The Training and Placement Office of PEC University of technology organised a two-day event, Open House 2016 on 18th and 19th April 2016. It is an annual exhibition of innovative projects designed by PEC students. More than 300 students from 30 different private and government schools of the tricity attended the event. The event was aimed at raising awareness, infusing excitement and passion among young school students, hence invoking in them a sense of curiosity about technology and engineering.
The event was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Sh. Sanjeev Kalra, ADGP, Punjab. Sh. Rubinderjit Singh Brar, DPI, Chandigarh and Sh. Pratap K Aggarwal, MD, IDS Infotech Ltd. were the guests of honour for the event. Dr. Manoj K Arora, Director, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh presented the students with an insight into the institute. Addressing the school students directly, the DIrector said that with its established brand name and stellar placement records, PEC had proved itself to be one of the best engineering institutes of the country. Sh. Kalra, himself a 1986-batch PEC alumnus from the Mechanical Engineering Department recalled his days at the institute. He suggested that the college should look to develop a framework whereby students can choose their engineering specialization after they enter college, so that they can be exposed to all fields of engineering and make their choice accordingly.
After the cultural program, the students were taken on a guided tour of the Institute and were introduced to various departments and laboratories. They had an opportunity to have a closer look at various projects prepared by students of the university. The students thoroughly enjoyed this knowledgeable experience which would help them attain a clearer perspective of their goals. According to Dr. Umesh Sharma, the Training and Placement Officer, PEC University of Technology, the evaluation of the projects was done by a team of eminent engineers. The first prize was bagged by the project 'Multipurpose Robot for the Differently Abled' (Electronics and Communications Engineering Department), the second prize by 'Gravity Generator'(Mechanical Engineering Department), and the third prize by 'Dual Axis Solar Tracker and Real-Time Monitoring Using Lab View'(Electrical Engineering Department). Consolation prizes were given to 'Go Kart' and 'Automatic Shuttling Metro Train'(Computer Science and Engineering Department).
