Printing press technology helps in reproducing a text or an image on a piece of paper with the help of ink. This is one of the newly emerging courses in India. Printing is a large scale process and is the most important part of publishing industry. Printing has become a multidisciplinary profession with the use of computers, lasers, microprocessor, etc. This has led to an increase in number of aspirants for this course.

Course Details

The printing technology courses are offered in India at post graduate, under graduate, and diploma levels. For pursuing the diploma, B.Tech/B.E, and Bachelor’s degree in Printing Technology, the students should have passed 12th from a recognized university. Some colleges allow 10th pass students to pursue the diploma course. Those mentioned below are a few Printing Technology colleges in India.

• Southern Regional Institute of Printing Technology, Chennai
• BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
• Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore
• Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka
• Anna University, Chennai
• Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Career Avenues

Printing Press Technology offers high career opportunities in public as well as private sector. It is really essential for the aspirants who are qualified in this area to have a lot of hard work and commitment. Following are the different career prospects in the field of printing press technology.

• Packaging
• Security Printing
• Government Press
• Publishing Houses
• Research and development
• Newspapers/Magazines
• Electronic publishing
• Digital Printing
• Quality Control
• Printing Houses

Benefits of printing press technology

The society gets all the information about the happenings in the world through newspapers. We impart knowledge to the new generation by providing education through books. The education is imparted to the students in schools through different books. The syllabus for each curriculum is based on the text books prescribed by different universities or educational boards. These books are published in various publishing houses using the printing press technology. Hence, we can say that the knowledge imparted to the new generation is done using the printing press technology. The complete education is a blend of basic education and the new technical information in the present world. This complete education can be obtained only using the printing technology. The knowledge can be obtained from various other means beyond the syllabus of curriculum. The youngsters can gain knowledge through different technical books, magazines, and other different sources. The new facilities are a boon to the students.

The printing technology is used in the advertising sector. With the use of latest technologies in printing technologies, the advertisements are made more attractive. The latest technologies in printing are used in pamphlet printing which provide different information to the society. The printing technology is most widely used in newspaper companies as well. The newspaper is a medium of providing the current happenings and knowledge to the people. These newspapers have notification of various exams, courses and job opportunities. Thus, it has a very important role to play in the education sector.