Swami Sarvanand Giri Panjab University Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur
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Swami Sarvanand Giri Panjab University Regional Centre (also known as SSGPURC, Hoshiarpur) is an off-campus establishment(regional centre) of NAAC accredited "Five Star" Panjab University, Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

. Panjab University started its 2nd Technical Institute in Kandi Area of Punjab at Hoshiarpur from the session 2006-2007. The campus has been started keeping in mind objective of upliftment of rural students through technical education, quality training programs in need based modern technology, inculcation of moral, ethical and spiritual values in education at all levels. The campus has been established in a beautiful lush green environment with state-of-the-art Infrastructure. Panjab University is one of the oldest universities in India funded by Government of India, having a history of providing training and research work in areas such as arts
ARts
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, science
Science
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, technology
Technology
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 and medicine
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. The university expanded its activities in technical education in 2002 by establishing a campus technical institution, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University
University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University
University Institute of Engineering and Technology is an on campus engineering institute of Panjab University,Chandigarh, India. It offers undergraduate , postgraduate as well as doctoral courses. The Institute is granted funds from the central government to improve its infrastructure and...

 (U.I.E.T). To expand its technical education, Panjab University started a regional centre at Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab....

. The present campus was taken over by Panjab University in 2006 and started BE courses in 2006.

SSGPURC is the most versatile off-campus establishment of Panjab University, Chandigarh.

SSGPURC has recently been awarded the status of IBM Centre Of Excellence.http://ssgpurch.puchd.ac.in/ibm_coe.html
Although a recent establishment, the regional campus has progressed fast. Its admission procedure is through the combined counselling of PEC University of Technology,iet.puchd.ac.in|University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University
University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University
University Institute of Engineering and Technology is an on campus engineering institute of Panjab University,Chandigarh, India. It offers undergraduate , postgraduate as well as doctoral courses. The Institute is granted funds from the central government to improve its infrastructure and...

,University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology,[[Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology]] which are all very reputed colleges. Among these five institutes, Panjab University owns University Institute of Engineering and Technology, University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Swami Sarvanand Giri Panjab University Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur. The selection procedure is strictly on the basis of AIEEE and hence it host students of good All India Ranks and probably the best in the region.
Moreover,It is targeted to be one of the leading college of Punjab under the aegis of Panjab University, Chandigarh.

History

Dr Lajat Rai Munger, a citizen of the USA, came from the village of Nagal Sadhian Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab....

. Dr. Munger adopted Swami Sarvanand Giri Maharaj as his guru. He bought 20 acres of property in the name of his guruji in Bajwara village on Una Road, 5 km from the court of Hoshiarpur and constructed a campus. Later, he handed it over to Panjab University. In February 2006, the campus was taken over by Panjab University, as regional its centre.

Bachelors

  • Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
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  • Information & Technology Engineering
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     (started w.e.f. session 2011-12)
  • Bachelor of Laws
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     (L.L.B)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws B.A LL.B. (Honours)
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering (new admissions closed w.e.f. session 2011-12)

Engineering graphics lab

The engineering graphics lab is equipped with the design/drafting software like Pro-E. The lab has a computing facility with IBM computers.

F.M.E lab

In this lab the concepts of mechanical engineering are made stronger by performing practicals.Basic mechanical engg. labs covering wide areas of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and strength of materials are there in the campus . these are established keeping in mind the syllabi and basic needs for all engineering courses.State of the art equipments for conducting experimentation on internal combustion engines, fluid flow and material characteristics of commonly used materials in various engineering applications. Also department is in process of establishing various labs for third and fourth semester of mechanical engineering.

Electronics and Communication labs

Electronics & Communication Engineering has succeeded beyond all expectations in making a mark in the life of the modern man. The scope of application is so vast that one cannot think of any field where electronics does not find some utility. The department has well qualified and experienced staff and continually updates it's laboratories with modern facilities. Given below are a list of Labs of the department and the facilities they provide:
Cathode Ray Oscilloscope, Function generators, Audio Signal generators, Digital multimeters, Regulated multiple output Power supplies, Frequency counter and a variety of Active and Passive Components, etc.
Electronic Devices & Circuits Laboratories is primarily aimed to meet the requirements of practical work meant for Active
components basic analysis, Designing and testing of Amplifier and Oscillators circuits, Linear and non-linear applications using analog ICs.

Computer Science and Engineering labs

  • Computer Lab 1 has 40 DELL
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     machines (Intel Quad Core Processors, Graphics Adapters, supported by Multiple OS like Fedora, Ubuntu, Windows 7 Ultimate Editions, etc. Software includes C/C++, MS Office 2010, SQL Server
    SQL Server
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     Editions, AutoCAD
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    , and many more, with up to date versions.

  • Computer Lab 2 has 50 DELL
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     machines (Intel Core2Duo Processors, supported by Multiple OS like Fedora, Ubuntu, Windows 7 Ultimate Editions, etc. Software includes C/C++, MS Office 2010, SQL Server
    SQL Server
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    , AutoCAD
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    , and many more, with up to date versions.

  • Computer Lab 3 is equipped with 30 IBM
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     machines (Intel Pentium 2.6 GHz), with internet connection on all computers and 3 UPS (3KVA with manageable software) that provide half an hour backup during power failure. Software includes C/C++ and MS Office. The lab also has laserjet printers, CD writers, print server, file server IBM Xeon and Linux Web Server, proxy server. The lab has two servers running on Windows 2003 Standard Edition and PCQ 2005 Linux
    Linux
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    .

  • Computer Lab 4 has 30 HCL
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     machines (Intel Pentium 2.8 GHz, supported by Windows XP Professional. There are 10 HCL PCs with Intel Celeron 2.4 GHz processor, which operate under Windows XP Home. Software includes C/C++ and MS Office XP. SQL Server 2000 is also available on Windows 2003 Standard Edition.

  • Computer Lab 5 is under construction with 50 new Up to date HCL
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     machines and peripherals.


Except Lab 4 all other labs have internet connectivity. A Special Internet Lab(Net Lab) with 10 DELL machines is open round the clock for students.

Workshops

Workshops covering wide areas of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics are there. These are established keeping in mind the syllabi and basic needs for engineering courses.
A workshop block has workshops for mechanical, electrical and electronics education, equipped with tools and machinery for enhancing the practical skills of students.

Admissions

Admission is on the basis of AIEEE. Candidates have to apply for JAC. The candidates having compartment in 10+2 examination held in the current year will not be eligible for admission in any course. MCA and LLB admissions are through the PU OCET test merits.

Training and placements

SSGPURC has a training and placement cell headed by Dr Gurinder Singh. Students from Computer Science, Electronics, Mechanical and Electrical and Electronics Engineering departments form part of this cell. The students are selected in the cell through interviews. Besides creating job avenues for the students, the cell ensures that students are equipped to meet the requirements of the industry.http://ssgpurch.puchd.ac.in/Placements.html,Training and Placement Brochure
Placements drives by some companies for the students of this college are conducted in UIET, Panjab University, Chandigarh as a joint project and students are made job offers through the campus itself.

Clubs

There are clubs for activities such as technical, cultural, literary, robotics, and chess.

External links

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