Mymensingh Polytechnic Institute

Mymensingh Polytechnic Institute
Type Public
Established 1963
Principal Dr. Engr. Md Farid Uddin
Academic staff
8
Students about 1500
Location Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Campus Urban
Nickname (MPI)
Website www.mpi.edu.bd

Mymensingh Polytechnic Institute (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ পলিটেকনিক ইন্সটিটিউট) or MPI is a polytechnic Institute in Mymensingh, Bangladesh established in 1963.

History

In 1963, Ford Foundation established Mymensingh Polytechnic Institute along with four other similar institutes at Dhaka, Rangpur, Bogra, Pabna and Barisal. At the beginning, MPI offered 3 years long courses, based on the syllabus of Oklahoma State University. The certificate issued by the then Technical Education Board was Associated in Engineering having provision to undergo Bachelor of Science courses in United States. Its formation and academic course history goes back to the birth of Ahsanullah Engineering College, which is now known as BUET.

Directorates

The Institute operates under the executive control of the Ministry of Education(MOE) acting through the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE).[1] The academic programmes, curriculams are maintained under the regulation of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB).[2] BTEB function under Directorate of Inspection and Audit (DIA), which in turn function under Chief Accounts Office (CAO), and it function under MOE.

References

  1. Directorate Of Technical Education (DTE).
  2. BTEB (Bangladesh Technical Education Board).

External links

Coordinates: 24°44′22″N 90°24′31″E / 24.739340°N 90.408689°E / 24.739340; 90.408689


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