Chongqing Institute of Science and Technology was established in 195 1 year, which was jointly established by Chongqing Municipal People's Government, China Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corporation, China Petrochemical Group Corporation and China Offshore Oil Corporation. Mainly engaged in an industry, characterized by petroleum and chemical industry, metallurgy and materials, machinery and electronics, safety and environmental protection.

Full-time public undergraduate colleges covering the coordinated development of science, engineering, economics, management, law, literature and art have been selected as the vice-chairman unit of the National Universities of Applied Sciences (College) Alliance, the education and training plan for outstanding engineers, the "Hundred Schools Project" in China, the research and practice project of new engineering, the national innovation and entrepreneurship training plan for college students, the national universities with typical experience in innovation and entrepreneurship, and the national demonstration universities for deepening the reform of innovation and entrepreneurship education. In 20021year, it became the construction unit of the doctoral degree awarding project in Chongqing.