Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) is a Bangladesh government regulatory body operating under the Technical and Madrasa Education Division of the Ministry of Education. Established in 1960, the directorate is headquartered in the Sher-E-Bangla Nagar Administrative Area of Agargaon, Dhaka, and is responsible for overseeing, administering, and improving the quality of technical and vocational education across the country.
The DTE manages human resources, infrastructural development, and the academic environments of public technical institutions. It facilitates the implementation of technical education policies and operates the Technical Education Management Information System (TEMIS) to handle institutional data, student registration, and the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) processes for enlisted non-government teachers and staff.
The directorate supervises over 150 public educational institutions offering certificate, diploma, and degree-level programs. These supervised institutions include:
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Polytechnic Institutes: Approximately 50 institutes offering diploma-level engineering and technical programs.
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Technical Schools and Colleges (TSCs): Over 60 institutions providing certificate-level vocational training and secondary/higher-secondary education.
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Engineering Colleges: Four public colleges offering degree-level engineering education.
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Technical Teachers Training College (TTTC): A degree-level institution dedicated to training technical educators.
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Vocational Teacher Training Institute (VTTI): An institute focused on pedagogical training for vocational instructors.