The Department of Plastic Technology was established in 1964 with undergraduate degree „B.Sc. Chemical Technology-Plastic Technology‟ of 3-year duration In 1978 the degree offered was changed to post-B.Sc. three years B.Tech. Chemical Technology-Plastic Technology‟ degree which in 1991 was upgraded to regular 4-year B.Tech. degree course after completion of 10+2. to make it at par with other Engineering and Technology courses. The department was brought under the umbrella of School of Chemical Technology in 2016 when HBTI was transformed to Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU). Besides B.Tech. program, the department also offers „M.Tech. in Chemical Technology-Plastic Technology‟ and Doctoral program in Plastic Technology. The curriculum of these programs encompasses latest developments in the field as well as present and future needs of the Plastic and allied industry and have been modified as per the guidance of National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi, for Outcome Based Education (OBE) System with COs of all subjects mapped with Program Outcomes given by NBA. From session 2022-23 the structure and curriculum of B.Tech. and M.Tech. programs have been modified as per the guidance of New Education Policy (NEP). The curriculum of these programs has been approved by BOS, Academic Council and Executive Council of HBTU. The B.Tech. Program in Plastic Technology Department has been accredited by National Board of Accreditation till 2025.

At present Prof. Indira Nigam is head of the department. Other mentors of the department Prof. Deepak Srivastava, Dr. Soma Banerjee and Dr. Manish Kumar are doctorate from reputed institutions are contributing by way of paper publications in National/International journals of repute and by paper presentations in National/International conferences. The department is well associated with various organizations like DMSRDE, RDSO, and has completed various R&D projects sponsored by AICTE, DMSRDE, UPCST etc. The superannuated faculty members and present ones have always been holding administrative responsibilities of the institute/university. Prof. J.S.P. Rai and Prof. A.K. Nagpal held the post of Director of HBTI and has been the chairman/Member of NAAC and NBA accreditation committees. Prof. D. Srivastava and Dr. Reena Singhal holded the post of Dean School of Chemical Technology. The faculty members have been in the advisory board as the expert for testing/ consultancy in many Government/ Private Sector organizations like DST, DMSRDE. The faculty members have been chairman/ experts in the selection committee of faculty and staff positions of many institutions and universities The Department has built up a comprehensive research infrastructure with state of the art facilities for carrying cutting-edge teaching and research. The Plastic Technology Department is proud of its excellent infrastructure and its role in providing the best professionals to the nation. For this there are six laboratories equipped with good number of instruments for providing hands-on-practice to our students and for carrying out research projects. The department has advanced IT facilities like Smart Class room for up gradation of students with latest knowledge and presentation of their seminar topics and progress of projects. Constant efforts are being put up to maintain the high standards of this department to be ranked as one of the best in India. The Department strives to provide its students with facilities and environment that are conducive for creative and dynamic work in their future endeavors. The students of the department undergo Industrial training during summer vacation for 8 weeks after completing 6th Semester and are given project work in the 7th and 8th semester which may be based on industrial problems the students also undertake relevant research projects, which serves the interest of the industries.. The faculty regularly provides technical updates regarding the latest industrial trends. The students are given research oriented working projects at UG level. They are motivated for paper writing, presentation in seminars, symposium, conferences etc. to develop their professional perception. Because of this strong educational training the alumni of department are serving on key positions in topnotch companies of national importance like Reliance Industries Ltd., GAIL, HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., ONGC, IOCL, etc. as well as Multinational companies like Exxon Mobil Corporation, Lyondell Basell Industries, General Electric Co., etc. Many Alumni are also established entrepreneurs and successfully running their units. The students of the department are benefitted by such strong alumni network in terms of training and employment. The department keep inviting its alumni to give Expert lecture and interaction with students to improve their employability as well as to apprise them with latest knowledge of Plastic and allied industries.

The department has been conducting Executive Training Program in Polymer Engineering for Graduate Engineers Trainees of IOCL New Delhi for last two years. In addition, the workshops are also organized time to time to train the unemployed youths, BPL youngsters etc. to make them future ready for employment. The department is government recognized for providing the certificates and test reports to various government and private agencies. The plastic materials are tested and evaluated. The consultancy and certificates are provided by experience faculty members of the department.