The Institute of Engineering Technology (IET) ( si, ඉංජිනේරු තාක්ෂණ ආයතනය, ta, எந்திரவியல் தொழில்நுட்ப நிறுவனம்) is a diploma-awarding

institute An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes can ...

Katunayake Katunayake ( si, කටුනායක, ta, கட்டுநாயகம்), is a suburb of Negombo city in Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport or Colombo Airport, the primary international air g ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, specializing in the field of

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

. IET awards the National Diploma in Engineering Sciences (NDES), and was established as the Technician Training Institute (TTI) in 1985 to educate and train mid-level engineers in various engineering-based and allied fields.

Courses

IET awards the National Diploma in Engineering Sciences under the three major fields of

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

and

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

, and eight sub-fields.
There are 8 sub fields under above three fields; those are, * Civil Engineering ** Civil Building and Structural Engineering ** Civil Highway and Railway Engineering ** Civil Water and Environmental Engineering * Electrical Engineering ** Electronic & Communication Engineering ** Power Engineering * Mechanical Engineering ** Mechanical Automobile Engineering ** Mechanical General (Production and Controlling) Engineering ** Mechanical Marine Engineering ( with ISO 9001:2000 Quality Assurance Standard)

Location

The institute is situated near the

Bandaranaike International Airport Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) ( si, බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, translit=Bandāranāyaka Jātyantara Guvantoṭupaḷa; ta, பண்டாரநாயக்க � ...

at 18th Milepost on Colombo Negombo Road. The distance is around 30 km from

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

and it takes around 45–60 minutes to reach the institute via main road or from Colombo-Katunayake Expressway it can reach around 15 minutes.

References

External links

Official web portal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Institute Of Engineering Technology, Katunayake Technical universities and colleges in Sri Lanka Educational institutions established in 1985 Education in Gampaha District Universities and colleges in Western Province, Sri Lanka 1985 establishments in Sri Lanka