Punjab Technical University
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| Motto | Propelling Punjab to a prosperous knowledge society. |
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| Type | State university |
| Established | Under act of State Legislature on 16 January 1997 |
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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 | 5 Lac |
| Location | Kapurthala highway, Jalandhar, India |
| Affiliations | UGC, ICU, ACU, AIU, AICTE, NAAC, COA, PCI |
| Website | www |
UGC, ACU, IAU, AIU, AICTE, NAAC, COA, PCI,
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.
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. 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 A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on November 2013.
Job Fairs are also organised regularly by the university. In fact the university also participates in different industrial fairs including the Trade Expo.
The University has signed MoUs & other collaborations with various national & international companies like Wipro & HCL, Sphaera Pharma, Commercial Collaborative Research on Drug Design and Discovery, etc.
PTU offers a number of schemes for students including SC/ST welfare schemes, in which no fee is to be paid by the SC/ST students. Besides it also successfully executes different schemes of Punjab Government. The university also offers free ship scheme for students who come from economically weaker sections (EWS). PTU offers various opportunities in collaboration with IIT Delhi, like project of RUTAG Rural Technology Action Group for development of rural technologies through Engineering Colleges and Local NGOs. It also offers various scholarship schemes like GATE Scholarship, JRF & SRF Scholarships, UGC/Net Schemes & Scholarships, Research Grants, Research and Development projects etc.
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