Government Polytechnic, Rajkot

Government polytechnic Rajkot was established in the month of June 1964 by the government of Gujarat with an initial intake of 60 students in the civil engineering Diploma Course. This Polytechnic initially located at Rajkot. The new and fully equip itially located at Rajkot. The new and fully equipped building for the Polytechnic was constructed later in the Year 1966, on a hillock near Aji Dam, a green lush surrounding ideal for the academics. This place is about 6Km. away from the Railway station. Rajkot is a well-known industrial city of Gujarat state.Rajkot is famous for its diesel Engine industries in all over the India. It is situated on Bombay-Okha broad gauge line of western Railway and 8B national highway. Leading industries of the city are Field Marshal, K.Rasiklal & Co., Echjay Steel, Forge & Forge Pvt. Ltd. and developing industrial zone of ,Lodhika, Metoda and Shaper which are recognized for backward industrial area by Gujarat industrial Development Corporation which gives high potentiality of Industrial growth. To be a centre of excellence in technical education, in the region by imparting quality education and providing excellent platform for Employability, Entrepreneurship and Higher studies with moral values. To prepare creative and technically sound technocrats through innovative teaching - learning practices. To establish and maintain an effective and conducive academic ambience. To ensure that maximum number of students are employed or go for higher studies or become entrepreneur. To emphasize value education, aiming to produce responsible and committed citizens. Government Polytechnic, Rajkot is the largest polytechnic in the region of Saurashtra-Gujarat, imparting technical education since 1964. Rajkot is basically considered as an Industrial hub of Saurashtra region, and the city is known for manufacturing innovative products right from tiny needles to the tons of complex mechanical parts for various industries. This institute is offering Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Ec, IT and ICT & Automobile engineering. Through Make in India project of Government of India, the focus of the country right now is on the manufacturing at our place either by the development of our own technology and design or by collaboration with foreign industries or by technology transfer. We make our pass-outs competent to work in various surrounding manufacturing sectors. To achieve this, the institute plays a vital role by developing technical and communication skills among our young engineers to cater to the need of today’s industries. As the faculties are well qualified and teaching practices are best at this institute, the quality education of the institute is authenticated by the National Board of Accreditation. It is a matter of pride for all of us that recently two programs of the institute, namely, Civil Engineering and Information Technology have got NBA accreditation for three years. It is necessary to develop a skilled human force, so that they can apply their knowledge and perform successfully in the field of their study and have better employment opportunities. It is also now high time to make our students Job creators rather than Job seekers. By developing entrepreneurship skills through startup and inspiring students towards innovations for solving day-to-day grass root level problems of industries and society, we can serve our objectives in the coming days.