Our Mission
The primary objective of the Polytechnic is to provide quality technician education to its students. In addition the Polytechnic utilizes its resources, man power and equipment to train rural people in skills, which are relevant and also provides workshop and laboratory services to meet the needs of business, industry, the service sector and the community in general
Our Vision
To become a Market driven Center of Excellence in Engineering and Technology, in close association with Industry Alumi and the community through the use of state of art equipment and effctive instructional strategies.
Brief History
The Agnel Ashram Fathers felt for a long time that the expertise they gained in the field of Technical Education at Mumbai, be utilised for the benefit of the youth of Goa. Plans bore fruit on the 4th June 1979 when Hon. Shri H.M. Patel, the then Union Home Minister laid the foundation stone of Agnel Ashram branch at Verna, Goa. Agnel Polytechnic was the first Institute to be established by Agnel Fathers at Goa in 1981. It was initially affiliated to Board of Technical Examinations, Mumbai.
The Polytechnic was started with Diploma in Production Engineering(now Mechanical), then Construction Engineering(1983) and then Automobile Engineering(1985). All the three programmes are of 4year duration semester system, sandwitched pattern that is with inplant training in Industries in between the semesters. This was done in an attempt to provide ready to employ technicians to the industry.
The Computer Engineering programme was started with the assistance of Department of Electronics, Government of India, in 1987, and it was the first programme in Computer Hardware to start in Maharashtra and Goa.
The programmes in Electronics and Communication, Electronics Engg., and Medical Electronics have been started under prestigious project of upgrading Technical Education in India under World Bank Aided project, through Governments of Goa and India. Our Polytechnic being part of this project which was started in 1995, had a lot of improvement taking place besides the large expansion in infra-structural facilities. This includes setting up of a Women's Wing with two pro grammes exclusively for girl student. They are Electronics & Communication and Medical Electronics .