There is no journey without exploration and it all began when students from remote areas of Shok Valley, Leh-Ladakh visited the campus of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh accompanied by teachers and Army personnel. They were welcomed by Dr. Divya Bansal- Head CDGC and Mrs. Kamaljit Kaur- HR Executive.
Later on the students had an interactive session with the Director Dr. Manoj Arora where students shared their future career plans and other interesting stories related to their school and place. The Director shared the information about college, past history, renowned Alumni's and how development took place over years and years and also motivated the students to pursue their career goals. The importance of Administrative bodies like Dean Academic Affairs (DAA), Dean Student Affairs (DSA), Dean Faculty Affairs (DFA) etc. was highlighted by their respective Deans and the whole campus was portrayed to them showcasing the co-curricular and extracurricular activities at PEC and how various Clubs, Societies and Departments work together with each other to organize marvellous events. The importance of career guidance, soft skills, corporate life etiquettes was highlighted by the Career Development and guidance Centre (CDGC) and how students could work upon themselves to stand ahead of their competitors. Moreover, the students also interacted with different HODs and other faculty members during the campus tour where the students were made to explore different streams and the importance of every branch in engineering and technology. The students had a great time and they enjoyed the surroundings of the campus and learnt the best from it.
The campus tour was conducted by the Indian Army under the operation "Sadbhawna" with an objective to promote growth and development among students from far away remote areas by exploring various developed architectural and educational institutes of India. The group will also meet the President of India and few other renowned institutional organizations. The students had a great time at PEC.