Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Steel Technology, Ballari

Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Steel Technology (RGIST) was set up in the year 2006, aiming to be an affiliated college in Bellary, Karnataka. Located at Toranagallu, adjacent to the JSW Steel Complex, RGIST offers metallurgical education and industrial safety training.

The institute offers two full-time courses, a Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering and a Post Diploma in Industrial Safety, in an effort to meet the human resource demands of the fast-growing Taung Steel Complex. Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Steel Technology (RGIST), located in Toranagallu, Bellary, Karnataka, is affiliated with Karnatak University, Dharwad.

Established in 2006, RGIST offers diploma and postgraduate diploma programmes in metallurgical and industrial safety engineering. RGIST has a number of training facilities, as described below, that enable it to provide the best learning environment to its learners. Metallurgical laboratories of the college are well-equipped to conduct practical exercises in metallurgical processes and safety measures.

An air-conditioned library is a knowledge center that provides the findings of various resources in Metallurgy and Industrial Safety. This has also been made possible through the institute’s infrastructure, particularly that of the information technology, to enable students to have a clue of the modern trend in the course.

For instance, male and female students are offered hostel facilities, hence ensuring that the students' residences are conducive to group study or group discussion. These academic courses provided in the institute fully address the needs of the steel industry. RGIST currently provides two specialised courses : a three-year diploma in metallurgical engineering and a one-year post-diploma in industrial safety.

Both programmes are day programmes, which means that they’re full-time, meaning the training that the students receive is intense and all-encompassing. The admission criteria favoured by RGIST are meant to identify gifted candidates in metallurgical engineering and industrial safety.