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| Abbreviation | WBSCTE |
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| Formation | 12 June 1996 |
| Legal status | Statutory Body |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 22°33′43″N 88°21′23″E / 22.5618557°N 88.3563108°E |
| Sri Subrata Banerjee[1] | |
Main organ | State-level Council |
| Affiliations | Department of Higher Education (India), Ministry of Education (India) |
| Website | https://www.webscte.co.in/ |
The West Bengal State Council of Technical Education (WBSCTE) is the statutory body and a state-level council for technical education, under Department of Technical Education, Training and Skill Development of Government of West Bengal.
Apart from the 86 Polytechnics in the state of West Bengal, India, Polytechnic Institute at Narsingarh in the state of Tripura, India is also affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education. The Council has also been entrusted with the responsibilities for conduct of Short Term Vocational Training Programme in different centres and affiliate institutes offering Vocational Courses under the supervision of West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training. The Polytechnics offers 3 year Diploma courses in Engineering/Technology (Pharmacy - 2 year and Marine Engineering - 4 year) along with 1½ year Post Diploma Courses and 4 year Part-time Evening Diploma Courses. Admission to all Polytechnics is conducted through the Joint Entrance Exam.