Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology

Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology
FGIET
Motto सा विद्या या विमुक्तये
Type Government
Established 15 September 2004
Director Dr. R.P. Sharma
Location Ratapur Chowk, N.H. 30, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
26°14′46″N 81°14′24″E / 26.246233°N 81.240014°E / 26.246233; 81.240014Coordinates: 26°14′46″N 81°14′24″E / 26.246233°N 81.240014°E / 26.246233; 81.240014
Campus Urban (22.5 acres)
Website
FGIET Campus

Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology is an engineering college in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was formally announced on 15 September 2004, in the presence of Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of UPA-1 Government. It came into existence on 1 October 2004 as AICTE accorded its approval vide their letter No. 06/03/UP/ENGG/2004/010 dated 28-09-2004 and UPTU issued letter of affiliation vide letter No. E.S/5375/G.S/ dated 01-10-2004.

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology started functioning here as a temporary campus before it was moved to its permanent campus at Jais.[1]

Admission

Admission is given on the basis of the rank obtained by the candidate in UPSEE-AKTU (Uttar Pradesh State Engineering Admission Test). This exam is conducted by APJAKTU. Around 4,50,000 students appear in this exam every year seeking admission to more than 800 engineering as well as management colleges affiliated to AKTU. This is a government.

Courses offered & No. of Seats (in Brackets)

[2] B.Tech in CS, EC, ME & AE are 4 years (8 semesters) degree course whereas MCA is a 3 years (6 semesters) degree course, in which admission can be taken by appearing in SEE-UPTU (Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination), generally held on 3rd Sunday of April every year.

Integrated Aerospace Development Program

Engineering institutes in the state have collaborated for promotion of aviation and Aerospace engineering.[3]

Also, as a part of their curriculum, students have to undertake a bachelor project cum Industrial Training in their final year. The common destinations are NTPC, HAL, BHEL, Railway Corp etc.

Hostels

The institute has hostel facilities for boys and girls.Each hostel has its own mess, operated by an elected student representative. Each hostel is provided with a water-purifier, water-cooler and kit for indoor games and outdoor games (Basket ball court, tennis court and football ground). The name of boys hostel is Rajiv Gandhi Boys Hostel (RGBH) and the name of girls hostel is Priyadarshini Girls Hostel.

Notes

[6]

  • Only institute in AKTU offering B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering.[7]
  1. http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20161021/2974727.html
  2. "academic programmes : : Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology". fgiet.ac.in. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  3. http://www.rgipt.ac.in/jai_prakash_gupta.htm
  4. http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/iitk/MOU_FGIT.pdf
  5. http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/iitk/newhtml/archivecnews.htm
  6. "Govt. Institutes (UPTU)".
  7. "Only Institute in GBTU offering Aeronautical engg". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
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