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About Us
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Prior to the establishment
of the The Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial
Training, the Board was functioning as a wing under the Directorate,
Technical Education and Industrial Training (Punjab) looking after both
the examination and administrative aspects of different Polytechnics.
The
Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training is an
autonomous statutory authority created under “The Punjab State Board
of Technical Education & Industrial Training 1992 Act” for
regulating and controlling academic standards in Institutes of Technical
Education and for making admissions & conducting examinations in
Polytechnics and Industrial Training Institutes.
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The
major policy decisions of the Board are made by the Board of Management
comprising of senior officers of the State government and eminent persons
from the fields of Industry, Education, etc.
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Chairperson and Secretary
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Presently
Mr Gurjit Singh Cheema, IAS, (1972 batch) is
the Chairman of the Board.
The
day-to-day activities of the Board are looked after by the Chief Executive
Officer who is also the Secretary of the Board. The Secretary of the Board
is deputed by the government from amongst officers of PCS cadre. At
present Sh. Yashvir Mahajan, PCS is the Chief Executive Officer of
the Board.
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following officers of the Board assist the Chairman and Secretary of the
Board:
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COMMITTEES
OF THE BOARD
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The
Board has four statutory committees:
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Examination
Committee: This committee assists in
framing the policies regarding the conduct of examination.
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Affiliation
and Accrediation Committee: This
committee deals with the affiliation of the new institutes and
approval of new courses in the existing institutes.
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Finance
Committee:
The activities of this committee relates to allocation of
budget and other financial policies of the Board.
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Academic
Committee: This committee deals with
the framing of curricula for the new courses, revision of curricula of
the existing courses and monitoring the implementation of curricula in
the institutions.
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ACTIVITIES
OF THE BOARD
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The
Board is carrying out the following major activities: -
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1.
Admissions: - The
Board makes admissions to 28 Engineering Diploma Courses in 43
Institutions affiliated to the Board in the State of Punjab and Chandigarh
(U.T.). The Board admits about 6000 students to various
diploma courses in these Institutes. These admissions are
made through the Joint Entrance Test, which is usually conducted in the
month of May/June every year. In addition, the Board also make admissions to diploma in Pharmacy
and Modern Office Practice (Not through JET).
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2.
Registration of students: -
The students admitted to the various
affiliated Institutions of Board are
issued photo-registration cards as bonafide student of the
Board. Every year registration cards are also issued to the
students of ITI courses.
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3.
Conduct of examination: -
In addition to the JET the Board
conducts two semester examinations every year i.e. May and December for
diploma courses. This also includes the supplementary examinations. In addition, during May, Examinations are also held for annual
courses like diploma in Pharmacy and diploma in Tool & Die Technology.
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The Board conducts the following examinations for the I.T.I. courses-
1.
Apprenticeship examination in May and November
2. Final Trade Test in July
3. Supplementary Final Trade Test in March.
All
the answer books of various examinations are evaluated in the Board’s
office by the panel of teachers selected by the Board. The results of the
examinations are compiled and declared within two months of the completion
of the examination.
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4.
Certification
of the pass out students: -
The successful students who
complete their diploma course are issued computerised/calligraphically written final
diploma certificates. On an average 5000 certificates are issued every
year for diploma students. Similarly about 10,000 ITI certificates are
issued to the students who pass the
Final Trade Test and Apprenticeship Examinations.
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5.
Revision of Curricula : - The
curricula of the courses offered by Board are periodically updated as per the needs of
the industry. Efforts are being made to introduce a higher percentage of
practical components in the curricula.
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