The official ranking from Ministry of Research and Higher Education in 2019 shows PENS as the number 1 polytechnic in Indonesia.

[4] The institute was founded with the support and assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), who sent a team in 1985 to assess the need for aid.

Led by Prof. Y. Naito from Tokyo Institute of Technology, the team conducted an initial assessment to the area that resulting agreement for the development of the campus.

From 1992 to 1991 it was entitled Politeknik Elektronika Surabaya, at which time it came under the umbrella of Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember.

The postgraduate programmes will have more practice in the laboratorium compared to other similar program in academic universities.

In 2016, EEPIS has signed an MoU with GMF AeroAsia to provide a specialized vocational education for the company to fulfill the necessity of skilled graduates with Aircraft Maintenance Training Standard (AMTO) certificate.

Mojokerto local district signed a Memorandum of Understanding with EEPIS to expand the main campus to their area in 2017.