Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic

Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic is a multi speciality technology oriented college located at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. It is also the first polytechnic college in Arunachal Pradesh under the Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Technical Education, Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic has also earned the credit of being the first Institution in the state to achieve ISO 9001:2000 certification in June 2006.Students' UnionThe welfare of the college is being handled by the student union body or wing, also known as Students' Union of Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic (SURGGP), at Itanagar. Every Year, the cabinet member of the union is interchanged for the portfolio holding in a grand manner.Certification & Administrative BodyISO 9001:2000 Certification Approved by All India Council for Technical Education Under Directorate of Higher & Technical Education, Department of Education, Government of Arunachal Pradesh Examination Conducted by Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Technical EducationHistoryArunachal Pradesh Polytechnic, now Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic, is the first of its kind in the state. It was established in 2002 with the financial assistance from the World Bank under Technician Education III Project of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The institute was functioning initially in a rented building. In January 2005, it was shifted to its permanent campus near Dera Natung Government College, Itanagar.