Master of Science (Food Technology) 

at PTU Kapurthala, Punjab - Other

I.K Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU) applications are currently open. As per the unofficial sources, the university releases the application form by May. Aspirants can apply online on the university website for admission. Candidates must ensure they fulfil the eligibility criteria to avoid rejection of the form. 

I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU) is a state government university. It was established by an Act of State Legislature on 16th January, 1997, to promote technical, management and pharmaceutical education in the state at degree level and above.

PTU offers a wide range of courses in engineering, technology, management, pharmacy, architecture, and other fields. It is one of the most popular universities in Punjab for engineering and management courses.

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I.K Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU) accepts JEE Main Ranks for admission to the BE/ BTech courses. Candidates seeking admission can refer to the table given below to check out the JEE Main previous years’ cutoffs for Home State:JEE Main Cut-offs2023

JEE Main Last Round Closing Rank (General-Home State)2023

B.Tech. in Civil Engineering 1552

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering 1682

B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering 1709

B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 1567

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering 1655

B.Tech. in Software Engineering 1549 

Students who wants to take admission can compare their ranks to previous year ranks. 

IKGPTU, earlier known as Punjab Technical University was established under Act of the State Legislature in 1997. The university affiliates 120+ AICTE and 65 UGC-approved colleges. The university offers 25+ courses at its main campus. Candidates can go for the university as it offers a wide range of courses and practical knowledge to the students. It uses new techniques and methods to teach students in modern and innovative ways. It also has received a mandate to start Centres of Excellence to help students to grow in research, development and their training.

This is something common in colleges because you have a lot of things you need to do, a lot of work except your college studies, like sports activities, NCC, NSS, events and all, and sometimes both collide so if something is important you are doing then you can email your HOD that this is the reason why you might not be able to give internal exams, and they will rearrange the internal exam for you. Also sometimes there are some extra exams happen for those students who were unavailable at the internal exam time. You just need to inform before the exam.

The University has not released the IKGPTU the highest package for 2023 batch. However, the median package is out, which is as follows:

NOTE: The above salary data is fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

The BPharm total tuition fee ranges from INR 2.1 lakh to INR 5 lakh. It is inclusive of fees at the affiliated colleges as well. Moreover, the given fee has been calculated as per the data available from unofficial sources and thus can vary. PTU releases the fee structure for the respective admission years on its official website. The total course fee is higher as that will include exam fees, university funds, security deposit, and other fee elements as well. 

Aspirants need to pay a non-refundable application fee of INR 2,000 to register for a course at I.K Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU). Candidates can pay the fee via any of the online payment modes. Once paid, aspirants must keep the fee receipt with them for future reference.

As per the details given in the NIRF report 2024, 44% of the BTech batch was placed in 2023. Looking at the past three years' data, an improving trend was recorded in the IKGPTU placement rate for BTech, which is presented below: