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]
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  Rajiv Gandhi Education City Location in Haryana, India  Rajiv Gandhi Education City Rajiv Gandhi Education City (India)  Rajiv Gandhi Education City Rajiv Gandhi Education City (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 28°56′30″N 77°07′53″E / 28.9416°N 77.1313°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Sonipat district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Sonipat Municipal Corporation |
| Elevation | 224.15 m (735.40 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English, Punjabi |
| • Regional | Haryanvi[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sonipat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rai Assembly Constituency |
| Website | www |
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
editOn 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
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References
edit- ^ "Haryanvi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "IIT campus to come up in Rajiv Gandhi education city in Haryana". Times of India. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Manav Rachna University launched at Rajiv Gandhi Education City". Business Standard India. Business Standard Private Ltd. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ http://ashokauniversity.edu.in
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.fsm.ac.in/
- ^ "Home Page : IIT Delhi". home.iitd.ac.in.
- ^ ":: N I F T e M ::". Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "National Law University | Rajiv Gandhi Education City | Sonipat News | sonipatproperty.com". www.sonipatproperty.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SKYLINE Knowledge Centre – Managing in the new world". www.skylineknowledgecenter.com.
- ^ "SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat : Explore the Best Private University in Delhi NCR, Sonepat Haryana". www.srmuniversity.ac.in.
- ^ "World University Of Design (WUD)". worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in.
- ^ Khattar unveils IIT-D campus at Sonepat, India Time, April 2018.