About PTU
Punjab Technical University (PTU) was
established by an act of State Legislature on 16th Jan-1997, to promote
Technical, Management Pharmaceutical education in the state at the
Degree level and above. The University has the mandate to set up centers
of Excellence in Emerging Technologies and for promoting Training,
Research Development in these areas. One of the main focus of the
University at this time is in the area of 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 streams in regular as well as distance education programmes.
Now the university, under its administration, has more than 300 Colleges
offering Courses in Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, B.Sc MLT, Hotel
Management Catering Technology and IT Disciplines and around 1500
Learning centers across india under distance education programme.
It has taken new initiatives in technical
education to provide latest trends in technology and give opportunity
to student and faculty to interact with the technology leaders in the
country including e-Governance to PTU. It is well known that quality of
education is dependent on the quality of teachers and research inputs.
In order to provide opportunity to the faculty to improve their
qualification and to introduce research activities, the University has
established nine regional centers at various locations in Punjab and
have started M.Tech courses and also agreed to provide academic research
input to these centers. University also forms the bridge between the
students and the industry and helping the students in job placements.
Also University helps the industry in RD
through its various programmes under Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII). Distance Education Program In a country like India, Distance
education is an effective way of spreading the education technology to
the people. Distance education is an established and recognized mode of
education, which is in consonance with changing socio-economic needs and
emerging demands of the knowledge era. Keeping up with the sprit of
Open University system and in accordance with National Policy of
Education, which lays emphasis on continuing and distance education, the
University is providing quality education in rural and urban areas.
To
equip young men and women with the expertise in the emerging field,
Punjab Technical University has set up around 145 Learning Centers in
all the regions of Punjab and around 1500 LCs around the india, which
are conducting the diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate courses in
Information Technology, Business Administration, Business Management,
Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Tourism, Airline, Tourism
& Hospitality Management, Fashion Technology, Jewellery, Interior
& Textile design, Paramedical & Applied Technologies, Radiology
& Imaging Technology, Operation Theatre Technology, Medical Lab
Technology, Clinical Microbiology, Bioinfomatics, Biotechnology, Fire
Safety & Hazards Management, Media & Multimedia Technology, Mass
Communication, Advertisement & Journalism.
The University has a mission to provide
excellent education to the PTU students and make the affiliated Learning
Centers as center of excellence. Now the distance education programme
is being revamped and a lot of progressive moves to modernize the mode
of teaching are being taken by the University. Interim Council of
distance education has been constituted, which gives guidelines for the
improvement of distance program are being undertaken.