THE GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, MUMBAI (BOMBAY) IS ESTABLISHED IN 1960 BY GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA, HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT).  THE POLYTECHNIC WAS ESTABLISHED WITH EFFECT FROM 15TH JUNE, 1960 WITH THE INTAKE OF 60 STUDENTS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING.  IN THE BEGINNING GOVERNMENT HAS AUTHORIZED THE DIRECTORATE OF TECH. EDUCATION TO APPOINT A NECESSARY STAFF AND START THE 1ST BATCH OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WITH 60 INTAKES IN THE ELPHINSTEN TECHNICAL SCHOOL BUILDING NEAR DHOBITALAV, MUMBAI. NOW THE POLYTECHNIC COMPLETES 50 YEARS IN 2009-10 HAS GROWNUP TO CONDUCT 9 DIPLOMA PROGRAMS WITH INTAKE OF 480 STUDENTS AND 228 FACULTY AND STAFF STRENGTH.

THE POLYTECHNIC HAS SHIFTED TO THE PRESENT CAMPUS IN 1985.  THE PRESENT CAMPUS IS SPREAD OVER 2.8 HECTORS OF LAND AND HAVING 27,000 SQM. BUILT-UP AREA.  THE MAJOR STRENGTH OF POLYTECHNIC LIES WITH THE DEVELOPED LABORATORIES, SPECIALLY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPT. - CNC, COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING (CAE), IN INSTRUMENTATION DEPT. - PROGRAM LOGIC LABORATORY, IN COMPUTER DEPT. - ANIMATION & MULTIMEDIA AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LABORATORY.  THE POLYTECHNIC IS WELL DEVELOPED FOR IT APPLICATIONS IN ACADEMICS AND ALSO INITIATED THE ACTIVITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT COMPREHENSIVE MIS FOR ALL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.  THE ENTIRE POLYTECHNIC IS CONNECTED WITH COMPUTER NETWORK WITH THE LEASE LINE CONNECTIVITY FOR INTERNET APPLICATIONS.

THE POLYTECHNIC HAS NOT MISSED THE OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE FOR THE SELECTION IN THE VARIOUS ASSISTED PROJECTS FROM CENTRAL GOVT., WORLD BANK, FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, ETC.  THE REMARKABLE PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN LAST 20 YEARS ARE WORLD BANK TECHNICAL EDUCATION (TECH-ED-II), CANADA INDIA INDUSTRY POLYTECHNIC LINKAGE PROJECT (CIIILP), TECHNICAL EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (TEQIP).  THE POLYTECHNIC HAS NOT FORGOTTEN THE MANDATE TOWARDS THE UNDER PRIVILEGED GROUP OF SOCIETY.  IT HAS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE BY IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC SCHEME SPONSORED BY CENTRAL GOVT. SUCCESSFULLY FROM 2002 TO 2007 (NOW NAMED AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH POLYTECHNICS SINCE 2009-10) AND SCHEME BY CENTRAL GOVT. FOR BRINGING THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITY IN THE MAIN STREAM OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SINCE 2003.

THE POLYTECHNIC HAS A STRONG INTERACTION AND ASSOCIATION WITH REPUTED INDUSTRIES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM, STUDENT & STAFF TRAINING AND PLACEMENTS.  THE INDUSTRIES HAVE GIVEN THEIR MAJOR REPRESENTATIVES IN BOARD OF STUDIES AND GOVERNING BODY. THE POLYTECHNIC HAS INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL INDIA RUBBER INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION (AIRIA) IN OPERATION OF DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN RUBBER TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS EXAMPLE OF JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN POLYTECHNIC AND INDUSTRY. FURTHER, THE POLYTECHNIC HAS ESTABLISHED A DESIGN STUDIO FOR FOOTWEAR DESIGNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOOTWEAR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT POLYTECHNIC (FDDI), NOIDA, WORKING UNDER MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, GOVT. OF INDIA.

THE POLYTECHNIC IS RUNNING NUMBER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS (CEP) FOR WORKING CLASS PEOPLE AND SCHOOL DROP-OUTS TO DEVELOP THEM AS EARNING PERSON.  THE POLYTECHNIC IS CATERING THE TRAINING NEEDS OF INDUSTRIES FOR TRAINING THEIR EMPLOYEES.  THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. (PWD), M.S. IS THE MAJOR BENEFICIARY UNDER CEP.  THE POLYTECHNIC IS PROVIDING TESTING FACILITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, FURNITURE, AUTO-RIKSHA METER AND OTHER ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS.

THE POLYTECHNIC NOT ONLY EXPANDED QUANTITATIVELY BUT ALSO ESTABLISHED A QUALITATIVE BENCHMARK IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA.  THE POLYTECHNIC HAS PROVED ITS EXCELLENCE AND ASSURED THE QUALITY OUT-PUT WITH TECHNICAL MANPOWER. THE POLYTECHNIC HAS BEEN AWARDED  NBA ACCREDITATION OF 5 COURSE IN 2003. EXCELLENCE OF THE POLYTECHNIC IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY ISTE BY AWARDING FOR ITS BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE AWARD.

THE POLYTECHNIC HAS CONTRIBUTED A MAJOR ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE OTHER OFFICES OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SUCH AS DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION (DTE), MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION (MSBTE), SHIKSHAN SHULK & PRAVESH NIYANTRAN SAMITI, BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND EXPERT FACULTY ON CONTINUAL BASIS.

THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE POLYTECHNIC FROM A SMALL INSTITUTE WITH 60 INTAKE AND AFFILIATED TO STATE BOARD TO THE ACADEMICALLY AUTONOMOUS POLYTECHNIC WITH THE 480 INTAKE HAVING STRONG LINKAGE WITH INDUSTRY, SOCIETY AND DEVELOPED IT SELF AS ROLE MODEL FOR OTHERS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATED AND EXPERIENCED FACULTY MEMBERS AND STAFF WITH ACTIVE SUPPORT OF STUDENTS SINCE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS POLYTECHNIC. IT IS MY DUTIES TO OFFER HEARTILY THANKS TO LATE SHRI S.V. MARATHE 1ST PRINCIPAL, AND ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLYTECHNIC SINCE ESTABLISHMENT. HOPE THE SAME SUPPORT FROM ALL ALUMNI AND ASSURE BEST EDUCATION AND FACILITIES FOR THE NEW STAKEHOLDERS.