Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
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| Type | Institute of technology Deemed university |
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| Established | 1991 |
| Campus | 451-acre (1.83 km2) |
| Website | sliet.ac.in sliet.net.in |
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) is an Institute of Technology with status Deemed University in Longowal city, Sangrur district, Punjab, India. The institute is located on 451 acres (1.83 km2) of land provided by the Sate Government of Punjab.
History
The institute was conceived by the, government of India in 1985 as a tribute to Sant Harcharan Singh Longowal, a Sikh leader in the 1970s. The institute was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 1989 and was inaugurated on 20 December 1991. It was made a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission in April 2007.
Location
The Institute is situated at Longowal (about 8 km from Badbar on Chandigarh-Bathinda Highway) in the District of Sangrur, Punjab. It is well connected by road with Sangrur (18 km), Ludhiana (100 km), Chandigarh (150 km) and Delhi (360 km). The nearest railway stations are Sangrur (18 km), Dhuri (30 km) & Sunam (16 km) on the Northern Railway. The nearest airports are at Chandigarh and Ludhiana.
Academics
SLIET is the only institute in India which runs various technical programmes.One can join here for technical education after passing his/her High School exam.The Institute offers programmes at Certificate, Diploma, Degree, Post-graduate (M.Tech., MBA and M.Sc.) levels in various branches of Engineering, Technology & Sciences and Ph.D. programmes in Science, Management, Technology and Engineering. The programmes in the Institute provide direct entry at Certificate, Diploma, Degree, M.Tech., MBA, M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels and vertical mobility at Diploma and Degree levels of education, besides non-formal education programmes. The admission criteria for all these programs is very competitive and depends on the particular program.
The academic year is organised around the semester. There are two semesters in a year. SLIET follows a 10-point CGPA scale, with a rigorous examination procedure consisting of two mid-semester examinations called Minor Examinations and an end-semester examination called the Major Examination. Apart from that, the courses may involve short projects, term-papers, self-study assignments, and regular surprise quizzes help to keep student active.
It also offers equivalency certificate with passing certificate.
- Certificate Programme is equivalent to Intermediate/10+2.
- Degree in Welding Technology & Manufacturing Engineering is euivalent to Mechanical Engineering.
Entrance
* Admission to 3 year Integrated Certificate-Diploma (ICD) programme for Matriculate (10th Standard) will be made through All India Test (SET) conducted by SLIET Longowal. * Admission to 4 year Degree Programme is through JEE mains for 10+2 standard candidates and councelling through NITs/SLIET Longowal. *
""Kendriya Vidyalaya SLIET Longowal""
DEPARTMENTS
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Department of Chemical Technology
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
Department of Electrical & instrumentation Engineering
Department of Food Engineering & Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Chemistry
Departmant of Mathematics
Department of Physics
Department of Management & Humanity
Department of Disabilities Studies
Facilities
Central Library
The Institute's Central Library holds about 52,124 books which includes technical books, along with books on literature, management and ethics. The library subscribes to national and international journals. Print subscription users have access to full text of articles from journals under the INDEST Consortium. The library has MMP, CTV, OHP and slide projector. A collection of VCDs as well as CD ROMs is available. An on-line live interactive classroom facility is available using the EDUSAT program of the government of India.
Hostels
Sliet has established separate dorms for boys and girls
SLIET has 9 boys dorms, the capacity of each dorm is 235 students, and the capacity of the girl's dorms are 80 students
Health Centre
The Health Center has an area of 400 sq meters, with four beds. It provides day-to-day medical facilities to the students, staff and faculty. The Health Center organizes seminar/camps with the help of the District Health Department.
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