Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
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Former names
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PEC University of Technology; East Panjab Engineering College; Maclagen Engineering College |
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Motto in English
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From darkness (of ignorance) lead us to Light (of Knowledge) |
| Type | Public engineering school |
| Established | 1921 |
| Director | Prof. Manoj K Arora |
| Undergraduates | 2,100 |
| Location | Chandigarh, India |
| Campus | 146 acres (59 ha), Urban |
| Website | http://www.pec.ac.in |
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| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2018) | 73 |
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.
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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