I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University

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NIRF (2020)	104

I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University,Kapurthala
	File:I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University logo.png
Type	State university
Established	1997
Affiliation	UGC, ACU, IAU, AIU, AICTE, NAAC, COA, PCI, 30°19′52″N 75°29′25″E / 30.33103°N 75.490268°ECoordinates: 30°19′52″N 75°29′25″E / 30.33103°N 75.490268°E
Students	not known
Location	Kapurthala, Punjab, India
Affiliations	UGC, ICU, ACU, AIU, AICTE, NAAC, COA, PCI
Website	www.ptu.ac.in

I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU), formerly Punjab Technical University (PTU), is a State university located at Kapurthala highway, Jalandhar, India. It was established by an act of State Legislature on 16 January 1997, to promote technical, management and pharmaceutical education in the state of Punjab at the degree level and above. Being an education and research university, it has a mandate to set up centres of excellence in emerging technologies for promoting training and research & development in these areas.

History[edit]

The Punjab Technical University was established by an act of State Legislature on 16 January 1997 with a handful of institutes, i.e. 9 engineering & 5 management colleges. Presently the University administrates 280 colleges, out of which 102 are engineering, 134 are management, 30 are pharmacy, 07 are architecture and 07 are Hotel Management & Catering Technology (HMCT) with 33 regional centres.^[1] The university has a land area of 78.16 acre and it owns more than 20 campuses throughout the state of Punjab. Further, the university provides undergraduate and post graduate courses in most of the technical fields. It is currently undertaking and supervising the instructions and awards of 32 bachelor’s degrees in Engineering & Technology, and more than 20 Non-AICTE courses.

Having 20 plus campuses and 2000 plus learning centres spread across the country, the university provides education to more than 4 Lac students from India and 42 foreign states.

In recognition of contribution made by the former Prime Minister late I. K. Gujral towards the overall development and prosperity of Punjab, the Cabinet gave nod to rename the Punjab Technical University Jalandhar as IK Gujral Punjab Technical University^[2] A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on November 2013.

Campus[edit]

GZS-PTU Campus, Bathinda[edit]

Set up in the year 1989, Giani Zail Singh – Punjab Technical University Campus is the oldest and the first Government Engineering institute established, and promoted by Government of Punjab. It started with the name, Government Engineering College and later got the name, College of Engineering & Technology, Bathinda in 1992; thereafter it was made fully autonomous body of the Punjab Government. In the honour of the Late President, the institute was renamed as Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering & Technology in 1996. With the aim to put emphasis on post graduate studies as well as Research & Development, the college was made a constituent college of Punjab Technical University in 2012 and renamed as Giani Zail Singh – Punjab Technical University Campus. GZS-PTU started with only five UG courses in Engineering and Architecture in the year 1989, and now it has seven UG and eleven PG courses in different disciplines.

PTU Campus, Mohali[edit]

Punjab Technical University Mohali Campus is the regional office, near the capital of Punjab. The campus is headed by the director. It mainly provides the environment to learn foreign languages e.g. French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Italian, Japanese and English. Moreover, it also provides a Training Centre of Taekwondo.

PTU Campus, Amritsar[edit]

IKGPTU Amritsar Campus has been established in 2014. IKGPTU Amritsar Campus has location on G.T Road, Amritsar near Guru Nanak Dev University.

Salient Features Government Institute imparting Postgraduate and Undergraduate Courses in Engineering & Computer Applications in Amritsar District. Ultra-Modern Building with state of art infrastructure. Scholarships for meritorious students as per University rules. Post Matric Scholarships for SC/ST/OBC students as per Government rules. Student-Centric enthusiastic environment. Well Qualified and Experienced Staff. A student friendly campus with discipline and safety. Placements in Various leading Multi-National Companies. Well Equipped Laboratories and Air-Conditioned Classrooms. Fast and Convenient Transportation facilities with good connectivity.

Organisation and administration[edit]

Institutes[edit]

Punjab Institute of Technology (PIT), Hoshiarpur[edit]

The Punjab Institute of Technology, Hoshiarpur is one of the newly planned PITs by the Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala. The Punjab Technical University has decided to establish an institute in the name and style of Punjab Institute of Technology, Hoshiarpur for the benefit of Doaba belt of Punjab. In the year 2011, the Hon’ble Chief Minister Sr. Parkash Singh Ji Badal came up with a view that in Punjab there are as many as 400 plus colleges in private sector imparting Engineering, Technical and Management courses, but there are very few colleges in Govt sector imparting Technical Education. The Hon’ble Chief Minister choose Punjab Technical University as the Nodal agency to implement the idea of Technical and Management colleges in Govt. Sector in each of the Districts of Punjab, specially in rural areas for the upliftment of backward area and economically weaker students who have the talent but otherwise deprived of quality education due to financial limitations. For this purpose 22.6 acres of land was transferred to establish PIT, Hoshiarpur. Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Rajnish Arora under the leadership of S Parkash Singh Ji Badal initiated a process for developing a model for a new Technical college named PIT’s in Govt. Sector in every districts of Punjab.

Punjab Institute of Technology (PIT), Mansa[edit]

PIT, Mansa is one of the institutions developed under the aegis of PTU to promote technical education and employment in rural areas of Punjab, at par with IITs. This institute is the constituent Institute of Punjab Technical University. The foundation stone of this institution was laid by the Honorable Deputy Chief Minister Punjab, S. Sukhbir Singh Badal, on 9 April 2011. The institution is spread over about 54 acres of land in district of Mansa. Furthermore, the courses offered at PIT, Mansa provide flexible and modular approach, so that the student once admitted after matriculation are allowed to leave after completion of any module. The students will also be allowed to make entry to higher module after gap. Further, keeping in view the service to the rural section, 30% seats are reserved for the economically weaker students hailing from rural area and five seats in non-medical discipline are reserved for the students from within the revenue limits of Mansa Kalan (including Mansa City), in view of the land donation, as per the Punjab Government policy. New admission scheme for 2013-14 was announced at PIT, Mansa. The result of PIT Mansa has been shining at 91 per cent. 19 out of 21 students from the institution have been given the golden chance to be promoted to B.Tech.

Punjab Institute of Technology (PIT), Khunimajra (Mohali)[edit]

Punjab Institute of Technology, Khunimajra, (Mohali) is among the institutions developed under the aegis of Punjab Technical University to promote technical education, research and innovation, at par with IITs/IIMs. The PIT Khuni Majra (Mohali) is to be developed as "Centre of excellence in Built Environment".

Punjab Institute of Technology PIT, Rajpura[edit]

Rajpura

The Punjab Institute of Technology, Rajpura (PIT-R), is one of the newly planned PITs by Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala. The PIT-R also has integrated courses for students with option of multi-exit.

Punjab Institute of Technology PIT, Kapurthala[edit]

Kapurthala

Punjab Institute of Technology, Kapurthala is also known as PTU main academic campus. It is one of the Institutions developed under the aegis of Punjab Technical University to promote Technical Education, Research and Innovation, at par with IITs/IIMs.

Punjab Institute of Technology PIT, Batala[edit]

The Punjab Institute of Technology, Batala is one of the newly planned PITs by the Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.

Academics[edit]

Admission[edit]

For the undergraduate curriculum, admission to the BTech programme is done through the Joint Entrance Examination.

Ranking[edit]

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 104 among engineering colleges in 2020.^[3]

Library facility[edit]

The PTU Library has accessioned 8856 text and reference books, 973 complementary books and more than 1000 thesis.

Research[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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[1] "List of all regional centres of PTU-Mrcollegehub.com".^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "PTU Renamed as IK Gujral Punjab Technical University".

[Rankings_NIRF_E_2020-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

[4] ttps://myneta.info/uttarpradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=2085

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Autonomous institutions	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
Central universities	Central University of Punjab
State universities	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Guru Nanak Dev University Guru Ravidas Ayurved University I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University Punjab Sports University Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University Panjab University Punjab Agricultural University Punjabi University Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Sri Guru Teg Bahadur State University of Law
Private universities	Adesh University Akal University Chandigarh University Chitkara University, Punjab CT University DAV (Dayanand Anglo Vedic) University Desh Bhagat University GNA University Guru Kashi University Lovely Professional University Plaksha University Sant Baba Bhag Singh University Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University Rayat-Bahra University
Deemed universities	Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology
Engineering colleges	Bhutta College of Engineering & Technology Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College Baba Hira Singh Bhattal Institute of Engineering and Technology Beant College of Engineering and Technology Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering & Technology Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology Chandigarh Engineering College DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology Desh Bhagat Institute of Engineering and Management Guru Gobind Singh College of Modern Technology Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chhapianwali, Malout Indo Global College of Engineering Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhaddal Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Engineering and Technology Malout Institute of Management and Information Technology Panjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur Punjab Engineering College Rayat Institute of Engineering & Information Technology Regional Institute of Management and Technology Shaheed Bhagat Singh State Technical Campus Sri Sai Group of Institutes (Pathankot, Amritsar, Palampur) Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University
Medical colleges	Dayanand Medical College & Hospital Christian Medical College, Ludhiana Government Medical College, Amritsar Government Medical College, Patiala Guru Gobind Singh Medical College Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
Law colleges	Army Institute of Law Aryans College of Law Baba Farid Law College Baba Kundan Singh Memorial Law College Bathinda College of Law Bhai Gurdas College of Law Khalsa College of Law Rayat College of Law St. Soldier Law College Universal Law College
Management institutions	Desh Bhagat Institute of Engineering and Management Indian School of Business Regional Institute of Management and Technology Sri Sai Group of Institutes (Pathankot, Amritsar, Palampur)