Rajiv Gandhi Education City Explained

Rajiv Gandhi Education City
Settlement Type:Education City
Pushpin Map:India Haryana#India#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haryana, India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:28.9416°N 77.1313°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Haryana
Subdivision Name2:Sonipat district
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:Sonipat Municipal Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:224.15
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:English, Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Title3:Regional
Demographics1 Info3:Haryanvi[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:HR
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Sonipat
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Rai Assembly Constituency

Rajiv Gandhi Education City is a planned education city in Sonipat in the Indian state of Haryana. The city comes under the National Capital Region, Delhi and also under the Municipal Corporation and Urban Agglomeration of Sonipat City. It is planned to host at least 13 educational institutions including universities, medical colleges and engineering colleges. The park is planned to cover 2,026 acres and foundation stones were laid in June 2012.[2] [3]

Institutes

UniversityTypeEstablishedSpecialisation
Ashoka University [4] Private2014General
Bharti Vidyapeeth, Sonipat campus[5] Private2013General
Fore School of Management, Sonipat campus[6] Deemed2013Management and research
Indian Institute of Information Technology SonepatCentral2014Information Technology
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Sonipat campus[7] Central2013Technical
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Sonipat[8] Deemed2013Technology
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University[9] State2013Law
O. P. Jindal Global University[10] Deemed2009(2020)Arts&Law
Skyline Business School, Sonipat campus[11] Private2013Management
SRM University, Haryana[12] Private2013General
World University of Design[13] Private2017Design
granted deemed university status

Technopark

On 4 April 2018, the newly built Technopark costing INR175 crore was unveiled by the Chief Minister of Haryana at the Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat. It is aimed at boosting the technical skills, dissemination and expansion of technical skills in the state.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haryanvi . Ethnologue . 8 February 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: IIT campus to come up in Rajiv Gandhi education city in Haryana. Times of India. 13 June 2016. 12 June 2012.
  3. News: Manav Rachna University launched at Rajiv Gandhi Education City. Business Standard India. Business Standard Private Ltd.. 13 June 2016. 10 June 2012.
  4. http://ashokauniversity.edu.in
  5. Web site: Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Best universities in India, Pune University, Top ranking private universities, Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, India . 2014-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012132223/http://www.bharatividyapeeth.edu/default.aspx . 12 October 2014 . dmy-all .
  6. http://www.fsm.ac.in/
  7. http://www.iitd.ac.in/
  8. Web site: :: N I F T e M :: . 2014-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131207221141/http://www.niftem.ac.in/NIFTEM/ . 7 December 2013 . dmy-all .
  9. http://www.sonipatproperty.com/post.php?art=256&show=all
  10. Web site: O.P. Jindal Global University. jgu.edu.in. 3 July 2011. O. P. Jindal Global University. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155303/http://www.jgu.edu.in/jg_cms.aspx?this=1&mid=2. 21 July 2011. dmy-all.
  11. http://www.skylinecollege.com/
  12. http://www.srmuniversity.ac.in/
  13. http://worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in
  14. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/cm-unveils-iit-campus-at-sonipat-technopark/articleshow/63603013.cms Khattar unveils IIT-D campus at Sonepat