Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh: Courses, Fees, Facilities

Noti Dinesh Kumar Reddy

Updated on - Dec 4, 2025

PEC Chandigarh Latest Updates

January 31, 2025

• The GATE 2025 exam will be conducted on February 1, 2025, and continued on February 2, 15, and 16, by IIT Roorkee. It is an online computer-based test for postgraduate admissions in engineering, technology, and sciences. The 3-hour exam contains 30 subjects with MCQs, MSQs, and NAT questions. Candidates are required to carry an admit card and valid ID, report 90 minutes before the exam, and follow guidelines for the exam day.

January 29, 2025

• Due to the Mahakumbh festival, which is likely to cause disruptions in travel, IIT Roorkee has shifted GATE 2025 exam centers from Prayagraj to Lucknow for the February 1 and 2 exams. The new centers have been allotted in various locations across Lucknow. Candidates need to download their admit cards using their enrollment ID and password to access updated details.

The Punjab Engineering College University of Technology, [PEC] Chandigarh was established in the year 1921 with its roots in Lahore as Mugalpura Engineering College. Then it moved to its present campus in 1953 is affiliated to Panjab University. Currently, it is a deemed college approved by the University Grant Commission [UGC], All India Council for Technical Education [AICTE], and Ministry of Human Resource and Development [MHRD]. It is accredited by the National Institutional Research Framework [NIRF]. It also is one of the oldest colleges with a rich history of providing quality education in the field of Engineering.

For the students exchange program, the college has collaborated with national and international educational institutions. MoU's have been signed with corporates to attract projects and internships. The mission of the college is to design the education in such a way that the students qualifying from the institute have the top rating in placement. Candidates are required to visit the official website in order to complete the Punjab Engineering College Admission Process.

Punjab College offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. Punjab Engineering College's notable alumni include Kalpana Chawla, Badshah, Jaspal Bhatti Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon, Vanya Mishra, and many more. The college has spacious playgrounds, tennis courts, gymnasium, and swimming pool. In addition to this, the college has a library, auditorium, computer center reading rooms, workshops, and well-equipped laboratories.

Punjab Engineering College University of Technology Quick Links:

• Courses
• Rankings
• Placement
• Centres
• Eligibility Criteria
• Admissions
• Hostel Details

Punjab Engineering College University of Technology Courses:

Undergraduate courses offered at PEC, Chandigarh

• Aerospace Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science & Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics & Communication Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials & Metallurgical Engineering
• Production & Industrial Engineering

Postgraduate Courses:

• Civil Engineering
  • Transportation
  • Water Resources
  • Structures
• Computer Science & Engineering
  • [Information Security] on a self-supporting basis.
• Environmental Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electronics Engineering 
  • VLSI Design
• Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
• Production & Industrial Engineering
• Industrial Design on a self-supporting basis
• Centre for Total Quality Management

Doctorate Course:

• PhD

Punjab Engineering College University of Technology Rankings:

• Ranked 73 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2018.

Punjab Engineering College University of Technology Placement:

• The college has a career development Cell and Guidance center which offers an all-around career solution to the students.
• The center guides the students to decide and pursue their dream careers in various sectors of engineering such as Research, Operations, and Development, Analytics, etc.
• The college arranges career talks for the dissemination of knowledge regarding employment opportunities and also provides a full semester industrial internship.
• The college Encourages students for industrial visits and arranges industrial problems to be worked out by students as part of their projects.

Punjab Engineering College University of Technology Centres:

• Centre of Excellence in Industrial and Product Design
• Centre of Management and Humanities [CMH]
• Centre for Total Quality Management and ZED
• Cyber Security Research Centre

Punjab Engineering College University of Technology Eligibility Criteria:

The university offers many courses in different departments.  PEC University of Technology eligibility criteria for all the courses are mentioned below:

Punjab Engineering College University of Technology Admissions:

• Click on the application form link under the link “JAC Counseling”
• Candidates are required to register with their JEE Main Roll Number and Password
• After verification, candidates will be asked to change the password
• Thereon, Candidates are required to pay the prescribed registration fee
• Fees can be paid through net banking or debit/credit card or SBI Bank e-challan

Punjab Engineering College University of Technology Hostel Details:

• The college has separate hostels for boys and girls
• The hostels provide various facilities like WiFi, Mess Facility, 24x7 Electricity, and Water Supply, and many more
• Apart from the hostel facility, Punjab Engineering College Infrastructure includes Medical, Sports, Computer Labs, Laboratory, Library, Auditorium, Cafeteria.

Hostels Available: