Punjab Engineering College is one of India's pre-eminent institutions in the field of applied sciences, particularly engineering and technology. It is located in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, and was founded in 1921--making it one of the oldest engineering schools in India.
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History
PEC was established in 1921 in Mughalpura, a suburban area of Lahore, Punjab, erstwhile British India as the Mughalpura Technical College. In 1923, the name was changed to Maclagan Engineering College to honor Sir Edward Maclagan, the then Governor of the Punjab, who laid the foundation stone of the building.
In 1932 the institution became affiliated with the University of the Punjab for awarding a bachelor's degree in Engineering. After partition in 1947, the college was relocated to Roorkee in India and was renamed as East Punjab College of Engineering. In the year 1950 the word East was dropped. Towards the end of December 1953, the college shifted to its present campus in Chandigarh to function under the Government of Punjab. In 1966, with the formation of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, the college came under the control of the Government of India through the Chandigarh Administration. In October 2003, the Government of India recognized the college as a Deemed University and thereafter it became known as Punjab Engineering College (Deemed University). In 2009, the Board of Governors renamed the institution as PEC University of Technology. However, as per a recent notification released by the University Grants Commission (India), the institution has been ordered to drop the word "University" from its name. The institute has reverted to its former name Punjab Engineering College (Deemed-to-be-University). IIT status for the institution is also in the talks.
In 1994 this institution was adjudged the best technical college in India by the National Foundation of Engineers. It occupies an area of 146 acres. Up to 1962, the college consisted of three departments of Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Thereafter the college expanded and offers Bachelor of Engineering degrees in various specializations.
Highway Engineering was the first post-graduate course offered by the college, commencing in 1957. Presently there are eleven post-graduate courses leading to a Masters of Engineering degree. Facilities for post-graduate studies exist for regular as well as for part-time students. The college has facilities for research work leading to the award of Ph.D. degree in engineering in certain selected fields of different disciplines. The college also offers consultancy services in different disciplines.
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Rankings
The university was ranked #9 in the limited participation CSR-GHRDC Engineering Colleges Survey 2013. It was ranked #16 in the Mint Top 50 Government Engineering Colleges Survey of 2009.
Collaborations
The college has collaborated with national and international educational institutions for student exchange programs. MoUs have been signed with corporates to attract projects and internships. Some of these collaborations are:
- PEC-ESIGELEC France collaboration (Feb, 2009)
- PEC-ABB collaboration (Jan, 2009)
- PEC-UWA collaboration (Jan, 2009)
- PEC-JCB collaboration initiated (Sep, 2008)
- PEC-Philips collaboration (Sep, 2008)
- PEC-CSIO collaboration (Aug, 2008)
Courses
Bachelor of Engineering in :
- Aerospace Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering,
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
- Production & Industrial Engineering
The institute also offers Master of Engineering degrees in the following specializations:
Highways, Structures, Hydraulics and Irrigation, Rotodynamic Machines, Electrical Power Systems, Environmental Engineering (Interdisciplinary), Electronics Metallurgical Engineering, C.I.M.
The institute also awards minor degrees to undergraduates in fields other than their major stream of study.
Cultural and technical festivals
PecFest
PECFEST is the annual cultural and technical fest of PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh. The festival started off as a cultural event in 2003 and has since, grown into one of the largest college fests in North India attracting many big-name performers and sponsors.
In 2014, PECFEST merged with Vyom (the technical fest of PEC University of Technology) and consequently, now acts as an umbrella festival for both cultural and technical events and competitions.
PECFEST typically attracts a host of students from the region and has now expanded its reach to the rest of the country, with footfalls of over 25000 being recorded in 2015 alone.
In 2016, star night recorded a footfall of around 40,000 where the star guest was Amit Trivedi.
PecFest is a cultural festival organized by the students of the university. Events include quizzes, workshops, game shows, informal events, fashion show (Glitterati), dance show (Groovz), rock night, Pronite, and a city-level beauty peagant.
Vyom
Vyom (earlier known as Technique before being renamed in 2011) was the university's annual technical festival that ran from 2008 to 2014. It was discontinued in 2015 and the technical events are now conducted as part of PecFest.
Student organizations
Technical societies
- AeSI - Aeronautical Society of India
- AMS - Aero-Modelling Society
- ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers (Student Chapter)
- ASPS - Astronomy and Space Physics Society
- ISTE - Indian Society For Technical Engineers (Student Chapter)
- IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Student Chapter
- IETE - The Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers Student Forum
- SAE - The Society of Automotive Engineers Student Chapter
- SME - The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Student Chapter
- IIF - The Institute of Indian Foundrymen Student Chapter
- The Robotics Society
- ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Student Chapter)
Students Council
- SEC- Students Executive Council
Clubs
- Projection Design Club
- Communications Club
- Music Club
- Robotics Club
- Speakers Association And Study Circle
- Dramatics Club
- Art and Photography Club
- Energy and Envirovision Club
- Rotaract Club
- English Editorial Board
- Hindi Editorial Board
- Punjabi Editorial Board
Cell
- Student Counselling Cell (Happy Folks of PEC)
- Entrepreneurship Incubation Cell
- Women Empowerment Cell
Hostels
There are four hostels for boys and two hostels for girls. Each hostel is self-contained with amenities such as reading room/indoor games/T.V. room, dining hall and mess.
Girls Hostels:
- Kalpna Chawla Hostel
(capacity: 55 students)
- Vindhya Hostel
(capacity: 280 students)
Boys Hostels:
- Aravali Hostel
- Himalaya Hostel
- Kuruksheta Hostel
- Shivalik Hostel
Notable alumni
- Monte Ahuja - entrepreneur, philanthropist, namesake of the Monte Ahuja College of Business; BS Mechanical (1967).
- Badshah (Aditya P Singh), Punjabi singer and rapper; BE Civil Engineering (2006)
- Jaspal Bhatti - satirist, comedian, film-maker; BE Electrical (1978).
- Kalpana Chawla - Space Shuttle Columbia astronaut; BE Aeronautical (1982).
- Vijay K. Dhir - Dean of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon - Punjab politician
- Shalabh Kumar - Indian American industrialist and a philanthropist, BS Electronics Engineering (1969)
- Vanya Mishra - Model and Miss India 2012
- Sunil Saigal - Dean, Newark College of Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), BE Civil (1978).
- Steve Sanghi - CEO of Microchip Technology BE Electronics (1975)
- Sudeep Singh Dhillon - Indian Administrative Service, 1984 batch. Additional Chief Secretray to Govt. Of Haryana.
References
External links
- Official PEC website
- Punjab Engineering College Old Students Association
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