 Its BTech programme began in 1972, in collaboration with the Rubber Research Institute of India.It is funded by agencies including Nuffic (MHO, The Netherlands), Volkswagen Foundation (Germany), MHRD, AICTE, DRDO, DST, and UGC.The department has had a successful collaborative association with the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) and the University of Twente, The Netherlands.