Chattogram Polytechnic Institute (), is a government technical educational institution located in the port city of

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

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. It provides theoretical and practical education of engineering and technology. Chittagong Polytechnic Institute was established in 1962.

Academics

Departments

Currently there are seven technologies/departments. These are: * Faculty of Civil Engineering ** Department of Civil Engineering ** Department of Environmental Engineering * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering ** Department of Mechanical Engineering * Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ** Department of Electrical Engineering ** Department of Electronics Engineering ** Department of Power Engineering *Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering **Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Information

The Chittagong Polytechnic Institute is situated on 20 acres of land in Nasirabad,

. It has classified labs, such as a basic electronics lab, advanced electronics lab, computer labs, chemistry lab, and physics lab. It has workshops for practical education, such as metal shop, wood shop, power shop, and basic workshop. The Chittagong Polytechnic Institute has a group of Rover Scouts. Every year many students enrolls in CPI, and many pass as a

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. Each of CPI's departments is divided into eight semesters. In each semester a student earns a significant amount of

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under 4 or equal. The last semester is the Industrial Training Semester. A student learns practical information about a selected technology in an industry for approximately six months. In the Chittagong Polytechnic Institute, 65% of the students of each semester receive scholarships from the Government.

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also gives a significant number of scholarships to selected students.

Halls of residence

* Master da Surya Sen Hall * Kobi Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall * Shahid Osman Patoari Hall * Dr Shohidullah hall * Pritilata Hall(for Girls)

Notable alumni

* A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury — Bangladeshi politician and former Mayor of Chittagong

Gallery

File:CPI Rover Scout Group.jpg, alt= PI Rover Scout GroupCPI Rover Scout Group File:Master da surya sen hall 2.png, Master da Surya Sen hall for boys File:Front-part-of-college-building.jpg, Front view of college building File:Kazi nazrul islam hall 2.jpg, Kobi kazi nazrul Islam hall File:Academic-building-CPI.jpg, Academic building of CPI File:A part of Chittagong Polytechnic Institute.jpg, Chittagong Polytechnic Institute in 2014 File:National monument-and-Shaheed Minar.jpg,

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and Shaheed Minar in CPI campus

References

External links

* * {{Commons category Government polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh Educational institutions established in 1962 1962 establishments in East Pakistan