Dinajpur Polytechnic Institute located in Dinajpur, Bangladesh is a largest and reputed Government polytechnic institute in Bangladesh which was established in 1964. This polytechnic has controlled by the Government of Bangladesh and under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB).

History

It was established in 1964 by the then East Pakistan government. This polytechnic was the first voyage that began in 1964 with only Civil and Power Technology. After 4 years Mechanical technology has been added to this college. And later gradually the other departments like Computer technology and Architecture And Interior Design have added. Presently this polytechnic has a total of 6 Departments.

Directorates

The institute operates under the executive control of the

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acting through the

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Bangladesh. The academic programs and curricula are maintained under the regulation of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB). BTEB functions under the Directorate of Inspection and Audit, which in turn functions under Chief Accounts Office.

Admission

The minimum requirement for admission is Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or equivalent certificate with at least CGPA 3.50 (65% marks) in average with minimum of GPA 3.50 in mathematics. All the government polytechnic has been preserved some quotas. Also, the Dinajpur Polytechnic has preserved some quotas among them some are the female quota about 20%, SSC (vocational) 15%, minor ethnic group quota 2%, freedom fighter 5%, special needs student quota 5%, and 2% for children of officials or employees who are working in Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment.

Academic departments

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activities are undertaken by six departments-

Course and grading system

Each of the Dinajpur polytechnic institute's departments is divided into eight semesters. In each semester a student earns a significant amount of CGPA under 4. The last semester is the Industrial Training Semester. A student learns practical information about a selected technology in the industry for about six months. Academic courses are based on a credit system.

Campus

The campus consists of below infrastructure & facilities- * Administrative building * Academic Building *

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, Lab * Students residential hostel *

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* Playground * Library * Canteen *

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* Student Parliament

Students residences or hostels

Dinajpur Polytechnic Institute have two hostel for male and one hostel for female students.

Student organizations

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Group * Sports Association * Students Parliament

References

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