Sylhet Polytechnic Institute

Sylhet Polytechnic Institute
Established 1955
Type Public Technical Academic Institute, Coeducational
Chancellor Sukanto Kumar Bosu
Academic staff
 120
Administrative staff
 50
Students 4072
Location Sylhet, Bangladesh
Campus Urban
20 acres (8.1 ha)
Affiliations Bangladesh Technical Education Board,Dhaka.www.bteb.gov.bd
Website www.spi.gov.bd

Sylhet Polytechnic Institute (Bengali: সিলেট পলিটেকনিক ইনস্টিটিউট) or SPI is a state supported technical academic institute located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was established in 1955 by the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) government.

History

In 1955, Ford Foundation established Sylhet Polytechnic Institute along with four other similar institutes at Dhaka, Rangpur, Bogra, Pabna and Barisal. At the beginning, SPI offered 3 years long courses, based on the syllabus of Oklahoma State University. The certificate issued by the then Technical Education Board was Associated in Engineering having provision to undergo Bachelor of Science courses in United States. Its formation and academic course history goes back to the birth of Ahsanullah Engineering College, which is now known as BUET. The campus of SPI was designed by Muzharul Islam and Stanley Tigerman.

Admission

The minimum requirement for admission is Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or equivalent certificate with at least CGPA 3.00 (60% marks) in average with minimum of GPA 3.00 in mathematics.[1]

Academic departments

The institute currently offers 4 years diploma in engineering courses in following departments:[2]

  1. Computer Technology
  2. Electrical Technology
  3. Mechanical Technology
  4. Electronics Technology
  5. Power Technology
  6. Electromedical Technology
  7. Civil Technology

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.spi.gov.bd/admission.php
  2. ↑ http://www.spi.gov.bd/Departments.php

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