Government Polytechnic, Shivamogga

The Government Polytechnic situated at Sorab Taluk, Shivamogga District of Karnataka, is one of the established technical institutions with a richness of experience. It was started as an affiliated college and then developed a status for providing quality education in different fields of engineering.

Affiliated with AICTE, the raised institute has a 25-acre space that proves advantageous in offering optimal Denmark conditions for study. The polytechnic has fostered a student intake of 498 and has a total sanctioned strength of faculty of 19; the polytechnic offers a wide variety of diploma courses.

Its technical education is underlined by five specialised courses that befit the contemporary needs of the sector and the institute’s technician hopefuls. This polytechnic boasts having adequate learning facilities that facilitate the learning curriculum for the students.

The library, as one of the campus's greater learning assets, has a students’ section, a textbook section and subscriptions to 13 journals, 3 newspapers and 2 magazines. Students are allowed to borrow books for a period of two fortnights, which keeps the students more informed most of the time.

Institute-based practical laboratories exist for each branch, and the necessary practical sessions important for the diplomas are catered to. For future requirements and for coming at par with the growing trend, the college also avails computerised labs with Wi-Fi facilities for the internet. Among the facilities, there are hostels for boys and girls; each of them provides accommodation for forty individuals.

The polytechnic also has an open canteen, an auditorium for occasions and meetings, sporting amenities, and a health complex with coupled first aid. Government Polytechnic, Shivamogga, has a total of five diploma courses : Civil, Automobile, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication , all of which are regular time-based, having practical as well as theoretical elements.

The courses offered by the institute are spread across many sections of engineering, which makes the student have numerous choices while they get a job. The approved annual student intake for the polytechnic is 240 students for all courses offered so that students receive personalised attention.

The three-year diploma programmes are designed to offer a good base of technical education, allowing the students to find employment or take up engineering courses. The admission procedures for joining the Government Polytechnic of Shivamoga include steps that consider maximum transparency and merit for the students so that all students who want to pursue their technical education can get the chance.

Though details of how the admission is being conducted are limited, the polytechnic of the state of Karnataka normally bases this on the scores that the candidates got in their ten standard examinations or an equivalent exam.