About ABVGIET

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Institute of Engineering & Technology was established on 10 April 2011. It is the Second State Government Institute of Himachal Pradesh which is located at Pragatinagar Village Gumma, Teh. Kotkhai, Distt. Shimla is on the bank of river Giri Ganga about 60 km from Shimla on the Shimla Rohru National Highway. Presently three disciplines have been running under the same roof i.e. B.Tech., Polytechnic and I.T.I. B.Tech presently running three courses i.e. Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, and Electrical Engineering each with an intake of 66 students.  The Government of Himachal Pradesh has notified to establishment Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Institute of Engineering & Technology Pragatinagar vide Notification No. EDN (TE) A (6)-1/2009 dated 14.03.2011. The foundation stone of the Institute was laid by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on 10th April 2011. This Institution is located at Pragatinagar on the bank of river Giri Ganga about 61 km from Shimla on Shimla Rohru National Highway. On the other bank of the river Cricket Stadium is situated. The campus is spread over 123.4 Bighas of lush green land & surrounded by beautiful green Apple Valley. The environment is most suitable for the teaching, and learning process. The B.Tech (Degree programme) is currently running three disciplines namely  Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering with the intake of 48+13* students, and this year (August 2025) will be starting Civil Engineering with an intake of 48+13* students.

A.B.V.G.I.E.T Pragatinagar offers you an opportunity to dedicate yourself as a qualified professional to the development of the nation and the alleviation of the sufferings of humanity. Our main objective is to teach, train and prepare the students to a level where they can handle any situation independently to achieve a higher degree of excellence in professionalism. The Institute has a well-qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty. The highly pragmatic and progressive environment developed by the talented faculty is conducive to the development of learning, empowerment of knowledge and skill enhancement.