Department of Civil Engineering, PEC University of Technology organised an interactive session by Mr. Vikas Malhotra, Dy. General Manager (JK CEMENTS). He did his B.E. in 1995 from PEC and completed MBA from PU, Chandigarh. He has more than 21 years of experience. He shared challenges and issues faced during construction of buildings. Further, he discussed importance of Cement and Concrete for a civil engineer. He also motivated students to study in details and be confident. Apart from discussing aboutdurability of Cement and Concrete, he also discussed about the basic technicalities of Civil Engineering. He stressed on the importance of Civil Engineers in the society and enlightened students with some really amazing facts. He also inspired the students to work hard irrespective of failures in life and assured them that hard work and perseverance will never go out of fashion. The lecture was attended by Faculty members and students of UG and PG students.