Purulia Polytechnic (Govt of W.B) is Affiliated to West Bengal State Council of Technical Education & Approved by All India Council of Technical Education.
** This page is not authorized by institute or neither institute entertain this page. It is one of the oldest polytechnic institutes of India. Purulia Polytechnic is under the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education board and All India
Council for Technical Education approved. This institute offers diploma degree in five branches. Semester examination held in January (odd semester) and in June (even semester) every year. Discipline Intake
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering 30
Civil Engineering 90
Electrical Engineering 60
Mechanical Engineering 60
Metallurgy 60
The boarders of each hostel keep contact and friendly relations. Each hostel has its own cooking staff so that they can provide breakfast, lunch, tiffin and dinner of good quality. Inter-hostel cricket, football, volleyball tournaments are organized by boarders every year. Volleyball playing is a passion for the students.Common room facilities are on the first floor of each hostel. They are furnished with television, music system, carom board. Bus service is available in front of the campus.Purulia Polytechnic is about 3 kilometers from Purulia railway station, which is 323 kilometers away from Howrah railway station. Purulia railway station is under south-eastern railway. From Howrah railway station Rupasi Bangla Express, Howrah-Chakradharpur passenger is a direct train to Purulia. Another route from Howrah with a break journey at Asansol is preferable and takes less time than the direct route.
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Purulia Polytechnic was established in the year 1956 , classes started on 16th Sep. 1957. Joygovind Majumdar & Tulsidas Karmakar – were the main founder of ‘Purulia Polytechnic’. At first the classes was stated at Purulia Zila School (Urdu Hostel). After 2 years, in 1959, Purulia Polytechnic shifted to the current location Bongabari. (Khandu Mahato & his family donate their land to this institute.) Upto 1976 it was ‘Govt. sponsored’ institute. From 1976 it is under ‘Government of West Bengal’. At present there are 5 main streams, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Telecommunication , Metallurgical. Initially three courses namely Civil Engg., Electrical Engg., Mechanical Engg.; were introduced, ‘Electronics & Telecommunication’ branch started from 1996 & ‘Metallurgical’ stream started from 2009. —
