Chongqing University of Technology was founded in 195 1. In July of that year, it was established as "Special Branch of Iron and Steel Industry Administration Bureau of Southwest Ministry of Industry", located in Mawang Township, Ba County. 1April 1952, the school was renamed as "Metallurgical Industry School of Southwest Ministry of Industry". 1952165438+1October 12, changed to "Chongqing iron and steel industry school", 1953 ex situ Fuxing village (now dadukou district iron and steel school)1959 June, moved to Yangjiaping. 1984, the school was upgraded to "Chongqing Institute of Iron and Steel". 1992, the State Education Commission changed the name of the school to "Chongqing Institute of Iron and Steel". 1February, 1999, with the consent of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government and the approval of the Ministry of Education, the school was renamed "Chongqing Institute of Technology".
Chongqing Petroleum Institute was founded in 195 1. On September 20th, 195 1, approved by the Ministry of Fuel Industry of the Central People's Government, Southwest Institute of Petroleum Industry was formally established. 1953 from junior college to secondary school, renamed Chongqing Petroleum Industry School. 1955 was renamed as "Chongqing Petroleum School of the Ministry of Petroleum Industry", and the school site was moved from Hualong Bridge to Daping (the current site of the North Campus). 1September 1978, the school was named "Chongqing Petroleum School". 1in March, 1994, the school was upgraded from technical secondary school to junior college and renamed as "Chongqing Petroleum College".
On May 18, 2004, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Institute of Technology and Chongqing Petroleum Institute merged to form an ordinary full-time undergraduate college-Chongqing Institute of Science and Technology. The new campus is located in the university town.