| Government Polytechnic, Nagpur | |
| Established: | 19 July 1914 (105 years ago) |
| Type: | Public Government Institute |
| Affiliation: | Autonomous, AICTE, DTE |
| Chairman: | G. R. Thakare (Joint Director, Technical Education, Regional Office, Nagpur) |
| Students: | 2670 Approx. |
| City: | Near Mangalwari Bazaar, Sadar, Nagpur, Pin-440001 |
| State: | Maharashtra |
| Country: | India |
| Campus: | Urban 22acres |
| Former Names: | Government Engineering School |
| Free Label: | Acronym |
| Free: | GP Nagpur |
| Website: | gpnagpur.ac.in |
The Government Polytechnic, Nagpur is an autonomous educational institution of the government of Maharashtra, a state in Western India.
It was founded on 14 July 1914 as the Government Engineering School. At its commencement the school had 16 students on roll and was located in the Victoria Science College (now the Institute of Science) in Nagpur. During its first year the school provided courses in Civil Engineering & Mechanical Engineering up to diploma standard. Later in 1915 Automobile Engineering Course was also established which vias subsequently converted into Post Diploma in Automobile Engineering. The institution has given birth to Engineering College presently known as Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur(VNIT). The school was expanding rapidly & from 16 students enrolled in 1914 increased to nearly 2000 in current year and Govt. Engineering School converted to Government Polytechnic, Nagpur.[1]
The total intake capacity of all these programmes is 890 students. The premises of this institute is spread over 22 acres of land. Accommodation for 180 boys, 54 girls & 20 trainees is also available in the campus.[2]
Government Polytechnic Nagpur has various academic departments, with specialized laboratories and research centers.
The institute is selected by Govt. of Maharashtra as a training provider in Information Technology to various institutions. Presently the institute is providing training to staff & students of Institute of Science, Nagpur & I.T.I in the region, Govt. Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Nagpur in addition to the institute.
The institute was awarded World Bank assisted Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP) through competitive bidding and received ₨2.55 crores.[4] This fund was utilised for academic excellence, Networking of institutes and services to community and economic development.[5] This institute received ISTE Narsee Monjee award for overall Best Performance in the year 1996 and Best Polytechnic award of Government of Maharashtra in the year 1997.
| Width = 40 | Sr No. | Width = 350 | Name of Programme | Sanctioned Intake | Width = 40 | Accreditation[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width = 60 | First Shift | Width = 60 | Second Shift | ||||
| 1 | Diploma in Automobile Engineering | 60 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 2 | Diploma in Civil Engineering | 90 | 60 | AICTE | |||
| 3 | Diploma in Computer Engineering | 60 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 4 | Diploma in Electrical Engineering | 60 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 5 | Diploma in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering | 60 | 60 | AICTE | |||
| 6 | Diploma in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (Only for Female) | 30 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 7 | Diploma in Information Technology | 60 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 8 | Diploma in Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 60 | AICTE | |||
| 9 | Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering | 40 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 10 | Diploma in Mining & Mine Surveying | 40 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 11 | Diploma in Packaging Technology | 60 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 12 | Diploma in Textile Manufacture | 60 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 13 | Diploma in Travel & Tourism | 30 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| 14 | Diploma in Artificial Intelligiance and Machine Learning | 30 | align = "center" | - | AICTE | ||
| Total Intake - 920 | |||||||
All the above courses are of 3 years duration.[7]