The ground breaking ceremony of the estimated RM26 million
permanent campus for ITM Cawangan Pahang was done by the
Menteri Besar Y.B. Dato Seri Haji Khalil Yaakob on 22 August 1988.
The state government of
Pahang had allocated 1000 acres of land in Bandar Pusat Jengka,
in the Maran district, to be the site for the permanent campus
to be built.
The campus was built in two phases, the initial phase to
accommodate 2500 students and eventually the campus,
with its full facilities and
infrastructure, to be able to accommodate 4500 students.
The land allotment for the campus was divided into a 60:40 ratio,
whereby 40 percent of the land would go for development areas,
whereas the remaining 60 percent would be utilized for
agricultural purposes.The construction of the new site started
in 1988 and amidst the economic crisis which saw the project
halted for awhile, was finally completed in 1992.
The gradual transfer of UiTM Pahang from Kuantan to
Jengka was completed in 1993, thus marking a new
era in its history. On the 13 August 1996,
the campus was officially declared as another branch of ITM.
The new campus was officiated by then Minister of Education
Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak.
He further added that the education
provided by ITM was well received, as the graduates from the
institution were well accepted by the job market.
This was the result of its streamlined focus in developing
graduates who would meet the demand of the job market.
