State Board Of Technical
Education and Training was set up in the state
in May,1958. The Board conducted its first
examination in 1960,for courses of diploma level
and also for Draughtsman Certificate Course. The
name of the state Board was changed to Board Of
Technical Education in 1962. In the same Year,
the U.P. Pravidhic Shiksha Adhiniyam - 1962 was
enacted awarding the Board statutory status. In
the year 1962, year of its inception, the Board
held the examination of about 2500 students, in
three major disciplines of Civil, Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering at 25 different
Centers/Institutions. It has a chairman ,
vice-chairman and 40 members ,named by the state
government .Secretary ,Board of Technical
Education ,U.P. is ex-officio member secretary
of the Board.The curriculum prepared by other
institutions was adopted by the Board, till 1980
but thereafter the curriculum and syllabi were
developed and revised, every five years at the
Board level through its Curriculum development
cell. The curriculum development work has been
entrusted to I.R.D.T. kanpur . The Board now
examine and approve the syllabus developed by
IRDT, Kanpur and prescribe it for institutions
affiliated to Board of Technical Education, U.P.
About 1,05,000 students in the 60 different
disciplines of one year, two year, three year
and four year durations are being examined at
present, in the institutions, affiliated to the
Board. The Board of has been constituted under
U.P. Pravidhic Shiksha Adhiniyam - 1962. It has
a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman and, 40 memebers
nominated by the state Government. Secretary
,Board Of Technical Education is ex-officio
member secretary of the Board.