The West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE) is the statutory body and a state-level council for

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, under Department of Technical Education & Training (West Bengal), Ministry of Technical Education& training. Apart from the 86 Polytechnics in the state of

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, Polytechnic Institute at Narsingarh in the state of

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, India is also affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education. The Council has also been entrusted with the responsibilities for conduct of Short Term

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Programme in different centres and affiliate institutes offering Vocational Courses under the supervision of West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training. The Polytechnics offers 3 year Diploma courses in Engineering/Technology (Pharmacy - 2 year and Marine Engineering - 4 year) along with 1½ year Post Diploma Courses and 4 year Part-time Evening Diploma Courses. Admission to all Polytechnics is conducted through the Joint Entrance Exam.

History

AICTE had started as an Advisory Body of the

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. By an Act of

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, AICTE was made a Statutory Body in 1987. The Statutory Council advised all States to give

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status to the State Councils of

Technical Education In the United States, a technical school is a type of two-year college that covers specialized fields such as business, finance, hospitality, tourism, construction, engineering, visual arts, information technology and community work. Asso ...

. On the basis of aforesaid guideline, Government set up a committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. Sankar Sen, the then

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to suggest procedure for setting up a Statutory Council for the Technical Education. After examining the recommendations, Government in the Technical Education &

Department moved a Bill before the Legislative Assembly for setting up a Statutory Council of Technical Education. West Bengal State Council of Technical Education became a Statutory Body under ''West Bengal Act XXI'' of 1995. The Council started its activities as a Statutory Body after Gazette Notification on 12 June 1996.

Composition of the Council

The Council is headed by Minister-in-Charge,

Department as ''Ex Officio'' Chairman. Other members of the Council includes representatives from different

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, Institution of

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, Indian Society for

, Pharmacy Council of India,

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, Industry,

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, Departments of

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, Technical Education & Training, School Education and Legislative Assembly. The administrative set-up of the Council's chairman is Ujjal Biswas.

References

External links

Official websiteWBSCTE Recruitment
{{WestBengal-university-stub Education in West Bengal 1996 establishments in West Bengal Educational institutions established in 1996

History

Composition of the Council

See also

References

External links