The Director of Public Instruction (D.P.I.) used to head the Technical Education
also at the time of formation of Andhra Pradesh. To help speed up the process of
development of Technical Education, a Board in the name and style of " STATE
BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING" was created vide G.O.Ms.No.371 Edn-dated
26.2.1957. The Joint Director (Technical Education) of DPI used to act as secretary
of this newly formed Board. The Board is formed as a statutory body under the A.P.
Education Act-1982 (act 1 of 1982), an act of assembly, in the present form, vide
G.O.Ms.No.140 dated 24.4.1984.
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