Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, at Nanded (SGGS, in short) is an autonomous institute set up and 100% funded by Government of Maharashtra. The institute is approved by the All India council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India. SGGS was selected under prestigious TEQIP program of World Bank. The SGGS Institute of Engineering and technology has the privilege of being one of the selected few to be offered total autonomy- academic, financial and administrative.
Mr. B.N. Kalyani, an eminent industrialist, heading the Kalyani Group of Companies, has been nominated by the Government of Maharashtra as Chairman of the Governing Board. The Government has also appointed renowned personalities form business and industry, academics and its senior administrative cadre on the Governing Board. The Institute will continue to receive block grants from the Government of Maharashtra, from time to time.
The SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology enjoys a sprawling campus of over 46 acres, donated by Sant Baba Harnam Singh Langer sahib Gurudwara trust and is affiliated to Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded.
The Institute has a three pronged agenda - teaching, research, transfer of knowledge to industry and society. Qualified and experienced teachers impart high quality education to students while encouraging them to pursue their innovative ideas by providing an environment conducive for continuous learning and development.
Research constitutes an integral part of the Institute's activities, which boasts of over 50 PhD's amongst its faculty. It also sponsors the faculty for research in institutes of repute, in India and abroad. They are active members of associations like ACM, ISTE and IEEE. This has paved the Institute's way towards self-reliance through funds generated from industrial consultancy. The Institute has also signed MOU's with organization of national and international repute for faculty exchange, collaborative research, joint publications, etc. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programme in science, engineering and technology.