Dhaka Polytechnic Institute

Dhaka Polytechnic Institute (Bengali: ঢাকা পলিটেকনিক ইন্সটিটিউট, also known as DPI) is a government technical institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the largest and the oldest polytechnic academia in modern Bangladesh. The polytechnic is ranked number one on the Bangladesh Polytechnic Ranking 2018. History "East Pakistan Polytechnic Institute, Dacca" was established in May 1955 by Oklahoma State University-Stillwater with funding from the Ford Foundation.[3] By the mid-1960s, it had become "Dacca Polytechnic Institute". Directorates The institute operates under the executive control of the Ministry of Education acting through the Directorate of Technical Education.[5] The academic programs and curricula are maintained under the regulation of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB).[6] BTEB functions under the Directorate of Inspection and Audit, which in turn functions under Chief Accounts Office.