Government Polytechnic College, Thiruvarur

Government Polytechnic College, Thiruvarur, was set up in 2010, is one of the premier technical institution located in Tamil Nadu. This AICTE approved affiliated college offer a range of diploma programmes in engineering disciplines. The college on the whole has 658 students and employs a faculty of 10 teachers making for an intense course structure.

The institution has five full time diploma programmes each of three years duration to provide focused training in engineering disciplines. Government Polytechnic College, Thiruvarur offers a number of learning amenities intended to facilitate the college learning experience of the students.

For effective technical learning and training, the facility has equipped each department with laboratories containing all necessary training equipment. Well developed IT facilities always help students become aware of the most recent innovations. The college library plays a crucial role as a reference centre which provides learning resources to support learning activities.

For over all development on the part of the institution, it offers sporting activity by putting in place sporting equipments. There is auditorium in the campus where seminars or any other event takes place to maintain academic environment. The college also contains a cafeteria where students and employees can take a rest and eat tasty plates.

Government Polytechnic College, Thiruvarur provides five full-time diploma courses consisting of only regular courses. These courses cut across all engineering fields and afford a student a variety of choices in regard to their technical endeavors. The total of approved intake for all the courses is 300 whereas each programme shall only admit 60 students.

This structured intake has the benefit of maintaining a workable student: faculty ratio and also facilitates personalised instruction. The courses offered are Diploma in Mechanical, Civil, Computer , Electrical and Electronics, and Electronics and Communication . The admission policy of Government Polytechnic College, Thiruvarur, is therefore intended to be as simple as possible.

Lack of precise information regarding admission information, however, admission process normality of the Tamil Nadu polytechnic colleges offering admission based on the merit scores of 10th standard or equivalent. The cost break-up by courses is uniform, which makes the programmes financially feasible to almost all students by charging 6,396 rupees.

This coupled with the fact the college is approved by AICTE makes it possible for those intending to study engineering in the region to afford the college.