Punjab Technical University

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Punjab Technical University
Established 1997
Type Public university
Chancellor Shivraj Patil
Vice-Chancellor Rajneesh Arora
Location , Punjab, India
30°19′52″N 75°29′25″E / 30.33103°N 75.490268°E / 30.33103; 75.490268Coordinates: 30°19′52″N 75°29′25″E / 30.33103°N 75.490268°E / 30.33103; 75.490268
Affiliations UGC, AICTE
Website www.ptu.ac.in

Punjab Technical University (PTU) is a state university located at Jalandhar, India. It was established by an act of State Legislature on 16 January 1997, to promote technical, management and pharmaceutical education in the Punjab state 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 and for promoting training and research and development in these areas.

The university has 108[1] engineering colleges, 156 management colleges, 96 pharmacy colleges, 68 architecture colleges, 41 B.Sc. MLT colleges and 42 hotel management and catering technology colleges, and 302 learning centers under distance education. It has taken new initiatives in technical education to provide latest trends in technology and give opportunities to student and faculty to interact with the technology leaders in the country including e-Governance to PTU.[2]

See also

  • List of Institutes Affiliated with Punjab Technical University

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