Sylhet Polytechnic Institute () or SPI is a state-supported technical academic institute located in

Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...

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. It was established in 1955 by ''the then''

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(now Bangladesh). It was named as ''Sylhet Polytechnic Institute'' in 1959.

History

In 1955,

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established Sylhet Polytechnic Institute along with four other similar institutes at

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, Rangpur,

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and

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. At the beginning, SPI offered 3 years long courses, based on the syllabus of

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. The certificate issued by the then Technical Education Board was ''Associated in Engineering'' having provision to undergo Bachelor of Science courses in

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. Its formation and academic course history goes back to the birth of Ahsanullah Engineering College, which is now known as BUET. The campus of SPI was designed by Muzharul Islam and

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Campus

Admission

The minimum requirement for admission is Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or equivalent certificate with at least GPA 3.50 (65% marks) in average with minimum of GPA 3.50 in mathematics.

Subjects

* Electrical Technology *

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* Civil Technology * Electronics Technology *

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* Power Technology * Electromedical Technology

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