Punjab Engineering College

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Punjab Engineering College
पंजाब इंजिनियरिंग कॉलेज
Motto:	तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (Sanskrit) अंधकार से प्रकाश की ओर ले चलो (Hindi) Lead Us From Darkness to Light (English)
Established:	1921-1947 at Lahore 1947-1954 at Roorkee 1954-present at Chandigarh
Type:	Public
Undergraduates:	1700
Location:	Chandigarh, India
Campus:	146 acres (0.6 km²), Urban
Director:	Prof. Manoj Datta
Website:	pec.ac.in

Punjab Engineering College (Hindi:पंजाब इंजिनियरिंग कॉलेज), or PEC for short, is an engineering institute located in the city of Chandigarh.The institute is well known for its collegial learning environment and its beautiful campus. It offers engineering studies in various disciplines at the bachleors, masters and doctoral levels. Numerous graduates of PEC have worked in the task of nation-building since the Independence of India in 1947.

The institute is the alma mater of the Space Shuttle Columbia astronaut, the late Kalpana Chawla, North American actor Remi Kaler and the satirist Jaspal Bhatti among many others. PEC celebrated its 50th year of establishment in India in the year 2000. A popular event in the festivities was the millennium function called Mile-nahi-hai-hum (We have not met) organized by the alumni association. In 2004, PEC was given the Deemed University status and it is no longer affiliated with Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Admissions 3 PECFEST 4 Student Organisations 5 Notable Alumni 6 Alumni Associations 7 External links 8 In the News 9 References

[edit] Academics

• Bachelor of Engineering courses (8 semesters):
  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics and Electrical Communication
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Production Engineering
  • Information Technology

• Master of Engineering courses (4 semesters):
  • Civil Engineering (Highways)
  • Civil Engineering (Irrigation and Hydraulics)
  • Civil Engineering (Structures)
  • Environmental Engineering (Inter-disciplinary)
  • Electrical Engineering (Power Systems)
  • Electronics Product Design & Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering (Rotodynamics)
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Materials and Metallurgy
  • Computer Integrated Manufacturing

• Part-time Master of Engineering courses (6 semesters) for industry and government sponsored candidates

• Doctoral Research opportunities available at all departments

• Other Departments
  • Applied Sciences

[edit] Admissions

• Admissions to Bachelor of Engineering courses are made through the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE). Refer to the Under-graduate admissions page.
• Admissions to Master of Engineering courses are made through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examinations. Refer to the Post-graduate admissions page.

[edit] PECFEST

The annual PEC fête organized by the students. Considered to be the biggest event of the college attracting many sponsors and including all kinds of events - technical events, quizzes, workshops, game shows, concerts (aka Rock Night), fashion shows, and a city level beauty peagant. In 2006 the pop group Euphoria enthralled audiences with a varied selection of songs. For the three days that the fête lasts all studies are suspended and a carnival like mood is set up. Innovative publicity stunts include a city-wide rally involving a huge convoy of cars and bikes shouting slogans. Also the videos for preparations for the PECFEST 2007, fondly given the name 'PECFEST Nau-do-Gyaarah' scheduled on FEB 9-11, 2007 are available on youtube.

[edit] Student Organisations

• ISTE at PEC - Indian Society For Technical Engineers (Student Chapter)
• IEEE at PEC - The Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Student Chapter
• IETE at PEC - The Institute of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers Student Forum
• SAE at PEC - The Society of Automotive Engineers Student Chapter
• SME at PEC - The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Student Chapter
• EDC at PEC - Entrepreneurship Development Circle

^ IIF at PEC - The Institute of Indian Foundrymen Student Chapter

[edit] Notable Alumni

• kacha singh - Renowned kacha Consultant, chd; kachi engg (1949)^[1]

• Awtar Singh - Renowned Geotech Consultant, Los Angeles; B.E Civil (1949)^[2]
• Harjinder Singh Khurana- Retired Engineer-In-Chief, P.S.E.B , B.E. Electrical (1961)
• Vijay K Dhir - Dean-School of Engineering and Sciences, UCLA; B.E Mechanical (1965)^[3]
• IIMS RANA - CHAIRMAN RAILWAY BOARD CIVIL 1965^[4]
• Monte Ahuja - Founder, Chairman & CEO, Transtar Industries; B.E. Mechanical (1968)^[5]
• Rajinder Singh Manhas - Seattle Schools Superintendent; B.E. Aeronautical (1971)^[6]
• Sunil Saigal - Dean, Newark College of Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)^[7]
• Jaspal Bhatti - Satirist, comedian, film-maker; B.E. Electrical (1978)
• Raman Sud - Vice President of Engineering, OATSystems; B.E. E&EC (1981)^[8]
• Kalpana Chawla - Space Shuttle Columbia astronaut; B.E. Aeronautical (1982)^[9]
• Remi Kaler also known as Remi Clair- North American Actor; B.E.Civil (1984)
• Digvijay Chauhan - Co-Founder and CTO of AskMe Corporation; B.E. E&EC (1989)^[10]
• Kanwalinder Singh - President, QUALCOMM India; B.E. E&EC (19??)^[11]
• Akhil Verma - CEO, S J Edutech (P) Ltd & President - Fastrack Computing Limited; B.E. Production (2002).
• Sanjay Gupta - Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Heidrick & Struggles International; B.E. ?? (19??)^[12]
• Neeraj Chawla - Board Member, Oracle Applications User Group (Public Sector SIG) [2] Co-founder and VP Oracle Federal, State & Local Solutions Practice at Proflinx since 2003, [3]; B.E. Computer Sc. & Engg. 1993
• Vivek Mehra - Co-founded Cobalt Networks in 1996. Currently, partner of VC firm August Capital
• K Paul Singh - Co-founder, Primus Telecom
• Sonia Bhanot - Ex-President & CEO, Verano
• Gautam Sood - Humorist, mimic, guitarist, violinist, cricketer and computer scientist. SP Jain Institute of Management (2008).
• Arun Gupta - Founder & CEO, NeuVis, which was later acquired by Rational
• Steve Sanghi - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Microchip Technology Inc ^[13]
• Ramesh Gupta- Fellow IEEE, Managing Director, COMSAT Laboratories (1995-2001), Vice President, AMCOM, Electronics (1974) ^{[14] [15] [16]}
• Sanjiv Khattri- member of the board of directors for Residential Capital, LLC (2007); also a member of the GMAC board of directors

[edit] Alumni Associations

• PECOSA - Punjab Engineering College Old Students Association. PECOSA is the official alumni association recognised by the institute.
• PALS - PEC Alumni Society
• PALS North America - PEC Alumni Society North America Chapter email list
• PECOBA - Punjab Engineering College Old Boys (sic) Association email list.
• PECOBA USA - PECOBA USA members email list
• PEC at USA - Another popular email list of Pecobians in the USA
• PECobians.com - PECobians Portal - Discussion Forum, PEC Videos and more.

[edit] External links

• Punjab Engineering College - Official Website
• EDC - PEC - Entrepreneurship Development Circle

[edit] In the News

• Top institutes in queue for the education city - Proposal to convert PEC into an IIT. Times of India, January 10, 2007
• PEC’s 1981 batch meets - Indian Express, 27 December 2006
• Philanthropic act: NRI donates $30 mn to US hospital - Economic Times, 16 December 2006
• Singh promoted as QUALCOMM Senior VP - PALS, 24 August 2006
• Now, PEC opens doors to students from abroad - including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and foreign nationals to its Bachelor of Engineering courses. Indian Express, 12 July 2006
• PEC to admit international students from next session - Times of India, Chandigarh, 07 January 2006
• Around 100 more seats available at PEC now - Tribune, Chandigarh, 06 January 2006
• Ticking off the teacher? - Students to evaluate their teachers. Times of India, 06 December 2005
• Artist, engineer, sportsperson... but for the world, he’s disabled - Aabhas Garg, Story of hearing and speech imparied engineer in search of a job. Indian Express, 03 December 2005
• PEC boys on top of IT - Tribune, 03 September 2005
• Punjab Engineering College remembers Kalpana - Indian Express, 03 February 2003

[edit] References