History
The Punjab Technical University was established by an act of State Legislature on 16 January 1997 with a handful of institutes (colleges), i.e. 9 engineering & 5 management colleges. , the university administrates 290 affiliated colleges, out of which 102 are engineering and management, 146 are UGC courses colleges, 36 are pharmacy and 06 are architecture with 33 regional centres. The university has a land area of 78.16 acre and it owns 7 campuses located at Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Mohali 01, Mohali 02 (Khoonimajra), Batala & Bhikhiwind. Further, the university provides undergraduate and post graduate courses in most of the technical, management, hotel management, architect, pharmacy fields. It is currently undertaking and supervising the instructions and awards of 08 AICTE courses, 01 COA (Council for Architecture) course, 04 PCI (Pharmacy council of India) & 18 UGC (University Grants Commission) courses. Having 07 campuses and 290 affiliated colleges across the state of Punjab (India), the university provides education to more than 1.5 Lac students from India and 30+ foreign states. In recognition of contribution made by the former Prime Minister lateCampuses
Amritsar
The Amritsar campus was established in 2014 to provide Quality Technical Education especially to students from rural belt belonging to weaker sections of society and to people of all sections in general. The main focus is to produce Quality Engineers according to the needs of Industry at State, National and International levels. IKGPTU Amritsar Campus has prime location on G.T Road, Amritsar near Guru Nanak Dev University. It has vast campus having smart classrooms, well equipped labs, updated library with latest collection of books, and a well-equipped conference hall with audio-video facilities. ; Courses offered * M. Tech. – Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) 2 Years / 4 Semesters * B. Tech. – Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) 4 Years / 8 Semesters * B. Tech. – Mechanical Engineering (ME) 4 Years / 8 Semesters * Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) 3 Years / 6 SemestersHoshiarpur
The Hoshiarpur campus, formerly known as (Punjab Institute of Technology (PIT, Hoshiarpur), was established in the year 2013 by I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, with the vision to spread quality education in the region which is vastly covered by Kandi area. ; Courses Offered * B.Tech (Civil Engg.), After Diploma Engg. 3 years / 6 Semesters * B.Tech (Mechanical Engg.) After 10+2 Non Medical 4 Years / 8 Semesters * B.Tech (Mechanical Engg.) After Diploma 3 Years / 6 Semesters * B.Tech (CSE), After 10+2 Non Medical 4 Years / 8 Semesters * B.Tech (CSE), After Diploma Engg. 3 years/ 6 Semester * BCA 3 years / 6 SemestersMohali
Mohali is rapidly developing the “IT Hub” of Punjab and has emerged as one of the most important cities in northern India. It is rated among the best place for higher education in Punjab. The Mohali campus is located in the heart of the Mohali and well connected through roads and railways and to the outside world by the international airport. It is the only Gojydbvt. Engineering College run by IKGPTU Kapurthala in Mohali. The mission of IKGPTU Mohali campus-1 is to become fountainhead of technologies.Mohali (campus 2)
Mohali campus 2 is a constituent campus of IKG PTU Jalandhar. It started functioning in 2014 as a ‘School of Built environment’ to provide quality education to the students both at undergraduate and post graduate level to cater to the needs of Building industry. The target do not end at just producing Architects/Engineers with B. Arch., B. Tech or Master’s program but also to encourage research and to have R&D section in various disciplines. The programs to be started in the institute would be in conformity with the present and futuristic need of the industry and to achieve this objective. Efforts will be made to make our Labs, Library and Computer Centre etc. as per the latest state of art technology. ; Courses offered * B.Arch * BSc (Architecture Basics) * M.Arch (Arch. Education and Research) * M.PlanningAcademics
Admission
For the undergraduate curriculum, admission to theRanking
TheLibrary facility
The PTU Library has accessioned 8856 text and reference books, 973 complementary books and more than 1000 thesis.Research
I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University's research program has made significant progress over the last decade. At present, PTU offers PhD in 21 disciplines (with a great variety of sub-specializations). The total number of research students enrolled in the PhD program exceeds 1600. The number of recognised PhD supervisors in the PTU system stood at 447 as of 30 Oct 2014 spread over 30+ cities and small towns.Notable alumni
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