Starting Date January
29, 1992
Completion Date October 31, 1999
Total Project Cost Rs 1097 crore
S. No.
State
No. of
Polytechnics
Allocation
Rs. in Crore
Expenditure
Rs. in Crore
1.
Andhra
Pradesh
59
140
139
2.
Assam
9
56
57
3.
Haryana
16
163
160
4.
Himachal
Pradesh
5
48
46
5.
Maharashtra
50
269
268
6.
NCT of Delhi
9
55
54
7.
Pondicherry
3
19
20
8.
Punjab
17
112
112
9.
Tamil Nadu
52
100
91
10.
West
Bengal
32
140
142
11.
NPIU/TTTIs
-
12
9
Total
252
1113
1097
Major
achievements of Tech Ed - I & II Projects
Women's
enrollment increased from 11% to 28%. Two special
polytechnics for the Physically Handicapped have been
established i.e. one at Mysore, (Karnataka) and the
other at Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh).
27
number of new co-education polytechnics were set up,
30 women's polytechnics and 14 women's wings in co-education
polytechnics were established. This facilitated increase
in number of student places by 48925.
The
facility of hostel was created for 8646 boys and 11549
women in the project polytechnics.18 Continuing Education
Centers and 194 Continuing Education Cells were created.
128
polytechnics offer flexible programmes based on Multi
Point Entry and Credit System (MPECS).
5374
labs and workshops were modernized for offering advance
and high technology courses in the project polytechnics.
All
existing curricula were revised and were upgraded
every 3 to 5 years. Curriculum for the new courses
was prepared with latest technology input.
21
Learning Resource Development Centres (LRDCs) and
501 Learning Resources Utilization Cells (LRUCs) were
established for producing multi media packages, video
programmes, models and manual and other learning resource
material.
480
Computer Centres were established in the project polytechnics.
27
State level Industry-institute-Interaction Centres
and 465 polytechnic level cells were established for
contributing to the quality of training and industrial
exposure to students.
Limited
autonomy was granted to 66 polytechnics under the
projects.
501
State level maintenance centers and cells in polytechnics
were created for adequate maintenance of equipment.
Extensive
effort was made to enhance interaction with industry
as a result of which the institutions generated revenue
to the tune of Rs 105 crores during the project period.
Passout
rate of students increased from 46% to 76%.
