The legacy of the University of Rasul, Mandi Bahaud Din goes back to the year 1873 and finds its roots in the School of Surveying that was established at the University Oriental College in Lahore. The School of Surveying mentored well trained engineering workers for construction of buildings, roads, barrages and irrigation systems in the region. After many failed and inconclusive attempts, finally, on May 16, 2018, the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab passed the University of Rasul Act 2018 (Act XXIII of 2018) for upgradation of the Government College of Technology Rasul. This Act was assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on May 21, 2018, and was duly published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary) on May 24, 2018