Rajiv Gandhi Education City
Rajiv Gandhi Education City | |
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Education City | |
Rajiv Gandhi Education City Location in Haryana, India Rajiv Gandhi Education City Rajiv Gandhi Education City (India) Rajiv Gandhi Education City Rajiv Gandhi Education City (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 28°56′30″N 77°07′53″E / 28.9416°N 77.1313°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Sonipat district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Sonipat Municipal Corporation |
| Elevation | 224.15 m (735.4 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English, Punjabi |
| • Regional | Haryanvi[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sonipat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rai Assembly Constituency |
| Website | www |
Rajiv Gandhi Education City is a planned education city in Sonipat in the Indian state of Haryana. The city comes under the National Capital Region, Delhi and also under the Municipal Corporation and Urban Agglomeration of Sonipat City. As of 2025, it host 4 universities and extension campuse of IIT Delhi. The park is planned to cover 2,026 acres and foundation stones were laid in June 2012.[2][3]
Institutes
| University | Type | Established | Specialisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashoka University [4] | Private | 2014 | General |
| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Sonipat campus[5] | INI's Extension campuse | 2013 | Technical |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University[6] | State | 2013 | Law |
| SRM University, Haryana[7] | Private | 2013 | General |
| World University of Design[8] | Private | 2017 | Design |
Technopark
On 4 April 2018, the newly built Technopark costing INR175 crore was unveiled by the Chief Minister of Haryana at the Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat. It is aimed at boosting the technical skills, dissemination and expansion of technical skills in the state.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Haryanvi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "IIT campus to come up in Rajiv Gandhi education city in Haryana". Times of India. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Manav Rachna University launched at Rajiv Gandhi Education City". Business Standard India. Business Standard Private Ltd. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Ashoka University". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Home Page : IIT Delhi". home.iitd.ac.in.
- ^ "National Law University | Rajiv Gandhi Education City | Sonipat News | sonipatproperty.com". www.sonipatproperty.com.
- ^ "SRM University Delhi-NCR, Sonepat : Explore the Best Private University in Delhi NCR, Sonepat Haryana". www.srmuniversity.ac.in.
- ^ "World University Of Design (WUD)". worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in.
- ^ Khattar unveils IIT-D campus at Sonepat, India Time, April 2018.