Government Polytechnic Dwarahat is situated in the rural area of Almora district. This Co-ed college has an area of ten acres with green environment. A total of 7 diploma courses are offered in the college. The college aims to impart quality education in the field of Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy and Management. Shrinagar Garwal Board of Technical Education (Roorkee, Haridwar) conducts all institutional annual/ semester exams. It has well equipped labs, Computer Centre, and library to help students in attaining highest standards in their academical and professional life.

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Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora Highlights

Established | Institute Type 1975 | Government
Examination accepted JEEP
Courses offered 7 diploma courses
Campus 10 acres
Admission Mode Online
Admission Mode Entrance-based
Official website http://www.gpdwarahat.com/

Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora Courses

The diploma courses offered by Government Polytechnic Dwarahat are discussed below.

Diploma Course Duration  Eligibility Seats 
Electronics, Computer Science, and Civil Engineering, and Information Technology  3 years The candidate must have passed 10th with a minimum of 35% as aggregate marks with the subjects like Maths and science from any recognized board 40
Pharmacy 2 years Candidates must have passed relevant Intermediate exam with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology subjects from any recognized board 40
Marketing and Sales Management 2 years Candidates should have passed 12th with Hindi and English as compulsory subjects from any recognized board 30
PGDCA 1 year A candidate must have passed in any Bachelor degree of minimum three years duration from any recognized university -

Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora Admission

All the admission seeking candidates must have an Indian Nationality compulsorily. Each applicant is selected on the basis of JEEP scores. Then, the candidate has to go through online application form filling to initiate the admission process into the courses offered here.

Application Process

  • Step 1-Candidate will have to fill the following details in the application form:
    • Name
    • Father’s Name
    • Mother’s Name
    • Date of Birth
    • Gender
    • Contact Details 
    • Nationality 
    • Category
    • Sub category 
    • Address
    • Minimum qualifying examination details
    • Email and password
    • Exam centre
  • Step 2- The Candidate has to then upload photograph and signature. The format of photograph must be JPEG of size 20Kb to 50Kb. And the format of signature must be JPEG of size 10Kb to 20Kb.
  • Step 3- After completing the mentioned steps, the candidate will proceed for payment through net-banking/ Debit card/ Credit card/ e-challan of the partner banks. The fee for general category is INR 800 and for SC and ST category, it is INR 500.
  • Step 4- Once all the steps are done, the candidate has to take a printout of the confirmation for future reference.
  • Step 5- The website then provides admit card and candidates have to appear in the exam in the chosen centres and time slot. The mode of examination is online.
  • Step 6- A merit list is released based on the score of JEEP.
  • Step 7- An allotment letter will be sent to the students according to their secured merit. Candidates will have to download the letter and take a print out of it. The letter will contain details related to the allotted institute and branch. All the allotted candidates should reach allotted institute on the scheduled date and time along with the allotment letter by carrying all the documents for verification of the same.

Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora Placements

Government Polytechnic Dwarahat has a good placement records in past years with an average package of around INR 90,000 to INR 1.8 Lakhs. The placement records of 2019-2020 is tabulated in the following table.

Course No. of students  Companies recruiting
Computer Science 21 Schneider electric, Pantnagar Hollister India pvt. Ltd
Information Technology 25 Schneider electric, Pantnagar Hollister India pvt. Ltd
Electronics  15 Schneider electric, Pantnagar Hollister India pvt. Ltd Tenneco India pvt. Ltd. Rewari
Civil  2 Private construction company in NCR(Delhi)
PGDCA 2 Schneider electric, Pantnagar Hollister India pvt. Ltd
MOM & SP 16 Pradhan Mantari Kaushal Vikash Kendra DBIT Dehradun

Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora Facilities 

The college offers the following facilities to the students: 

  • Library- Government Polytechnic Dwarahat has a good collection of Text books, Technical and upper technical including all the leading newspapers and magazines. A total of 9,148 textbooks and 200 reference books are made available. This meets all the needs of the staff as well as the students.
  • Hostels- Government Polytechnic Dwarahat has hostel for boys with decent and conductive environment for study. Around 90 students can be resided in the hostel with three in each room. There are two hostels made available for girls. Both the hostels have facilities of water, well-furnished rooms, electricity, and mess.
  • Sports- The students of Government Polytechnic Dwarahat have noteworthy achievements in sports. The college takes part in zonal sport events too. The college does this by hosting many outdoor and indoor sports in its well spread ground.

Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora Faculty

Government Polytechnic Dwarahat has a great teaching staff with well qualified teachers. A total count of the faculty in the institution is 24 out of which majority of the staffs have completed their Ph.D. or masters in their field of expertise. The college has a separate staff for handling Workshop and labs to ensure the technical knowledge grasp. Many doubt sessions are organised for the students to make them learn every skill by improve their areas of weaklings.

Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora FAQs

Ques. What is the Past placement record of Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora?

Ans. The past placement of 2018-2019 shows following records:

Course No. of students  Past recruiters
Computer Science 26 (i) Schneider Electric (ii) Repsi Technology (iii) Quess Corp (iv) Titan watch corp
Information Technology 23 (i) Schneider Electric (ii) Repsi Technology (iii) Quess Corp (iv) Titan watch corp
Electronics  28 (i) Schneider Electric (ii) Dana Spicer India Pvt. Ltd. (iii) Quess Corp
Civil  6 (i) VKJ projects pvt. Ltd. Dehradun (ii) Vikas Group

Ques. What is the stand of Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora against Ragging?

Ans. The college strictly prohibits ragging. For the safety of the students in the college, it has established a separate anti-ragging squad as well as an anti-ragging committee to prohibit such happenings inside the college campus.

Ques. Is entrance required to take admission at Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora?

Ans. Yes, the JEEP entrance is compulsorily conducted every year for all the Diploma courses offered here. On the basis of Entrance examination, merit in the qualifying exams, and the reservations, branches are allocated to the students based on their preference made.

Ques. Does Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora have co-curricular activities?

Ans. Yes, the college hosts many co-curricular activities, annual cultural fest and encourage each if the studying here to participate in units of NSS/ NCC.

Ques. How much is the fee that each student has to bear after getting admitted at Government Polytechnic Dwarahat Almora?

Ans. Each student taking up any one of the 7 diploma courses available here has to bear the yearly fees of around INR 13,000, totalling up to INR 39,000 for the 3 years course duration