Indira Gandhi Polytechnic College, Mahe

Indira Gandhi Polytechnic College
Mahe

Motto	Technology Triumphs.
Type	Public Institution
Established	October 2000
Academic staff	~30
Location	Mahe, Kerala, India
Campus	Rural
Website	http://mahe.gov.in/

Indira Gandhi Polytechnic College is an educational institution in Mahe, Pondicherry. The Polytechnic College was established in Mahe under PIPMATE in October 2000 (funded by Government of Puducherry) in collaboration with Department of Higher Education (Tamil Nadu). It was initially named as Mahe Polytechnic College. It is commonly known as IGPTC among students and alumni.^[1] The institute is named after the former prime minister of India, and social reformer Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi.^[2] This college was functioning temporarily in Rajiv Gandhi ITI Campus from 19-10-2000 to 20-08-2012. The college has shifted to its own campus from 21-08-2012.

About

IGPTC campus is off the Mahe-Palloor main road. The campus houses two main blocks connected by a skywalk.

• The Institute is provided with high-tech Laboratories with workstations interfaced with Computers, Digital and Microprocessor Labs have been established for Instrumentation & Control Engineering and Computer Engineering Department.
• 35 numbers of latest configuration personal computers have been installed in the computer centre under networking condition with 3 hours back-up of 10 KVA UPS. Another 15 numbers of Pentium III configuration computers have brought under thin-client Technology for the optimum utilization
• 30 numbers of Desktop computers with i3 processor and one 10KVA UPS with 1 hour backup have been purchased for the PC. Lab of the Instrumentation & Control Engg. Department utilizing the MHRD fund during the financial year 2016-17
• Training & Placement section has placed number of students in various Multi National Companies. Implant training is also provided to the final year students every year in reputed firms
• This Institution project” Centralized Automated Toll Station in Highways” the sixth semester students of the academic year 2003-2004 secured 1st place in the state Level Project exhibition among the entire polytechnic Colleges of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry region.
• This Institution project “ Intelligent Railway Control System” by the sixth semester students of the academic year 2004-2005 secured 1st place in the Regional Level Project exhibition held at Kongu polytechnic College, Perundurai., Erode on 19-08-2005 and qualified for participating in the State Level Competition
• This Institution, in co-operation with D.R.D.A., Mahe conducts a seminar for students on the subject “Renewable Energy Sources” every year in connection with the Renewable Energy Day.^[3]

Courses offered

• Diploma in Computer Engineering
• Diploma in Instrumentation and Control Engineering^[4]
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering ^[5]
• Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Laboratories

• Process control Instrumentation Lab & Instrumentation Lab
  

  Image of the Instrumentation lab the campus facilitates
• Electronics Lab & Microprocessor Lab
• Computer Centre
• Hardware & Networking Lab
• Physics Lab
• Chemistry Lab
• English Communication Lab
• Workshop for 1 year Engineering
• Auto cad lab
  

  Image of the computer lab the campus facilitates
• Wiring and Winding Lab
• Electrical Machines Lab
• Microprocessor & Microcontroller Lab
• Power Electronics Lab
• Electrical Machines Lab
• Metrology & Metallographic Lab
• Instrumentation PC Lab ^[6]

Admission

• The qualifying examination for admission is Matric/SSLC or equivalent examination. Another 19 students who have passed Higher Secondary Examination (10+2) (Academic/Vocational)/passed 2 year ITI are admitted in the second year class under the Lateral Entry Scheme.

• This institution is in its Seventeenth year and fifteen batches of students have passed out as on April’2017 with good academic record.

References

External links

• Official website