Is RGIPT an IIT?
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Jais, Amethi was established in the year 2007 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. It was given the status of “An Institution of National Importance” under an Act of Parliament. Hence it is at par with IIT (Indian Institute of Technology). In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 the institute has secured 79th rank in the engineering category.