If everything goes as planned, the Government Girls Polytechnic, Dehradun will soon introduce diploma courses on garment technology, fashion designing and textile engineering.
GGP, Dehradun was established in the year 1987 with two courses-stenography and secretarial practice in order to provide technical education to girl students in the State, said
principal Dr Mukesh Pandey on Monday.
The college has a reputation of providing the best in state of the art infrastructure and dedicated faculty and is one of the best polytechnic colleges of the Uttarakhand. The principal said, “To my mind an educational institute is not just about bricks, mortar and concrete but about building character, enriching minds and about enriching experiences that last a lifetime.
“We leave no stone unturned to equip students with the right set of skills and values through our evolving curriculum with value addition modules on emotional intelligence, communication and personality development, team building, business etiquettes and many more. Focus is always on promotion of self learning, sports, games, social, cultural and technical events for honing talents to ensure all round development amongst our students." In addition, seminars, debate and quiz competitions, guest lecture and extracurricular activities help out students to develop capabilities and competitiveness to meet expectations of commercial organisations and institutions in different sectors, the principal added. The college head of department (Electronics) OM Sharma said that students who pass Uttarakhand Class X board examination can secure diploma degree in various technical courses like Computer Science and Engineering; Electronic Engineering; Modern Office Management and Secretarial Practice and Interior designing and decoration.
limited intakes in each of the programme is monitored closely and students benefit by getting individual attention in their classes and labs. 40 students on four technical courses are enrolled in the college each year. Currently, around 350 students are studying in the technical courses in the college.
Candidates appearing in Uttarakhand Class X board examinations or those who have passed this examination can submit their form from December last week. The entrance test will be held in May, 2014. Two programmes including Community Polytechnic Scheme and NSS programme are functional in the college. He further said that 40 students are enrolled each year in each course.
The courses are executed through experienced staff and to enhance students’ skill, the college organise personality and soft skills seminar from time to time in the campus.
This polytechnic was established with the specific mission of providing girl students diploma courses to enhance their professional ability and prospects of employment,
he added.