| Pabna Textile Engineering College (PTEC) | |
|---|---|
| Bengali: পাবনা টেক্সটাইল ইন্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ | |
| Motto | "Dedicated for Developing Textiles" |
| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | Govt. Rajshahi University |
| Principal | Md. Abdul Mannan |
| Students | 320 |
| Undergraduates | 320 |
| Location | Shalgaria, Pabna-6600 |
| Nickname | PTEC |
| Website | www.pabtec.gov.bd |
Pabna Textile Engineering College (Bengali:পাবনা টেক্সটাইল ইন্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ) is a reputed engineering college situated at Pabna, Bangladesh which is academically operated by the faculty of Engineering and Technology of the University of Rajshahi.
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Pabna Textile Engineering College-PTEC is one of the reputed engineering college in Bangladesh and operates under the faculty of Engineering and Technology of University of Rajshahi.
Pabna Textile Engineering College has a long history. During the British colonial rule in 1915, a weaving school was established at Pabna to meet Textile technician education by offering artisan level course.
It was named Pabna Govt. Weaving School. By studying different documents & papers it was seen that the Governor of Bengal of the then British Government visited this institution on 25 January in 1926.
It was upgraded to Pabna District Textile Institute in 1980 to offer two years certificate course in Textile Technology. In 1994 this institute was promoted to conduct three years Diploma course in Textile Engineering under Bangladesh Technical Education Board.
In order to meet the challenge of increasing demand of new sophisticated & latest technology, Prime Minister of Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh decided to upgrade this institution to B.Sc. in Textile Engineering College in 2006 to offer 4 Years Bachelor Degree in Textile Engineering by affiliation with the University of Rajshahi and renamed it as Pabna Textile Engineering College.
Now 320 students in 4 years of B.Sc.in Textile Engineering course are going on their study in this college with satisfaction.
Modern and Ultra-modern machines and equipments of different laboratories and textile related books in our library help the students to acquire knowledge of modern technology worthily.
The first year syllabus consists of pure science in addition to some basic concepts of textile engineering.
From the second year onwards, students acquire a wide range of theoretical and practical knowledge in the area of textile engineering which equip them for future employment.
In third year students become capable to acquire the full knowledge about Textile Engineering.
In the fourth or final year students have to choose groups of subjects for specialization. These include
They also undertake project work, have an industrial attachment(internship) and must take a comprehensive viva.
At present approximately 320 students are enrolled at the college. Of these, around 15% are female.
Admission to the Pabna Textile Engineering College is highly competitive and needs a high academic attainment in S.S.C and H.S.C level. Selection of students for admission is made through admission test of 200 marks. Students get chance to take admission according to merit.
Admission is totally controlled by the Department of Textiles, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
The entry requirements for the admission test are(changeable):
Foreign students must apply well in advance through their respective embassies in Bangladesh to the Ministry of Education, enclosing evidence of examinations passed and a transcript of academic records.
The technological knowledge and skills of textile engineers are highly valued by textile manufacturing companies. The majority of textile graduates take up posts in the textile manufacturing industry as process or plant managers, development engineers or technologists. Recent graduates have found employment in the areas of production management, design, textile testing and quality assurance, new product development, purchasing, commercial banks and customs. At present there is a huge demand for textile engineers in Bangladesh.
Workshop and laboratories at the Pabna Textile Engineering College are equipped with the latest machinery and equipment of international standard.
This laboratory provides practical knowledge regarding the yarn preparing technology both short staple (cotton) and long staple (jute). The laboratory facilities includes both conventional and modern machinery with new technology like open-end spinning and air jet spinning.
The laboratory has the facility to weave cotton, synthetic and jute fabric including tappet, dobby and jacard loom hand operated looms, ordinary power looms, automatic power looms and modern looms with CAD systems. Modern looms include air-jet looms, rapier looms with electronic jacquard and projectile looms.
This laboratory is equipped with both warp and weft knitting machinery. Warp knitting machinery includes both raschel and tricot machine and weft knitting machine include circular (single jersey, interlock, rib, jacquard) and flat knitting machines.
This laboratory includes machinery for singeing, desizing, mercerizing, dyeing, printing and finishing and students are able to gain a thorough knowledge of wet processing technology. It has the facility for dyeing material as fibre, yarn and fabric and various style of printing. It also has computerized data colour system, gas chromatography and mass spectrometer, light fastness and other quality control equipment required to ensure high quality dyeing and finishing.
Wet processing laboratory is expanded recently. A new building named Dyeing Building is recently completed, is the best dyeing lab among Textile Engineering Colleges in Bangladesh. Most recent and modern machines are placed there.
The garments laboratory is equipped with all the types of cutting, sewing and finishing machinery used in the garment industry. It is also equipped with Lectra CAD-CAM system for computerized marker making, cutting and garments dyeing, washing and embroidery.
The testing laboratory is one of the best in the country and has the facility to test fibres, yarn and fabric. The conventional and modern testing equipment include an evenness tester, Classimat, single yarn strength tester, multifunctional Superba tester, HFT and electronic microscope.
A well equipped computer laboratory provides practical opportunities for forty students at a time. Use of the Internet is available for teachers and students.
This laboratory gives students the chance to become acquainted with electronic and electrical technology. It is equipped with pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control systems.
The physics laboratory is equipped with machinery and equipment suitable for graduate students.
The chemistry laboratory is suitable for forty students at a time to undertake practical work.
The engineering workshop is equipped with lathes, universal strength testers, shaping machines, cutting machines, drilling machines, welding machines, circular saws and various types of tools for carpenters.