Punjab Engineering College


Punjab Engineering College is a public technical and research institution founded in 1921 which focuses on the field of applied sciences, particularly engineering and technology, located in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, India.
PEC Chandigarh is known for its Four-Year and Two-Year programmes for which the entry is through the Joint Entrance Examination – Mains and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. It offers degrees such as: Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Science and Master of Technology, and a few others. It also has a comprehensive graduate program offering doctoral degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

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 honour 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 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 as an affiliated campus of Panjab University. 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. 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, the institution has been ordered to drop the word "University" from its name. The institute has reverted to its former name Punjab Engineering College.
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 twelve 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.

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:
Institute offers Bachelor of Engineering in :
The institute also offers Master of Technology degrees in the following specializations:
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 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-names like,Vishal Dadlani,Honey Singh, Farhan Akhtar, Amit Trivedi, Sukhwinder Singh, Jochen Miller, Indian Ocean, Benny Dayal, Diljit Dosanjh, Guru Randhawa and many more The event also sees big name sponsors. Coke Studio and Red Bull bus tour have also performed at PECFEST
In 2014, PECFEST merged with VYOM and consequently, now acts as an umbrella festival for both cultural and technical events and competitions.

VYOM

Vyom 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

Currently, there are 13 technical societies and 12 clubs active in the college, and these are named as:
Technical societies
Students Council
Clubs
Cell
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. Every hostel has student chairman for managing and controlling various activities.
Girls Hostels:
Boys Hostels: