Punjab Engineering College

Courses offered: Admission to 1st Semester of M.E. Courses 2008-2009

Two years (four semesters) full time programmes leading to the Degree of Master of Engineering are offered in the following disciplines:

1. Highways Engineering
2. Irrigation and Hydraulics Engineering
3. Structural Engineering
4. Environmental Engineering
5. Electrical Engineering
6. Mechanical Engineering
7. Electronics Engineering
8. Electronics Product Design and Technology (in collaboration with C-DAC, Mohali)

9. Industrial Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
10. Production & Industrial Engineering
11. Computer Science & Engineering.

A limited number of seats in each course are available for part-time students, for whom the duration of the course shall be three years.


Eligibility: A candidate must have obtained a B.E. / B.Tech. Degree from an IIT / AICTE approved college/ a university recognized by UGC in the relevant discipline OR

A candidate must have cleared/completed A & B Sections of the Institution of Engineers (India), Calcutta, examination; or I.E.T.E. Graduate Examination conducted by the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, New Delhi, in the relevant branch and must possess at least five years research / professional experience.



The candidate must possess qualifying degree with 60% marks or equivalent CGPA with 5% relaxation for SC/ST and Physically Handicapped category candidates.

Additional Requirements for Sponsored/Part-time Candidates:

1. An applicant for a Sponsored seat must have a minimum of two years full time work experience, as on the last date of receipt of completed application form, in the sponsoring organization viz. Central / State Government Autonomous Body / Public Limited Company; or as a teacher in an AICTE approved institute. A sponsored candidate will be considered for admission in the M.E. course for which he / she has been granted permission by his / her parent department / organization. The main activities of the sponsoring organization should relate to the course in which the candidate is seeking admission.

2. An applicant seeking part-time admission must have a minimum of two years full time work experience, as on the last date of receipt of completed application form, in the sponsoring organization viz. a registered firm/company/ industry/educational and research institution/any Government Department or Government Autonomous Organization and will be considered for admission to the specialization for which he / she has been granted permission by his / her parent department.


Application procedure: Candidates will be required to submit a separate application form for each programme in which he / she desires to take admission. Application forms can be purchased from the college P.G. Admission counter or downloaded from the college website. The downloaded application forms are to be accompanied by a fee of Rs. 250 in the form of a draft. In case a student is applying to more than one programme, photocopied forms can be used. In that case each additional form must be accompanied by a fee of Rs. 100. All forms submitted by the candidate must be received under the same cover.



The total fee may be paid through a single draft. Applications would be submitted centrally at the P.G. Admission Counter before/on the last date for submitting applications.

Further details can be taken from: EPABX Nos. : 2753051, 2753060, 2753063, 2753064
FAX: (0172) 2745175
Website: www.pec.ac.in

Address: Sector 12, Chandigarh-160012

Last date of submission of Forms: 14.07.2008 up to 5.00 pm

Admission Procedure : 1. The admission to all the ME courses will be regulated through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in the relevant branch. However, non-GATE-qualified students may also be considered for admission to M.E. courses provided seats remain vacant after considering all the GATE-qualified applicants for admission (also see clause 2 below). However, for ME Electronics Engineering, Non-GATE qualified candidates will be eligible for admission only against Sponsored/Part-time seats.

2. Candidates, who hold a B.E./B.Tech. Degree in the parent branch pertaining to the ME course to which they are seeking admission and do not have a valid GATE score and candidates of non-parent branches (see Table-2), will be eligible for admission on the basis of their merit in the Entrance Test (See Annexure-I for syllabi) to be conducted by the concerned department of PEC. However, ME Electronic Product Design & Technology candidates from Non-parent branches with valid GATE score do not need to appear in the entrance test.

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