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Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, Punjab |
This page describes about Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, Punjab.
About Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, Punjab:
This university was established in 1954 .It is a deemed university.
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The PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh was originally established as Mugalpura Engineering College at Lahore (now in Pakistan) on November 9, 1921. The name of the college was later changed to Maclagan Engineering College and its started functioning under the name on March 19, 1924. In the year 1931, the college got affiliated to Punjab University, Lahore. After partition in 1947, the college was shifted to Roorkee (India) and was renamed as East Punjab College of Engineering. In the year 1950 the word East was dropped and it came to be known by its present name, Punjab Engineering College. Towards the end of December 1953, the college shifted to its present campus in Chandigarh to function under Govt. of Punjab. In 1966, with the formation of Union Territory of Chandigarh, the college same under control of Govt. of India through Chandigarh Administration. In October 2003, the Govt. of India notified the Punjab Engineering College as a Deemed to be 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. 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.
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The University is fully recognised by UGC and rated A Grade by NAAC.
Contact Address:
Sector -12
Chandigarh
Punjab- 160012
India
Telephone: +91-172-2753051, 2753060
Fax: +91-172-2745175
Official Website : pec.ac.in
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