Khulna Government Polytechnic Institute Explained

Khulna Polytechnic Institute (abbreviated as KPI) is a government-owned polytechnic located in Khulna, Bangladesh. It is one of the biggest and oldest polytechnics in the country.

History

Work began on a technical training center in Khulna during Pakistan's First Five-Year Plan (1955–60).^[2] By 1963, construction of institute buildings, workshops, student hostels, and staff housing was well underway.^[3]

Campus and hostels

Since 2008, the hostel of Khulna Polytechnic Institute has been closed.

Academics

About 4000 students are pursuing diploma studies in engineering in this institution. At present, KPI has 9 teaching departments. Every year the intake of diploma students is around 800. A total of about one hundred teachers are teaching in these departments and institutes. Khulna Polytechnic Institute has the following departments:

• Civil engineering (100+100)
• Electrical engineering (100+100)
• Electronics engineering (50+50)
• Mechanical engineering (100+100)
• Power engineering (50+50)
• Biophysical environment engineering (50+50)
• Computer science and engineering (CSE) (50+50)
• Instrumentation & Process Control Engineering (I.P.C.E)(50+50)
• Instrumentation & Process Control Engineering (50+50)
• Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Engineering (50+50)

The Bangladesh Technical Education Board oversees the curriculum.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: KPI at a glance . Khulna Polytechnic Institute . 13 July 2017.
2. Ramzi . Younus . Technical Education in Pakistan . Pakistan Quarterly . 14 . 4 . 12.
3. Book: 1963 . East Pakistan Year Book . 74.
4. Web site: BTEB & DTE . Khulna Polytechnic Institute.