Government Polytechnic, Nagpur
| शासकीय तंत्रनिकेतन, नागपूर | |
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Government Engineering School |
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| Type | Public Government Institute |
| Established | 19 July 1914 (102 years ago) |
| Affiliation | Autononous, AICTE, DTE |
| Chairman | G. R. Thakare (Joint Director, Technical Education, Regional Office, Nagpur) |
| Principal | Dr. C. S. Thorat |
| Students | 2670 Approx. |
| Location | Near Mangalwari Bazaar, Sadar, Nagpur, Pin-440001, Maharashtra, India |
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Urban 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Acronym | GP Nagpur |
| Website | gpnagpur.ac.in |
Coordinates: 21°9′48.46″N 79°4′59.5″E / 21.1634611°N 79.083194°E
The Government Polytechnic, Nagpur is an autonomous educational institution of the government of Maharashtra, which is 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 (now the Institute of Science) 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(VNIT). 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.
The total intake capacity of all these programmes is 890 students. The premises of this institute is spread over 22 acres of land with good infrastructural facilities like well equipped Laboratories, Computer Center, Conference Hall, Audio-Visual Room, Community Hall, Gymnasium, Good play ground etc. Accommodation for 180 boys, 54 girls & 20 trainees is also available in the campus.
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