Punjab Technical University was established by an act of State Legislature on 16 Jan 1997, to promote Technical, Excellence in Emerging Technologies and for promoting Training, Research & Development in these areas. One of the main focuses of the University at this time is in the area of providing training in professional & skill oriented technologies to the masses. 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 particular. With this goal in mind, the University is promoting a number of courses in different stream.

PTU IS the members of Association of Indian Universities (A.I.U). It is also an approved University by U.G.C all courses run by PTU conform to U.G.C Regulations on Nomenclature of Degree/Diploma. All the work in the Department of PTU is mostly governed by the norms, guidelines and regulations of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), which has been established under Central Act. Degree & Diploma awarded by PTU are recognized at International Level for higher education, as it is the member of International University Accrediting Association (IUAA).