Khulna Polytechnic Institute (abbreviated as KPI) is a government-owned polytechnic located in

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

, Bangladesh. It is one of the biggest and oldest polytechnics in the country.

History

Work began on a technical training center in Khulna during Pakistan's First Five-Year Plan (1955–60). By 1963, construction of institute buildings, workshops, student hostels, and staff housing was well underway.

Campus & Hostels

Since 2008, the

hostel A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory, with shared use of a lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex and have private or shared b ...

of Khulna Polytechnic Institute has been closed.

Academics

About 4000 students are pursuing diploma studies in engineering in this institution. At present, KPI has 9 teaching departments. Every year the intake of diploma students is around 800. A total of about one hundred teachers are teaching in these departments and institutes. Khulna Polytechnic Institute has the following departments: *

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 ...

(100+100) *

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 ...

(100+100) *

Electronic engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current ...

(50+50) *

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 ...

(100+100) * Power engineering (50+50) *

Biophysical environment A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...

(50+50) *

Computer engineering Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...

(50+50) *Instrumentation & Process Control Technology (I.P.C.T)(50+50) *Instrumentation & Process Control Technology (50+50) * Refrigeration & Air-conditioning (50+50) 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 ...

oversees the curriculum.

References

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* {{Government Polytechnic Institutes of Bangladesh Polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh Education in Bangladesh Education in Khulna Polytechnic Institute in Khulna Division Educational institutions of Khulna District Educational institutions established in 1963 1960s establishments in East Pakistan