The Country - India

Geography

India is by area, the seventh largest country in the world, but by population, it is the second largest. The Indian mainland extends between latitudes 80° 04' and 37 06' North and longitudes 68° 07' and 97° 25' East. It covers an area of 32,87,263 sq. km.

The Climate

India has four climate seasons. Winter is from December to February. The summer is from March to May. The Southwest monsoon or the rainy season is from June to September and the post monsoon season, which in the North-East monsoon in South India is from October to November. Summer is hot everywhere, excepting in the hills.

The Government

India is a Sovereign Democratic Socialist Secular Republic enjoying a parliamentary system of Government. The republic has a Constitution, which came in to force on January 26th 1950. The country being a union of 28 states and 7 union territories, the constitution is federal in structure but has unitary features.

The Technical Education

The Govt. of India has established premier centers for technical education throughout the country viz., Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Indian Institute of Science etc. The various Regional and State Engineering Colleges along with private self-financing institutes are also providing quality Technical Education to the students studying in India.

The State-Madhya Pradesh

The Heart of India, is the World's earliest and most highly developed civilizations, there are over 1,800 magnificent monuments bearing witness to the glory that was the land of Malwa. In this great central plateau of rugged mountain ranges, deep ravines and rushing rivers, there are also vast unexplored tracts of thick forest where some of the country's finest big game roam. It is fast growing state in the field of Technical Education, which has various national level professional institutes of repute like ABV-I.I.I.T.M, Gwalior; I.I.M., Indore; M.A.N.I.T., Bhopal; I.I.T.T.M. Gwalior; I.I.H.M., Gwalior etc. With a vision of Technical Education for 21st Century the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh has established Technical University at Bhopal-Rajiv Gandhi Prodhyogiki Vishwavidyalaya.

The City - Gwalior

The Gwalior is one of the India's most dynamic and exhilarating cities, in central India, in Madhya Pradesh State. The nucleus of Gwalior is a citadel crowning, an isolated hill about 91 m high, 3.2 km long, and 823 m. wide. The Gwalior fort built on the hill is said to have been a stronghold for centuries.

History of Gwalior is traced back to a legend:Suraj Sen In 8 A.D. a deadly disease struck him. He was cured by a hermit saint, Gwalipa, and in gratitude he founded this city which he named after the saint who has given him the gift of a new life.

The new city of Gwalior became, over the centuries, the cradle of great dynasties and with each, the city gained new dimensions from warrior-kings, poets, musicians and saints, contributing to making it a city renowned throughout the country. Today, Gwalior is a modern Indian city, vibrant and bustling.

It has large industrial areas in nearby districts viz., Malanpur and Banmore having big production units of various MNCs like Godrej-Boyce, Cadburys, Hotline Glass Limited, HTC, Crompton Greaves, J.K. Tyres, SRF, etc.