Constituent College · Pantnagar
College of Technology
Established 1962 — an ISO-certified, NBA-accredited engineering college with eleven departments and eight B.Tech programmes on the historic Pantnagar campus.
Established 1962 — an ISO-certified, NBA-accredited engineering college with eleven departments and eight B.Tech programmes on the historic Pantnagar campus.
The College of Technology came into existence in this prestigious university in 1962, when the College of Agricultural Engineering was merged into it.
Its eleven departments offer eight B.Tech degree programmes — Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering. In addition, the College offers 24 postgraduate programmes, including a self-financed MCA programme.
An ISO 9001:2000 certified institution, the College is privileged to have a well-qualified and experienced faculty with a judicious mix of creative, talented and committed academicians. A large number of faculty members hold Ph.D. degrees in their respective fields from national and international institutions of repute.
All programmes of study are approved by AICTE and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation. Admission to B.Tech programmes is through the national entrance route, to M.Tech programmes through GATE score, and to the MCA programme through NIMSET score.
The College is the lead institute in Uttarakhand under the World Bank–supported Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) and is the Regional Academy Centre of CISCO, including a CISCO networking lab. It takes pride in infrastructural facilities befitting modern technological needs.
To become a nationally recognised leader in technical education, research and extension.
Eight B.Tech programmes and 24 postgraduate programmes are delivered across the departments below. Each maintains its own faculty, laboratories and research groups.
| # | Branch | Sanctioned Strength | 2025-26 (I) | 2024-25 (II) | 2023-24 (III) | 2022-23 (IV) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Engineering | 60 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 237 |
| 2 | Civil Engineering | 60 | 63 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 262 |
| 3 | Computer Engineering | 60 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 268 |
| 4 | Electronics & Comm. | 60 | 63 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 228 |
| 5 | Electrical Engineering | 60 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 259 |
| 6 | Industrial & Production | 60 | 57 | 54 | 44 | 37 | 192 |
| 7 | Information Technology | 60 | 65 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 217 |
| 8 | Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 263 |
| Total | 480 | 498 | 510 | 469 | 449 | 1926 |
All research in the University is conducted on approved projects designed to investigate specific problems under the leadership of faculty located in subject-matter departments. A Research Advisory Committee, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, advises on the allocation of funds and the conditions of grants.
A portable rainfall-simulation system (3.4 m and 1.4 m) has been developed using hypodermic needles at 20 cm × 20 cm spacing for field-level studies under simulated rainfall. It produces intensities from 3.77 to 12.73 cm/h with raindrop sizes of 3.05–4.76 mm and a uniformity coefficient of 82.81–93.52% across an operating pressure of 0.120–0.800 kg/cm², and assembles and dismantles easily for transport.
The department is actively exploring new solutions to soil-and-water conservation problems through mathematical modelling and advanced computing techniques, including field studies at the Crop Research Centre on the effect of cropping systems and land slope on runoff, sediment outflow and nutrient loss.
College circulars, committee constitutions and mandatory disclosures. Each opens as a PDF unless marked as a web link.
The Pantnagar Technology Alumni Association (PTAA) connects generations of engineers from the College. In 2022, PTAA signed an MoU to establish the AnuSuraj Merit-cum-Means Scholarships.