KARNATAKA(GOVT.)POLYTECHNIC

KARNATAKA (GOVT.) POLYTECHNIC, MANGALORE WAS STARTED IN THE YEAR 1946 UNDER THE ERSTWHILE MADRAS STATE GOVERNMENT IN A RENTED BUILDING AT PANDESHWAR. AT THE TIME OF STARTING THERE WERE FOUR MAIN DIPLOMA COURSES OF THREE YEARS DURATION IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING. THE POLYTECHNIC STARTED FUNCTIONING AT ITS PRESENT CAMPUS IN KADRI HILLS, MANGALORE FROM 1956. KARNATAKA (GOVT.) POLYTECHNIC, POPULARLY KNOWN AS “KPT” IS THE SECOND LARGEST POLYTECHNIC IN KARNATAKA STATE. TOTAL CAMPUS AREA OF THE POLYTECHNIC 19 ACRES. THE INSTITUTE IS RENDERING YEOMEN SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF MANGALORE AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH ENGINEERING EDUCATION. THE DIPLOMA COURSES IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, POLYMER TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE WERE ADDED TO THE EXISTING COURSES OVER IN 9 DISCIPLINES. THE POLYTECHNIC WAS AWARDED THE AUTONOMOUS POLYTECHNIC STATUS FROM JULY 1999. AT PRESENT THE TOTAL INTAKE OF THE INSTITUTE IS 470 STUDENTS PER YEAR, OUT OF WHICH 30% OF THE SEATS ARE RESERVED FOR GIRL STUDENTS.