I.K.GUJRAL PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

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. 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 2,80 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 mor