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Chandigarh: PEC pays tribute to illustrious alumni by unveiling busts

UT secretary education Prerna Puri was the chief guest; Satish Kumar of PEC’s 1980 aeronautical engineering batch and Savita Bhatti, wife of late comedian Jaspal Bhatti, were the guests of honour

Late comedian and PEC alumnus Jaspal Bhatti’s wife Savita Bhatti receiving a plaque from UT education secretary Prerna Puri at the college in Chandigarh on Friday. (Sant Arora/HT)

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Published on Apr 19, 2025 05:09 AM IST

ByJasmeh Kaur, Chandigarh

Punjab Engineering College echoes with nostalgia as alumni reunite

More than 600 alumni from across the globe celebrate Punjab Engineering College’s rich legacy, valuable college friendships and enduring bond with their alma mater

Alumnus of the 1971 batch at Punjab Engineering College made sure to recreate their class picture, reliving memories from decades ago. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Published on Feb 09, 2025 09:48 AM IST

ByPriyanka Thakur, Chandigarh

Pending property tax: Chandigarh MC shoots off attachment notices to PU, PGI, PEC & other defaulters

As per Section 138 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act (Extension to Chandigarh) Act, 1994, any sum due on account of tax payable under this Act may be recovered, together with costs of recovery, by the manner prescribed including seizure and sale of the defaulter’s movable property, attachment and sale of immovable property, seizure and sale of goods and vehicles in the case of octori and toll, attachment of lands and buildings, and by suit.

The MC has also directed these institutions to declare their movable and immovable assets so that legal action, including sealing of properties, can be initiated. (HT File)

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Updated on Jan 05, 2025 08:32 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: PEC receives ₹7-crore grant from science ministry for research

The main objective of PURSE scheme is to strengthen research capacity of performing Indian universities and provide support for nurturing research ecosystem and strengthening their research and development base

The achievement places PEC among only nine institutions selected in the country this year. (HT File photo)

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Updated on Oct 31, 2024 08:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Women shine bright at PEC convocation

As many as 496 BTech degrees were awarded to students of various branches of engineering; apart from this, 63 PG students walked away with MTech degrees and 14 scholars were bestowed PhD degrees at PEC Chandigarh

Students celebrating after receiving degrees at the 54th annual convocation of PEC in Chandigarh on Saturday. (Ravi Kumar/ HT)

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Updated on Oct 20, 2024 05:52 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: ₹9.81 lakh fraudulently stolen from PEC account

On January 9, 2024, an unknown individual submitted a forged NEFT request for ₹9.81 lakh at Punjab National Bank (PNB), Sector 12, Punjab Engineering College (PEC)

An FIR has been registered in connection with the case where <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9.81 lakh was fraudulently withdrawn from the Punjab Engineering College’s account using forged documents. (HT File)

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Updated on Aug 31, 2024 09:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

New courses no match to CSE at PEC counselling

Traditional computer science engineering remains more popular than AI and data science at Punjab Engineering College. CSE had highest takers in round 1 seat allocation.

A total five rounds of seat allocation will be carried out at PEC. (HT File)

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Updated on Jun 21, 2024 06:42 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Placements drop to 52.3% at Chandigarh’s Punjab Engineering College

A total of 661 eligible students from the 2023-24 session had registered for placements, but only 346 (52.3%) students have landed jobs so far; more than 150 companies are participating in the placements drive at Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh

Officials said while the placement season was still underway, most of the big companies had wrapped up with their placements at Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh. (HT File)

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Updated on Apr 10, 2024 07:34 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Punjab Engineering College says no to pre-Holi celebrations

A circular, issued by the dean student affairs of Punjab Engineering College, said playing Holi in the parking area, market and hostels was not allowed, and strict action will be taken against students in case of violation

After a circular caused confusion among students about whether they cannot play Holi at the institute, Punjab Engineering College director Baldev Setia clarified students were welcome to enjoy the festival on March 25. (HT File)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2024 09:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Sepia-tinted memories come alive at PEC alumni meet

Over 600 alumni from the batches of 1954, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1989, 1999, 2009, and 2014 attended the PEC alumni meet

Former students GR Kalra, Sharan, and Inder Kumar Sanan from the Civil Engineering Class of 1954, the oldest batch at the PEC, catch up during the alumni meet on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 11, 2024 08:48 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Amit Shah in Chandigarh today, to inaugurate 12 projects

Union home minister Amit Shah, who will arrive around 4 pm, and will be in Chandigarh for nearly four hours during which he will inaugurate projects worth ₹332 crore.

Union home minister Amit Shah will be in Chandigarh on Friday to inaugurate 12 projects. (PTI File)

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Updated on Dec 22, 2023 09:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Bishnoi interview from jail: PEC, IIT Ropar experts roped in to check mobile use in jails: Punjab to HC

Additional director general of police ( ADGP prisons) Arun Pal Singh informed the HC that technical assistance was being availed from the institutes and infrastructure was being upgraded

The court was hearing a suo motu petition initiated after two interviews of jailed gangster Lawernce Bishnoi surfaced in March this year (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 21, 2023 07:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

53rd convocation: Over 770 walk away with degrees at PEC

Of 774 total degrees, 497 students were awarded the degree in person and 277 students were awarded the degree in absentia.

PEC students celebrating at the college’s 53rd convocation in Chandigarh on Thursday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

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Updated on Nov 03, 2023 07:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Four IAS officers in race for next Chandigarh adviser

As per sources among those in the race of the post are Arunachal Pradesh chief secretary Dharmendra and principal secretary Dr Sharad Chauhan, both AGMUT-cadre officers from 1989 and 1994 batches, respectively

Incumbent Chandigarh adviser Dharam Pal is set to retire on October 31. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 28, 2023 08:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab sports minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer to get hitched to Meerut doctor on Nov 7

He is the third minister after CM Bhagwant Mann and Harjot Bains to get married while in office after AAP assumed power in state

Punjab sports minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer (34) with Gurveen Kaur. (Sourced)

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Updated on Oct 27, 2023 08:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chandigarh: PEC’s AI course an instant hit

For students from Chandigarh, the computer science engineering course is more favoured, with a closing rank of 15,366, as compared to 17,499 for the AI course

Seat allocation at PEC is done on the basis of students’ ranks in Joint Entrance Examination, Main, conducted by National Testing Agency. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 04, 2023 01:36 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s GCG-11 wins best environment society award

On the occasion, the administrator appreciated the efforts of the Chandigarh administration in organising over 6,800 action events and 4,000 awareness events from May 5 to June 5 as part of Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)

Punjab governor and UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit presenting the award to the principal of Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11, during the state-level function organised to commemorate World Environment Day at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Monday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 06, 2023 02:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Faculty shortage at PEC has hit critical level: External review committee

As per the EPRC’s observations, the desired strength of faculty based on prevailing norms of student faculty should be 312, but currently there are 162 sanctioned posts at PEC

The gap between sanctioned faculty strength and actual strength has reached close to 50% in some departments of PEC. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on May 26, 2023 01:22 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

PEC board of governors approves new UG courses

The PEC board of governors on Wednesday approved new undergraduate design and engineering courses and decided to maintain the current seat capacity

Some of the agendas, including faculty promotions under the career advancement scheme, probation of newly recruited faculty and self-assessment report, will be take up in the next BoG meeting. (HT File Photo)

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Updated on May 25, 2023 01:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab Engineering College adds three new courses for undergraduates

The decision to introduce these three new courses was taken at the 102nd senate meeting which was presided over by Baldev Setia, director Punjab Engineering College

The three new courses that are being introduced by Punjab Engineering College include BTech in Electronics Engineering, (Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Design and Technology), BDesign and BTech in Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence), all with 30 seats (HT File Photo)

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Updated on May 09, 2023 01:22 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Punjab Engineering College director Dheeraj Sanghi resigns, cites personal reasons

Sanghi, who is serving the notice period till March 31; during his term at the helm since January 2019, PEC climbed up in rankings among engineering institutes of the country.

Dheeraj Sanghi joined as Punjab Engineering College (deemed to be university), Chandigarh, from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, in January 2019.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 23, 2020 12:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

PU plans to reopen research labs

A committee set up to examine the move met on Monday at PU and discussed the way forward for the 3,000-plus research scholars in the university who had no access to labs which closed down after the Covid-19 outbreak

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Updated on Oct 05, 2020 11:52 PM IST

ByDar Ovais, Chandigarh

PEC up 10 notches in NIRF rankings, need to do more, says director

Ranked 68 this year, PEC was slotted 78 among Indian engineering institutes in 2019 and 73 in 2018.

In 2016 when NIRF rankings were first released PEC (pictured above) ranked 38 with a score of 61.32 among all engineering institutes.(HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 11, 2020 08:23 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByDar Ovais

Coronavirus outbreak: Punjab Engineering College struggles to make online module for students

In view of the outbreak of coronavirus, PEC has announced closure of both undergraduate and postgraduate classes till April 15

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Published on Mar 23, 2020 01:15 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

Coronavirus outbreak: Students perturbed as colleges ask them to vacate hostels

Panjab University, its 12 colleges to be shut till March 31; Punjab Engineering College students to stay home till April 13

Students of Government Home Science College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, leaving their hostels on Sunday.(Keshav Singh/HT)

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Published on Mar 16, 2020 12:50 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

Punjab Engineering College suspends order imposing curfew timings on boys

With the suspension of March 6 circular, once again, boys will have no in-timings, while girls will have to be inside their hostels by 10pm

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Published on Mar 15, 2020 12:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

Finally, Punjab Engineering College boys hostels have 12am curfew, girls jubilant

Even now though there’s a one-hour gap between timings, with girls expected to report back to their hostels at 11pm instead of 10pm earlier

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Published on Mar 10, 2020 12:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

Punjab Engineering College to start part-time MTech, dual degree courses from upcoming session

Move to benefit working professionals; executive course in computer science also on the cards

Decisions were taken after recommendations from a panel constituted on the directions of PEC senate.(HT File photo)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2020 12:39 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

Homecoming 2020: Alumni reminisce their student days at Punjab Engineering College meet in Chandigarh

Unlike previous alumni meets that were organised by PEC old students’ body since 1965, this year, the event was conducted by college

PEC director Dheeraj Sanghi (left) and dean alumni Divya Bansal with 97-year-old alumnus BS Grewal of 1943 batch during an alumni meet in Chandigarh on Saturday.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 16, 2020 12:35 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

PEC alumni body to not organise reunion for the first time since 1965

The Chandigarh district court while upholding lower court’s November 2019 order, declared the elections of the executive council of PECOSA for the year 2018-2020 null and void

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Updated on Jan 10, 2020 01:08 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySrishti Jaswal, Chandigarh

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UT secretary education Prerna Puri was the chief guest; Satish Kumar of PEC’s 1980 aeronautical engineering batch and Savita Bhatti, wife of late comedian Jaspal Bhatti, were the guests of honour

More than 600 alumni from across the globe celebrate Punjab Engineering College’s rich legacy, valuable college friendships and enduring bond with their alma mater

The main objective of PURSE scheme is to strengthen research capacity of performing Indian universities and provide support for nurturing research ecosystem and strengthening their research and development base

As many as 496 BTech degrees were awarded to students of various branches of engineering; apart from this, 63 PG students walked away with MTech degrees and 14 scholars were bestowed PhD degrees at PEC Chandigarh

On January 9, 2024, an unknown individual submitted a forged NEFT request for ₹9.81 lakh at Punjab National Bank (PNB), Sector 12, Punjab Engineering College (PEC)

Traditional computer science engineering remains more popular than AI and data science at Punjab Engineering College. CSE had highest takers in round 1 seat allocation.

A total of 661 eligible students from the 2023-24 session had registered for placements, but only 346 (52.3%) students have landed jobs so far; more than 150 companies are participating in the placements drive at Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh

A circular, issued by the dean student affairs of Punjab Engineering College, said playing Holi in the parking area, market and hostels was not allowed, and strict action will be taken against students in case of violation

Over 600 alumni from the batches of 1954, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1989, 1999, 2009, and 2014 attended the PEC alumni meet

Union home minister Amit Shah, who will arrive around 4 pm, and will be in Chandigarh for nearly four hours during which he will inaugurate projects worth ₹332 crore.

Additional director general of police ( ADGP prisons) Arun Pal Singh informed the HC that technical assistance was being availed from the institutes and infrastructure was being upgraded

Of 774 total degrees, 497 students were awarded the degree in person and 277 students were awarded the degree in absentia.

As per sources among those in the race of the post are Arunachal Pradesh chief secretary Dharmendra and principal secretary Dr Sharad Chauhan, both AGMUT-cadre officers from 1989 and 1994 batches, respectively

He is the third minister after CM Bhagwant Mann and Harjot Bains to get married while in office after AAP assumed power in state

For students from Chandigarh, the computer science engineering course is more favoured, with a closing rank of 15,366, as compared to 17,499 for the AI course

On the occasion, the administrator appreciated the efforts of the Chandigarh administration in organising over 6,800 action events and 4,000 awareness events from May 5 to June 5 as part of Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)

As per the EPRC’s observations, the desired strength of faculty based on prevailing norms of student faculty should be 312, but currently there are 162 sanctioned posts at PEC

The PEC board of governors on Wednesday approved new undergraduate design and engineering courses and decided to maintain the current seat capacity

The decision to introduce these three new courses was taken at the 102nd senate meeting which was presided over by Baldev Setia, director Punjab Engineering College

Sanghi, who is serving the notice period till March 31; during his term at the helm since January 2019, PEC climbed up in rankings among engineering institutes of the country.

A committee set up to examine the move met on Monday at PU and discussed the way forward for the 3,000-plus research scholars in the university who had no access to labs which closed down after the Covid-19 outbreak

Ranked 68 this year, PEC was slotted 78 among Indian engineering institutes in 2019 and 73 in 2018.

In view of the outbreak of coronavirus, PEC has announced closure of both undergraduate and postgraduate classes till April 15

Panjab University, its 12 colleges to be shut till March 31; Punjab Engineering College students to stay home till April 13

With the suspension of March 6 circular, once again, boys will have no in-timings, while girls will have to be inside their hostels by 10pm

Even now though there’s a one-hour gap between timings, with girls expected to report back to their hostels at 11pm instead of 10pm earlier

Move to benefit working professionals; executive course in computer science also on the cards

Unlike previous alumni meets that were organised by PEC old students’ body since 1965, this year, the event was conducted by college

The Chandigarh district court while upholding lower court’s November 2019 order, declared the elections of the executive council of PECOSA for the year 2018-2020 null and void

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