Bogura Polytechnic Institute (Bengali: বগুড়া পলিটেকনিক ইনস্টিটিউট) or BPI is a Government Technical Institute in Bogura, Bangladesh. It is one of the largest polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh.^[1][2]

History

In early 1962, Ford Foundation established Bogura Polytechnic Institute, with a duration of 3 years long courses, based on the syllabus of Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA. The certificate issued by the then Technical Board Education was "Associated in Engineering" having provision to undergo B.S course in the US and also in the UK Its formation and academic course history details goes back to the birth of Ahsanullah Engineering College, which is now known as BUET.

Administration

• Institute Name : Bogura Polytechnic Institute, Bogura
• Principal : Eng. Md. Jaynal Abden (Incharge)
• Village Road : Sherpur Road
• Post Office  : Bogura
• Union Word : Ward No-12
• Thana Upazila : Bogura Sadar
• Establish Date : 17 September 1962
• Reg. Date : 17 September 1962
• Class Room : 52
• Male Student  : 3460 (Approximately)
• Female Student : 850 (Approximately)
• Total Teacher  : 100 (Approximately)
• Total Staff : 90
• Male Hostel Seat : Available
• Female Hostel Seat : Available

Location

Bogura Polytechnic Institute is located at Colony in the southern part of the Bogra city in Bangladesh. It is near the Police Line and Vocational Teachers Training Institute (VTTI).

Academic programs

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 Technology.--200
• Electrical Technology.--300
• Mechanical Technology.--300
• Power Technology.--100
• Electronics Technology.--100
• Computer Technology.--100
• Refrigeration & air-condition Department. --100

Halls of residence

There are two Boy's and one Girl's dormitories. About 1 thousand residential students stay here.

• North Hostel
• South Hostel
• Korotoa Girls Hostel

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 programs, curriculums are maintained under the regulation of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB).[4] BTEB functions under Directorate of Inspection and Audit (DIA), which in turn functions under Chief Accounts Office (CAO), and it functions under MOE.

See also

• Education in Bangladesh

References