Punjab University of Technology, Rasul

The legacy of the Punjab University of Technology Rasul goes back to the year 1873 and finds its roots in the School of Surveying that was established at the University Oriental College in Lahore. The School of Surveying was one of the first few institutions, established for technical education, in the whole sub-continent after the College of Civil Engineering at Roorkee (Uttarakhand, India) which was established in 1847. The School of Surveying mentored well trained engineering workers for construction of buildings, roads, barrages and irrigation systems in the region. After many failed and inconclusive attempts, finally, on May 16, 2018, the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab passed the Punjab University of Technology Rasul Act 2018 (Act XXIII of 2018) for upgradation of the Government College of Technology Rasul. This Act was assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on May 21, 2018, and was duly published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary) on May 24, 2018. Thus, the Punjab University of Technology Rasul, despite being a recently established university, traces its roots back to one of the earliest technical institutions of the region and has an enviable past which, not only, sets it apart from many other peer institutions but also positions it well for a new journey to a glorious future.