Introduction
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image,
typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a
large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction
printing.
History
Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns that was
used widely throughout East Asia. By AD 593, the first printing press was invented
in China, and the first printed newspaper, Kaiyuan Za Bao, was available in Beijing
in AD 713. Block printing, called tarsh in Arabic was developed in Arabic Egypt
during the 9th-10th centuries, mostly for prayers and amulets. Block printing first
came to Christian Europe as a method for printing on cloth, where it was common
by 1300. Movable type is the system of
printing and typography using movable pieces of metal type, made by casting
from matrices struck by letterpunches. Movable type allowed for much more flexible
processes than hand copying or block printing.
Scope
Printing Technology Courses in India became popular towards the latter half of the
20th century. With the advent of print media on a universal scale and innovations
in printing technologies, this field of study has gained immense popularity among
learners. Printing as a subject is huge and involves studying of different analog
and digital technologies.
Do you make the cut?
Physical Challenge:
The printing technology person must know all the aspects of printing. He should
have physical strength as he has to work on printing machines for long hours.
Psychological challenge:
He should have good communication skills and organizational abilities.
Top Career Options
Printing jobs extend over a number of sectors. Apart from press there are large
printing houses which do silk screen printing, brochure printing, and postcard printing.
Qualified printing professionals are also given placements in printer manufacturing
houses and consumable producing companies. Inks, toners, and print cartridges are
some of the consumables extensively used in different printing processes.
Careers in printing are available in a number of manufacturing and commercial companies.
In India all the major media houses like Bennett and Coleman, Anandabazar Publications,
and Indian Express appoint printing technology graduates in different capacities.
Printer manufacturing is another sector that provides opportunities to printing
degree holders. Auto Print and Shreeji Printers are notable offset printer manufacturers
requiring qualified professionals in printing.
Students after successful completion of printing technology courses in India are
offered lucrative assignments in printing companies and media houses across countries.
Sharp, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, and Epson are multi national companies manufacturing
laser printers, ink jet printers, digital copiers, and plan printers. All leading
publishers like Prentice Hall, Macmillan, and Oxford University Press place qualified
professionals in various capacities.
Course Details & Its Eligibility
Fee Structure:
Fee structure is Rs. 1 lac p.a.
Duration:
The duration is 4 years.
Syllabus:
Materials Science, Technology of Printing & Packaging, Science & Mathematics, Business
& Mgmt.Studies.
Academics
General Eligibility:
Eligibility for printing technology is 10+2 with Physics, Maths, Chemistry.
Premiere Institute Eligibility:
Jadavpur University, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata offers courses in printing
technology.
Institute Watchlist
- Anna University, Chennai.
- Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka.
- Department of Printing Technology, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka.
- Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Hr. Education for women, Coimbatore.
- Sivakasi Institute of Printing Technology, 87-A, Kamaraj Road, Sivakasi.
- Southern Regional Institute of Printing Technology, Adyar, Chennai.
- Pune Vidyarthi Griha's College of Engineering & Technology, Pune.
- Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic, Kamarajar Dist, (Tamil Nadu).
- Dr. T.M.A. Pai Polytechnic, Manipal.
- Govt. Inst. Of Printing Tech., Mumbai.
