Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), in Jais, Amethi (formerly in Raebareli), Uttar Pradesh, India, is a training and education institute focusing on STEM and petroleum industry. It was formally opened in July 2008. It has been accorded the Institute of National Importance status and a governance structure similar to that available to IITs & NITs etc. It admits undergraduate students from the rank list of students who have qualified for Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced (JEE Advanced) Examination. History 4 Jul 2007: The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology at Jais in Amethi District of UP. 29 Nov 2007: The Rajya Sabha passed the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) Bill 2007. 3 Dec 2007: The Lok Sabha passed the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) Bill 2007. 20 Feb 2008: Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi lays foundation stone of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology at Jais. 2008–2009: Start of academic session. 2011: Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh laid the foundations of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (Assam centre). 2012: First BTech batch passes out. 2013: Bangalore centre gets approved. 2014: Veerappa Moily, former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas inaugurates Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology at Kambali Pura Village, Hoskote Taluk, Bangalore District. 2015: First Convocation was conducted with Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and other high level dignitaries from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as Chief Guests. 2016: Institute is moved to the permanent campus at Jais. 22 Oct 2016: Union ministers, Minister of Textiles Shrimati Smriti Irani, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Prakash Javadekar, inaugurated the permanent campus at Jais. May 2017: The institute increases the student intake for BTech program to 120 seats from 75 seats. 13 May 2017: Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan jointly launched the full swing construction work of second campus at Sivasagar, Assam. Dec 2017: Sivasagar campus starts academic sessions for diploma in petroleum and chemical streams. Sept 2018: Bangalore Campus starts academic sessions for 3 MTech courses in the fields of Renewable Energy, Power and Energy Systems Engineering and Energy Science and Technology. Campus Main campus The institute started functioning from a leased land from