Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science of the mechanical arts.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science of the mechanic arts.
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- noun Plural form of
polytechnic . - noun dated The
science of themechanic arts .
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Are engineering colleges and technical education institutions such as polytechnics adapting themselves to the dynamics of education?
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There are only 13 government and seven private polytechnics in the state. posted by Neel @ 6: 23 PM
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Centre grants proposal for 4 polytechnics in Orissa
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And so, from the 1960s there was a widening of access through the Open University, new universities, polytechnics and more part-time courses appropriate to mature learners with jobs.
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Considering the need for technical education in the state, the centre has approved the proposal to set up four polytechnics.
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My guess is that rankings – and the measurements that have fed them – have done far more to destroy diversity than, for example, the decision two decades ago to make polytechnics universities.
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Of those institutions who have shown their hands, three in four are maxing out, including former polytechnics such as the University of Central Lancashire.
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Orissa Business and Career: Centre grants proposal for 4 polytechnics in Orissa
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Therefore, when reading today about two former polytechnics beating Oxbridge in terms of having higher employment rates for graduates, I could not help but smile.
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Four polytechnics will be set up in Malkangiri, Boudh, Gajapati and Sambalpur district of Orissa.
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