Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology
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Motto in English
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"Education is the ultimate wealth" |
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| Type | Institute of National Importance, Public |
| Established | 2007 |
| Endowment | ₹900 million (US$13 million) per annum |
| President | K.B. Akhilesh |
| Director | P.K. Bhattacharya |
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Administrative staff
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40 |
| Undergraduates | 300 |
| Postgraduates | 80 |
| Location |
Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India 26°15′53″N 81°30′20″E / 26.2648064°N 81.5054372°ECoordinates: 26°15′53″N 81°30′20″E / 26.2648064°N 81.5054372°E |
| Campus | Rural, 125 acres (510,000 m2) |
| Website |
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Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), in Jais, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a training and education institute that gives technical and management training to the petroleum industry and was formally opened on July 2008.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP&NG), Government of India founded the institute through an Act of Parliament (“Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Act 2007"). The Institute is empowered to award degrees in its own right. RGIPT is co-promoted as an energy domain specific institute by six leading Oil Public Sector Units (ONGC, IOCL, OIL, GAIL, BPCL and HPCL) in association with the Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB) and with an academic mentorship from IIT Kanpur. The Institute is associating with leading International Universities/Institutions specializing in the domain of Petroleum Technology.
It has been accorded the Institute of National Importance status and a governance structure similar to that available to IITs. It admits undergraduate students from the rank list of students who have qualified JEE (Advanced) Examination.
Opening and closing ranks for each category in JEE Advanced 2016:
RGIPT has the following departments:
RGIPT has academic collaboration with the many universities in India and abroad. Some of the major universities which have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and share research projects with RGIPT are as follows:
RGIPT has collaborated with some pioneer institutes for advancements in aviation/aerospace and Rocket Fuels/Petroleum Technology.
Admission process depends on several factors including aptitude, intellect, personality and learning of the student. The selected students are a group who have qualified at-least one of the required admission tests like JEE-Mains/Advanced, WBJEE, SEE-AKTU and even SATs. The students have been provided residential services in-campus at Ratapur, Raebareli. The educational program will require for transition in between college departments/campuses on an annual even-semester basis.
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