The idea of establishing a Textile Institute of world fame was conceived by a group of visionary industrialists in 1954. To realize this idea the Government of Punjab joined hands with the leading textile industrialists to form an Institute of Textile Technology in Faisalabad (then Lyallpur) and provided sixty-two acres of state owned land free of cost. Kohinoor Industries, Colony Textile Mills, Dawood Foundation and Lyallpur Cotton Mills provided funds to the tune of Rs. 2.5 millions, which were utilized for the construction of building and provision of other infrastructure. The Government of U.K. provided the bulk of equipment and machinery, along with the services of experts under Colombo Plan.Field Marshall Muhammad Ayub Khan, the then President of Pakistan, laid the foundation stone of the Institute, on the 12th of October 1959.
A Board of Trustees, with the Minister of Industries as chairman and nominees of the donor companies as members was constituted to manage the affairs of the Institute. In order to meet the recurring expenses of the Institute was levied by the government on the Textile industry of Pakistan. Later, in 1965, the Institute was granted affiliation by the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, and it was renamed as “National College of Textile Engineering”.
A Board of Trustees, with the Minister of Industries as chairman and nominees of the donor companies as members was constituted to manage the affairs of the Institute. In order to meet the recurring expenses of the Institute was levied by the government on the Textile industry of Pakistan. Later, in 1965, the Institute was granted affiliation by the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, and it was renamed as “National College of Textile Engineering”.
The first batch of graduate engineers was passed out in1966. The most notable have been: rationalizing tuition fees, hiring new faculty at competitive salaries, up gradation of facilities, introduction of semester system and new discipline like Garment Manufacturing. The Federal Cabinet on November 15th, 2002 has upgraded the college as National Textile University.
The President of Pakistan is the Chancellor of the University. Ever since its inception National Textile University has been the premier Institute of textile education in the country, meeting the technical and managerial human resource needs of almost entire textile industry of Pakistan. It always retained a close relationship with the industry and industrialists.
Establishment of Institute of Textile Technology 1959
Upgraded as National College of Textile Engineering (NCTE) Affiliated with UET 1976
Up-gradation of NCTE to NTU Nov,2002
Department of Information Technology
was created in 2007 to implement the IT policy of National Textile University IT center was established in the year 2000-2005 under the planning department with a motto to provide IT services to the various department of NTU.Department of Information Technology is working to put technology to its highest and best use throughout NTU Department/Autonomous bodies to improve the administration of University programmes. Proving guidance on technical matters to departments,