Dumkal Polytechnic was established on 2002 by Basantapur Education Society (a non-profiting social welfare organization) founded by Dr. Nazrul Islam (Retired IPS Officer & a well-known litterateur of Bengali prose fiction and short story today). Besides Dumkal Polytechnic, the society has established a Degree Engineering College (Dumkal Institute of Engineering & Technology), a General Degree College, a Model School & a Primary Teachers' Training Institute.The society is proceeding towards establishing a Degree Medical College for which it has appealed for NOC from the Govt. of West Bengal. Dumkal Polytechnic has been approved by AICTE and affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education.