This institution was started in 2015 in an area of 5 acres of land as Tirhut Technical Institute imparting journeymans training course Subsequently journeyman’s course was closed and diploma in Engineering started in 1949 with a total intake of sixty.

In the expansion scheme of 1960-61, the intake was increased to 180 (C+M+E) each of 60 nos.and the Institution was renamed as Government Polytechnic, Sheohar.

No extra land was acquired for the further expansion of Institution building. About one Km. from the institution, there is very old dilapidated building as the principal’s residence in an area of about an Acre.