It was inaugurated on 11 September 1976 by then President of India, Sri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.

Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004, promulgated by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.

In 1976, Andhra University started a Post-Graduate Centre in Maddi called Bala Tripura Sundaramma Polytechnic, Nallapadu, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, as an Extension Center to cater to the needs of higher education of the people of this region.

This is one of many engineering colleges in the Guntur region, but it has the distinction of being the first to be managed entirely by the government.

AICTE has visited the campus and completed the inspection to award grants and other recognition purposes to assess if it meets the minimum criteria.