Global InformationMehr Chand Polytechnic College information
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| Motto | A Dream Polytechnic |
|---|---|
| Type | Diploma college |
| Established | 1950 |
Parent institution | DAV College Managing Committee, New Delhi |
| Principal | Dr Jagroop singh |
| Students | 900 Morning, Evening shift |
| Location | Jalandhar , Punjab , India |
| Affiliations | Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training, Chandigarh |
| Website | mcpolyjal |
Mehr Chand Polytechnic College is a college located in the Jalandhar, Punjab. In 1950, Shri Chanchal Dass, who was working as Principal of Dayanand Polytechnic Institute at Amritsar, took over the college from Shri Hans Raj Kundra. This action led by D.A.V. College Managing Committee led to the technical side of education being established at Jalandhar. In 1952, the institution was shifted to the work centre on the G.T. Later, this building belonging to the Industries Department, Punjab, was purchased by the D.A.V. College, Chanchal Dass and renovated to have the existing building today.
In 1994 it was ISO 9002 certified. In 2003,2007,2011,2014,2015,2016,2017 it received the award for best polytechnic college in the northern region. The principal of the college received the Rashtriya Vidya Saraswati Puruskar in 2010.