West Bengal State Council of Technical Education

West Bengal Council Of Technical Education
Abbreviation	WBSCTE
Formation	12 June 1996
Legal status	Statutory Body
Headquarters	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Coordinates	22°33′43″N 88°21′23″E / 22.5618557°N 88.3563108°E
Chairperson	Sri Subrata Banerjee
Main organ	State-level Council
Affiliations	Department of Higher Education (India), Ministry of Education (India)
Website	https://www.webscte.co.in/

The West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE) is the statutory body and a state-level council for

technical education, under Department of Technical Education, Training and Skill Development of Government of West Bengal

.

Apart from the 86 Polytechnics in the state of

West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training

. The Polytechnics offers 3 year Diploma courses in Engineering/Technology (Pharmacy - 2 year and Marine Engineering - 4 year) along with 1½ year Post Diploma Courses and 4 year Part-time Evening Diploma Courses. Admission to all Polytechnics is conducted through the Joint Entrance Exam.

History

Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University to suggest procedure for setting up a Statutory Council for the Technical Education. After examining the recommendations, Government in the Technical Education & Training

Department moved a Bill before the Legislative Assembly for setting up a Statutory Council of Technical Education. West Bengal State Council of Technical Education became a Statutory Body under West Bengal Act XXI of 1995. The Council started its activities as a Statutory Body after Gazette Notification on 12 June 1996.