Chandigarh Group of Colleges

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{{Short description|College in Punjab, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox university
| established = 2001
| name = Chandigarh Group of Colleges
| image = CGC Main Gate.jpg
| caption = Main gate of Chandigarh Group of Colleges
| type = [[College]]
| chairman = Satnam Singh Sandhu
| president = Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal
| city = Landran and Jhanjheri in [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district|Mohali district]]
| state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| country = India
| campus = Rural
| affiliation = [[I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.cgc.edu.in/}}
}}

The '''Chandigarh Group of Colleges''' (or '''CGC''') are the [[educational institution]]s located in [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in short distance from cities of [[Chandigarh]] and [[Mohali]]. Chandigarh Group of Colleges was established in 2001 at Landran<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aspiringminds.com/featured-campus/chandigarh-group-of-colleges-landran|title=Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran|website=www.aspiringminds.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> initially and at [[Jhanjeri]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cgc.ac.in/about-cgc-jhanjeri.html|title=CGC Jhanjeri|website=Chandigarh Group of Colleges}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/mohali-marker-chandigarh-university-where-pupils-get-ready-for-jobs/story-rxDhKB6SuhJnohBXykpLYM.html|title=Mohali Marker: Chandigarh University, where pupils get ready for jobs|date=2017-09-09|work=hindustan times|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref>

== Three different Institutions under CGC ==
Even having a title with a similar name, the three groups of colleges i.e. [[CGC Landran]], [[Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri|CGC Jhanjeri]], and [[Chandigarh University]], are three different educational institutions, different locations, and also the three have separate identities..

===CGC Landran===
{{main|CGC Landran}}
In 2002, CGC Landran was setup under the affilation of [[I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University]]. Better known as Landran College, CGC Landran is offering many technical, pharma, management, arts and science courses. Landran is an interconnected urbanized village linked between three prominent towns or villages of [[Mohali]] i.e. [[Sohana]], [[Kharar, SAS Nagar|Kharar]] and [[Banur]].

====Campus activities and sports====
CGC campus students get opportunities to be part of different cultural events like fashion shows,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/international/news/cgc-jhanjeri-organized-grand-fashion-show-59963.aspx|title=CGC Jhanjeri organized Grand Fashion Show|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233837/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/international/news/cgc-jhanjeri-organized-grand-fashion-show-59963.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Faculty felicitation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/national/news/cgc-jhanjeri-honored-14-teachers-with-best-teachers-award-on-teachers-day-64765.aspx|title=CGC Jhanjeri honored 14 Teachers with Best Teachers Award on Teachers' Day|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233940/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/national/news/cgc-jhanjeri-honored-14-teachers-with-best-teachers-award-on-teachers-day-64765.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[NASA]] sponsored ''CanSat'' competition,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-landran-teams-qualify-to-compete-in-the-final-round-of-cansat-2018-global-aerospace-competition-75463.aspx|title=CGC Landran teams qualify to compete in the final round of CanSat 2018 Global Aerospace Competition|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201814/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-landran-teams-qualify-to-compete-in-the-final-round-of-cansat-2018-global-aerospace-competition-75463.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|MHRD]]'s Smart India Hackathon events,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/smart-india-hackathon-2018-commences-at-cgc-landra-73877.aspx|title=Smart India Hackathon 2018 commences at CGC Landra|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233828/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/smart-india-hackathon-2018-commences-at-cgc-landra-73877.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Start up to Scale Up conferences,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.5dariyanews.com/news/227208-CGC-Jhanjeri-organized-4th-National-Conference-on-Start-Up-to-Scale-Up|title=CGC Jhanjeri organized 4th National Conference on Start Up to Scale Up|work=5 Dariya News|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]] best cadet,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-students-bring-laurels-to-the-institution-72563.aspx|title=CGC students bring laurels to the institution|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201811/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-students-bring-laurels-to-the-institution-72563.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Faculty Development Programmes<ref>{{cite web | title=Faculty development programme | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2018-01-06 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/faculty-development-programme/524229.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.5dariyanews.com/news/234393-Annual-FDP-inaugurated-at-CGC-Landran|title=Annual FDP inaugurated at CGC Landran|work=5 Dariya News|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> apart from annual Techno cultural Fests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/chandigarh/city-campuses-get-technically-competitive/articleshow/63529626.cms|title=City campuses get technically competitive|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Cultural fest begins at CGC | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2018-02-03 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/cultural-fest-begins-at-cgc/538068.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> CGC students also participate in many sports tournaments and competitions in events such as Volleyball,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-jhanjeri-girls-win-ptus-inter-college-volleyball-tournament--71635.aspx|title=CGC Jhanjeri Girls Win PTU’s Inter College Volleyball Tournament|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233813/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-jhanjeri-girls-win-ptus-inter-college-volleyball-tournament--71635.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=CGC spikers clinch title | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2018-01-21 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/cgc-spikers-clinch-title/531956.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> Wrestling,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-jhanjeri-is-to-hold-world-wrestling-professionals-competition-72273.aspx|title=CGC Jhanjeri is to hold World Wrestling Professionals Competition|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201824/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-jhanjeri-is-to-hold-world-wrestling-professionals-competition-72273.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> weightlifting, power lifting, best physique championships<ref>{{cite web | title=CGC, Landran, win overall meet | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2017-11-06 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/cgc-landran-win-overall-meet/493180.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>

====Courses====
CGC offers following courses,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.5dariyanews.com/news/235203-CGC-Jhanjeri-Dominates-IKG-PTUs-MERIT-LISTS|title=CGC Jhanjeri Dominates IKG PTU’s MERIT LISTS|work=5 Dariya News|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Over 1,400 CGC students get degrees | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2017-07-18 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/over-1-400-cgc-students-get-degrees/438387.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> such as:
* MTech (Love Science & Confess)
*MTech (Computer Science & Engineering)
* MTech (System Software)
* MTech (Information Technology)
* MTech (Information Security)
* MTech (Electronics & Communication Engineering)
* MTech (VLSI Design)
* MTech (Mechanical Engineering)
* BTech (Computer Science & Engineering)
* BTech (Information Technology)
* BTech (Electronics & Communication Engineering)
* BTech (Mechanical Engineering)
* B. Pharmacy
* BBA (Service Industry Management)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.5dariyanews.com/news/232630-CGC-Landran-adds-new-course|title=CGC Landran adds new course|work=5 Dariya News|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>
* MBA (Master of Business Administration)
* MCA (Master of Computer Application)

===CGC Jhanjeri===
{{main|Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri}}
In 2012, CGC Jhanjeri was initiated as technical campus and currently running under separate administration in [[Jhanjeri]]. It is a village which connects two important cities i.e. [[Mohali]] and [[Sirhind-Fategarh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/mohali-marker-chandigarh-university-where-pupils-get-ready-for-jobs/story-rxDhKB6SuhJnohBXykpLYM.html|title=Mohali Marker: Chandigarh University, where pupils get ready for jobs|date=2017-09-09|work=hindustan times|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref>

===CGC Gharuan or Chandigarh University===
{{main|Chandigarh University}}
Initiated in 2009, CGC Gharaun later got University status by UGC in 2012 and is known as [[Chandigarh University]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2009-07-07|title=Integrated campus to be set up in Mohali village|language=en-US|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/integrated-campus-to-be-set-up-in-mohali-village/|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-04-23|title=Punjab cabinet okays Chandigarh varsity in pvt sector|language=en|work=hindustan times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-cabinet-okays-chandigarh-varsity-in-pvt-sector/story-Y3LOKa81vwMupXbZTHy4uJ.html|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Candidates for Chandigarh University landing at Panjab University|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/candidates-for-cu-landing-at-pu/articleshow/64548421.cms|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>

==Placements==
[[File:Punjabi Wikimedia Community with Katherine Maher - Wiki Conference India - CGC - Mohali 2016-08-06 7678.JPG|thumb|CGC students with foreign guest]]
4500 [[Multinational corporation|MNC]]s like [[Infosys]], [[Wipro]], [[Microsoft]], [[Google]], [[HCL Technologies|HCL]], [[Larsen & Toubro Infotech]], [[Tata Motors]], [[Cadence Design Systems|Cadence]], [[Dell]], [[Polaris Industries|Polaris]], [[SAP SE|SAP Labs]], [[Adobe Systems]], [[Citrix Systems]], [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], [[Cognizant]], [[Bharti Airtel]], [[Deloitte]], [[IBM]], [[Tech Mahindra]] with more than 490 job offers visit the campus every year for placements for both Landran<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/international/news/2017-an-outstanding-year-of-achievements-for-students-of-chandigarh-group-of-colleges-landran-70900.aspx|title=2017 – An outstanding year of achievements for students of Chandigarh Group of Colleges Landran|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201834/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/international/news/2017-an-outstanding-year-of-achievements-for-students-of-chandigarh-group-of-colleges-landran-70900.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Jhanjeri campuses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/chandigarh-group-of-college-jhanjeri-students-placed-in-leading-companies-60548.aspx|title=Chandigarh Group of College Jhanjeri Students Placed in Leading Companies|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233825/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/chandigarh-group-of-college-jhanjeri-students-placed-in-leading-companies-60548.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=CGC bags award for placements | website=Tribune News Service | date=2018-05-07 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/cgc-bags-award-for-placements/585549.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> Though no. of placements does not ensure that the grabbed placements are high because most of the recruiters are mass recruiters.

==Research and development==
[[File:Punjabi Wikimedia Community with Katherine Maher - Wiki Conference India - CGC - Mohali 2016-08-06 7677.JPG|thumb|[[Wikipedia]] event at CGC]]
Chandigarh Group of Colleges is among top 10 institutes of India in terms of number of patents filed.<ref>{{cite web | title=CGC Landran among top 10 institutions in filing patents | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2018-05-03 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/cgc-landran-among-top-10-institutions-in-filing-patents/583464.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-landran-in-countrys-top-ten-institutions-for-most-patents-filed-in-a-single-year-74888.aspx|title=CGC Landran in country’s top ten institutions for most patents filed in a single year|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726233952/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-landran-in-countrys-top-ten-institutions-for-most-patents-filed-in-a-single-year-74888.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Roy | first=Vijay C | title=Punjab institutes wake up to patenting innovations | website=Tribune News Service | date=2018-06-03 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/kaleidoscope/punjab-institutes-wake-up-to-patenting-innovations/599197.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> CGC has students like Sukhmandeep Singh who become successful in life after doing graduation from this college. CGC has [[Memorandum of understanding|MoU]] with [[National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology]] for Entrepreneurship, R&D Projects and training.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nielit.gov.in/nielit-news-gallery?gallery=10512|title=MOU between NIELIT Chandigarh and CGC Landran|language=en|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> CGC is member of [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] and [[Deep learning]] project under Newton Bhabha Fund sanctioned by UK's [[Royal Academy of Engineering]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.5dariyanews.com/news/230281-CGC-Landran-becomes-zonal-partner-of-project-on-AI-and-Deep-Learning|title=CGC Landran becomes zonal partner of project on AI and Deep Learning|work=5 Dariya News|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> CGC was granted {{INRConvert|23|l}} aid by [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] for the development of nanotechnology-based lung cancer vaccine.<ref>{{cite web | title=CGC gets Rs 23 lakh grant to develop lung cancer vaccine | website=Tribuneindia News Service | date=2018-03-08 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/cgc-gets-rs-23-lakh-grant-to-develop-lung-cancer-vaccine/554604.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>

==Ranking==
* Aspiring Minds' National Employability Award 2019<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.5dariyanews.com/news/232694-CGC-Landran-wins-National-Employability-Award|title=CGC Landran wins National Employability Award|work=5 Dariya News|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>
* Times Top 100 Private Engineering Institute rankings 2018- Top 50<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-landran-among-top-50-in-times-private-engineering-institute-rankings-2018-75539.aspx|title=CGC Landran among top 50 in Times Private Engineering Institute Rankings 2018|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201808/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/campus-buzz/news/cgc-landran-among-top-50-in-times-private-engineering-institute-rankings-2018-75539.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Chronicle 7th All India Engineering Survey - A++<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/national/news/chandigarh-group-of-colleges-landran-gets-a-ranking--76922.aspx|title=Chandigarh Group of Colleges Landran gets A+ ranking|website=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=2018-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201802/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/national/news/chandigarh-group-of-colleges-landran-gets-a-ranking--76922.aspx|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Chandigarh University]]
*[[Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology]]
*[[Indian School of Business]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.cgc.edu.in Chandigarh Group of Colleges Landran]
* [http://www.cgc.ac.in Chandigarh Group of Colleges Jhanjeri]
* [http://www.cecmohali.org Chandigarh Engineering College website]

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