Puranmal Lahoti Government Polytechnic Latur, also referred to as PLGPL, is one of

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's oldest institutes of technology, founded in 1956 and located along Ausa Road in

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. It provides associate degree which is known as 'Diploma' in India. In India a Diploma in Engineering is a specific academic award usually awarded in technical or vocational courses e.g. Engineering, Pharmacy, Designing, etc. Puranmal Lahoti Government Polytechnic Latur has a distinguished history in

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Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

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and

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, and was also known for its outreach programs to encourage latest education in Latur elementary and high schools.

Latur Campus

Puranmal Lahoti Government Polytechnic Latur played a leadership role in bringing about Latur Center, one of the largest urban campus-in the state and the largest in

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. Today, the 36-acre (65,000 m²), $26 million complex is home to the Institute and several technology-dependent companies, including Rudrani Infotech and Canda India Institute of Linkage. PLGPL has proven to be a case study in effective university, corporate, government and private-developer cooperation.

Academics

Departments

*Civil Engineering *Mechanical Engineering *Electrical Engineering *Electronics Engineering *Computer Engineering *Information Technology

Rankings

The most recent ''Narsee Monjee Award Winner for best Polytechnic'' ranking placed the school in the tier.{{Citation needed, date=May 2021

Laboratories and other facilities

P.L. Government Polytechnic has one of the best Science and Engineering library in Latur. The major engineering laboratories at Polytechnic includes: * CNC tooling Laboratory * Engineering Survey and GIS * Hydraulics Laboratory * Computing and Computer Science Laboratory

References

Universities and colleges in Maharashtra Polytechnics in Latur Educational institutions established in 1956 1956 establishments in Bombay State