Beant College of Engineering & Technology, Gurdaspur was established and promoted by the Govt. of Punjab in 1995 in order to boost the technical education in the border region of Punjab, and thus addressing the needs of educationally backward belt of the state. This is an autonomous Institution registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860.The institute has been recognized as an exemplary institute of learning and granted Academic Autonomy by UGC New Delhi, in 2014.