The first day of the Under Graduate Orientation Programme of PEC, University of Technology commenced on 29th July, 2016. It was the first day of a 4-day long programme that has been designed to welcome and acquaint the incoming batch with the institute as a whole. The Orientation commenced at 3:30 PM in the new state-of-the-art academic block which is a recent addition to the grounds of PEC, University of Technology.
The first day of the Orientation Ceremony witnessed many events including the lighting of the lamp by the various institution functionaries present, the singing of the PEC Anthem, welcoming speeches by the Director, Dr. Manoj K. Arora and the chief guest, Dr. Satish Kumar, a PEC alumnus and a Padmashree awardee. Other than this, the students also witnessed a video that showed the importance of PEC as a brand, which seemed to enthuse the entire audience that was present. The rank openers of the institute were also felicitated with gifts by the Chief Guest, Dr. Satish Kumar. This year, the All-India Rank of the rank opener of PEC, University of Technology was 1301.
A key moment in the day was when the Director of the institute, Dr. Manoj K. Arora, spoke about the importance of teachers and portrayed it through a video to highlight the importance of education and those who impart it in society. The video was received with wide applause and appreciated by all. Another major event that took place was the release of the revamped official website of PEC, university of Technology. It was released by the chief guest, Dr. Satish Kumar and the director of the Institute. It was also very heartening to see the students interact with the various functionaries as they got to know more about the esteemed institute that they will soon be a part of.
All in all, the first day of the Orientation was a huge success as the students got familiarized with PEC and all the opportunities that it offers.