PEC Alumnus Angad Ji Saggu Secures AIR 162 in UPSC Civil Services Examination 2024

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Another proud moment for Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh, as its recent alumnus Mr. Angad Ji Saggu has secured an distinguished All India Rank (AIR) of 162 in UPSC Civil Service Examination 2024.

A graduate of the Mechanical Engineering batch of 2018–2022, Angad Ji Saggu demonstrated academic excellence and all-round development throughout his four-year journey at PEC. In addition to his core engineering curriculum, he pursued his interest in solid-state physics under the mentorship of Prof. Sanjeev Kumar, which helped in his Physics Optional for CSE. His innovative approach was further evident in his contribution to a design patent for an electric motorbike chassis, developed under the guidance of Prof. Sandeep Salodkar and PEC alumnus Mr. Ankit Bhutani.

He was also an active participant in various co-curricular activities. He co-headed the Discipline Committee, played a key role in organizing a campus roadshow, and was a proud member of student bodies including SAE, ASME, and the PEB Bhangra team, reflecting a well-balanced personality with leadership, technical, and cultural engagement.

He expressed immense joy and relief at clearing one of the country’s most challenging examinations in his second attempt. He acknowledged the vital role played by his mentors, professors, and family in supporting his journey. His remarkable achievement has brought immense pride to the entire PEC fraternity, serving as a source of inspiration for current and future students of the institute.

Recent Research Activities

A comprehensive review of grid-connected solar photovoltaic system: Architecture, control, and ancillary services
Ajay Kumar
Time-dependent mechanistic insight into photo-degradation of mixed hydrophobic disperse dyes by magnetically separable nitrogen iron codoped titania under visible light using process variable optimization
Vasundhara Singh
4-Hydroxy Enigmol, a 1-Deoxyphytosphingolipid that Exhibit Good Activity against Prostate and Colon Cancer
Vasundhara Singh
Electric Field Sensor for Electromagnetic Pulse Measurement
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Analyzing the thermal, economic, and environmental dynamics of phase change materials used in cold chain applications.
Mohit Tyagi
Characterization and Quasi-Static Compressive Response Of Closed Cell Al2024-B4Cp Composite Foams and Their Energy Absorption Characteristics
Dr. Jagmohan Datt Sharma
A comparative analysis of solvent cast 3D printed carbonyl iron powder reinforced polycaprolactone polymeric stents for intravascular applications
Jasvinder Singh
Novel Vanillin-based hybrids inhibit quorum sensing and silences phenotypical expressions in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Vasundhara Singh
Electrochemical detection of herbicide atrazine using porous MnO2-NiO nanocatalyst
Dr. Anu Prathap M. U.
Long-Short Term Memory Auto-Encoder based Position Prediction Model for Fixed-wing UAV during Communication Failure
Poonam Saini
L Style n-MOSFET Layout for Mitigating TID Effects
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Electromagnetic Pulse Sensor
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Acidic ionic liquids: an alternative to HF for {001} reactive facet-controlled synthesis of anatase titania
Vasundhara Singh
L Style n-MOSFET Layout for Mitigating TID Effects
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Modelling of barriers encumbering the advancement of processing technologies towards lean manufacturing principles.
Mohit Tyagi
Critical Behavior of Relaxor〖 Pb〗_0.91 La_0.09 (Zr_0.65 Ti_0.35 ) O_3: Interplay between Polar Nano Regions, Electrocaloric and Energy Storage Response
Sanjeev Kumar
Dynamic, Hydraulic properties of spatially varied pond ash within an ash pond for Reclamation of abandoned/closed ash pond.
Dr S.K Singh
Long-Short Term Memory Auto-Encoder based Position Prediction Model for Fixed-wing UAV during Communication Failure
Poonam Saini
Stubble burn area estimation and its impact on ambient air quality of Patiala & Ludhiana district, Punjab, India
Dr. Har Amrit Singh Sandhu
Progress in bioactive surface coatings on biodegradable Mg alloys: A critical review towards clinical translation
Dr. Uma Batra
Dynamic, Hydraulic properties of spatially varied pond ash within an ash pond for Reclamation of abandoned/closed ash pond.
Dr S.K Singh
A comparative analysis of solvent cast 3D printed carbonyl iron powder reinforced polycaprolactone polymeric stents for intravascular applications
Jasvinder Singh
Electromagnetic Pulse Sensor
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
GaN HEMTs FOR HIGH FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS
Arun Kumar Singh, Sanjeev Kumar
Correlation between the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Rutile Reinforced LM27 Alloy Composite
Dr. Jagmohan Datt Sharma
Assessing the Role of Virtual Surgical Planning in Mandibular Reconstruction With Free Fibula Osteocutaneous Graft
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Audio-video emotional response mapping based upon Electrodermal Activity
Prof. Parveen Kalra, Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Audio-video emotional response mapping based upon Electrodermal Activity
Prof. Parveen Kalra, Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Flexible Ag@LiNbO3/PVDF Composite Film for Piezocatalytic Dye/Pharmaceutical Degradation and Bacterial Disinfection
Dr. Gurpreet Singh
BRIEFBCS: binary robust independent elementary features based fuzzy vault scheme in BCS
Nitin Kumar
Modelling of barriers encumbering the advancement of processing technologies towards lean manufacturing principles.
Mohit Tyagi
Technology and Education Inputs for Productivity Enhancement in Garment Manufacturing in the Developing World
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Comparative analysis of radiation tolerant analog circuit layout in 180 nm CMOS technology for space application
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Bilayer Graphene/HgCdTe Heterojunction Based Novel GBn Infrared Detectors
Arun Kumar Singh , Neena Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar
Visualization and analysis of key performance indicators for agricultural cold supply chain in Indian context using fuzzy DEMATEL approach.
Mohit Tyagi
L Style n-MOSFET Layout for Mitigating TID Effects
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
A comparative analysis of solvent cast 3D printed carbonyl iron powder reinforced polycaprolactone polymeric stents for intravascular applications
Jasvinder Singh
Innovations in Electro Chemical Discharge Machining Process through Electrolyte Stirring and Tool Rotations
Dr. Chandrashekhar Jawalkar
Chemical engineering at morphotropic phase boundary: Interplay with thermally stabilized ultra-high energy storage and electrocaloric response
Sanjeev Kumar
Fluorine-containing 2,3-diaryl quinolines as potent inhibitors of methicillin and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Synthesis, antibacterial activity and molecular docking studies
Harminder Kaur
Exotic role of poling protocol on augmentation of magnetoelectricity in BCZT/CNZF layered composites
Sanjeev Kumar
Multispectral transmission through phoxonic crystal slot-waveguide at midwave infrared frequencies
Jyoti Kedia, Neena Gupta
Analyzing the thermal, economic, and environmental dynamics of phase change materials used in cold chain applications.
Mohit Tyagi
Investigations of effect of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene-based polyurethane binders containing various curatives on thermal decomposition behaviour and kinetics of energetic composites
Vasundhara Singh
Simulation of efficient Sn/Pb-based formamidinium perovskite solar cells with variation of electron transport layers
Shilpi Chaudhary
Audio-video emotional response mapping based upon Electrodermal Activity
Prof. Parveen Kalra, Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Finite element analysis of dental implant surgical guides
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Electric Field Sensor for Electromagnetic Pulse Measurement
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Sn coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles for selective and efficient oxidation of anthracene to anthraquinone
Harminder Kaur
Finite element analysis of dental implant surgical guides
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Progress in bioactive surface coatings on biodegradable Mg alloys: A critical review towards clinical translation
Dr. Uma Batra
Single sample face recognition using deep learning: a survey
Nitin Kumar
Thiophenol amine-based Schiff base for colorimetric detection of Cu2+ and Hg2+ ions
Harminder Kaur
Synthesis, structural elucidation, and catalytic activity of bimetallic rhenium-tin complexes containing Schiff base ligand
Harminder Kaur
IoT Based Accident Prevention, Detection and Alert System using GPS & Heat Mapping of Accident Prone Areas of Chandigarh
Dr. Sanjay Batish
Influence of Flat Friction Stir Spot Welding Process Parameters on Quality Characteristics of AA6082Weld
Dr. Rajat Upadhyaya
Health Risk Assessment of Gurdaspur, Punjab, India Using Field Experiments and GIS: A Groundwater Perspective
Dr. Har Amrit Singh Sandhu
Flash Spark Plasma Sintering of SiC: Impact of Additives
Dr. Sandan Kumar Sharma, Dr. Pavol Hvizdoš, Dr. Michael J. Reece, Dr. Salvatore Grasso E-mail addresses
Technology and Education Inputs for Productivity Enhancement in Garment Manufacturing in the Developing World
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Structural, morphological, and opto-electrical properties of Y2-xYbxO3 nanoparticles synthesized using co-precipitation method
Dr. Jagmohan Datt Sharma
SIFTBCS: scale invariant feature transform based fuzzy vault scheme in biometric cryptosystem
Nitin Kumar
An auto-tuned droop coefficient-based controller for microgrid system to enhance grid resilience during blackouts
Ajay Kumar
Innovations in Electro Chemical Discharge Machining Process through Electrolyte Stirring and Tool Rotations
Dr. Chandrashekhar Jawalkar
Comparative analysis of radiation tolerant analog circuit layout in 180 nm CMOS technology for space application
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Finite element analysis of dental implant surgical guides
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Recognition of Bovine Hemoglobin Protein on Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Surfaces using Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy
Shilpi Chaudhary
To Study Impact of Array Tilt Angle, Orientation, and Inverter arrangement on Power Output of Rooftop Solar PV Panels for Chandigarh.
Prof. Tarlochan Kaur (PI) , Dr. Poonam Saini (CO-PI)
Mathematical depiction of costing perspectives allied with the dynamics of processed food supply chain
Mohit Tyagi
Electrochemical detection of herbicide atrazine using porous MnO2-NiO nanocatalyst
Dr. Anu Prathap M. U.
Electrochemical Behavior of Aluminum-Molybdenum Surface Composites Developed by Friction Stir Processing
Dr. Mahesh V. P.
Synthesis and Characterization of CoCrFeNi1.75-xTi0.25+x High Entropy Alloy
Suresh Chand
Flexible Ag@LiNbO3/PVDF Composite Film for Piezocatalytic Dye/Pharmaceutical Degradation and Bacterial Disinfection
Dr. Gurpreet Singh
Self-Switching Device (SSD) as Terahertz/Microwave detector
Arun Kumar Singh , Neena Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar
Adaptive qXE-LMF Filter for Improving Power Quality Using Grid Supporting Photovoltaic System
Dr. Ajay Kumar
Transparent glass-nanocomposites possessing piezoelectric ZnO/Zn2SiO4 nanocrystallites for piezocatalytic dye degradation
Moolchand Sharma
Depression status identification using autoencoder neural network
Prof. Parveen Kalra, Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Depression status identification using autoencoder neural network
Prof. Parveen Kalra, Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Electromagnetic Pulse Sensor
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Metamaterial Absorbers for Microwave/THz applications
Arun Kumar Singh , Neena Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar
Evaluation of corrosion resistance, mechanical integrity loss and biocompatibility of PCL/HA/TiO2 hybrid coated biodegradable ZM21 Mg alloy
Dr. Uma Batra
Changes in condylar position after orthognathic surgery and its correlation with temporomandibular symptoms (TMD)- a prospective study
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Ballistic Rectifier for Thermoelectric and Terahertz Applications
Arun Kumar Singh , Neena Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar
Visualization and Assessment of Energy Efficiency Drivers and Solution Practices for Temperature-controlled Supply Chain Operations.
Mohit Tyagi
Modulation of polar dynamics with oxygen vacancies in Zn doped BaZr0.1Ti0.9O3
Sanjeev Kumar
Comparative analysis of radiation tolerant analog circuit layout in 180 nm CMOS technology for space application
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Surface Displacement Analysis of Road-Cut Slopes in the Vicinity of Koteshwar Area, Uttarakhand, India
Dr. Har Amrit Singh Sandhu
IoT Based Accident Prevention, Detection and Alert System using GPS & Heat Mapping of Accident Prone Areas of Chandigarh
Dr. Sanjay Batish
Transparent glass-nanocomposites possessing piezoelectric ZnO/Zn2SiO4 nanocrystallites for piezocatalytic dye degradation
Moolchand Sharma
Visualization and analysis of key performance indicators for agricultural cold supply chain in Indian context using fuzzy DEMATEL approach.
Mohit Tyagi
Improved Pd/Ru metal supported graphene oxide nano-catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of vanillyl alcohol, vanillin and lignin
Vasundhara Singh
High-Temperature Corrosion Performance of FeAl-Based Alloys Containing Carbon in Molten Salt
Suresh Chand
3D Printable, injectable Amyloid-based composite Hydrogel of Bovine Serum Albumin-Aloe Vera for Rapid Diabetic Wound Healing
Shilpi Chaudhary
Electrochemical detection of herbicide atrazine using porous MnO2-NiO nanocatalyst
Dr. Anu Prathap M. U.
Self-biased characteristics of NZCF/BCZT layered magnetoelectric composites: A novel coupling paradigm in magnetoelectricity
Sanjeev Kumar
Tribological behaviour of transparent ceramics: A review
Dr. Sandan Kumar Sharma
Assessing the Role of Virtual Surgical Planning in Mandibular Reconstruction With Free Fibula Osteocutaneous Graft
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Mathematical depiction of costing perspectives allied with the dynamics of processed food supply chain
Mohit Tyagi
Evaluation of school backpack prototype-based on gait parameters, energy expenditure and posture of students
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Flash Spark Plasma Sintering of SiC: Impact of Additives
Dr. Sandan Kumar Sharma, Dr. Pavol Hvizdoš, Dr. Michael J. Reece, Dr. Salvatore Grasso E-mail addresses
Long-Short Term Memory Auto-Encoder based Position Prediction Model for Fixed-wing UAV during Communication Failure
Poonam Saini
Multispectral transmission through phoxonic crystal slot-waveguide at midwave infrared frequencies
Jyoti Kedia, Neena Gupta
Changes in condylar position after orthognathic surgery and its correlation with temporomandibular symptoms (TMD)- a prospective study
Prof. Parveen Kalra
RF MEMS SWITCH FOR HIGH FREQUENCY APPLICATION
Arun Kumar Singh , Neena Gupta, Sanjeev Kumar
Electric Field Sensor for Electromagnetic Pulse Measurement
Prof. Neelam Rup Prakash
Effect of polar nano region dynamics on pyroelectric energy conversion efficiency of doped BaTiO3
Sanjeev Kumar
Sustainable magnetically recoverable Iridium coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles for enhanced catalytic reduction of organic pollutants in water
Harminder Kaur
Flattening of free energy profile and enhancement of energy storage efficiency near morphotropic phase boundary in lead-free BZT-xBCT
Sanjeev Kumar
Geospatial survey of sand mines pilot project in Haryana
Dr. Har Amrit Singh Sandhu
Technology and Education Inputs for Productivity Enhancement in Garment Manufacturing in the Developing World
Prof. Parveen Kalra
Computational investigation of bioactive 2,3-diaryl quinolines using DFT method: FT- IR, NMR spectra, NBO, NLO, HOMO-LUMO transitions, and quantum-chemical properties
Harminder Kaur