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The Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, formerly Shri Govindram Seksaria Kala Bhavan, is a public engineering institution located in Indore, India. It was established in 1952 as a technical institute offering licentiate and diploma courses in engineering.The institute offers nine undergraduate and 17 postgraduate courses with an intake of 660 and 150 students respectively. At any time, there are approximately 2640 undergraduate students studying in the institute. In addition, part-time degree courses are offered for working professionals with Engineering diploma. It is an autonomous college seeking university status. SGSITS is an academically and administratively autonomous institute, however, it is a part of the Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya and its degrees are issued by the University. All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi and University grants Commission, New Delhi granted the status of an Autonomous Institution in 1989.Under this status, the Institute conducts its own examinations at both UG and PG levels SGSITS became operational under the administration of a Board of Governors.HistoryWhen established, it was known as Shri Govindram Seksaria Kala Bhavan. The institute came into being as a result of the desire expressed by the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to a group of leading industrialists of Indore for establishment of a technical institute.An industrialist of the town, Seth Shri Kudilaji Seksaria, responded by donating the initial amount for starting the institution in the name of his late father Seth Shri Govindram Seksaria. In 1956 it was converted to a degree college with the course in Civil Engineering and its name was changed to Shri Govindram Seksaria Technological Institute, Indore.