The Directorate of Technical Education was established in the financial year 2016-17. The process of appointment on vacant posts in the Directorate has already begun. In addition to the field of technical education, the scope of the Directorate’s function has been expanded to include development of interest and awareness towards science and technology among the youth of the state. For this, the Directorate is being made fully functional with resources so that it can carry out these tasks successfully.

(a) To develop all the institutes as full wi-fi campus. (b) Organizing workshop and seminar as per annual calendar. (c) Those students, who have completed degree or diploma, shall be trained as graduate apprentices and technician apprentices every year, for which govt. resolution has been issued in the year 2021. (d) Teachers of the different institution will be sent to participate in various seminars, trainings to be held at the National level so that they get updated of the various changes that are going on regarding studies and curriculum. (e) To arrange training program for faculties and students. (f) Focus will be given to improve Industry-academia linkage for skill enhancement of students. (g) Educational/Industrial focus for faculties and students. (h) Formation of PMU for implementing of different schemes. (i) Central Placement cell will be established and regular Rojgar Mela will be conducted on different location for better placement opportunity to the technical students. (j) Teachers and students will be sent to different industrial units/IT parks/international level to improve innovative capacity into them.

A) Jharkhand University of Technology - Jharkhand University of Technology has been established to bring all technical education institutions in the state under one roof with a view of bringing under best administrative system. The University has started functioning from the academic year 2018-19. For this, the University has to be given a grant to regular expenses. All the work of State Board of Technical Education (SBTE) has been taken over by the University. To promote Research & Development activities in the State through its affiliated institutions. Grant in Aid will be provided for 08 new Polytechnic which will be operated on PPP Mode. B) Non GovernmentOrganisations – The agreement has been renewed between BIT, Mesra and the department by extending the period from the financial year 2013-14 to 2017-18 on previous terms and conditions. The remaining amount of the grant-in-aid will have to be paid to BIT, Mesra in the year 2023-24, under the said agreement. C) Financial Assistance to Female Students for Technical Education- In order to increase women’s participation in the field of technical education in the state of Jharkhand and to empower them, financial assistance will be provided to students for technical education institutions such as polytechnic and engineering colleges. The department will provide financial assistance to the concerned girl students through DBT directly, in the light of the recommendation of polytechnic college and engineering college for admission and continuing their further studies in technical education. D) Grant-in-aid to Central Technical Institute established in Jharkhand-The MOU has been signed between the Government of India, the State Government and the private sector undertaking to set up the Indian Institute of Information Technology (I.I.I.T.) in the state capital Ranchi on PPP mode. According to the agreement, the capital cost for setting up the institute is Rs. 128.00 crore, for which the ratio of the Government of India, State Government and private participation is 50:35:15. In the light of the said agreement, the State Government is to provide grant-in-aid for the establishment of IIIT in the state.

(a) All Polytechnic Institutes will be upgraded as State of the Art Institutions. (b) Establishment of three engineering college at Ranchi/Khunti, Giridih and Sahebganj with world class infrastructure. (c) Establishment of State of the Art polytechnic institutes at Jamshedpur, Chaibasa, Knowledge CityKhunti, Patratu (Ramgarh),Barhi (Hazaribag) &Bundu (Ranchi). (d) Establishment of knowledge City hub with all basic facilities to promote private party participation in technical education field. (e) Construction of new Buildings (R & D Buildings, Hostels and Multipurpose hall etc) in BIT Sindri. (f) Construction of New buildings of JCSTI.