SRINAGAR, SEPT 29: The Jammu and Kashmir government has no proposal under consideration to introduce new courses or streams at Government Polytechnic College, Shopian, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday.
The institute presently offers diploma courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering and Civil Engineering.
The information was provided by Deputy Chief Minister and Minister-in-Charge of Skill Development in response to a question raised by Zainapora MLA Showkat Hussain Ganie, who sought details regarding the courses being offered, teaching staff strength and the government’s plans for introducing additional courses at the institution.
According to the government’s reply, the Electronics and Communication Engineering department has three sanctioned teaching posts—Head of Department, Lecturer-I and Demonstrator. Of these, the Lecturer-I post is filled, while the posts of Head of Department and Demonstrator are vacant. To meet academic requirements, three academic arrangements have been engaged in the department.
The Civil Engineering department, meanwhile, has no regular teaching posts sanctioned, with guest faculty being engaged on a sessional basis to meet teaching requirements.
A similar arrangement exists in the Computer Engineering department, where the government stated that no teaching posts have been created, with guest faculty engaged on a sessional basis to manage the academic workload.
Despite vacancies in Electronics and Communication Engineering and the absence of sanctioned regular teaching posts in Civil and Computer Engineering, the government stated that there is currently no shortage of teaching staff at the institution.
On the question of expansion of academic offerings, the government categorically stated that no proposal for introducing additional courses or streams at Government Polytechnic College, Shopian, is presently under consideration or in process.
The response comes against the backdrop of demands for expanding technical and vocational education opportunities in Jammu and Kashmir, with polytechnic institutions playing a role in providing diploma-level technical education to students.
For the time being, the institute will continue with its existing three-course academic structure, with no immediate proposal for new streams or additional regular teaching posts in the departments concerned.
The government’s response also did not specify any timeline for expanding the institute’s academic programmes or creating new sanctioned teaching positions.
