In today's emerging era of Information Technology, it is becoming a mandatory requirement to be equipped with automated system. It has tremendous power to perform accurately & even making decision. Instrumentation acts like "eye & ear with a master brain" for the complex industrial environment.
Keeping in view the rapid development in the field of Instrumentation & Control Govt. Polytechnic Bikram Chowk, Jammu has introduced 3-year Diploma course in Instrumentation & Control in the year 2003-2004.
Salient Features
- Name of the Program: Diploma Program in Instrumentation & Control
- Duration: - 3-year
- Entry Qualification:- Matriculation or equivalent as prescribed by State Board of Technical Education J & K
- Intake:- 30
Curriculum Area
Keeping in view the four domains of learning viz professional, development domain, continued learning domain, human relation domain & Personal development domain and also for developing necessary knowledge and skills in diploma holders in the field of Inst. & Control following main curriculum areas have been identified:
- Process control & PLCs.
- Bio-Medical Instrumentation
- Transducers & signal conditioning
- Designing the layout of control circuit & fabricate small control panels
- Process instrumentation
Employment Opportunities
Instrumentation has emerged as the fast growing field in industrial automation. Its capabilities include data acquisition system & various Instrumentation buses along with various PC bus standard covered in this curriculum will give the students better understanding in designing / Engineering / Maintaining PC based Instrumentation & Control for any process plant. The major applications are Chemical Plant, Mechanical Manufacturing units, precision, electronic industry defence applications aerospace, automobile etc Diploma holders can find opportunities in the following:
- Processing Industries
- Manufacturing Industries
- Marketing & services organisation
- Instrumentation user orginisation
- Self enterprise