Prior to the establishment of the The Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training, the Board was functioning as a wing under the Directorate, Technical Education and Industrial Training (Punjab) looking after both the examination and administrative aspects of different Polytechnics.
The Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training is an autonomous statutory authority created under 'The Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training 1992 Act' for regulating and controlling academic standards in Institutes of Technical Education and for making admissions & conducting examinations in Polytechnics and Industrial Training Institutes.
The major policy decisions of the Board are made by the Board of Management comprising of senior officers of the State government and eminent persons from the fields of Industry, Education, etc.