Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pauri Garhwal (Formerly known as Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College) is an Institute with total commitment to quality and excellence in academic pursuits. The Institute established in 1989, as an autonomous body, with a view to fulfil the ever-growing demand for well-trained professionals. It is one of the few premier institutes imparting technical education in the state of Uttarakhand.

The Institute started its first academic session from 1991-92 with a limited intake. The Institute was then affiliated to the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal). From the academic year 2006-2007, the institute got affiliated to the Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun year by year and getting disaffiliated from the H.N.B. Garhwal University. Since the academic year 2012-2013, the institute got fully autonomous.

The Institute is a fully residential leading institution of the State, offering degree courses in highly sought-after disciplines of Bio-Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning), Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Civil Engineering. The institute also offers Masters degree courses in Computer Applications, and M.Tech. Courses in Digital Signal Processing, Production Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Civil Engineering and Bio-Technology. From 2013-2014 the institute started providing Doctoral courses.

The Institute has a very progressive policy towards extending all possible facilities to its faculty members to acquire higher degrees and receive advanced training. As a result, the majority of the faculty members possess Ph.D. Degree. The entire campus is networked with 1 Gbps lease lines.