Government Polytechnic College, Kannur

ancis EM Shcool etc are located around the Institution. GPTC Kannur is also located with the Periphery of Kannur Municipality. Keltron provides opportunities for the students of Electronics. Traco cables newly set up in Pinarayi will be absorbing the Electronical Engineering Students. Rubco factory in Thalassery and Western India Plywoods Baliapatam provides placement for Wood and paper Technology. Thottada has very recently harbored many automobile ventures of various companies, this increases the Demand of persons from Mechanical branch, lot Textile industries are spread over the surroundings of the polytechnic. Kannur Goverment Polytechnic was started in the year 1958 with a view to create ample chances for the educated peoples to technical training and hence to increase the pool of specially trained, employed technicians. In the beginning there were 3 year diploma courses in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Kannur is so called the looms and lores hence the 3 year diploma in Textile Technology and Paper Technology were started later in the year 1982. A new diploma courses on Electronics was started on 1987.