Government Polytechnic College, Batala was established in 1964. The college is affiliated to Punjab State Board of Technical Education and approved by the All India Council for Tech. Education.

• The college first started diploma courses in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering.
• Subsequently four years part time diploma in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering courses were started by the college in July, 1980.
• The college introduced three year diploma in electronics communication engineering and chemical engineering in 1994 and 1995 respectively.