Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pragatinagar, was established by the Government of Himachal Pradesh, vide Notification No. EDN (TE) A (6)-1/2009 dated 14.03.2011. The foundation stone of the Institute was laid by the Honourable Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on th 10 April 2011.
This Institute is located in Pragatinagar on the bank of river Giri Ganga about 61 kms from Shimla on Shimla-Rohru National Highway. The campus of the institute is spread over 123.4 Bighas of lush green land surrounded by beautiful apple valley.
The environment here is quite congenial for studies, as it is isolated from the hustle and bustle of city life. In this Institute, the only one of its kind to be opened by a state government, Degree, Diploma and Certificate programs are being run successfully under the same roof.