The following universities and colleges fall under the purview of the state. For further details on individual colleges, click the links below or click here to see the common admission details and application procedure.

The Common Entrance Test (CET) is conducted by Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar for admission to BE/ BTech/ BArch/ BTech (Agricultural Engineering) courses in the Engineering Institutions and Departments of university located in the State of Punjab. 

Admission: Admission is open to candidates who have passed qualifying exam from institutions located in Punjab. Seats are also available for candidates passing the qualifying exam from institutions located outside Punjab. Allocation of seats, conditions of domicile and eligibility vary from institution to institution.

Reservation: Reserveation of seats is as follows: SC 15%, ST 7%, Be 5%. Seats are also reserved for handicapped, sports persons, Defence personnel, terrorist victims, rural areas, political sufferers, Freedom Fighters, NRIs etc. 

Allocation of Seats: All seats in Governments, University Institutions and 50% seats in private colleges are Free Seats. 50% seats in private colleges are reserved as Payment Seats.

Eligibility: Candidates should complete 10+2 (Science stream) exam with English, Physics, Chemistry, and Maths or its equivalent. Candidates who have passed Diploma in Engineering/Technology from the Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training with 60% marks are also eligible. Candidates who have appeared in the qualifying exam can appear in CET. 

Application Procedure: Application form and CET Information Brochure can be obtained from the Co-ordinator, CET Punjab Technical University, and Jalandhar 144011 on cash payment of RS 175 or RS 200 by bank draft in favour of Registrar, Punjab Technical University, if required by post. Completed applications with entrance test fee of Rs. 500 (Rs. 600 for candidates desirous of appearing in Architectural Aptitude paper also) should reach the Co-ordinator by the notified date.

Selection: Selection is based on merit in Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted in Physics, Chemistry, and Maths at various centres in the State and also at Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu, and Kurukshetra. Admission of candidates to Architecture course is made as per their merit position in CET secured on the basis of marks obtained by them in the subject of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Architectural aptitude test. In case of reserved seats, relative merit of candidates is architectural aptitude test. In case of reserved seats, relative merit of candidates is 15% marks in the aggregate in the entrance test (10% marks for SC/ST candidates) to qualify. Candidates who qualify the test are informed individually and the list of successful candidates is notified in leading newspapers.