start up to Scale Up conferences,[17] NCC best cadet,[18] Faculty Development Programmes[19][20] apart from annual Techno cultural Fests.[21][22] CGC students also participate in many sports tournaments and competitions in events such as Volleyball,[23][24] Wrestling,[25] weightlifting, power lifting, best physique championships[26]

Placements

4500 MNCs like Infosys, Wipro, Microsoft, Google, HCL, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, Tata Motors, Cadence, Dell, Polaris, SAP Labs, Adobe Systems, Citrix Systems, Oracle, Cognizant, Bharti Airtel, Deloitte, IBM with more than 490 job offers visit the campus every year for placements for both Landran[27] and Jhanjeri campuses.[28][29] Though no. of placements does not ensure that the grabbed placements are high because most of the recruiters are mass recruiters.

Courses

CGC offers following courses,[30][31] such as:

  • MTech (Computer Science & Engineering)
  • MTech (System Software)
  • MTech (Information Technology)
  • MTech (Information Security)
  • MTech (Electronics & Communication Engineering)
  • MTech (VLSI Design)
  • MTech (Mechanical Engineering)
  • BTech (Computer Science & Engineering)
  • BTech (Information Technology)
  • BTech (Electronics & Communication Engineering)
  • BTech (Mechanical Engineering)
  • B. Pharmacy
  • BBA (Service Industry Management)[32]
  • MBA (Master of Business Administration)
  • MCA (Master of Computer Application)

Ranking

  • Aspiring Minds' National Employability Award 2019[33]
  • Times Top 100 Private Engineering Institute rankings 2018- Top 50[34]
  • Chronicle 7th All India Engineering Survey - A++[35]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran". www.aspiringminds.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ "CGC Jhanjeri". Chandigarh Group of Colleges.
  3. ^ "Integrated campus to be set up in Mohali village". The Indian Express. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Punjab cabinet okays Chandigarh varsity in pvt sector". hindustan times. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Candidates for Chandigarh University landing at Panjab University". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Mohali Marker: Chandigarh University, where pupils get ready for jobs". hindustan times. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. ^ "CGC Landran among top 10 institutions in filing patents". Tribuneindia News Service. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. ^ "CGC Landran in country's top ten institutions for most patents filed in a single year". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  9. ^ Roy, Vijay C (3 June 2018). "Punjab institutes wake up to patenting innovations". Tribune News Service. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  10. ^ "MOU between NIELIT Chandigarh and CGC Landran". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  11. ^ "CGC Landran becomes zonal partner of project on AI and Deep Learning". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  12. ^ "CGC gets Rs 23 lakh grant to develop lung cancer vaccine". Tribuneindia News Service. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  13. ^ "CGC Jhanjeri organized Grand Fashion Show". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  14. ^ "CGC Jhanjeri honored 14 Teachers with Best Teachers Award on Teachers' Day". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  15. ^ "CGC Landran teams qualify to compete in the final round of CanSat 2018 Global Aerospace Competition". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Smart India Hackathon 2018 commences at CGC Landra". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  17. ^ "CGC Jhanjeri organized 4th National Conference on Start Up to Scale Up". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  18. ^ "CGC students bring laurels to the institution". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Faculty development programme". Tribuneindia News Service. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Annual FDP inaugurated at CGC Landran". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  21. ^ "City campuses get technically competitive". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  22. ^ "Cultural fest begins at CGC". Tribuneindia News Service. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  23. ^ "CGC Jhanjeri Girls Win PTU's Inter College Volleyball Tournament". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  24. ^ "CGC spikers clinch title". Tribuneindia News Service. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  25. ^ "CGC Jhanjeri is to hold World Wrestling Professionals Competition". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  26. ^ "CGC, Landran, win overall meet". Tribuneindia News Service. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  27. ^ "2017 – An outstanding year of achievements for students of Chandigarh Group of Colleges Landran". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  28. ^ "Chandigarh Group of College Jhanjeri Students Placed in Leading Companies". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  29. ^ "CGC bags award for placements". Tribune News Service. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  30. ^ "CGC Jhanjeri Dominates IKG PTU's MERIT LISTS". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  31. ^ "Over 1,400 CGC students get degrees". Tribuneindia News Service. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  32. ^ "CGC Landran adds new course". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  33. ^ "CGC Landran wins National Employability Award". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  34. ^ "CGC Landran among top 50 in Times Private Engineering Institute Rankings 2018". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  35. ^ "Chandigarh Group of Colleges Landran gets A+ ranking". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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