 PCET is affiliated to "Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jallandhar" and courses are "approved by AICTE, New Delhi".The college is spread over a campus of 35 acres located 5 km off Ambala-Chandigarh Highway.Apart from Punjab College of Engineering & Technology, other colleges under PGC are Punjab Institute of Engineering & Applied Research (PIEAR) affiliated to Punjab Technical University, Jallandhar and Punjab Polytechnic College (PPC) which offers Engineering Diploma level courses and affiliated to Punjab State Board of Technical Education.