The foundation stone of the institute was laid by the Late Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on the 3rd of May 1961 on a site spreading over an area of 222 acres on the banks of river Ganga.The main institute was inaugurated by the Late Prime Minister Sri. Lal Bahadur Shastri on the 18th of April, 1965. The college has been declared a deemed university on 26th june 2002.The institute came into existance to offer Bachelor Degree Programmes in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branches in 1961. After consolidating these courses an undergraduate program in Computer Science was started in year 1976-77. Subsequently in the year 1982-83 undergraduate programmes in Electronics Engg. and Production and Industrial Engg. were started.Post Graduate courses were introduced in the year 1970-71 by starting Master Degree courses in all engineering departments. The institute now offer various M.Tech. degree programs and M.C.A. course and registers candidates for Ph.D. degree. The institute has been recognised by the Government of India as one of the centres for the quality improvement programme in Civil and Mechanical Engg. To add a new dimension to itself the institute has started a two year / four semesters Post Graduate Degree in Management Studies from 1996.In the year of 1972 the institute initiated a project and established an industrial estate with 68 sheds with objective of encouraging entrepreneurs and creating additional aveneus.