Chittagong Polytechnic Institute ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম পলিটেকনিক ইনস্টিটিউট), is a government technical institution located in the port city of

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

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. It provides theoretical and practical education of basic engineering and technology. Chittagong Polytechnic Institute was established in 1962. It is one of the best public polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh.

Academics

Departments

Currently there are seven technologies/departments. These are: * Faculty of Civil Engineering ** Department of Civil Engineering ** Department of Environmental Engineering * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering ** Department of Mechanical Engineering * Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ** Department of Electrical Engineering ** Department of Electronics Engineering ** Department of Power Engineering *Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering **Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Information

The Chittagong Polytechnic Institute contributes a lot to the

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job sector in Bangladesh. It is situated on 35 acres of land in Nasirabad,

. It is equipped with professional instructors and quality

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instruments. It has classified labs, such as a basic electronics lab, advanced electronics lab, computer labs, chemistry lab, and physics lab. It has workshops for practical education, such as metal shop,

wood shop Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinet making (cabinetry and furniture), wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning. History Along with stone, clay and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials ...

, power shop, and basic workshop. The Chittagong Polytechnic Institute has a group of

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. Every year many students enrolls in CPI, and many pass as a

diploma A diploma is a document awarded by an educational institution (such as a college or university) testifying the recipient has graduated by successfully completing their courses of studies. Historically, it has also referred to a charter or offici ...

Engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

Each of CPI's departments is divided into eight semesters. In each semester a student earns a significant amount of

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under 4 or equal. The last semester is the Industrial Training Semester. A student learns practical information about a selected technology in an industry for approximately six months. In the Chittagong Polytechnic Institute, 65% of the students of each semester receive scholarships from the Government.

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also gives a significant number of scholarships to selected students.

Halls of residence

* Master da Surya Sen Hall * Kobi Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall *Nabab Seraz u dullaha Hall *Dr. Shohidullaha Hall * Pritilata Hall(for Girls)

Notable alumni

A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury (1 December 1944 – 15 December 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the mayor of Chittagong, the second-largest city in Bangladesh, for three consecutive terms. Early life Chowdhury was born on ...

- Bangladeshi Politician and Former

Mayor of Chittagong The Mayor of Chittagong City is the chief executive of the Chattogram City Corporation. The Mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Chittagong city. The May ...

Gallery

File:CPI Rover Scout Group.jpg, alt= PI Rover Scout GroupCPI Rover Scout Group File:Master da surya sen hall 2.png, Master da

Surya Sen Surya Sen, also called Surya Kumar Sen (22 March 189412 January 1934), was an Indian revolutionary who was influential in the Indian independence movement against British rule in India and is best known for leading the 1930 Chittagong armoury ...

hall for boys File:Front-part-of-college-building.jpg, Front view of college building File:Kazi nazrul islam hall 2.jpg, Kobi kazi nazrul Islam hall File:Academic-building-CPI.jpg, Academic building of CPI File:A part of Chittagong Polytechnic Institute.jpg, Chittagong Polytechnic Institute in 2014 File:National monument-and-Shaheed Minar.jpg,

National Martyrs' Memorial The National Martyrs' Memorial ( bn, জাতীয় স্মৃতিসৌধ ''Jatiyo Sriti Soudho'') is the national monument of Bangladesh, set up in the memory of those who died in the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, which bro ...

and Shaheed Minar in CPI campus

References

External links

Chittagong Polytechnic Institute

Official Website
{{Commons category Polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh Educational institutions established in 1962 1960s establishments in East Pakistan