I.K.Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU) was built up by an Act of State Legislature on sixteenth January, 1997, to advance specialized, administration and pharmaceutical instruction in the state at degree level or more. It was set up as Punjab Technical University and renamed as I.K.Gujral Punjab Technical University by State Government in the respect to Late Sh. Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Prime Minister of India, in 2015. The University has the command to set up focuses of magnificence in rising advances and for advancing preparing, innovative work in these zones. The University has attempted the errand of preparing understudies to help in the improvement of gifted labor in this area in the nation by and large and in the state specifically. In light of this objective, the college is advancing various courses in various streams in standard and in addition remove instruction programs.

College began its trip with 09 Engineering and 05 Management universities. IKGPTU has its own learning focuses under Distance Education Program. The University has a rich quality of lakhs of understudies, which additionally incorporates 1,500+ global understudies from 30+ nations.

I.K.Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU) has packed away the quite pined for Best Technical University Award for the year 2013. The Award, initiated by Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, urges specialized colleges to upgrade their execution and to serve the group and in addition partners by enhancing quality and keeping up the standard of the projects advertised.

IKGPTU gives a stage to its understudies to get them familiar with the modern needs by giving them mechanical preparing consistently. The occupation fairs are sorted out consistently. The college takes an interest in various mechanical fairs and in addition in exchange expo. The college has marked MoUs and different joint efforts with different national and worldwide organizations.

IKG PTU is constantly worried about the preparation and position of its understudies. Staff Development Programs have been frequently sorted out to give the best personnel by calling asset people from IITs, IIMs and NITs.The University has a mission to give amazing training to the IKGPTU understudies and make the partnered initiates as Centers of Excellence.