On November 20, 1950, the then Director of PEMEX, Ing. Antonio J. Bermudez representing the President of the Republic, Lic. Miguel Aleman Valdes, proceeds to lay the cornerstone of the institute. Shortly after the September 2, 1954 courses began at 7:00 am with a total of 511 students serving as director Ing. Luis Hidalgo y Castro. The first stone of the institution was placed on November 20, 1950. Its educational activities started in 1954 offering technical courses. Its first director was Mr. Luis Hidalgo y Castro.In 1956 he started undergraduate programs in Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Mechanical.Its current director (since January 2011) is Mr. Arnulfo Hernandez Hector Enriquez.