Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science
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| Motto | Aacharah prathamo dharmah |
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| Established | 1952 |
| Type | Education and Research Institution |
| President | Dr. R. C. Saraswat |
| Director | {{{head}}} |
| Staff | 200 |
| Undergraduates | 1700 (approx) |
| Postgraduates | 300 (approx) |
| Location | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.sgsits.ac.in |
Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) is an engineering college in Indore. It was established in 1952 and was established as a technical Institute offering Licentiate and Diploma courses in Engineering.
At present the institute offers 9 undergraduate and 17 postgraduate courses with an intake of 500 and 150 students respectively. At any time, there are approximately 1700 undergraduate students studying in the institute. In addition Part Time Degree Courses are offered for working professionals with Engineering Diploma.
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[edit] History
When established, it was known as Shri Govindram Seksaria Kala Bhavan. This Institute came into being as a result of the keen desire expressed by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to a group of leading industrialists of Indore for establishment of a Technical Institute. An eminent Industrialist of the town, Seth Shri Kudilaji Seksaria responded by very generously donating the initial amount for starting the Institution in the name of his late father Seth Shri Govindram Seksaria. In 1956, it was converted to a Degree college with the course in Civil Engineering and its name was changed to Shri Govindram Seksaria Technological Institute, Indore. Subsequently with the introduction of M.Sc. Courses in Applied Sciences the name of the Institute was changed to its present name. From the session 2000-2001 the Institute is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (University of Technology of M.P.), Bhopal. Earlier it was affiliated to Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore.
On the basis of quality of manpower produced by the institute, it has been ranked 16th in the country. The AICTE declared it an autonomous institute in 1989.
[edit] Motto
The motto of the institute is:
- आचारः प्रथमो धर्मः (In English:Aacharah prathamo dharmah.)
It means that one's ethos should be his/her first (and ultimate) religion. It stress the need for clean ethics in the life of the student and urges them to mould their life to reach perfection in character religiously.
[edit] College's Mission
The mission of the college, stated verbatim reads:
- To generate experts in science and technology akin to society for its accelerated socio-economic growth in professional and challenging environment imparting human values.
[edit] College's Vision
The vision of the college, urges itself to be A front-line institute in science and technology making significant contributions to human resource development envisaging dynamic needs of the society.
[edit] Admission
At the undergraduate level, the institute offers admission on the basis of student performance in MP-PET. At postgraduate level, the admissions are on the basis of GATE. Admissions to the Master of Computer Applications course is done on the basis of MP-MCA examination.Admission to the M.Sc.(Applied Sciences) courses is Conducted at the Department level.
[edit] Departments
SGSITS has the following departments:
- Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
- Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
- Industrial and Production Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Technology and Applications
- Information Techonology Engineering
- Biomedical Instrumentation Engineering
- Pharmacy
- Applied Physics
- Applied Chemistry
- Applied Mathematics & Computational Sciences.
SGSITS has the following departments for Business Management
- E-Marketing
- Sales & Marketing
- Sales & Finance
- HR & personals
- Diploma in Administration
Various centers and cells are:
- Computer Center
- Centre for Continuing Education Programme
- Entrepreneurship Development Cell
- Training and Placement Cell
- Central Workshop and Management Cell
[edit] Information about the institute
The total land area of the Institute is 35 acres while the building area is 25,000 square meters.
There are 4 boys hostel and 1 girls hostel inside the institute.
The official postal address of the Institute is:
- Shri G.S.I.T.S. Campus,
- 23 M.Viswesariya Marg,
- Indore, MP.
- PIN - 452003
