Rajiv Gandhi Education City

Rajiv Gandhi Education City
Education City
Rajiv Gandhi Education City is located in Haryana
Rajiv Gandhi Education City
Rajiv Gandhi Education City
Location in Haryana, India
Rajiv Gandhi Education City is located in India
Rajiv Gandhi Education City
Rajiv Gandhi Education City
Rajiv Gandhi Education City (India)
Rajiv Gandhi Education City is located in Asia
Rajiv Gandhi Education City
Rajiv Gandhi Education City
Rajiv Gandhi Education City (Asia)
Coordinates: 28°56′30″N 77°07′53″E / 28.9416°N 77.1313°E / 28.9416; 77.1313
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictSonipat district
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodySonipat Municipal Corporation
Elevation
224.15 m (735.40 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish, Punjabi
 • RegionalHaryanvi[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHR
Lok Sabha constituencySonipat
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRai Assembly Constituency
Websitewww.sonipat.nic.in

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[edit]

University Type Established Specialisation
Ashoka University [4] Private 2014 General
Bharti Vidyapeeth, Sonipat campus[5] Private 2013 General
Fore School of Management, Sonipat campus[6] Deemed 2013 Management and research
Indian Institute of Information Technology Sonepat Central 2014 Information Technology
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Sonipat campus[7] Central 2013 Technical
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management Sonipat[8] Deemed 2013 Technology
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University[9] State 2013 Law
O. P. Jindal Global University[10] Deemed 2009(2020†) Arts&Law
Skyline Business School, Sonipat campus[11] Private 2013 Management
SRM University, Haryana[12] Private 2013 General
World University of Design[13] Private 2017 Design

† granted deemed university status

Technopark[edit]

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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Haryanvi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ^ "IIT campus to come up in Rajiv Gandhi education city in Haryana". Times of India. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Manav Rachna University launched at Rajiv Gandhi Education City". Business Standard India. Business Standard Private Ltd. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ^ http://ashokauniversity.edu.in
  5. ^ "Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Best universities in India, Pune University, Top ranking private universities, Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi, India". Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.fsm.ac.in/
  7. ^ http://www.iitd.ac.in/
  8. ^ ":: N I F T e M ::". Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  9. ^ http://www.sonipatproperty.com/post.php?art=256&show=all
  10. ^ "O.P. Jindal Global University". jgu.edu.in. O. P. Jindal Global University. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  11. ^ http://www.skylinecollege.com/
  12. ^ http://www.srmuniversity.ac.in/
  13. ^ http://worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in
  14. ^ Khattar unveils IIT-D campus at Sonepat, India Time, April 2018.
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