Government Polytechnic, Mydukur

Government Polytechnic, Srikakulam, was established in the year 1961. The total Land area allotted to this Institution is 16 acres.. The Institute has its infrastructural facilities like Class rooms, laboratories, workshop , play ground, own drinking water facility etc. ,and hostel for boys and girls and compound wall .

This Institution was selected for National Board of Accreditation(NBA) for two branches namely Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The APSSDC also launched the Technical Skill Development (T-SDI) with three laboratories to train the Students in the areas like Agro , CAD , Electronics in this Institution .

This Institution is the Nodal Institution for all the Government and Private Polytechnics in the District and all the activities like conduct of POLYCET , District Spot Valuation for Diploma Examinations , all CETs counselings are all in this campus. The Institution has committed and dedicated staff. The institute is fully funded by Government of AndhraPradesh as per allocation of the annual Budget.

As it is old Institute ,the existing laboratories, workshop, library, computer lab etc. have to be strengthened, keeping in view of the modernization. By modernization and strengthening of polytechnic with latest techniques, skills, software up gradation, skill oriented training can be imparted to student community. The Government is providing the funds through Upgradation and MODROBS by AICTE.

Majority of students are from the rural base and are poor in English and they scared of their communication in English language. So, the English Language Lab is established to inculcate the habit of efficiency in English Communication Skills. In addition to improve their English language and communication skills ,the personality development aspects also taken into consideration .

The Skill Development Centre was established in the year 2011 to bridge the gap between Industrial needs and the skills acquired by the student in the Institute. In these Skill Development Centres the communication skills and technical skills of the students can be improved. The institution was initially started with three Engineering Diploma Courses namely Civil , Electrical & Electronics and Mechanical engineering.

After a few years, in the year 1975 a non-Engineering DCCP Course was added to its Courses. Again, in the year 2008 Diploma in Computer Engineering was also credited to the list. Presently it offers five Diploma Programmes of three years' duration with an annual intake of 60 for each programme for each year.

The programmes are, Diploma in Civil Engineering, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Diploma in Computer Engineering, and Diploma in Computer & Commercial Practice.