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Khulna Government Institute
খুলনা সরকারি পলিটেকনিক ইন্সটিটিউট
Type	Polytechnic
Established	1963; 61 years ago
Principal	Animesh Pal
Academic staff	90 (2017)
Administrative staff	58 (2017)
Students	4,000 (2019)
Address	Old Jessore Road, Khalishpur Industrial Area, Khulna, GPO-9000, Bangladesh; 22°50′43″N 89°32′34″E / 22.8452°N 89.5429°E
Campus	Urban
Language	Bengali
Colours	Blue Khaki Black
Website	www.kpi.edu.bd
	Logo of Khulna Polytechnic Institute

Khulna Polytechnic Institute (abbreviated as KPI) is a government-owned polytechnic located in Khulna, Bangladesh. It is one of the biggest and oldest polytechnics in the country.

History

Work began on a technical training center in Khulna during Pakistan's First Five-Year Plan (1955–60).^[2] By 1963, construction of institute buildings, workshops, student hostels, and staff housing was well underway.^[3]

Campus and hostels

Since 2008, the hostel of Khulna Polytechnic Institute has been closed.^{[citation needed]}

Academics

About 4000 students are pursuing diploma studies in engineering in this institution. At present, KPI has 9 teaching departments. Every year the intake of diploma students is around 800. A total of about one hundred teachers are teaching in these departments and institutes. Khulna Polytechnic Institute has the following departments:

Civil engineering (100+100)
Electrical engineering (100+100)
Electronics engineering (50+50)
Mechanical engineering (100+100)
Power engineering (50+50)
Biophysical environment engineering (50+50)
Computer science and engineering (CSE) (50+50)
Instrumentation & Process Control Engineering (I.P.C.E)(50+50)
Instrumentation & Process Control Engineering (50+50)
Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Engineering (50+50)

The Bangladesh Technical Education Board oversees the curriculum.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "KPI at a glance". Khulna Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
^ Ramzi, Younus. "Technical Education in Pakistan". Pakistan Quarterly. 14 (4): 12.
^ East Pakistan Year Book. 1963. p. 74.
^ "BTEB & DTE". Khulna Polytechnic Institute.