In order to expand the reach of quality technical education in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the government approved the establishment of rajkiya engineering colleges in the districts of Basti, Gonda, Mirzapur, and Pratapgarh. In furtherance of this policy decision the Department of Technical Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh, through Office Memorandum No. 2053/16-1-2023-14(54)/2014, Lucknow, dated August 2, 2023, accorded approval for the establishment and commencement of a Rajkiya Engineering College Pratapgarh in district Pratapgarh from the academic session 2023–24.

Pursuant to the above office memorandum, the institution was initially established under the name Rajkiya Engineering College, Pratapgarh. Subsequently, as per the decision of the State Government, the institution was renamed as Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Rajkiya Engineering College, Pratapgarh.

The college commenced its academic activities from the academic session 2023–24 as a state-funded government engineering institution associated with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University Uttar Pradesh Lucknow. During the construction phase of its permanent campus, the academic activities for the academic sessions 2023–24 and 2024–25 were conducted at Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology (KNIT), Sultanpur, as per the directions of the State Government.

Subsequently, based on the decision of the State Government and the University through Office Order No. अ0क0प्रा0वि0/कुप0का0/2025/14111(i) dated: July 26, 2025, approved the commencement of academic activities at the newly developed permanent campus in Pratapgarh. Accordingly, Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Rajkiya Engineering College Pratapgarh has been functioning from its permanent campus from the academic session 2025–26, with effect from August 1, 2025.

The institution is supported by adequate infrastructure and well-equipped, state-of-the-art laboratories developed in accordance with AICTE norms and standards. These facilities effectively facilitate outcome-based education, innovative teaching–learning practices, research activities, and hands-on technical training.