The Centre of Management and Humanities, Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh organized an interactive session on "Ethics and Values" on 5th March, 2018 for the students of Computer Science Engineering during the Industry Academia Expert Lecture Week. Shri Krishna Mohan (IAS retd.) who has worked under very challenging circumstances with assignments like Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration and Deputy Commissioner cum Estate Officer, Chandigarh under his name, delivered the lecture interspersed with questions from the students. The session began with Dr. Sharda Kaushik, Head CMH, presenting our guest with a bouquet. The session focused on the importance of 'Ethics and Values' in professional as well as personal life, which is the need of the hour. During the talk, Shri Krishna Mohan stressed on the fact that evolving as a person and growing wherever you are builds up one's persona. He emphasized on the fact that being ethical means that on should be honest, compassionate and should listen to one's inner conscious while solving ethical dilemmas. He talked about the importance of context in ethical issues and how to decide between two conflicting interests. Students learnt that ethics, ultimately, cannot be taught but can only be caught from their environment. The session was quite informative and students thoroughly enjoyed it. The lecture recorded a participation of over 80 students belonging to B. Tech. 1st year Computer Science Engineering. The session ended with Shri Krishna Mohan taking queries from the students and wishing them good luck for their future.
