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Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), in
Jais Jais, also spelled Jayas, is a city with a municipal board in Amethi district (formerly in Raebareli district) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Jais is located at . It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 fee ...
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(formerly in
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),
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, India, is a training and education institute focusing on
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. It is an institute of national importance equivalent to IITs. It was formally opened in July 2008. It has been accorded the
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status and a governance structure similar to that available to IITs It admits undergraduate students from the rank list of students who have qualified for
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(JEE Advanced) Examination.


History

* 4 Jul 2007: The
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approved the setting up of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology at Jais in Amethi District of UP. * 29 Nov 2007: The
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passed the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) Bill 2007. * 3 Dec 2007: The
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passed the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) Bill 2007. * 20 Feb 2008: Congress President and UPA Chairperson
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lays foundation stone of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology at
Jais Jais, also spelled Jayas, is a city with a municipal board in Amethi district (formerly in Raebareli district) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Jais is located at . It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 fee ...
. * 2008–2009: Start of academic session. * 2011: Former
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laid the foundations of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (Assam centre). * 2012: First BTech batch passes out. * 2013:
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centre gets approved. * 2014:
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, former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas inaugurates Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology at Kambali Pura Village, Hoskote Taluk, Bangalore District. * 2015: First Convocation was conducted with Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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and other high level dignitaries from
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as Chief Guests. *2016: Institute is moved to the permanent campus at
Jais Jais, also spelled Jayas, is a city with a municipal board in Amethi district (formerly in Raebareli district) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Jais is located at . It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 fee ...
. * 22 Oct 2016: Union ministers, Minister of Textiles Shrimati Smriti Irani, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and
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Shri Prakash Javadekar, inaugurated the permanent campus at
Jais Jais, also spelled Jayas, is a city with a municipal board in Amethi district (formerly in Raebareli district) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Jais is located at . It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 fee ...
. * May 2017: The institute increases the student intake for BTech program to 120 seats from 75 seats. * 13 May 2017:
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Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
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and Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan jointly launched the full swing construction work of second campus at
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Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
. * Dec 2017: Sivasagar campus starts academic sessions for diploma in petroleum and chemical streams. * Sept 2018: Bangalore Campus starts academic sessions for 3 MTech courses in the fields of Renewable Energy, Power and Energy Systems Engineering and Energy Science and Technology.


RGIPT and its Centers


Main (Old & New) campus

* The institute started functioning from a leased land from Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology at Rae Bareli as academic center and ITI Township as Residential center for almost 9 years. On 15 October 2016, the institute was moved to a 47-acre newly constructed permanent campus at
Jais Jais, also spelled Jayas, is a city with a municipal board in Amethi district (formerly in Raebareli district) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Jais is located at . It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 fee ...
,
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
. The infrastructure is not completely finished, but is expected to complete in 5 years. * The new campus is a state-of-the-art campus with air conditioned classrooms having projectors, high definition televisions, computers for the faculty, video conferencing equipment. LAN connectivity has been provided in each room including hostel, classrooms along with permanent WI-FI setup has been provided.


RGIPT Jais, Amethi

*Started academic sessions in June 2008 at a temporary campus at Rae Bareli. On 15 October 2016, the institute moved from temporary campus to the permanent campus at
Jais Jais, also spelled Jayas, is a city with a municipal board in Amethi district (formerly in Raebareli district) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Jais is located at . It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 fee ...
. * This campus offers the BTech, MTech, MBA, PhD programs and other research related activities. The cost for setting up this campus was . *From 2020 onwards, The Institute began offering BTech Courses in Computer Science Engineering and Electronics Engineering. *In the year 2021, a new four year B.Tech. programme in Mathematics & Computing has been started at RGIPT with the goal of setting the stage for developing skills in mathematics and computer science.


Assam Energy Institute (AEI), Sivasagar, Assam (center of RGIPT)

* Started academic sessions in 2017 at
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Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
in 37 acres as a first phase while 63 acres is under construction. * On 13 May 2017,
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Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
Sarbananda Sonowal Sarbananda Sonowal (; born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician who has served as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways since 2021. He also has been the Government of India, Member of the Rajy ...
and Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan jointly launched the full swing construction work of second campus at
Sivasagar {{Infobox settlement , name = Sivasagar , settlement_type = Metropolis , image_skyline = Sivasagar.jpg , image_alt = {{multiple image , border = infobox , total_width = 270 , image_style ...
,
Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
. This campus is being built at a cost of .


Energy Institute Bengaluru (EIB), Bengaluru, Karnataka (center of RGIPT)

* Third campus of RGIPT, "Energy Institute, Bengaluru" is in
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. * In July 2013,
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government agreed to offer 150 acres of land to set up the
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centre which is going to be Asia's first centre on fire and safety for oil and gas sector. Energy Institute, Bengaluru is currently offering 04 M.Tech. programmes namely M.Tech. in Renewable Energy, Energy Science and Technology, Power and Energy Systems Engineering & Electric Vehicle Technology and PhD programmes in all disciplines of Engineering specifically in the field of Energy. The institute has commenced its academical activities from its transit campus at NMIT Bangalore from 2018. * This campus would initially house 10 research labs established over 1.8 lakh square feet in a research cum academic complex. An Energy Experience Centre, Incubation/E-Cell, Library, Auditorium and Seminar Halls etc. will support the activities of the campus. The institute coming up will cost .


Organisation and administration


Departments at RGPT Jais

RGIPT has the following departments: * Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering * Department of Computer Science and Engineering * Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering * Department of Management Studies * Department of Mathematical Sciences * Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geoengineering * Department of Science and Humanities


Centers

* Assam Energy Institute (AEI), Sivasagar, Assam * Energy Institute Bengaluru (EIB), Bengaluru, Karnataka


Budget


Jais campus

The total estimated capital cost: 861 crores ( 416 crores (Central Exchequer) + 250 crores ( GOI) + 150 crores ( Oil Industry Development Board) + 45 crores (Institute itself)) The institute's permanent campus infrastructure was provided with 129 crores during Congress led UPA government and additional 302 crores were provided by the current NDA government for completion of campus. During fiscal 2016–17,
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP&NG) is a List of Indian agencies, ministry of the Government of India responsible for the exploration, production, refining, distribution, marketing, import, export, and conservation of petroleum, ...
has allocated additional 47 crores while the institute remains independent to generate more funds for operational purposes through college fees and other funds/awards.


AEI, Sivasagar campus

The
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has stated the cost for setting up and running Sivasagar campus will be in which will be for spent for land acquisition and construction of facilities and for running the institute.


EIB, Bangalore campus

The
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has stated the cost for setting up and running Bangalore campus will be in which will be for spent for land acquisition and construction of facilities and for research related activities. It one of the most expensive research institutes in India.


Academics


Admissions

* The institute admits B Tech students from the rank list of qualified students in the JEE Advanced Examination and M Tech through
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. * For
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, institute admits candidates from qualification through
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/XAT/CMAT/GMAT/MAT score. * For admission to PhD programmes, candidates must have a valid scorecard of: GRE/NET (UGC/CSIR)/NBHM/ DBT/ GPAT/ Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship/ Maulana Azad National Fellowship/ DST Inspire Award or any similar Fellowship.


Rankings

The
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(NIRF) ranked it 80 among engineering colleges in 2024.


Academic programmes

* RGIPT offers courses in engineering, sciences, management and humanities with a focus on petroleum engineering. The programs and courses offered at RGIPT are changing as the school evolving into a full-fledged petroleum engineering university. * Admission to the courses of BTech is done from candidates appearing for JEE Advanced Examination. * Admission to the MTech courses are done through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). * Admissions to the MBA program is done through the Common Admission Test (CAT). Interviewing cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Lucknow and Jais. * Admissions to the MSc.Tech. and PhD courses are done through examinations conducted by the institute at Jais. * Entrance examination is held at Sivasagar campus for all diploma engineering courses.


Student life


Energia

This is an annual festival of three days of activities including sporting events, talent playoffs and similar activities. It was separated from the annual cultural festival in 2017 and since then, sporting events are held in this festival. Sawai godara is the current Energy Chief and prime person behind sport activities in the college In 2019, this event marked its third anniversary as sports were part of annual cultural fest since the beginning of the institute. This festival is currently financed by the institute while some of the amount is fetched by sponsorship.


Kaltarang

Kaltarang is the annual cultural and sports fest of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi. It is a themed fest, generally held in the month of February every year, since the very first time in 2011. It is a three-day fest having events like rock band performance, fashion show, rock band competition, stand-up comedy, cyber gaming, themed events, various sports events.


See also

* List of autonomous higher education institutes in India


References

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