Updated on: Saturday, November 17, 2012
Seven new government polytechnic colleges in Punjab has been given affiliation by AICTE, the national-level council for technical education.
Punjab Technical Education and Industrial Training minister Anil Joshi said admissions for 840 seats in these seven polytechnic colleges have commenced for 2012-13 session.
The colleges that have been affiliated with the All India Council of Technical Education are Sant Baba Attar Singh government polytechnic college, Badbar (Barnala district), government polytechnic college, Kotakpura (Faridkot district), government polytechnic college, Begowal (Kapurthala district), Shaheed Nand Singh government polytechnic college, Bareta (Mansa district), government polytechnic college, Behram (SBS Nagar district), Shri Guru Hargobind Singh Sahib government polytechnic college, Ranwan (Fatehgarh Sahib district) and government polytechnic college, Fatuhikhera (Sri Mukatsar Sahib district).
According to the minister students who have scored in the state level JET-2012 merit list may apply in these polytechnic colleges till November 17.