West Bengal State Council of Technical Education

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West Bengal Council Of Technical Education

Abbreviation| WBSCTE
Formation| 12 June 1996
Legal status| Statutory Body
Headquarters| Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Coordinates| 22°33′43″N 88°21′23″E﻿ / ﻿22.5618557°N 88.3563108°E﻿ / 22.5618557; 88.3563108

Chairperson

| Sri Subrata Banerjee[1]

Main organ

| State-level Council
Affiliations| Department of Higher Education (India), Ministry of Education (India)
Website| https://www.webscte.co.in/

The West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE) is the statutory body and a state-level council for technical education, under Department of Technical Education, Training and Skill Development of Government of West Bengal.

Apart from the 86 Polytechnics in the state of West Bengal, India, Polytechnic Institute at Narsingarh in the state of Tripura, India is also affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education. The Council has also been entrusted with the responsibilities for conduct of Short Term Vocational Training Programme in different centres and affiliate institutes offering Vocational Courses under the supervision of West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training. The Polytechnics offers 3 year Diploma courses in Engineering/Technology (Pharmacy - 2 year and Marine Engineering - 4 year) along with 1½ year Post Diploma Courses and 4 year Part-time Evening Diploma Courses. Admission to all Polytechnics is conducted through the Joint Entrance Exam.

## History[edit]

AICTE had started as an Advisory Body of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. By an Act of Parliament, AICTE was made a Statutory Body in 1987. The Statutory Council advised all States to give autonomous status to the State Councils of Technical Education. On the basis of aforesaid guideline, Government set up a committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. Sankar Sen, the then Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University to suggest procedure for setting up a Statutory Council for the Technical Education. After examining the recommendations, Government in the Technical Education & Training Department moved a Bill before the Legislative Assembly for setting up a Statutory Council of Technical Education. West Bengal State Council of Technical Education became a Statutory Body under West Bengal Act XXI of 1995. The Council started its activities as a Statutory Body after Gazette Notification on 12 June 1996.

## Composition of the Council[edit]

The Council is headed by Minister-in-Charge, Technical Education & Training Department as Ex Officio Chairman. Other members of the Council includes representatives from different Universities, Institution of Engineers, Indian Society for Technical Education, Pharmacy Council of India, All India Council for Technical Education, Industry, Teachers, Students, Departments of Finance, Technical Education & Training, School Education and Legislative Assembly. The administrative set-up of the Council's chairman is Ujjal Biswas.

## See also[edit]

* List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal
* Education in West Bengal

## References[edit]

1. ^ "West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development". webscte.co.in.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* WBSCTE Recruitment

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Polytechnic colleges|

* Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Polytechnic
* Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray Polytechnic
* Adyapeath Annada Polytechnic College
* Alipurduar (Damanpur) Government Polytechnic
* Arambagh Government Polytechnic
* Asansol Polytechnic
* Babasaheb Ambedkar Government Polytechnic
* Baghmundi Government Polytechnic
* Bankura Government Polytechnic
* Baruipur Government Polytechnic
* Bipradas Pal Chowdhury Institute of Technology
* Behala Government Polytechnic
* Bengal Institute of Technology, Katwa
* Birla Institute of Technology, Kolkata
* Bundwan Polytechnic
* Canning Government Polytechnic
* Central Calcutta Polytechnic
* Central Footwear Training Center
* Contai Polytechnic
* Cooch Behar Polytechnic
* Darjeeling Polytechnic
* Dasnagar Government Polytechnic
* Dr. Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology
* Diamond Harbour Government Polytechnic
* Falakata Polytechnic
* Gaighata Government Polytechnic
* Gangarampur Government Polytechnic
* Gayeshpur Government Polytechnic
* Ghatal Government Polytechnic
* Harasankar Bhattacharya Institute of Technology and Mining
* Hilli Government Polytechnic
* Hooghly Institute of Technology
* Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Polytechnic
* Islampur Government Polytechnic
* Itahar Government Polytechnic
* Jalpaiguri Polytechnic Institute
* Jangipur Government Polytechnic
* Jnan Chandra Ghosh Polytechnic
* Kaliachak Government Polytechnic
* Kalimpong Government Polytechnic
* K.G. Engineering Institute
* Kalna Polytechnic
* Kanyapur Polytechnic
* Kingston Polytechnic College
* Kolaghat Government Polytechnic
* M.B.C. Institute of Engineering and Technology
* Malda Polytechnic
* Mathabhanga Government Polytechnic
* Maynaguri Government Polytechnic
* Medinipur Sadar Government Polytechnic
* Memari Government Polytechnic
* Mirik Government Polytechnic
* Mirmadan Mohanlal Government Polytechnic
* Murarai Government Polytechnic
* Murshidabad Institute of Technology
* Nalhati Government Polytechnic
* Nazrul Centenary Polytechnic
* North Calcutta Polytechnic
* Purulia Polytechnic
* Raghunathpur Government Polytechnic
* Raiganj Polytechnic
* Raipur Government Polytechnic
* Raja Ranajit Kishore Government Polytechnic
* Rajganj Government Polytechnic
* Ramkrishna Mission Shilpapitha
* Rampurhat Government Polytechnic
* Ranaghat Government Polytechnic
* Ratua Satyendra Nath Bose Government Polytechnic
* Salboni Institute of Technology
* SCM Air Technical Training Institute
* Shaikhpara A.R.M. Polytechnic
* Sidhu Kanhu Birsa Polytechnic
* Siliguri Government Polytechnic
* Sree Ramkrishna Silpa Vidyapith
* Sri Rajendra Nath Mukherjee Government Polytechnic
* Technique Polytechnic Institute
* Tehatta Government Polytechnic
* The Calcutta Technical School
* The Regional Institute of Printing Technology, Kolkata
* Tufanganj Government Polytechnic
* Uluberia Government Polytechnic
* West Bengal Survey Institute
* Women's Polytechnic, Chandannagar
* Women's Polytechnic, Kolkata

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