https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kerala_Government_Polytechnic_CollegeKerala Government Polytechnic College - Revision history2026-07-31T07:49:24ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.4https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kerala_Government_Polytechnic_College&diff=509279&oldid=prevWardDrayton2 at 12:40, 6 May 20262026-05-06T12:40:21Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox university<br />
|name = '''Kerala Government Polytechnic College, Kozhikode'''<br />
|native_name = KGPTC<br />
|image =File:KGPTC Main Building, front, January 2020.jpg<br />
|logo = KGPTC LOGO.png<br />
|logo_size = 100px<br />
|motto = Labour is Dignity<br />
|established = <br />
|type = Government Polytechnic College<br />
|nickname = KGPTC<br />
|city = [[Kozhikode]]<br />
|state = [[Kerala]]<br />
|campus = <br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
|website = [http://kgptc.in/en/home.asp www.kgptc.in] <br />
|affiliations =[[AICTE]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Kerala Government Polytechnic College''' is located at West Hill, 5&nbsp;km away from [[Kozhikode]] city on the roadside of Kozhikode Kannur N.H.17 Road. A place near Industrial Estate, Westhill. <br />
The institution was started as Industrial School and later upgraded as Kerala Polytechnic and later renamed as Kerala Govt. Polytechnic College, Kozhikode. <br />
The institution is now under the control of Directorate of Technical Education formed by the [[Government of Kerala]]<ref name="dip_inst">{{cite web|url=http://www.tekerala.org/dip_inst.php|title=LIST OF POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES AND COURSES (In District Wise)|publisher=Board of Technical Education, Kerala|accessdate=2018-01-21|archive-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123111312/http://www.tekerala.org/dip_inst.php|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
<br />
==About==<br />
<br />
The Kerala Govt Polytechnic College, Westhill was established in 1946, one of the oldest polytechnic colleges in Kerala. The college was inaugurated by Sri. V V Giri, bar-at-law, minister for industries and labour, Government of Madras on 23 November 1946. Sri. Sreenivas Rao was the first principal. Over time, the intake of students increased; six full-fledged departments currently offer six engineering diploma programmes such as Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Tool & Die Engineering under the Department of Technical Education, Kerala. The college has approximately 1200 students, 90 teaching staff and 28 non-teaching staff.<ref name="KGPTC home">{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.kgptc.in<br />
|title=kgptc website <br />
|accessdate=2019-01-09}}</ref><br />
<br />
==History==<br />
'''KGPTC''' was established in 1946 as '''Kerala Polytechnic''' under the Madras Government. The school originally offered 4 diploma standard courses and five certificate standard courses.<br />
<br />
The diploma courses were [[Civil engineering]], [[Mechanical engineering]], [[Electrical engineering]] and [[Chemical engineering]].<br />
<br />
==Notable alumni==<br />
* [[Sasi Kalinga]], Actor, Malayalam film industry {{clarify|date=May 2020}}<br />
* [[Vidya Balakrishnan]], Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly<br />
<br />
==Other Programmes==<br />
<br />
List of other schemes/activities implemented<br />
* Community Development through Polytechnics <br />
* Industry Institute Partnership Cell <br />
* Visiting Faculty Scheme <br />
* Finishing School <br />
* D Skill Course for Disabled <br />
* Continuing Education Cell<ref name="KGPT-KKD2">{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.sitttrkerala.ac.in/index.php?r=site%2Finstitution-profile&inst=KGPT-KKD<br />
|title=Institution Profile<br />
|accessdate=2018-08-14<br />
|archive-date=14 August 2018<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814071309/http://www.sitttrkerala.ac.in/index.php?r=site%2Finstitution-profile&inst=KGPT-KKD<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Departments==<br />
* Civil Engineering<br />
* Mechanical Engineering<br />
* Electrical & Electronics Engineering<br />
* Chemical Engineering<br />
* Computer Engineering<br />
* Tool & Die Engineering<ref name="dip_inst" /><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{coord missing|Kerala}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Kozhikode]]<br />
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Kerala]]</div>WardDrayton2