Govt. Graphic Arts Institute

Govt. Graphic Arts Institute is rated 3 out of 5 in the category graphic design and pringting technology.. Read and write reviews about Govt. Graphic Arts Institute. Graphic Arts Institute, only one Government Printing & Graphic Design Institute in Bangladesh which is established in the capital city of Dhaka in 1967.It provides us four years duration technical courses named Diploma- in- Engineering in printing. Mr Azam Khan, Governor of the East Pakistan and Dr Waqar Ahmed, Director General of the then Technical Education Directorate were the main initiators. Dr RK Mollah was appointed as its chief Instructor. He was sent to the South Dakota University of the USA for higher training on printing technology. Training was also given to other instructors of the institute at the Central Government Printing Press. The institute started with 25 seats. But at present, this institute has over 500 Hundred students. This institute was started two shifts: Morning shift and Evening shift. Every year over 200 students are admitted in this institute. It has two Departments: Graphic design and Printing Technology. At present, the Graphic Arts Institute has become a complete printing institute, which is equipped with different types of printing devices like movable type, letter press, gallery type camera and also with modern technological devices like offset lithography, gravure printing, screen printing, modern process camera (horizontal and vertical) with auto plate processor, lithe film, panchromatic film etc. In order to cope with the other printing presses of the country as well as modern printing technology of the world, the computer graphic course has been incorporated with the new curriculum began from 1995-96 session. In the institute both the Apple Macintosh and IBM computers together with image setter, drum scanner, laser printer, inkjet printer etc are available. It has technically experts’ teachers who are our confidence. It has 2 three story building, one academic building, one auditorium , big size workshop, photography lab, screen printing lab, science lab, indoor game room, common room, large size library, reading room, Graphic