Cumilla Polytechnic Institute
is a polytechnic institute in the city of
Comilla, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and largest polytechnic institute in Bangladesh, and was established in 1962. This is the first government ICT based polytechnic institute for diploma engineering courses in the country.
History
Cumilla Polytechnic Institute was established in 1962.
Directorates
The institute operates under the executive control of the Ministry of Education(MOE) acting through the
Directorate of Technical Education (DTE). The academic programmes and curricula are maintained under the regulation of the
Bangladesh Technical Education Board
The Bangladesh Technical Education Board is a state regulatory board responsible for monitoring and developing technical and vocational education in the secondary level (SSC), 2-year higher secondary level (HSC/Vocational), 4-year Diploma in Engin ...
(BTEB). BTEB function under Directorate of Inspection and Audit (DIA), which in turn function under Chief Accounts Office (CAO), and it function under Ministry of Education (Bangladesh).
Location
Comilla Polytechnic Institute is located in Comilla Kotbari. To the north, Govt. Laboratory High School and Comilla Cantonment, Comilla University on the south, Shalban Buddhist Vihara, Mainamati Museum and Technical Teacher Training College (TCTC), Dhaka-Chittagong Highway before and Comilla Cadet College and BARD situated on the west.
Campus
The main campus consists of two three-storey buildings, eight large workshop buildings. In front of main building has a Shaheed Minar, a beautiful fountain and a statue of the
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...
on the left. Apart from separate lab workshops for each department, there are offices, libraries, laboratories and a 500-capacity auditorium. There is also a canteen, a school, a mosque, two ponds and a large playground, two boys and one girls hostel.
Academic departments
Academic activities are undertaken by six departments
Academic Departments of Comilla Polytechnic Institute
# Civil Technology
# Electrical Technology
# Mechanical Technology
# Power Technology
# Electronics Technology
# Computer Technology
References
External links
Cumilla Polytechnic Institute*
A list of all polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh
{{Government Polytechnic Institutes of Bangladesh
Polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh
Educational institutions established in 1962
1960s establishments in East Pakistan