Established in 1962 to serve the state of erstwhile Punjab, Inaugurated by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Prime Minister of India on July 8, 1963, Located in Ludhiana city (Punjab State) in north-west India at a distance of 316 km from New Delhi and is well connected by road and rail link Spread over an area of 494 hectares at Ludhiana with an off-campus area of 1793 hectares.