ESTD : 1997 | TYPE : Government | AFFILIATION : UGC, AIU, AICTE, NAAC, COA, PCI | RECOGNITION : State of Govt.(PUNJAB)
tate Legislature on 16th January, 1997, to promote technical, management and pharmaceutical education in the state at degree level and above. It was established as Punjab Technical University and renamed as I.K.Gujral Punjab Technical University by State Government in the honor to Late Sh. Inder Kumar Gujral, Former Prime Minister of India, in 2015. The University has the mandate to set up centres of excellence in emerging technologies and for promoting training, research and development in these areas. The University has undertaken the task of training students to help in the development of skilled manpower in this sector in the country in general and in the state in particular. With this goal in mind, the university is promoting a number of courses in different streams in regular as well as distance education programmes. At present University have 121 AICTE and 65 UGC institutes affiliated with it.
IKGPTU is undertaking and supervising the instructions and award of 30+ bachelor’s degrees in Engineering & Technology & 20+ in non-AICTE & UGC courses. The University has a land area of 78.16 acres & it owns more than 10 campuses throughout the state of Punjab.
University started its journey with 09 Engineering & 05 Management colleges. IKGPTU has its own learning centers under Distance Education Programme. The University has a rich strength of lakhs of students, which also includes 1,500+ international students from 30+ countries.
I.K.Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU) has bagged the much coveted Best Technical University Award for the year 2013. The Award, instituted by Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, encourages technical universities to enhance their performance and to serve the community as well as stakeholders by improving quality and maintaining the standard of the programs offered.
Earlier, University had bagged an award in the “Best University Promoting High Quality Research at Master’s and Doctoral Thesis Work” category in the CCI Technology Education Excellence Awards 2013. This award was instituted by a Consortium of Co-Chairpersons-Industry (CCI) of Gujarat Technological University (GTU), jointly with the Communication Multimedia and Infrastructure Association of India (CMAI) .
IKGPTU has also been conferred upon eINDlA 2010 Award of the Year as “ICT Enabled University of the Year” and “Open and Distance Learning Initiative of the Year Award” by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Govt. of India, at Hyderabad on August 5, 2010.
| # | Course | Seats | 1st Yr Fee | From Next Yr | Total Fee | Cash Back | Lodging Fee | Fooding Fee | Course Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.Tech | 10 | 1.2 L | 1.2 L | 4.7 L | 5000 | EXCLUDING | EXCLUDING | 4 years |
| 2 | MBA | 5 | 1.5 L | 1.5 L | 2.09 L | BOOK, TAB | EXCLUDING | EXCLUDING | 2 years |
| 3 | BCA | 15 | 37000 | 37000 | 1.09 L | 5000 | EXCLUDING | EXCLUDING | 3 Years |
| 4 | BBA | 15 | 37000 | 37000 | 1.09 L | 5000 | EXCLUDING | EXCLUDING | 3 Years |
| 5 | M.Tech | 30 | 54000 | 54000 | 1.7 L | BOOK, TAB | EXCLUDING | EXCLUDING | 2 years |
| 6 | MSC | 10 | 84000 | 84000 | 1.67 L | 5000 | EXCLUDING | EXCLUDING | 2 years |
| 7 | MCA | 5 | 1.5 L | 1.5 L | 2.9 L | BOOK, TAB | EXCLUDING | EXCLUDING | 2 years |
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ear Students & Scholars,
Warm and Best of Health Greetings from IK Gujral Punjab Technical University! Indeed, it is a matter of great delight and privilege to welcome the students from all parts of the world joining our campuses and the affiliated colleges to pursue their career in various technical and professional courses. Your steadfast dedication and devotion to enhance your career have brought you to the proud family of this University.
Through state-of-the-art scholastic and research infrastructure, application-oriented teaching pedagogy, highly qualified and dedicated faculty in their respective fields of expertise, the university has developed and calibrated a conducive and compassionate ambiance for the wholesome growth of its students in curricular and extra-curricular activities. We are continuing with our endeavors to establish IKGPTU a unique brand in the field of education across the world. I proudly acknowledge the consistent efforts of the team IKGPTU in offering an effective, dynamic, all-inclusive teaching learning environment to all the stakeholders. A healthy education system serves as a significant determinant in the progress of any country.
We at IKGPTU are working with the key objectives of excellent teaching, students’ holistic development, valuable and outcome-based research, innovativeness and social responsibility. Various laudable initiatives of the University in this regard include collaborative partnerships with business, government and research institutions of repute, tie-ups with industries for training and placement of students, development of finishing schools, the establishment of incubation centers to promote skill development and entrepreneurship and phenomenal assistance to the students and the affiliated institutes through online University portals etc.
As we move globally from the Information to the Conceptual Age, the future belongs to a society of Creators, Innovators, Empathizers, and Meaning-makers. Therefore, our efforts and commitment are to equip our students to foster their inquisitiveness, innovativeness and initiative so that they attain eminence in academic, get effective employability and become Independent thinkers, creative entrepreneurs and most importantly, good human beings.
I wish and assure you, on behalf of the IKGPTU family that you will have an outstanding, better and transformational experience at IKGPTU. Wish you all the best!
Prof. (Dr.) Susheel Mittal
Vice Chancellor (IKGPTU)
