S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic, Rourkela

Engineering college in Odisha, India

S.K.D.A.V.
Government PolytechnicType| Public

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Established| 1967
Principal| Er. Reena ray M-TECH (Mechanical)
Location|

Rourkela

Odisha

India

Campus| Basanti Colony
Affiliations| AICTE, SCTE & VT
Website| skdavpolytech.ac.in

S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic is a state-run co-education engineering college located in the Basanti Colony of Rourkela. The Institute was originally named S.K.D.A.V Government Polytechnic for Women. It was established in the year 1967 by Sushilavati Khosla with the help of D.A.V Trust.

The Institute is affiliated with All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi and State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training recognized under state Government of Odisha.

## History

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S.K.D.A.V Government Polytechnic for Women was established in 1967 by Sushilavati Khosla, the wife of ex- Odisha governor Dr. Ajudhia Nath Khosla. She donated Rs one lakh in collaboration with D.A.V Trust. In 1974, administration and funding was assumed by the Government of Odisha. By 1990 the institute had a new campus located at Bansanti Colony.

Initially the institution offered courses in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and Information Science. Subsequently, from 2001 to 2010 the institute added programs in Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Civil Engineering.

From 1967 to 2012 the Institute enrolled exclusively female students from the state of Odisha. In 2013 the Government of Odisha opened the Institute to males as well, and changed its name from S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic for Women's to S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic.[1]

## Courses

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The Institute offer 3 year Diploma Engineering and office management in:

* Civil Engineering
* Electrical Engineering
* Information Technology
* Modern Office Management
* Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Library & Information Science 2-year duration

The institute also offers:

* Diploma in Industrial Safety for B.Tech, Diploma and B.Sc degree holders.

## Admission procedure

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The students are admitted through DET Orissa[2][3] entrance test. Eligibility is limited to:

* Students of HSE or equivalent in CBSE, ICSE, CHSE and BSE.
* Students of ITI can apply for lateral entry program.

## See also

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* Sushilavati Government Women’s College, Rourkela

## References

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1. ^ "about college". skdavpolytech.ac.in.
2. ^ "DTET Orissa". dtetorissa.gov.in.
3. ^ "SCTE&VT Orissa". sctevtorissa.in.

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Education in Rourkela

Colleges|

| Engineering|

* Padmanava College of Engineering
* Rourkela Institute of Technology
* S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic
* Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering

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Medical|

* Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital
* Kanak Manjari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Utkalmani Homoeopathic Medical College

General|

* Government Autonomous College
* Municipal College
* Ispat Autonomous College
* Rourkela Law College
* Sushilavati Government (SG) Women’s College

Business schools|

* DAMITS (Jagda)
* Rourkela Institute of Management Studies
* AWDI (Bastia Smruti Sadan)

Schools|

| CBSE|

* Delhi Public School
* Deepika English Medium School (Primary School
* High School)
* Guru Nanak Public School
* Kendriya Vidyalaya

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ICSE|

* Carmel School
* Ispat English Medium School
* MGM English Medium School
* St. Joseph's Convent School, Hamirpur
* St. Paul's School

State gov.|

* Govt. Highschool, Uditnagar
* Government Junior College
* S. G. Women's (Jr) College
* Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Sector 06

Specially challenged|

* Home and Hope, Sector 17
* School for Deaf, Sector 06

NGOs|

* Akshaya Patra Foundation
* Deepika Mahila Sanghati

Universities|

* Biju Patnaik University of Technology
* National Institute of Technology

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State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training, Orissa

Colleges|

* Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang
* Orissa School of Mining Engineering, Keonjhar
* Bhubanananda Orissa School of Engineering, Cuttack
* Government Polytechnic, Balasore
* S.K.D.A.V. Government Polytechnic, Rourkela
* Purushottam School of Engineering and Technology, Rourkela
* Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering, Rourkela

Misc.|

* DTET
* OJEE
* SCTE & VT
* IIT-JEE

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