Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute

Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute is an ancient government multipurpose engineering educational institute in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Established in 1963, it conducts a four-year Diploma in Engineering course under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board.

In 1963, Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute was established for engineering education at a cost of 18 lakh Takas on 15 acres of land at Sopura in Rajshahi. Mr. Badrul Huda was appointed as the first principal.

Infrastructure
Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute campus is spread over a vast area with 7 buildings. There are 2 hostels for boys and 1 hostel for girls.

Educational activities
Currently, a 4-year Diploma in Engineering course is running under the Bangladesh Board of Technical Education. Besides technical education, there is a non-technical (NonTech) education department that teaches Bengali, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Management, and Social Science subjects for the essential development of every technology student. Students are taught in two shifts, morning and afternoon.

Every year after the release of the SSC exam results, the Bangladesh Directorate of Technical Education starts the online admission process in the country's government polytechnics. Then, the students are admitted based on the marks obtained in various subjects in the SSC examination. By filling out the online admission form, students have the opportunity to choose various departments and polytechnics. Departments and institutes are selected based on merit and preference. Thus, 1440 students are admitted to Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute every year in the first and second shifts, increasing the number of seats allotted in various departments from 960.

It offers four-year diplomas in the following areas:

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer science and engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Power Engineering
• Electromedical Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering