Chandigarh Group of Colleges

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The Chandigarh Group of Colleges (or CGC) are the educational institutions located in the Mohali district of Punjab, near Chandigarh and Mohali. The CGC was established in 2001 at Landran[1] and in 2012 at Jhanjeri.[2][3]

Individual institutions

CGC Landran, CGC University Mohali, and Chandigarh University are part of the CGC. They are distinct institutions at different locations.

CGC Landran

CGC Landran, also known as Landran College, was created in 2001 under affiliation with I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University. CGC Landran offers technical, pharmaceutical, management, arts, and science courses. Landran is an urbanized village with links to Sohana, Kharar, and Banur, three towns and villages in Mohali.

Campus activities and sports

Template:Cleanup reorganize CGC campus students have the opportunity to be a part of different cultural events like fashion shows,[4] faculty felicitation,[5] the NASA-sponsored CanSat competition,[6] MHRD's Smart India Hackathon events,[7] Start up to Scale Up conferences,[8] NCC best cadet,[9] Faculty Development Programmes[10][11] apart from annual Techno cultural Fests.[12][13] CGC students also participate in many sports tournaments and competitions such as Volleyball,[14][15] Wrestling,[16] weightlifting, power lifting, and best physique championships.[17]

CGC University Mohali

In 2012, CGC Jhanjeri, now CGC University Mohali,[2] was initiated as a technical campus. It currently runs under administration in Jhanjeri, a village between Mohali and Sirhind-Fategarh.[3]

CGC Gharuan or Chandigarh University

Template:Main CGC Gharaun was initiated in 2009. The University Grants Commission gave it university status in 2012. It is now known as Chandigarh University.[18] [19][20]

Placements

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CGC students with a foreign guest

In 2017, 457 multinational corporations, including Amazon, Microsoft, and HP, visited CGC Landran with 4900 placement offers.[21] HP, Wipro, Cognizant, and IBM visited CGC University Mohali with more than 27 job offers.[22] In 2018, the university was recognised as the best institution for placements in Punjab by Amarinder Singh, the Chief Minister of Punjab.[23]

Research and development

CGC Landran is placed within the top ten Indian institutes by patents filed.[24][25][26] CGC Landran has a memorandum of understanding with the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology for entrepreneurship, research and development projects, and training.[27] The institute is a member of the artificial intelligence and deep learning project under the Newton Bhabha Fund, sanctioned by the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering.[28] The college was granted Template:INRConvert by the Indian Council of Medical Research for the development of a nanotechnology-based lung cancer vaccine.[29]

Ranking

CGC Landran was awarded the Aspiring Minds' National Employability Award in 2019[30] and placed within the top 50 engineering institutes according to a Times engineering survey.[31] It was given an A++ rank in the Chronicle India's engineering college survey.[32]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran. www.aspiringminds.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 CGC Jhanjeri. Chandigarh Group of Colleges.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mohali Marker: Chandigarh University, where pupils get ready for jobs. hindustan times(2017-09-09). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  4. ↑ CGC Jhanjeri organized Grand Fashion Show. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  5. ↑ CGC Jhanjeri honored 14 Teachers with Best Teachers Award on Teachers' Day. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  6. ↑ CGC Landran teams qualify to compete in the final round of CanSat 2018 Global Aerospace Competition. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  7. ↑ Smart India Hackathon 2018 commences at CGC Landra. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  8. ↑ CGC Jhanjeri organized 4th National Conference on Start Up to Scale Up. 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  9. ↑ CGC students bring laurels to the institution. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  10. ↑ Faculty development programme. Tribuneindia News Service(2018-01-06). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  11. ↑ Annual FDP inaugurated at CGC Landran. 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  12. ↑ City campuses get technically competitive. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  13. ↑ Cultural fest begins at CGC. Tribuneindia News Service(2018-02-03). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  14. ↑ CGC Jhanjeri Girls Win PTU's Inter College Volleyball Tournament. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  15. ↑ CGC spikers clinch title. Tribuneindia News Service(2018-01-21). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  16. ↑ CGC Jhanjeri is to hold World Wrestling Professionals Competition. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  17. ↑ CGC, Landran, win overall meet. Tribuneindia News Service(2017-11-06). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  18. ↑ Integrated campus to be set up in Mohali village. The Indian Express(2009-07-07). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  19. ↑ Punjab cabinet okays Chandigarh varsity in pvt sector. hindustan times(2012-04-23). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  20. ↑ Candidates for Chandigarh University landing at Panjab University. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  21. ↑ 2017 – An outstanding year of achievements for students of Chandigarh Group of Colleges Landran. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  22. ↑ Chandigarh Group of College Jhanjeri Students Placed in Leading Companies. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  23. ↑ CGC bags award for placements. Tribune News Service(2018-05-07). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  24. ↑ CGC Landran among top 10 institutions in filing patents. Tribuneindia News Service(2018-05-03). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  25. ↑ CGC Landran in country's top ten institutions for most patents filed in a single year. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  26. ↑ Punjab institutes wake up to patenting innovations, Roy, Vijay C. Tribune News Service(2018-06-03). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  27. ↑ MOU between NIELIT Chandigarh and CGC Landran. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  28. ↑ CGC Landran becomes zonal partner of project on AI and Deep Learning. 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  29. ↑ CGC gets Rs 23 lakh grant to develop lung cancer vaccine. Tribuneindia News Service(2018-03-08). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  30. ↑ CGC Landran wins National Employability Award. 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  31. ↑ CGC Landran among top 50 in Times Private Engineering Institute Rankings 2018. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  32. ↑ Chandigarh Group of Colleges Landran gets A+ ranking. punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-07-26.

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