Punjab Engineering College University of Technology – (PEC), Chandigarh Overview

Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University) (PEC) having its roots in Lahore as Mugalpura Engineering College since 1921, moved to its present campus in 1953 as PEC affiliated to Panjab University. The institute became Deemed University in 2003 through an MHRD notification and rechristened as PEC University of Technology in 2009. It is a Grant-in-Aid institution under the administration of Union Territories of Chandigarh, Government of India. The institute offers 8 Undergraduate B. Tech and 14 Postgraduate M. Tech courses in various disciplines of engineering and technology. After becoming University, the institute has also started PhD programme in various disciplines of engineering, science, management, humanities and social sciences. The admission to UG and PG programmes are made through national level examinations namely JEE (Mains) and GATE respectively. The institute collaborates very closely with research organisations, industries, alumni and other academic institutions both India and abroad, and has signed MoUs to pursue joint research in niche areas. The students graduating from this institute are placed in highly reputed companies with handsome salary packages.