Bhagalpur’s Textile Polytechnic College located on the Bihar Institute of Silk and Textiles (BIST) premises now has more thrust on textile education as new job-oriented courses will be started soon. The new college will have a separate building and infrastructure on the BIST campus.
These courses including diploma in computer-aided Costume Designing and Dress Making, Fashion and Clothing Technology, Garment Technology and Textile Technology.
Bhagalpur is globally known for its silk.
Around 91 students have already been admitted in these courses whereas admission process is underway to complete the batch in each of the four courses. The students, on successful completion of the courses, will be absorbed in jobs.
Ravi Kumar, Principal of Textile Polytechnic College said, “Preparations are being made for starting the new courses in all the four trades from December 15. Altogether 240 students with 60 in each of the course will be admitted.”
Two teachers have already been appointed till date whereas at least two teachers in each of the trade will be appointed soon.
The BIST, under the directorate of handloom and sericulture in the department of industries, was established in 1922 and reconstituted in 1978.
Spread over an area of 10 acres, BIST has been providing vocational and educational diploma courses related to silk and textile since its establishment, and later BTech (textiles) in 1994, whereas in 2005, two-year diploma courses in various branches of textile engineering were started.
