Siliguri Government Polytechnic | |
Native Name: | শিলিগুড়ি গভর্নমেন্ট পলিটেকনিক |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Former Name: | Women's Polytechnic, Siliguri |
Motto: | छात्रायां अध्यायं तप |
Motto Lang: | san |
Mottoeng: | Study is austerity for the student |
Principal: | Subhasish Mukhopadhyay |
Total Staff: | 60+ |
Students: | 1,000+ |
Address: | Siliguri Park Street, Dabgram 1 No. Colony, Ward 22, Subhas Pally |
Postcode: | 734004 |
Coordinates: | 26.7046°N 88.4458°W |
Language: | English, Bengali |
Siliguri Government Polytechnic is a government polytechnic located in Siliguri, Darjeeling district, West Bengal.
The college was formed in the year 1995, known as Women's Polytechnic, Siliguri, for promoting female education in West Bengal under the assistance of World Bank Project. The college was inaugurated by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the then Minister of Information and Culture of West Bengal.
The college was established temporarily in Pradhan Nagar, Siliguri, before permanently shifting to a campus in Dabgram, situated in Subhas Pally, in the year 1998. The permanent campus was inaugrated by Jyoti Basu, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal.
In 2005, the college was renamed as Siliguri Government Polytechnic College, thereby forming a co-educational institution.[1]
This polytechnic is affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education,[2] and recognised by AICTE, New Delhi.
This polytechnic offers full-time diploma courses in various disciplines through admission in two separate categories, namely Diploma in Engineering and Technology, and Diploma in Pharmacy.
The college is equipped with more than 35 classrooms, 39 laboratories, 5 workshops, several drawing halls, as well as a library. It has also invested in digital classrooms, multimedia lab, language lab and conference rooms for better absorption of learning by the students, as well as for customised training programmes.[4] In February 2024, the college inaugrated the North Bengal Career Counselling Center, a cell aiming to aid graduating students with job placements (through on-campus drive or off-campus initiatives).[5]