Sylhet Polytechnic Institute ( bn, সিলেট পলিটেকনিক ইনস্টিটিউট) or SPI is a state supported technical academic institute located in

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...

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. It was established in 1955 by the then

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(now Bangladesh) government. It was named as ''Sylhet Polytechnic Institute'' in 1959.

History

In 1955,

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established Sylhet Polytechnic Institute along with four other similar institutes at

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, Rangpur,

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and

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. At the beginning, SPI offered 3 years long courses, based on the syllabus of

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. The certificate issued by the then Technical Education Board was ''Associated in Engineering'' having provision to undergo Bachelor of Science courses in

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. Its formation and academic course history goes back to the birth of Ahsanullah Engineering College, which is now known as

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. The campus of SPI was designed by

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and

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Admission

The minimum requirement for admission is Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or equivalent certificate with at least GPA 3.50 (65% marks) in average with minimum of GPA 3.50 in mathematics.

Subjects

* Electrical Technology * Mechanical Technology * Civil Technology *

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Computer Technology Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes, and development of both hardware and software. Computing has scientific, e ...

Power Technology Power most often refers to: * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power Power may ...

* Electromedical Technology

Notable alumni

*Roki Roy (Entrepreneur) *Md Rihat *Jaman BGD

Student organizations

* MarketoGuys * Roki Tech

References

External links

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