Government Engineer Vishwesarraiya Post Graduate College

Government Engineer Vishwesarraiya Post-Graduate College (Government EVPG College) is a co-educational, post-graduate institute that was established in 1981. The institute is affiliated to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur and is accredited by NAAC with B++ Grade. The institute was founded with the vision to impart quality and job-oriented education to the students of the tribal areas. Government EVPG College has created a special position as the lead college of the district since 2009. The institute has two study centres, including Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Pandit Sundar Lal Sharma Open University that collectively offer four UG, 12 PG, three PG diploma and one diploma course in various fields of Business & Management Studies, Humanities & Social Studies, Accounting & Commerce, IT & Software and Science.

The institute has a sprawling campus of 50 acre wherein all efforts are taken to sensitize the students towards environmental protection. The current student strength of the institute is 2,611. The curriculum of the institute includes internal tests, enhancement of ICT-aided teaching methods, video lectures, competitions, events, etc. to ensure moral and spiritual growth of the students. The entire institute is divided into five departments which are further divided into sub-departments as listed below:

• Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Zoology, Botany, Geology, Computer Science, Microbiology)
• Arts (Sociology, Political Science, Economics, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Geography, History, Psychology, Home Science)
• Commerce
• Sports

The college boasts of its active units, including NCC, NSS, Youth Red Cross Society and Divyang Cell whose members are dedicated to the welfare of the college. Youth Red Cross Society was established by the institute to organise blood group tests of all newly admitted students, health checkups and discussions and awareness. Divyang Cell was formed to meet the needs of disabled students studying in the college. In the session 2017-18, 14 professors of the college adopted these differently-abled students and decided to perform the duties of teacher guardian for them. In addition to this, the institute also has a Career Counselling and Placement Cell (CCPC) that facilitates both on and off-campus placement facilities for the students.

Government EVPG College Highlights

The major highlights of the institute are listed below:

Government EVPG College Admission Process

For seeking admission to any of the courses offered at the institute, candidates need to register themselves on the official website of the institute. The details regarding Government EVPG College admission process is listed below:

• Candidates willing to seek admission to any of the UG courses, including BSc, BA, BCA or BCom need to have a high aggregate in Class 12 as the selection is entirely based on merit
• For PG courses, including MSc, MCom, MA, PGDBM, PGDCA and DCA aggregate obtained by eligible candidates in last qualifying graduation degree/ exam is considered
• Admission to PhD programme offered at Government EVPG College is also based on academic merit of eligible candidates

Government EVPG College Courses

The institute has four departments, including Science, Arts, Commerce and Sports that offer 20 courses at UG, PG, diploma and PhD level. All the UG courses are of three-year duration, spread across six semesters while the PG courses are of two years, comprising four semesters. The diploma and PG diploma programmes are of one-year. The details regarding some of the top Government EVPG College courses along with minimum eligibility requirement and total course fee is listed below:

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Government EVPG College Scholarships

The institute facilitates following scholarships to the students as per the instructions of the state government. Government EVPG College scholarships are payable on desired terms only. The list of active scholarships offered at Government EVPG College is given below:

• Merit scholarship
• Handicapped scholarship
• National loan scholarship
• National scholarship
• Sports scholarship
• SC/ ST/ OBC scholarship
• BPL (Below-Poverty Line)
• UGC Scholarship

BPL Book Bank Scheme: Under this scheme, books related to the course of the current academic year are made available to the BPL students free of cost. Apart from this, free stationery is also provided to all these students.

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