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{{Infobox university<br />
|name =Vidya Prasarak Mandal's Polytechnic<br />
|native_name = V.P.M.'s Polytechnic<br />
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|established =1983<br />
|type =[[Public company|Public]], [[Land grant]]<br />
|endowment =<br />
|administrative_staff =40<br />
|faculty =51<br />
|principal = Dr. D. K. Nayak<br />
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|city =[[Thane]]<br />
|state =[[Maharashtra]]<br />
|country =[[India]]<br />
|campus =[[Urban area|Urban]] and [[Suburban]]<br />
|affiliations = DTE AICTE<br />
|footnotes =<br />
|website =[http://www.vpmthane.com/index.htm]<br />
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'''Vidya Prasarak Mandal's''' '''(V.P.M.'s)''' '''Polytechnic''' is an institute for technical education in [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It was founded in 1983, by [[Vidya Prasarak Mandal]] (VPM), Thane, a public education trust. The late Dr. V.N. Bedekar is one of the founder members of this institute. V.P.M.'s Polytechnic produces skilled technicians.<br />
In 1956, the birth centenary year of Lokmanya Tilak, a young doctor named DR. V. N.Bedekar from Vile Parle started his practice in Thane. Inspired by Lokmanya's efforts in academic field, he joined Vidya Prasarak Mandal and soon became its president. <br />
He dreamed of creating an "Island Of Knowledge" (Janyandweepa) in Thane. Till his death (at the age of 85), he guided the institute. After his death, his son Dr. Vijay Bedekar became the President.<br />
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==Location==<br />
It is located on {{convert|13.5|acre|m2}} of creek land named 'Dnyanadweepa' donated by the Government of Maharashtra along with other institutes of Vidya Prasarak Mandal, Thane. The four buildings cover a sprawling area of over 6700 m<sup>2</sup> with a workshop of 300 m<sup>2</sup>.<br />
Since inception in 1983 and subsequent recognition by [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE), the institute has grown firmly. It is the first [[Self Financing]] Polytechnic in the [[Mumbai]] Sub Region to receive Accreditation to four eligible diploma programmes by National Board of Accreditation, New Delhi.<br />
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==Courses offered==<br />
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===Undergraduate (Diploma)===<br />
# [[Instrumentation Engineering]]<br />
# [[Electrical Power Systems]]<br />
# [[Industrial Electronics]]<br />
# [[Information Technology]]<br />
# [[Computer Engineering]]<br />
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===Postgraduate diploma===<br />
# Advanced Diploma in [[Computer Software System Analysis and Applications]] (ADCSSAA)<br />
# Advanced Diploma in [[Industrial Safety]] (ADIS)<br />
# Post Diploma Course in Computer Maintenance Engineering<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Education in Thane]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1983]]<br />
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