Government Polytechnic Kinnaur was established in year 2013 with an intake of 30 students in Civil Engineering and 30 students in Mechanical Engineering respectively. The Govt. Polytechnic Kinnaur is running in temporary location at Govt. Polytechnic Rohru.

Government Polytechnic Kinnaur has got affiliation approval from Himachal Pradesh Takniki Shiksha Board Dharmshala vide letter No. HTB/General/Affiliation/Renewal/Vol-I/2008-1578 dated 25-05-2016 and AICTE approval vide letter No. North-West/1-2814060470/2016/EOA dated 05-04-2016.
Government Polytechnic Kinnaur is an institution to provide high quality technical education at the Diploma level. The Institute will develop practicing engineers and  technicians to fulfil the need of our economy, industry and business professionals. Students will strive for regional economic development through research and collaboration.

The Proposed Land Detail:

The proposed site for the Govt. Polytechnic Kinnaur is at Kalpa. It has an average elevation of 2,960 metres (9,711 feet) and is located 265 kilometres beyond Shimla on the NH-5 in Kinnaur district. It sits at the base of the snow-capped Kinnaur Kailash ranges.