The Government Polytechnic, Nagpur is an autonomous educational institution of the government of Maharashtra, a state in Western India. It was founded on 14 July 1914 as the Government Engineering School. At its commencement the school had 16 students on roll and was located in the Victoria Science College in Nagpur. During its first year the schoo…
The Government Polytechnic, Nagpur is an autonomous educational institution of the government of Maharashtra, a state in Western India. It was founded on 14 July 1914 as the Government Engineering School. At its commencement the school had 16 students on roll and was located in the Victoria Science College in Nagpur. During its first year the school provided courses in Civil Engineering & Mechanical Engineering up to diploma standard. Later in 1915 Automobile Engineering Course was also established which vias subsequently converted into Post Diploma in Automobile Engineering. The institution has given birth to Engineering College presently known as Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur. The school was expanding rapidly & from 16 students enrolled in 1914 increased to nearly 2000 in current year and Govt. Engineering School converted to Government Polytechnic, Nagpur.
Former names: Government Engineering School
Type: Public Government Institute
Established: 19 July 1914 (105 years ago)
Affiliation: Autonomous, AICTE, DTE
Chairman: G. R. Thakare (Joint Director, Technical Education, Regional Office, Nagpur)
Students: 2670 Approx.
Location: Near Mangalwari Bazaar, Sadar, Nagpur, Pin-440001, Maharashtra, India
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