The meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Technical Education Board was held here today under the chairmanship of Dr. Abhishek Jain, Secretary, Department of Technical Education. A budget of approximately Rs. 14 crore for the year 2026-27 was approved for the Technical Education Board during the meeting.
Dr. Abhishek Jain also reviewed the works undertaken by the Board during the year 2025-26. He issued instructions to maintain high standards in the examinations conducted by the Board.
He asked the Board to study the operational procedures of educational boards from other states across the country and to adopt their best practices to ensure the continued high quality of examinations conducted by the Board. Instructions were issued to the Secretary of the Technical Education Board to take appropriate steps to have the diploma awarded by the Board recognized as equivalent to the Class 12 Science stream qualification.
The Board also decided that diplomas for D. Pharmacy candidates who completed the course after 2020 should be issued in accordance with the revised notification of the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). Directives were issued to Board officials to conduct periodic inspections of various polytechnic institutes and other related institutions, and to ensure the time-bound rectification of any deficiencies found during these inspections.
MLA Chandra Shekhar and officials from various departments attended the meeting.