In the year of 1699, Sri Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhs, visited Talwandi Sabo (District: Bathinda, Punjab) and stayed here about a year. He blessed this place as ‘Guru Ki Kashi’ i.e. Place of Knowledge and Learning. True to His blessing the town is humming with educational activities. The place is also known as ‘Damdama Sahib’ and is one of the five temporal seats of Sikh Religion. With the blessings of Tenth Guru, ‘Balaji Educational Trust’ was formed in the year 1997. The mission of the trust is general uplift of this area by creating word class education facilities for literacy. In the year 1998, the Trust established Guru Gobind Singh Polytechnic College which is now a famous polytechnic of the area with an intake of 1200. Then in the year 2001 Guru Gobind Singh College of Engg. & Technology (GGSCET) got established. Now, GGSCET has been emerged as premier Engineering College of this belt with an intake of 480 seats offering B.Tech courses in CSE, ECE, IT, Mech. Engg. & MBA course.

Subsequently, Guru Gobind Singh College of Information Technology and Research, GGS College of Education and GGS Collegiate Public School got established. A barren patch of 45 acres of land has been harvested into a lush green most modern and high tech educational campus.

GGSCET is housed in a 5-stroey building with Well Equipped Labs, Computer Centre, Workshops and well stocked and fully computerized Library. The lecture halls and seminar halls are fitted with latest training aids. The faculty is well qualified, experienced & dedicated and ensures good University Result. GGSCET has a well established Training and Placement cell which ensures 100% Campus Placement for eligible students.

Communication skills and Personality Development Training are given due importance at GGSCET. The students of this college have won many medals & trophies in sports/games at University and State level. Cultural activities are a regular feature at GGSCET. Student/Faculty are encouraged to organize and participate in Technical Workshops/Seminars.