Nalhati Government Polytechnic (NGP) was established at Birbhum in the heart of town Nalhati by the Department of Technical Education and Training, Government of West Bengal in the year 201. The institute provides diploma courses in various disciplines across 1 stream with a vision of providing the society with a quality change by providing quality and value-based education to the students of the state. Companies like Piaggio, John Deere, and Varroc, etc. have recruited the students of college through the campus drives conducted via the Training and Placement Cell of the College.

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NGP Birbhum Highlights

Established | Institute Type 2015 | Government
Affiliated to  West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development
Approved by AICTE
Set By Department of Technical Education, Training and Skill Development, Government of West Bengal.
Entrance Exam JEXPO/ VOCLET
Courses Offered 3 Diploma courses across 1 stream
Admission Mode Online
Admission criteria Entrance-based
Facilities Smart class, Library, Projectors, and Labs, etc.
Campus Recruiters Piaggio, Varroc, Magma, Brakes, Caparo Engineering limited., and Gabriel India Limited, etc.
Official Website http://nalhatigovernmentpolytechnic.com/index.html

NGP Birbhum Courses

The polytechnic college offers the following 3 years full-time diploma courses as per the tabular data.

Diploma Courses Yearly Intake Eligibility
Automobile, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering 50 For 1st year- Candidates who have passed the 10th Examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or any other equivalent examination from a board approved by the WBSCT&VE&SD For Lateral Entry- Candidates who have passed 10+2 (Vocational Examination) from WBSCT&VE&SD or having passed ITI with 2 years (ITI should be of continuous 2 years without any gap and to prove it one certificate should be present) after 10th from a board approved by the board

NGP Birbhum Admission

For admission into the diploma courses (First Year) of Nalhati Government Polytechnic college, 75% of admissions are based on the JEXPO entrance scores via counselling and rest of the 25% are based on Management quota provided that the student fulfils the minimum criteria. For admission into the diploma courses (Lateral entry) of the college, the students are selected via Lateral Entry Scheme which is appearing in an VOCLET exam, conducted by WBSCT & VE & SD.

Application Steps

  1. Visit the official board site to register yourself.
  2. Candidates should appear and get good ranking in order to be eligible for the seat allocation via the counselling process.
  3. The counseling procedure for the selection of candidates into Diploma courses is based on a merit list prepared after the results of JEXPO, VOCLET, and other exam results are out which are updated from time to time. 
  4. The WBSCT & VE & SD will publish the merit list of all the eligible/ qualified students based on results and the number of applications received.
  5. A student having their names on the list released will have to choose the course that he/she wants to study.
  6. Students will be admitted to the full-time Diploma course after paying the full fees for their course which is fixed by WBSCT & VE & SD. 
  7. The last day for admission to the Diploma course cannot be more than 30 days after the commencement of classes for the respective session.

VOCLET Cut-off 

The previous year cut-off that enabled the students to get admission into the diploma courses offered here are tabulated.

Engineering Diploma Courses General SC ST OBC-A OBC-B
Mechanical 21,292 31,162 58,211 22,174 20,122
Computer Science 28,620 37,500 41,355 28,676 30,834
Automobile 30,021 35,649 52,988 32,303 31,832

NGP Birbhum Placements

Nalhati Government Polytechnic has its own and dedicated Training and Placement cell which organizes all the types of placements related activities starting from Placement /Campus Drives to summer training. Companies which have recruited students through their campus drives are at the institution are:

  • Piaggio Pvt. Ltd.
  • GKN Drive Lines Pvt. Ltd.
  • John Deere
  • Gabriel India Ltd.
  • Brakes India Ltd.
  • Polybond India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Magma HDI
  • Keihin Fie Pvt. Ltd.
  • Varroc
  • Caparo Engineering India Limited and many more 

NGP Birbhum Facilities

There are a number of facilities provided to the students of Nalhati Government Polytechnic college. Few of them are:

  • Smart-Class Rooms- For the better visual interpretation of subjects/ topics, smart classrooms are made accessible to teachers so that they can clarify the topics or doubts of students easily with great efficiency.
  • Laboratories- Students are given access to a number of Laboratories in which they can experiment /perform the practical operation of their theoretical knowledge gained via the syllabus taught. 
  • Library- Students are given access to the library which is funded by the Government of West Bengal. The library consists a vast number of books and journals, etc. Students are given access to digital library access too. The library resources include:
  1. No. Of Books- 4464
  2. No. Of Titles- 538
  3. No. Of National Journals- 09
  4. No. Of Multimedia PCs- 10
  5. Reading rooms seating capacity- 80

NGP Birbhum FAQs

Ques. Is there a cut-off score for the "VOCLET" for admission at NGP Birbhum?

Ans. Yes, the candidate applying for admission into the college have to clear appropriate entrance and requires to be in the merit list approved/ published by the West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development (Technical Education Division).

Ques. Does the NGP Birbhum award an MBA degree or B.Tech. degree?

Ans. No, those provide any UG or PG professional courses. The institution only provides courses related to diploma degree that too only in 3 streams i.e., Mechanical, Computer Science, and Automobile Engineering.

Ques. Whether the students having age more than 25 are eligible for the Mechanical Engineering Diploma course at NGP Birbhum?

Ans. Yes, there is no age restriction for getting admission in any of the diploma courses offered by the college. But provided that the candidate should ensure the fulfilment of all the prescribed minimum eligibility criteria.

Ques. Does NGP Birbhum provide an education loan?

Ans. No, the institute doesn’t provide any education loan but being a state-affiliated college, bank could easily sanction the student with loans amount needed if they apply.

Ques. What are the labs made available to the students of NGP Birbhum?

Ans. The labs present in the college include: 

  • Microprocessor Programming Lab
  • Computer Network Lab
  • Relational Data Base Management Systems Lab
  • Object-Oriented Programming Lab
  • Computer Graphics Lab
  • Advanced Java Programming Lab
  • System Programming & Compiler Design Lab
  • C Programming Lab
  • object-oriented Programming Lab