Faridpur Polytechnic Institute
Faridpur Polytechnic Institute (Bengali: ফরিদপুর পলিটেকনিক ইন্সটিটিউট), often abbreviated as FPI, is a government technical institute in Faridpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh.
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| Type | Public Technical Academic Institute, Coeducational |
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| Established | 1963 |
| Chancellor | Engr. Md. Anwar Hossain |
Academic staff | 6 |
| Students | 2381 |
| Location | Baitul Aman , , 23°35′43.02″N 89°51′43.71″E |
| Nickname | FPI |
| Website | www.faridpurpolytechnic.gov.bd |
History
The institute was established in 1963 as Faridpur Technical Institute. In 1967, it was reformed as Faridpur Polytechnic Institute.
Location
Faridpur Polytechnic Institute is located at Baitul Aman, a neighborhood of Faridpur city in Bangladesh. It is near Baitul Aman campus of the Government Rajendra College, Faridpur.
Academic programs and departments
It offers diploma-level programmes for Diploma-in-Engineering in many different technological areas, each required to study for a 4-year-long curriculum.
Students can participate in:
- Civil engineering
- Computer engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Power engineering
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering
There is a department for each of the above programmes and a related subject department called as Non-tech. Each department is headed by a chief instructor (CI). So, there are total of seven departments in Faridpur Polytechnic Institute.
Students
As of January 2015, there are 2381[1] students in 6 departments in the institute. Among them Civil technology has the highest number of students.
Academic staff
The principal is Engr. Md. Anwar Hossain, and the vice principal is Md. Anwarul Kabir
Departments heads include:
- Civil Technology: Engr. Md. Shadar Uddin
- Computer Technology: Md. Mazharul Amin
- Electrical Technology: Engr. Shyamol Kumar Chandra
- Mechanical Technology: Ranjan Kumar Paul
- Power Technology: Sukhdeb Kumar Kundu
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology: Mohammad Reaz Hossain
- Non-Tech: Md. Dween Islam Khan
Currently there are about 62 teachers in the institute.[2]
Facilities
The institute has necessary facilities to keep up good educational environment. Government and institute authority are always doing their best to improve the existing facilities and adding more to it.
Halls of residence
There 3 dormitories for students. 2 of them for boys and 1 for girls.
- Kobi Alaul Hall
- Shahid Titumir Hall
- Women Hall
Workshops and laboratories
- Electrical Wiring Shop
- Electrical Machine Shop
- ENT LAB
- Audio Visual LAB
- Machine Shop
- Welding Shop
- Sheet Metal Lab
- Materials Testing Lab
- Steam lab
- Wood Shop
- Mason Shop
- Software lab
- Digital lab
- Physics lab
- Chemistry lab
- RAC Lab
- Auto diesel shop
- Fuels and lubricants lab
- Hydraulics lab
- Foundry shop
- Steam and gas lab
- Refrigeration and air condition lab
Library
There is a library in the institute for the use of students, teachers and staff. The library is kept open during institute hours to enable the students to study. Students can borrow necessary books for a semester without any fees.
Mosque
There is a mosque in the institute.
Directorates
The institute operates under the executive control of the Ministry of Education(MOE) acting through the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE).[3] The academic programmes, curriculams are maintained under the regulation of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB).[4] BTEB function under Directorate of Inspection and Audit (DIA), which in turn function under Chief Accounts Office (CAO), and it function under MOE.
References
- Official Information about Students Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Information about Staff Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Directorate Of Technical Education (DTE) Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- BTEB (Bangladesh Technical Education Board).