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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = West Bengal Council Of Technical Education<br />
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| abbreviation = WBSCTE<br />
| formation = 12 June 1996<br />
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| status = Statutory Body<br />
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| headquarters = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.5618557|N|88.3563108|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=title,inline}}<br />
| language = <!-- official languages --><br />
| leader_title = [[Chairperson]]<br />
| leader_name = Sri Subrata Banerjee<ref>{{cite web |title=West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development |url=https://webscte.co.in/Council-Charperson |website=webscte.co.in}}</ref><br />
| main_organ = State-level Council<br />
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| affiliations = [[Department of Higher Education (India)]], [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]]<br />
| website = https://www.webscte.co.in/<br />
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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 (West Bengal), Ministry of Technical Education& training.<br />
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Apart from the 86 Polytechnics in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]], Polytechnic Institute at [[Narsingarh, Tripura|Narsingarh]] in the state of [[Tripura]], India is also affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education. The Council has also been entrusted with the responsibilities for conduct of Short Term [[Vocational]] [[Training]] Programme in different centres and affiliate institutes offering Vocational Courses under the supervision 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.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[AICTE]] had started as an Advisory Body of the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]], [[Government of India]]. By an Act of [[Parliament of India|Parliament]], AICTE was made a Statutory Body in 1987. The Statutory Council advised all States to give [[autonomous]] status to the State Councils of [[Technical Education]]. On the basis of aforesaid guideline, Government set up a committee under the Chairmanship of Prof. Sankar Sen, the then [[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.<br />
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==Composition of the Council==<br />
The Council is headed by Minister-in-Charge, [[Technical Education]] & [[Training]] Department as ''Ex Officio'' Chairman. Other members of the Council includes representatives from different [[Universities]], Institution of [[Engineers]], Indian Society for [[Technical Education]], Pharmacy Council of India, [[All India Council for Technical Education]], Industry, [[Teachers]], [[Students]], Departments of [[Finance]], Technical Education & Training, School Education and [[Legislative Assembly]].<br />
The administrative set-up of the Council's chairman is Ujjal Biswas.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[List of institutions of higher education in West Bengal]]<br />
* [https://www.publicnengineers.com/2020/05/wbscte-diploma-semester-exam-result.html WBSCTE Diploma Odd Semester Examination Result]<br />
*[[Education in India]]<br />
*[[Education in West Bengal]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://webscte.co.in/ Official website]<br />
*[https://karmasangsthan.org/wbscte/ WBSCTE Recruitment]<br />
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