Prospectus 2020 21

PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)
CHANDIGARH
PROSPECTUS
Academic Session 2020-21
(A Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

Sector 12, Chandigarh – 160012
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Phone: +91-172-2753055, 2753051, 2753053, 2753060
Website: www.pec.ac.in
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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CONTENTS
Page
Board of Governors (BOG) 1

Senate 2
Director, Deputy Director & Registrar 3
Other Functionaries 3
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Brief History 7
1.2 Location 7
1.3 Campus 7
2. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
2.1 Undergraduate Programmes 8
2.2 Post Graduate Programmes 8
2.2.1 M.Tech. Programmes 8
2.2.2 Ph.D. Programmes 8
3. DEPARTMENTS & CENTRES
3.1 Department of Aerospace Engineering 9
3.2 Department of Applied Sciences 10
3.3 Department of Civil Engineering 12
3.4 Department of Computer Science & Engineering 14
3.5 Department of Electrical Engineering 16
3.6 Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering 18
3.7 Department of Mechanical Engineering 21
3.8 Department of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering 24
3.9 Department of Production & Industrial Engineering 27
3.10 Centre of Excellence in Industrial and Product Design 29
3.11 Centre of Management and Humanities (CMH) 30
3.12 Cyber Security Research Center 32
4. INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES AND RESEARCH GROUPS
4.1 Interdisciplinary Programmes 37
4.2 Research Groups 37
5 CENTRAL FACILITIES
5.1 Computer Centre 37
5.2 Workshop 37
5.3 Career Development & Guidance Centre 38
5.4 Library 40
5.5 Hostels 41
5.6 PEC-Centre for Consultancy in Engineering (PEC-CCE) 41
6. SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND MEDALS
6.1 Undergraduate Programmes 42
6.1.1 Medals
6.1.2 Scholarships
6.2 Postgraduate Programmes 44
6.2.1 M.Tech.Programmes
6.2.2 Ph.D. Progammes
7. STUDENTS FACILITIES
7.1 Students Council 46
7.2 Counseling Services 46
7.3 Sports Facilities 46
7.4 National Cadet Corps (N.C.C) 46
7.5 National Service Scheme (N.S.S) 47
7.6 Medical Facilities 47
7.7 Students Clubs 47
7.8 Technical Societies 47
7.9 Publications : Magazine, Souvenir and Newsletter 48
7.10 Shopping Centre 48
7.11 Travel Concession 48
Annexure I Rules and Procedures for Undergraduate Programmes 49
Annexure II Rules and Procedures for M.Tech. Programmes 64
Annexure III Credit Transfer for UG & PG Students 81
Annexure IV Rules and Procedures for Ph.D. Programmes 82
Annexure V Use of Unfair Means for B.Tech./ M.Tech./ Ph.D. 99
Annexure VI UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging for B.Tech./ M.Tech.
/Ph.D. 101
Annexure VII Affidavit by the student for B.Tech./ M.Tech. /Ph.D. 113
Annexure VIII Affidavit by the parent / guardian for B.Tech./ M.Tech. /Ph.D. 114
BOARD OF GOVERNORS (BOG)
S.No. Constituency as per Memorandum of Nomination Designation

Association in Board
1. An eminent educationist/ industrialist to be : Sh. Rajinder Gupta Chairman
nominated by Chandigarh Administration
2. Secretary, Technical Education, Chandigarh : Ex-officio Member
Administration
3. Finance Secretary, Chandigarh Administration : Ex-officio Member
4. Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, : Ex-officio Member
Chandigarh or his nominee
5. Special Secretary /Joint Secretary, Technical : Ex-officio Member
Education, U.T., Chandigarh
6. Nominee of the Department of Secondary : Ex-officio Member
Education & Higher Education, MHRD, GOI
7. Nominee of Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI : Ex-officio Member
8. Director, IIT, Delhi or his nominee : Ex-officio Member
9. Nominee of the Chairman, UGC : Ex-officio Member
10. Chairman, CII, Northern Region : Ex-officio Member
11. Director, CSIO, Chandigarh : Ex-officio Member
12 Two technologists/ Engineers/ Educationalists : Sh. Kiran Malhotra, Member
& to be nominated by Chandigarh Administration Advisor Business Development
13 in Automative Industry
Sh. Arun Kumar Grover,
: Former Vice Chancellor,
Panjab University, Chd.
14 Two eminent Industrialists to be nominated by : Sh. A.K. Taneja, MD & CEO Member
& Chandigarh Administration Shriram Pistons & Rings,
15. New Delhi
Sh. Sanjeev Aggarwal,
Founder & Senior Managing Member
Director, Helion Ventures
16. An eminent alumnus of the Institute to be : Sh. Purushottam Kaushik, Member
nominated by Chandigarh Administration Senior Advisor, McKinsey and
Company, Mumbai
17 Two Professors of the Institute to be nominated : Prof. Sanjeev Sofat, Member
& by the Senate Prof. Computer Science
18. Prof. Siby John, Member
Prof. Civil Engineering
19. Director, Punjab Engg. College (DU) : Ex-officio Member
20 Registrar, Punjab Engg. College (DU) : Ex-officio Member
Secretary
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SENATE
LIST OF MEMBERS
Director : Ex-officio Chairman
Deputy Director : Ex-officio Member

Dean Academic Affairs : Ex-officio Member
Dean Student Affairs : Ex-officio Member
Heads of all the Academic : Ex-officio Members
Departments & Centers
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Mech : Two Professors, other than Deans/ Heads of Department Members
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, App Sc. by rotation
Prof. Arun Kumar Singh : Two Associate Professors from the departments, elected Members
Prof. C.S. Jawalkar from amongst the Associate Professors
Prof. Poonam Saini : Two Assistant Professors from the departments, elected Members
Prof. Har Amrit Singh Sandhu from amongst the Assistant Professors
Sh. Kunal Nandwani, : Two persons from educationists of repute or persons Members
Co-founder & CEO from any other field related to the activities of the
uTrade Solutions Institute who are not in the service of the Institute,
nominated by the Chairman of the Board of Governors.
Prof. M. Rajiv Lochan,
Deptt. of History,
Panjab University, Chd.
Dr. Sanjay Batish : Two persons who are not members of the teaching staff, Members
Ms. Maninder Kaur co-opted by the Senate for their specialized knowledge.
Registrar : Ex-officio Secretary
Special Invitees:
1. Associate Dean (UG)
2. Associate Dean (PG)
3. Associate Dean (Ph.D.)
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DIRECTOR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR & REGISTRAR
Director : Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi
Deputy Director : Prof. Siby John
Registrar (Ad-interim) : Prof. Sushant Samir
APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER RTI ACT
Authority Name (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Appellate Authority : Deputy Director
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
Department Name (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Head, Aerospace Engineering : T.K. Jindal
Head, Applied Sciences : Sucheta Dutt
Head, Civil Engineering : R.R. Singh
Head, Computer Science & Engineering : Shailendra Singh
Head, Electrical Engineering : Jagdish Kumar
Head, Electronics & Communication Engineering : Neena Gupta
Head, Mechanical Engineering : S.K. Mangal
Head, Material & Metallurgical Engineering : Uma Batra
Head, Production & Industrial Engineering : R.S. Walia
DEANS & ASSOCIATE DEANS

Deans Name (Prof./ Dr./ Associate Dean Name (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./
Sh./ Ms.) Ms.)
Faculty Affairs Balwinder Singh ADFA Divya Dhawan
(Electrical Engg.) (Electronics Deptt.)
Academic Affairs Sanjeev Kumar Ph.D. & Coordinator for all Sushant Samir
(Mechanical Engg.) examinations/ recruitment (Mechanical Engg.)
for external agencies through
PEC/ in PEC Campus
(i) M.Tech Shobhna Dhiman
(ii) IPR (Applied Sciences)
(i) U.G. Sarbjit Singh
(ii) IQAC (Mechanical Engg.)
Sponsored, Research & S.K. Singh - -
Industrial Consultancy (Civil Engg.)
Hostels Arun K. Singh
(Electronics Deptt.)
Societies/ Clubs Raminder Kaur
Sanjeev Kumar (Electrical Engg.)
Student Affairs (Applied Sciences) Sports Sanjay Batish
(Computer Centre)
Alumni & International Divya Bansal
Affairs (Computer Science &
Engg)
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND GUIDANCECENTRE:
Name of Centre Name (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Head, Career Development and Guidance Cell : J.D. Sharma, M&MED.
Coordinator Career Development and Guidance Cell : Tushar Siag, Aero Space Deptt.
H.R. Executive : Kamaljeet Kaur
Counselor, Personality Development : Neelam Vats
HEAD OF CENTERS
Name of Center Name (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Cyber Security Center : Divya Bansal, Computer Science
Industrial & Product Design : Parveen Kalra, Production Engg.
Computer Center : Sanjay Batish, Computer Center
Workshop and Skill Development Center : R.M. Belokar, Production Engg.
Centre of Management & Humanities : Sharda Kaushik, CMH
Smart City Innovation Centre : Sanjay Batish, Head Computer Centre
Centre for Renewable Energy : Tarlochan Kaur, Electrical Engg.
CHAIRPERSONS
Name of Activity Name (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Continuing Education Programme : Neena Gupta, Electronics & Comm.
Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace : Rintu Khanna, Electrical Engg.
Time Table : Asha Gupta, Applied Sciences
Communication, Information & Media Cell; Newsletter & : J.D. Sharma, Material & Metallurgy
Publications Engg.
Regulatory Compliance (UGC/AICTE/NBA/ NAAC) : Sanjeev Sofat, Computer Science &
Engg.
CHIEF WARDENS
Name of Hostel Name (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Kurukshetra : C.S. Jawalkar, Production Engg.
Aravali : Ankit Yadav, Mechanical Engg.
Himalaya : Rajiv Kumar, Metallurgy & Material
Engg.
Shivalik : Sushil Kumar, Computer Centre
Vindhya : Padmavati, Computer Science & Engg.
Kalpana : Alka Jindal, Computer Science &
Engg.
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LIAISON OFFICERS
Women, Faculty & Staff : Shobhna Dhiman, Applied Sciences
Minority Faculty & Staff : Md. Afaq Alam, Civil Engg.
SC & ST Faculty & Staff : Sarbjit Singh, Mechanical Engg.
OBC/ BC Faculty & Staff : Harminder Kaur, Applied Sciences
PwD Faculty & Staff : R.M. Belokar, Production Engg.
: Bipan Chand Kaushal, Electronics &
Communication Engg.
STUDENT ADVISERS
OBC/ BC Students : Harminder Kaur, Applied Sciences
PwD Students : R.M. Belokar, Production Engg.
: Bipan Chand Kaushal, Electronics &

Communication Engg.
SC & ST Students : Sarbjit Singh, Mechanical Engg.
Minority Students : Md. Afaq Alam, Civil Engg.
Student Counseling : Raminder Kaur, Electrical Engg.
International Students : Puneet Arora, Electrical Engg.
Girls Students : Divya Dhawan, E&CE
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Estate Officer : Sushil Kumar, Computer Centre
Communication, Information and Media Cell : J.D. Sharma, Head CIM
Prabhsimran Singh, Computer Centre
Seema Vashishsta, Central Library
Horticulture, Sanitation, Furniture, Electrical Installation, : University Engineer attached with
Telephone Exchange, Air Conditioning, Fire Extinguisher Dean Infrastructure, Planning & Estate
& Civil Maintenance
O/I Guest House : Mohit Sood, Civil Engg.
Chief Vigilance Officer : R.M. Belokar, Production Engg.
CPIO : Rajesh Kumar Kanda, Mechanical
Engg.
Central Purchase & Disposal Officer : Sarita Singla, Civil Engg.
O/I Sports : Ankit Yadav, Mechnical Engg.
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COORDINATORS
Activity Coordinator
(Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
TEQIP – III Sanjay Batish, Computer Centre
NCC Kamal Kumar, Mechanical Engg. attached with DSA
NSS Loveleen Kaur, Electrical Engg. attached with DSA
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Cell & PEC Anju Singla, CMH
Incubator
All India Universities (AIU) Seema Vasishta, Central Library
Coordinator for all Examinations/ Recruitment Sushant Samir, Mechanical Engg.
for external agencies through PEC/ in PEC
Campus
Heritage furniture Dina Nath, Production Engg.
CLUBS
Name of Clubs Coordinator (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Speaker’s Association & Study Circle (SAASC) : Arun Kr. Singh, ECE
Dramatics Club : Jaimala Gambhir, Electrical Engg.
Music Club : Chandrakant Susheel, Mechanical Engg.
Energy & Envirovision Club : Har Amrit Singh Sandhu, Civil Engg.
Projection & Design Club : Ankit Yadav, Mechanical Engg.
Art & Photography Club : Sandeep Kaur, Electrical Engg.
Rotract Club : Sudesh Rani, CSE
GAMES
Name of Games Coordinator (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Badminton, Table Tennis, Basketball : Mohit Kumar, Civil Engg.
Lawn Tennis, Squash Racket, Swimming : Gurjit Singh, Mechanical Engg.
Football, Volleyball, Handball : Ankit Yadav, Mechanical Engg.
Cricket, Hockey, Softball, Baseball & any other : Rajiv Kumar, Metallurgy & Materials Engg.
game(s)
SOCIETIES
Society Coordinator (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Aeronautical Society of India (AESI) and Aeromodelling : T.K. Jindal, Aerospace Engg.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) : Har Amrit Sandhu, Civil Engg.
Association for Computer Machinery : Divya Bansal, Computer Science Engg.
Institute of Electronics & Electrical Engineers (IEEE) : Rintu Khanna, Electrical Engg.
Solar Energy Society of Indian (SESI) : Tarlochan Kaur, Electrical Engg.
Institute of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineers : Jyoti Kedia, E&CE Engg.
(IETE) & Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) : Rajiv Kumar, M&M Engg.
Robotics : Manavjeet Kaur, Computer Science &
Engg.
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Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) : Ankit Yadav, Mechanical Engg.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) : R.M. Belokar, Production Engg.
Nodal Officers
Activity Coordinator (Prof./ Dr./ Sh./ Ms.)
Nodal Officer, Student Grievance Redressal Cell : Raminder Kaur, Electrical Engg.
Controller of Examination & authorized to sign DMCs & : Associate Dean (U.G.)
Attest the transcripts
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Brief History
Punjab Engineering College, (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh was originally established as

Mugalpura Engineering College at Lahore (now in Pakistan) on November 9, 1921. The name of the
institute was later changed to Maclagan Engineering College and it started functioning under this name on
March 19, 1924. In the year 1931, the institute got affiliated to Punjab University, Lahore. After partition
in 1947, the institute was shifted to Roorkee (India) and was renamed as East Punjab Engineering
College. In the year 1950, the word ‘East’ was dropped and it came to be known by its now popular name
Punjab Engineering College (PEC).
Towards the end of December 1953, the institute shifted to its present campus in Chandigarh to function
under Govt. of Punjab. In 1966, with the formation of Union Territory of Chandigarh, the institute came
under the control of Chandigarh Administration.
In October 2003, Govt. of India notified the Punjab Engineering College as a Deemed to be University.
The institute is governed by a Board of Governors and gets a grant-in-aid from the Chandigarh
Administration.
The institute, in its new set up has introduced policies and programmes which are at par with those at IITs
and other best institutions in the world.
1.2 Location
The institute campus is situated in Sector-12 at the northern end of Chandigarh. It is very near to Punjab
and Haryana Civil Secretariat, Panjab University and Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and
Research (PGI).The Campus is 9 km from the Chandigarh Railway Station and 8 km from the main Bus
Stand.
Chandigarh is the first planned city of India. It is at present the capital of the States of Punjab and
Haryana. The average temperature during winter varies from 4º C to 28º C and during summer from 34º C
to 45º C.
1.3 Campus
The institute campus extends over an area of 146 acres of land situated close to the beautiful Shivalik
Hills. The campus is divided into various functional zones like Administrative block, Academic Block,
hostels, residential complex for faculty and staff and a shopping centre. In addition to lecture theatres,
tutorial rooms and drawing halls, the institute has auditorium, library, computer centre, reading rooms,
workshops and well equipped laboratories. The institute has spacious playgrounds which include tennis
courts, squash courts, swimming pool, gymnasium and a student centre. Banking facilities with nationally
connected ATMs along with a computerized post office are available. Adequate hostel facilities for both
boys and girls are available on the institute campus.
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2. ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
2.1 Undergraduate Programmes

Four-year undergraduate programmes leading to the degree of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) are
offered in the following disciplines:
1. Aerospace Engineering
2 Civil Engineering
3 Computer Science and Engineering
4 Electrical Engineering
5 Electronics and Communication Engineering
6 Mechanical Engineering
7 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
8 Production and Industrial Engineering
For detailed Rules and Regulations of Undergraduate Programmes, see Annexure I

2.2 Postgraduate Programmes
2.2.1 M.Tech. Programmes
Two-year programmes leading to the degree of Master of Technology (M.Tech.) are offered in the
following disciplines:
1. Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering)

2. Civil Engineering (Water Resources Engineering)
3. Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)
4. Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) - An Inter disciplinary Programme
5. Computer Science & Engineering
6. Computer Science & Information Security – A self-supporting Programme
7. Electrical Engineering
8. Electronics Engineering
9. Electronics (VLSI Design)
10. Industrial Materials & Metallurgy
11. Mechanical Engineering
12. Production & Industrial Engineering
For detailed Rules and Regulations of M.Tech. Programmes, see Annexure II
2.2.2 Ph. D. Programmes
The Institute has a regular Ph. D. programme leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in
different disciplines of Engineering, Basic Sciences and Management.
For detailed Rules and Regulations of Ph.D. Programmes, see Annexure IV
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3. DEPARTMENTS & CENTERS
3.1 Department of Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Members
S.No. Name Designation Field of Specialization
1 Dr. Tejinder Kumar, Professor & Head Propulsion, Pulse Detonation

Ph.D
2 Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Professor Flight Mechanics
Ph.D.
3 Sh. Rajesh Kumar Assistant Professor Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
M. Tech.
4. Sh. Tushar Siag Assistant Professor Aerodynamics
M.Tech.
5. Sh. M.S. Rajeshwaran Assistant Professor Propulsion
M.Tech
Programmes offered
(a) Bachelor of Technology

The Aerospace Engineering Department was established in year 1962. This department has been
producing Aeronautical Engineers of national and international repute. The course curriculum is made
broad based with the inclusion of the subjects for Civil Aviation/maintenance and Space Dynamics.
Emphasis is given on the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics as well. As of now, this department has
contributed to the progress of Aerospace industry through its illustrious graduate Aeronautical Engineers
at national and international level.
(b) Doctor of Philosophy

The department provides facilities for research leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the fields
of Aerospace Engineering
Laboratory Facilities
Apart from the common laboratories and workshop facilities in the institute, the Department of Aerospace
Engineering has well equipped laboratory facilities of its own in the areas of Aerodynamics, Aircraft
Structures, Aircraft Propulsion, Aircraft system & Instrumentation and Computational Fluid Dynamics.
The Department has also a Workshop in which the students are given training on typical manufacturing
processes in the field of Aerospace Engineering.
Research and Consultancy

Facilities exist in the area of fluid mechanics, wind tunnel testing and testing of gaseous and liquid fuels.
Research facilities on Pulse Detonation Engine have been set-up in collaboration with TBRL, DRDO,
Chandigarh. It is being further developed as in-house project funded by the Institute. An open jet
supersonic Wind Tunnel Research facility also has been installed under in-house project. Sponsored
Research projects on ‘Design optimization of turbo-generator for Fuze applications’ & ‘Parametric study
of Pulse Detonation Engine’ have been completed recently.
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3.2 Department of Applied Sciences
Faculty Members
1. Dr. Sucheta Professor& Head Modern Algebra, Computer Graphics

Ph.D.
2. Dr. Ranjeet Kaur Sehmi Professor Number Theory
Ph.D.
3. Dr. Vasundhara Singh Professor Synthetic Organic Chemistry,
Ph.D. Heterogeneous Catalysis, Green
Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Waste
Water treatment
4. Dr. Harminder Kaur Professor Organometallics, Environmental
Ph.D. Chemistry, Nanomaterials and
Chemical Sensors
5. Dr. L .N .Sharma Professor Geology, Remote Sensing

Ph.D.
6. Dr. Asha Gupta Professor Topology
Ph.D.
7. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Professor Nano Materials, Ferroelectric Materials,
Ph.D. Magnetoelectric Composites
8. Dr. Shobhna Dhiman Associate Experimental Nuclear Physics
Ph.D. Professor
9. Dr. Prem Lata Assistant Analytical Chemistry
Ph.D. Professor
10. Dr. Sumati Mahajan Assistant Operation Research
Ph.D. Professor
11. Dr. Rabia Kamra Assistant Parallel Computing and Numerical
Ph.D. Professor Analysis
12. Dr. Sonu Kumar Assistant Polymer Chemistry

Ph.D. Professor
13. Dr. Shilpi Chaudhary Assistant Surface and Interface Science
Ph.D. Professor
14. Dr. Kulwinder Kaur Assistant Condensed Matter Physics (Theoretical)
Ph.D. Professor
15. Dr. Veeranna Yemapally Assistant Organometallic Catalysis
Ph.D. Professor
The department comprises of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Engineering Geology Sections.
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The department offers core courses in Chemistry, Engineering Geology, Mathematics and Physics. A
compulsory course in Mathematics is offered to 1st semester B. Tech students. In second semester, each
branch selects a course in mathematics out of a basket of courses including courses such as Probability
and Statistics, Partial Differential Equations, Fourier Series, Vector Calculus etc. Open electives in
Mathematics and Minor Specialization Courses are also offered to B.Tech. final year students. A
compulsory course in Mathematics is offered to the students of Master of Technology in 1st semester. In
Physics for B. Tech 1st year and 2nd year, courses like Condensed Matter Physics, Electromagnetic
Theory, Oscillations and Optics, Mechanics while in Chemistry, for B. Tech 1st year and 2nd year Applied
Chemistry, Physical Chemistry courses are taught. Students have the option to take a Minor degree in
Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics by completing 16 credits in any of them. Besides this, the department
offers few open Elective courses in B. Tech to all branches of engineering along with the major degree.
Doctor of Philosophy
The department provides the facilities for research leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the
fields of Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering Geology and Physics. Till date 23 research scholars have
been awarded degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Management and
37 research scholars are pursuing their research work. Joint Supervision of Students with Panjab
University, Punjabi University, DRDO, SASE is also undertaken by the faculty.
The department has well equipped laboratories to impart practical training to the students in the field of
Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Geology. State-of-the-art Research Labs (03) in the Chemistry
section in the areas of Organic Synthesis and Catalysis, Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallics,
Environmental Chemistry, nanomaterials and in Physics Section Advanced Functional Materials are
available to all students.

The department provides research facilities in the fields of Organometallics, Environmental Chemistry,
Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Natural Products and Green Chemistry), Photo Catalysis, Heterogeneous
Catalysis, Fluoro Organic, Heterocyclic Chemistry, Waste Water Treatment, Analytical Chemistry,
Adsorption Studies, Explosives, GIS to Water Logging, Land Slides, Road Networking and Ground
Water Engineering, Number Theory, Topology, Algebra, Coding Theory, Theoretical Physics, Materials
Science, Ferroelectrics and Applications of Remote Sensing. Consultancy and testing facilities exist in the
Chemistry Section for problems relating to Chemical Industry and in the Geology Section for Rock
Testing and Field Survey.
In the department several workshops, seminars, National conferences, expert lectures and short term
courses are organized for the benefit of the industry, academia and students.
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3.3 Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty Members
1. Dr. R.R. Singh, Professor & Head Construction Technology &
Ph.D. Management
2. Dr. R.K. Khitoliya, Professor General Civil Engineering
Ph.D.
3. Dr. Siby John, Professor Environmental Engineering
Ph.D.
4. Dr. Tripta Goyal, Professor Highway Engg; Traffic &
Ph.D. Transportation Engineering
5. Dr. Umesh Sharma, Professor Highway Engineering; Geotechnical
Ph.D. Engineering
6. Dr. S.K. Singh, Professor Soil Mechanics & Foundation
Ph.D. Engineering
7. Dr. Shakti Kumar, Professor Environmental Engineering
Ph.D.
8. Dr. S.K. Verma, Professor Structural Engineering
Ph.D.
9. Dr. Pardeep Kumar Gupta, Professor Highway Engineering; Geotechnical
Ph.D. Engineering
10. Dr. Sarita Singla, Professor Structural Engineering
Ph.D.
11. Sh. Satander Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor Environmental Engineering
M.E.
12. Dr. Geeta Arora, Associate Professor Environmental Engineering
Ph.D.
13. Prof. Mohd. Afaq Alam, Associate Professor Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D.
14. Mrs. Anita Khanna, Associate Professor Structural Engineering
M.E.
15. Dr. Kamal Kumar, Assistant Professor Water Resources Engineering
Ph.D
16. Ms. Sovina Sood, Assistant Professor Highway Engineering
M .E.
17. Sh. Arshdeep Singh, Assistant Professor Structural Engineering
M.E.
18. Sh. Mohit Kumar, Assistant Professor Hydraulics Engineering
M.Tech.
19. Sh. Yatindra Kumar, Assistant Professor Water Resources Engineering
M.Tech.
20. Dr. Har Amrit Singh Sandhu, Assistant Professor Remote Sensing, GIS and
Ph.D. Photogrammetry
21. Sh. Kuldeep Kumar, Assistant Professor Structural Engineering
M.E.
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Programmes offered

The undergraduate curriculum is broad based and is designed to introduce the students to a wide range of
problems encountered by Civil Engineers in the field. A large number of elective subjects are offered to
enable a student to study the area of his special interest in depth. Students are given practical problems of
different areas as their projects. Survey camps and practical training are a part of the curriculum aimed at
familiarizing the students with actual problems. The main areas of study are Structural Engineering,
Transportation Engineering, Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering, Geotechnical Engg.,
Environmental Engineering and Construction Technology & Management.
(b) Master of Technology

Regular courses are offered in M.Tech. (Civil) in the following specializations:
1. Transportation Engineering:
This programme imparts advanced training to B.Tech. Civil Engineering Graduates in the fields of Traffic
and Transportation Engineering, Pavement Materials, Design of Pavements, Soil Mechanics and
Foundation Engineering.
2. Water Resources Engineering:
In this programme, advanced courses in the fields of Fluid Mechanics, Hydrology, Dams, Ground Water
Engineering, Water Resources, Planning and System Engineering, Computer Programming and
Optimization Techniques, Irrigation and Drainage Design etc. are offered.
3. Structural Engineering:
In this programme, advanced courses in the fields of Concrete, Steel, Structural Analysis, Computer
Programming, Experimental Stress Analysis and Pre-stressed Concrete etc. are offered.
4. Environmental Engineering:
In this inter-disciplinary programme, advanced courses in the fields of Air and Noise Pollution, Water and
Land Pollution, Advanced Water and Waste Water Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Microbiology,
Ecology and Limnology, Environmental Legislation, Environmental Impact Assessment and Rural
Environmental Sanitation etc. are offered.
(c) Doctor of Philosophy
The department has experimental and computer facilities for doing research work leading to the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Structures, Transportation, Geotechnical Engineering, Project &
Construction Management, Water Resources Engineering and Environmental Engineering.
The department has excellent laboratory facilities for experimental work. The major laboratories are in
the fields of Experimental Stress Analysis, Highways Materials, Photogrammetry, Traffic Engg.,
Structural Engineering, Hydraulics, Concrete, Structural Models, Surveying, Soil Mechanics,
Environmental Engineering, Fluid Mechanics and Materials Testing, Air, Water and Noise, Quality
Testing.
In addition to normal facilities, latest and precision equipment is available for conducting advanced
research in the fields of Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Three Dimensional Photo-elasticity, Full-scale
Testing, Highway Materials, Pavements, Soil Mechanics, Photogrammetry, Water Resources
Engineering, Design of Regulators, River Training, and Sediment Transport etc. Facilities exist for
providing consultancy in the fields of design of Multi-storeyed Buildings, Bridges, Thermal Power Plants,
Building Tunnels, Dams, Controlled Concrete Mixes, Steel Structures, Transportation and Airports,
Bituminous Mixes, Industrial Structures, Water Tanks, Investigation of Soil for different types of
Structures, Hydraulic Testing of Pipes, Model Testing, Ground Water Testing etc.
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3.4 Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Faculty Members
1 Dr. Shailendra Singh Professor & Head Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence,

Ph.D Machine Learning, Soft Computing, Speech
Technology
2 Dr. Sanjeev Sofat Professor Image Processing, IOT, Security
Ph.D.
3 Dr. Trilok Chand Professor Medical Imaging, IoT, Wireless and Mobile,
Ph.D. Networks, Sensor Networks, Machine
Learning and related area in CSE
4 Dr. Rajesh Bhatia Professor Test Cases Prioritization and Selection
Ph.D Software Clone Detection, Information
Retrieval, Hidden Web Crawlers
5 Dr. Divya Bansal Professor IoT and Mobile Sensing, Data Science and
Ph.D Machine Learning, Information Warfare,Social
Network Analysis
6 Dr. Padmavati Assistant Professor IoT, Wireless Sensor Networks, Deep Learning
PhD.
7 Ms Alka Jindal Assistant Professor Deep Learning Data Security, Image
ME. Processing, steganography, Machine Learning
8 Dr. Rupali Verma Assistant Professor Cryptography, Data Analytics, Machine

Ph.D. Learning, Natural Language Processing
9 Dr. Poonam Saini Assistant Professor Big Data Analytics, Blockchain Technology
Ph.D. Fault-tolerant Distributed Computing, Social
Network Analytics
10 Ms. Shilpa Assistant Professor Data mining, Information Retrieval and
M.E. Filtering, Software Engineering
11 Ms. Sudesh Rani Assistant Professor Computer Networks, Ad Hoc Networks,
M.E. Security
12 Dr. Sandeep Harit Assistant Professor Software Defined Networks, IoT, Network
Ph. D. Security, Intelligent Transport System &
Mobile Communication
13 Dr. Manish Kamboj Assistant Professor Information Retrieval, Web Crawling, Machine
Ph.D. Learning
14 Ms. Amandeep Kaur Assistant Professor Digital Image Processing, Machine Learning,
M.E Data Analytics
15 Mr. Mayank Assistant Professor Machine Learning, Natural Language

M.E. Processing
16 Dr. Sachin Chaudhary Assistant Professor Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence
Ph.D
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Programmes offered
Besides imparting theoretical knowledge, a lot of stress is laid on hands-on training and overall
development of individual’s personality. The teaching programs have been devised keeping in view close
interaction with the industry. The students of this programme are exposed to subjects related to Computer
Science & Engineering. The major subjects covered in this programme include Introduction to
Computing, Data Structures, Computer Architecture, Microprocessors, Database Management Systems,
Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Operating System, Software Engineering and Project
Management, Artificial Expert System, Network Security & Cryptography, System Software, Theory of
Computation, etc.
The competence of the department is reflected in the growing demand for its fresh graduates. The number
of recruiting companies has multiplied many folds in the last few years. Many alumni of the department
are offering their expertise in India and abroad with companies like MICROSOFT, CISCO, IBM,
SEAGATE etc.
The Department is offering two years program leading to the degree of Master of Technology in
“Computer Science & Engineering”.
Some of the major courses offered to M.Tech. students are Advanced Algorithms, Distributed Operating
System, Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Object Oriented Modeling &
Design, Digital System Design, Network System Security, Advanced Computer Networks, Multimedia
Communication Systems, Wireless LANs & Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing, Design of
Experiments & Research Methodology, Soft Computing.
(c) Doctor of philosophy
Department also offers PhD program, Research is one of the most significant activities of the department
and the thrust areas include Information Security, Wireless Networking, Computer Vision & Image
Processing, Wireless Sensor Networks, Bioinformatics etc.
All the Laboratories in the Department are very well equipped with all state of the art facilities ranging
from basic equipment to advanced specialized equipment. Laboratories in the Department include
Wireless Networks & Mobile Computing Laboratory, Embedded Operating System and Microprocessor
Laboratory, Computer Networks laboratory, Software Engineering & Programming Lab, Multimedia &
Computer Graphics Lab, High Performance Computing Laboratory, Cyber Security Research Center,
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Data Base Management System Laboratory.
Different software and hardware which have been added to the Laboratories from time to time include
Qualnet Simulator, Exata Emulator, Sea Max Analyzer Pro: Encoder / Generator software IEEE Wi Max
802.16- 2004-2005 standard, Biometric Authentication & Access Control Device, IBM Rational Rose
Suite, Oracle 10g, Allegro Lisp 6.0, Borland C++, Apple iMacs, Network Cameras, Handy Cams,
Laptops, Apple and HCL servers, etc.
Sponsored research projects which have been successfully undertaken in the Department include:-
Design and Development of Dependable, Secure and Efficient Protocols for Wireless Mesh Networks
(WMN): Sponsored by DIT, "Development of cloud based framework for delivering security as a
service" (Sponsored by DIT, Ministry of Communication & IT, and Govt. of India, “CARTS
:Communication Assisted Road Transportation systems” (Sponsored by ITRA, Media Laboratory Asia,
“IBM Shared University Research Grant Award” (Sponsored by International Business Machine
Corporation (IBM), “Data Mining and Analysis of Indian Origin Academicians in Foreign Universities
for exploring opportunities of Academic Interaction” (sponsored by NSTMIS, DST, “Real time Ambient
Air Quality Monitoring & Repositions Using sensor’s – A Pilot Study” (Sponsored by DST, Chandigarh
Administration.
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3.5 Department of Electrical Engineering
Faculty Members:
1. Dr. Jagdish Kumar Professor & Head Power Electronics and Control
Ph.D. Engineering
2. Dr. Balwinder Singh Professor Power Apparatus &

Ph.D. Systems
3. Prof. Tilak Thakur Professor Power Systems, Electronics,

Ph.D. Instrumentation, Mechatronics
Energy management Auditing
4. Dr.(Ms) Tarlochan Kaur Professor Power Systems, Renewable
Ph.D. Energy, Smart Grids
5. Dr.(Ms) Rintu Khanna Professor Power Systems, Renewables,

Ph.D. Appl. of Neuro-fuzzy systems,
FACTS, DSM& DR, Smart Grid
6. Dr. Sulata Bhandari Associate Professor Renewables, Instrumentation,
Ph. D. Biomedical Engineering
7. Dr. Puneet Chawla Associate Professor Power System Stability,

Ph.D. Electrical Machines Design
8. Dr. Jaimala Gambhir Associate Professor Integrated Power Systems, Renewables

Ph.D. Biomedical, Smart Grids
9. Dr. Raminder Kaur Associate Professor Power System, Transmission

Ph.D. Expansion Planning,
Renewable Energy
10. Dr. Loveleen Kaur Assistant Professor Electrical Transmission and

Ph.D. Distribution Systems, PE Appl.
to Elect. Power Systems
11. Dr. Sandeep Kaur Assistant Professor Power System Operation,
Ph.D. Smart Grid, DSM & DR
12. Sh. Dhiraj Bharat Assistant Professor Power Electronics,

M.Tech. Power Conditioning,
Induction Generator
13. Dr. Tejinder Singh Saggu Assistant Professor Power Systems,
Ph.D Power Electronics,
Renewable Energy Systems
14. Ms. Amita Kumari Assistant Professor Power Electronics, Renewable Energy,
M.Tech Microgrid
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Programmes Offered

The undergraduate programme has been developed to provide a sound foundation in Electrical
Engineering covering wide range of subjects with depth in core subjects like Electrical Circuits, Electrical
Measurement, Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Electrical Machines, Power
Electronics, Electric Drives, Control Engineering, Mechatronics, Digital Electronic Circuits and Devices,
Digital Systems and Microprocessor, Electromagnetic Field Theory, Microprocessors and Interfacing,
Computer Aided Power System Analysis, Electrical Machines Design, Bio-Medical Engineering, Analog
and Digital Communications, Electrical Engineering Economics, High Voltage Engineering, Modern
Instrumentation Systems and Operations Research, Illumination Engineering etc.
The students of third year 6th semester undergo for internship to industries, academic and research
organization of repute all over world to enhance their field experience to real life. Students of final year
take up various projects on Practical/industrial problems in the areas related to Power Systems, Electrical
Machines, Power Electronics, Electric Drives, Control Systems with interface to hardware/software for
design, develop and control a system (Project) based on their knowledge.

Department offers two years Master of Technology programme in Electrical Engineering with electives in
the areas of Electrical Power Systems, Power Electronics & Electric Drives and Control Systems.
Theoretical courses are normally covered in one year, and the 2nd year is devoted fully for thesis work
mostly industry based project.

Department also offers Ph.D. programme facilitating students to carry out research in different areas of
Electrical Engineering such as Power System, Power Electronics, Control Engineering, Instrumentation
and Renewable Energy and Hybrid System. Interdisciplinary research are also encouraged through
interface with other departments.
Laboratory Facilities:
The department has excellent laboratory facility for conducting experimental and research work. Major
equipment and software available in the laboratories include:
Digital Earth Testers, Power Quality Analyser, Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Interactive Grounding
System Analysis software, Portable Load Manager, ETAP Software, PSCAD/EMTDC Software,
MATLAB with Toolboxes and SIMULINK, SPARD Software, ECG ANSYS machine,
Goniometer,ICAP-4-SPICE,CASPOC, P-SPICE (CADENCE ORCAD 16.0), Photo voltaic kit,
Pneumatic kit, Workstations, dSPACE DS 1104.
Research & Consultancy

The department provides research in the following areas of Electrical Engineering:
Power System Stability, Power Flow Studies, Grounding, Finite Element Analysis, Illumination, Energy
Auditing, Power Electronics & Drives, Hybrid Systems, Mechatronics etc.
The Departmental laboratories have facilities for providing consultancy in the fields of design of
Electrical Transmission and Distribution System, Power Flow Studies, Computation of Short Circuit
Currents, Steady State and Transient Stability Studies of Power Systems and Computation of Dynamic
Over Voltage in Power System, Design of Industrial Power Systems, Grounding, Design and Testing of
Illumination, High Voltage Testing of Power Apparatus, Finite Element Analysis of Field Problems and
Systems Optimization, Energy saving Auditing, Power Electronics and Drives, Control Systems, Third
Party Quality Assurance (TPQA) etc.
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3.6 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Faculty Members:
Sr. Name of Faculty Designation Area of Specialization(s)

No.
1. Dr. (Ms.) Neena Gupta, Professor& Communication, Optical Communication,
Ph.D. Head Optoelectronics
2. Dr. (Ms.) Neelu Jain Ph.D. Professor Digital Signal Processing, Digital Image Processing,
Embedded Systems
3. Dr. Deepak Bagai Professor Communication Networks, Electronic Waste
Ph.D. Management
4. Dr.(Ms.) Neelam Rup Professor Digital System Design, VLSI Design, Communication,
Prakash Assistive Technologies
Ph.D.
5. Sh. Nagendra Sah Associate GSM, Computer Networking, Wireless
M.E Professor Communication, VLSI Design
6. Dr. (Ms.) Divya Dhawan Associate Optical Communication, Photonics
Ph.D. Professor
7. Dr. Arun Kumar Singh, Associate Nanoelectronics, Transparent Electronics, Microwave
Ph.D. Professor Imaging, Antenna, Solar Cells
8. Dr. (Ms.) Rita Mahajan, Assistant Parallel Processing, VLSI Design, Virtual
Ph.D. Professor Instrumentation
9. Dr. Sukhwinder Singh, Assistant Virtual Instrumentation, image Processing, Embedded
Ph.D. Professor Systems, Communication
10. Dr. (Ms.) JyotiKedia Assistant Photonic Integrated Circuits Design, Optical Network
Professor on chip, Digital VLSI Design, VHDL
11. Dr. (Ms.) Jasbir Kaur Assistant Digital Design, Communication Systems,
Ph.D. Professor Verilog/VHDL, VLSI Design
12. Mr. Bipan Chand Kaushal, Assistant Analog Electronics, Microelectronics

M.E Professor
13. Dr Gaurav Mani Khanal Assistant Resistive switching devices and system design,
Professor Beyond CMOS low power devices and system design,
Neuromorphic engineering & Brain inspired
Electronics.
14. Dr Poonam Lohan Assistant Wireless communication networks, small cell
Professor heterogenous cellular networks, UAV assisted
networks.
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Programmes offered

The department offers B.Tech. programme in Electronics & Communication Engineering. The students
are exposed to subjects related to Materials, Components and Processes/Systems involved in Electronics,
Major subjects covered in this programme include Analog Devices and Circuits, Microwave Engineering,
Digital Design, Communication Engineering, Satellite Communication, VLSI, Microprocessor &
Microcontroller, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Architecture, Computer Networks. Close
interaction with the industry has led to evolution of a teaching system, which produces diligent and
erudite engineers. The young engineers have excelled both in higher education and in industry.

Two full time M.Tech. programmes namely M.Tech. (Electronics) and M.Tech. (VLSI Design) are being
offered by the department. Some of the major courses offered are Communication Systems, Opto
Electronics, Wireless Sensors Networks, Advanced Digital Signal Processing, Digital VLSI Design,
Computer Aided VLSI Design, Testing& Fault Tolerance. Our Post graduate programmes aims to
develop employability skills through combining elective courses such as Machine learning, PLC etc. and
remain up to date with industry standard tools and hardware resources.

To provide students with scope for applied research and innovation in field of Electronics and VLSI and
motivate them to work in evolving technologies. The department also offers Ph.D. program. Major
research areas include Optical Communication, Digital Signal Processing, VLSI Design, and
Nanotechnology.
The major laboratories in the department include Basic Electronics, Embedded System, VLSI Design,
Optical Communication, Virtual Instrumentation Lab, Microwave Lab, Videocon Lab, Nanoelectronics
Lab, Communication Lab. All the labs are well equipped with state of art facilities. Major equipments &
software available in the labs are VPI Photonics,Silvaco, OPTSIM, MODESYS, Beamprop, MATLAB,
Bloom with Digital Signal Processing, NI Lab View 8, ORCAD, Quartus II, Microwind 3, Qualnet, Flow
Code, XILINX, IE3D Microwave wizard, Proteus, Active/passive components of Microwave and
antennas, Visual TCAD, PCB Prototype Machine, Hand Held Spectrum Analyzer, Kits for Wireless
Sensor Networks, DSP, Microcontroller, FPGA, etc. New Printed circuit board design lab is established
last year in the department. PCB lab is equipped is LPKF PCB Prototyping Machine.

As we march into the next millennium of Science and Technology, we face the intriguing problem of
colossal demand for high speed, reliable and cost effective technology and with ever increasing
applications IoT, Embedded and Nano-Microelectronic system design are the technologies for the future.
Our department R&D and Consultancy expertise range is from VLSI to Photonics to Nanoelectronics to
Embedded systems. The state of art workstations equipped with simulation software’s including Silvaco
TCAD, HyperLynx 3D EM and Ansys HFSS are being utilized for the design and development of Nano-
electronic devices, Nano-photonics, Nano-antennas, Metamaterials, HF circuits etc. In addition, lab
houses various characterization equipment’s including Vector network Analyzer (20 GHz), Source
Measurement Unit (SMU), Probe Station System, 6.5”Digit Multimeter, Multi Xchannel DSO, Dual
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channel DC supply etc. PCB lab is equippied is LPKF PCB Prototyping Machine.S103 Protomat from
LPKF has the capability of micro-milling PCB’s based on the Gerber design file input. The Design file of
the PCB is exported in Gerber format from various design software’s like Cadence PCB Designer,
Altium, Autodesk Eagle etc.
The laboratory is currently involved in executing various projects funded/sponsored by National Funding
agencies such as Department of Sciences and Technology (DST), Defence Research and Development
Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) etc.
Facilities and expertise for research and consultancy also exist in the areas of Telecommunication, Digital
Design, Optical Communication, Microprocessor applications, Microwave communication, VLSI and
Digital Signal Processing.
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3.7 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Members
Sr. No. Name of Faculty Designation Specialization
1. Dr. S.K. Mangal Professor& Head Semi-active Vibration Control, F.E.M. in

Ph.D. Engineering
2. Dr.Alakesh Manna Professor Micro manufacturing, Nano-finishing,
Ph.D. Traditional, Non-traditional, Hybrid and
Micro Machining, Fabrication of
Composites and Ceramics
3. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Professor Advanced Manufacturing, Mechanical
Ph.D. Metallurgy, Material Science
4. Dr.Perminderjit Singh Professor Thermal Engineering,Environmentally
Ph.D. Conscious Manufacturing,
5. Dr. Sushant Samir Professor Thermal Engineering, I.C Engines and
Ph.D. Automobile Engineering
6. Dr. D.R. Prajapati Professor Quality Management, Production
Ph.D. &Operation Management, Industrial
Engineering
7. Dr. Rakesh Dang Assoc. Professor Thermal Engineering
Ph.D.
8. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Kanda Assoc. Professor Ergonomics, Mechanical Design
Ph.D.
9. Prof. S.K. Soni Assoc. Professor Solar Energy, Thermal Engineering
M. Tech.
10 Dr.Sarbjit Singh Assoc. Professor Conventional and Unconventional
Ph.D. processing of Composites, Metal matrix
composites, welding technology,
Simulation using ANSYS and ABAQUS
11. Dr. Sandeep Salodkar Assistant Professor CAD/CAM, Manufacturing, Industrial
Ph.D. Engineering
12. Dr. Kamal Kumar Assistant Professor Advance Machining Processes, EDM/
Ph.D. WEDM, Metallic Materials and
Biodegradable Implants
13. Dr.Tejbir Kaur Assistant Professor Vibration and Control, Automation &
Ph.D. Robotics
14. Prof. A.N. Dubey Assistant Professor Product Design and Developement ,
M. Tech. (On study leave) Manufacturing & Quality Engineering.
15. Dr.Gurjeet Singh Assistant Professor Heat Transfer & Fluid Dynamics,
Ph.D. Computational Fluid Dynamics, Energy,
Energy and Exergoeconomics,
16. Dr. Ankit Yadav Assistant Professor Solar energy, refrigeration and air
Ph.D. conditioning, computational fluid
dynamics
17. Dr.Chander Kant Susheel Assistant Professor Active Vibration control, Functionally
Ph.D. Graded Materials, Optimization
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18. Dr. Mahesh Kumar Yadav Assistant Professor Phase-Change Heat Transfer, Hydrogen
Ph.D. Management and Mitigation, Energy
Systems, Inverse Heat Transfer and
Measurement Techniques
19. Dr. V. P. Singh Professor Design, Vibration, Strength of Materials,
Ph.D. (Re-employed) Theory of Machines.
Programmes offered

The Department offers B.Tech. Degree programme in Mechanical Engineering. The programme is NBA
accredited for three years from 2019.The course aims at providing basic knowledge in the areas like
Thermal Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Machine Design, Fluid Mechanics, Dynamics of
Machinery, Industrial Engineering etc. The major subjects offered under the programme are Engineering
and Machine Drawing, Applied thermodynamics, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Heat Transfer,
Strength of Materials, Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines, Mechanical Vibration, Engineering
Design, CAD/CAM, Finite Element Methods, Manufacturing Processes, Production Engineering,
Industrial Engineering, Operation Management and Quality Control, Work Study and Ergonomics,
Automobile Engineering, Energy Conversion and Power Plant Engineering, etc.

The department offers two years M.Tech. programme in Mechanical Engineering with an intake of 18 full
time and 5 sponsored / part time students. The M.Tech. Programme is NBA accredited for five years from
2016-2021. The programme offers a variety of advanced core & elective courses in Thermal Engineering,
Design Engineering, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering. The course work provides advanced
knowledge of Mathematical Modeling and Simulation, Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Design of
Experiment and Research Methodology, Finite Element Methods etc. Different allied courses like
Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Advanced Vibration Engineering, Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer
Computational Fluid Dynamics Power Plant Engineering etc. are also offered. Course also attempts to
improve Technical Communications for report writing and presentation.

The department also offers Ph.D. programme in different research areas which include Advance and
Micro Manufacturing, Composites and Biomaterials, Mechanical Design and Vibration control, Heat
Transfer, Solar Energy, Exergo-economics, Industrial Engineering & Quality Control etc.
The department has excellent facilities for practical and research work in the laboratories of Advanced
Manufacturing, Strength of Materials, Thermal Engineering, Heat Transfer, Refrigeration & Air
Conditioning, Computer Aided Design, Dynamics of Machines and Hydraulic Machines. All the
Laboratories in the Department are very well equipped with facilities ranging from basic equipment to
advanced specialized equipment and the new equipments are added to the laboratories time to time.
Some of the important facilities available are: Industrial Scale Boilers, Steam Engines and steam turbine
setups, Test Rigs for IC Engines, Hydraulic UTM, Hardness Tester, Fatigue Testing Machine, CNC
Turning Machine (8-turret), Micro Machining Setup (DT-10) Fast Drill EDM setup, Injection Molding
Machine, 3-D printers (single nozzle), Solid Works and ANSYS software, Real Time Active Vibration
Control System, Thermal Energy Storage System, Solar Energy System, Heat Exchangers, Hydraulic
Turbines etc.
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Research & Consultancy
Department faculties are actively involved in conducting research in the areas of Conventional and Non-
conventional Machining Processes; Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM), Win Electrical Discharge
Machining (WEDM), Electro – Chemical Discharge Machining (ECDM), Vibration Control in
automobiles and Machine Tools, Design of Mechanical Systems, Metallic and Polymeric Composites,
Biomaterials, Surface Finishing processes, Design of Solar and Thermal energy storage systems, Air
Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems, Process Control and Industrial Optimization, Work study and
Ergonomics etc.
Faculty members are currently handling the DST sponsored research projects in the fields of
Biomaterials, Micro Machining and Solar Energy System. Department have successfully completed the
various consultancy works in Automobiles and Materials Testing from nearby Industries and Govt.
sectors.
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3.8 Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Faculty Members:
S. No Name of Faculty Designation Field of Specialization

1 Dr. (Ms.) Uma Batra, Professor & Head Structure-Property Correlation,
PhD Austempered Ductile Iron, Failure
Analysis, Biomaterials,Ti-Alloy Bio
Implants, Lead-Free Solder Development
2 Dr. JD Sharma, Associate Professor Transparent Ceramics, Conducting
PhD Ceramics and Thin Films,
High Strain Rate Mitigation Materials
Light Weight Composites for High Strain
3 Sh. Suresh Chand, Assistant Professor Brazing of Metals (e.g.Tiand its Alloys),
M.Tech. Bulk Ultrafine Nanostructured Materials
Produced by Ball Milling and Severe
Plastic Deformation Processes, Structure-
Property Relationship of Materials,
Electron Microscopy, Aging and
Recrystallization of Metals, Mechanical
Behavior of Materials, Development Of
Alloys (e.g. Al, Ag. Ti) for Brazing
Applications, Modeling and Simulation of
Metallurgical Processes
4 Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Assistant Professor High Entropy Alloys, High-Temperature
PhD Oxidation, Corrosion, Powder Metallurgy
5 Dr. Sandan Kumar Sharma, Assistant Professor Processing of Advanced Structural
PhD Ceramics, Transparent Ceramics,
Tribology of Materials, Spark Plasma
Sintering, Nano Composite Materials
6 Dr. Ranvir Singh, Assistant Professor Metal Matrix composite, Tribology, Nano
PhD Materials
7 Dr. Ravi Kant, Assistant Professor Composite Materials, Nanomaterials, and
PhD Wear
Programmes Offered
(a) B.Tech. Programme

The Department offers B.Tech. Degree programme in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering. The
programme aims to provide basic knowledge in the areas of making, shaping, and treatment of metals and
materials. The major subjects of study offered are Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Material Science &
Engineering, Engineering Analysis and Design, Physical Metallurgy, Phase Transformation and Heat
Treatment, Metal Casting, Failure Analysis of Materials, Material Joining Technology, Electro
Metallurgy and Corrosion, Ceramics, Extractive Metallurgy for Non-Ferrous Metals, Iron Making
Technology, Steel Making Technology, Thermodynamics of Materials etc.
(b) M.Tech.Programme
The department started M.Tech. Programme in ‘Industrial Materials and Metallurgy’ in July 1996. The
programme has attracted candidates from engineering industries and academia. Since then, the
programme is full time and student intake is 18+5 (Supernumerary). The M.Tech. Programme is NBA
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accredited for two years from 2017-2019. The programme offers a variety of core & elective courses
based on Fractal Credit System such as Bridge Course, Physical Metallurgy, Steel Production
Technology, Casting Technology, Materials Joining Technology, Functional Materials, Surface
Engineering, Characterization of Materials, Materials Processing Technology, Metal Forming & Heat
Treatment, Powder Metallurgy Technology, Biomaterials and Nano Materials.
The subjects offered to the undergraduate and postgraduate students are regularly updated by
incorporating the recent trends in the fields of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering in consultation with
eminent personalities from industry, academic and research institutions.

The department pursues active research in different areas which include Biomaterials, High Strength
Ferrous Materials for Automobile Industry, High Entropy Alloys, Surface Engineering, Corrosion and
Tribology, Transparent Ceramics, High Strain Rate Mitigation Technologies and Materials, Lead-Free
Solder Development, Materials Joining,
Laboratory Facilities:
Laboratory facilities exist in the department in the areas of Biomaterials, Physical Metallurgy, Industrial
Metallurgy, Research Laboratory, Materials Characterization, Mineral Engineering, Particulate
Metallurgy Lab, and Computer Simulation Lab.
The Biomaterials Laboratory is equipped with Wire EDM, FTIR, DTA-DSC-TGA, Stereo Zoom
Microscope, Micro UTM, Micro Weighing Balance with Density measurement set up, Programmable
Furnace, Dip Coating Unit, Spin Coating Unit, Digital pH Meter, Ultrasonic Cleaning Apparatus,
Bacteriological Incubator, Viscosity Meter, Mechanical stirrer, Rota Mantle, Oil Bath, Electro-Chemical
Work Station with FRA Module-Potentiostat, High Energy Ball Mill, Hydraulic Press.
The Physical Metallurgy Laboratory is equipped with Slow Speed Diamond Cutter, Dry/Wet Polishing
Machine, J-Mat Pro, Muffle Furnaces, Metallurgical Microscopes, Inverted Microscope, Neophote II,
Image Analyzer, Jominey End Quench Test Equipment, Abrasive Cutter, Dip Coater, Manual Rockwell
Hardness Tester, Magnetic Stirrer, and Soldering Station
The Industrial Metallurgy Laboratory is equipped with Melting Furnace, Programmable Muffle Furnaces,
Vacuum Sintering Furnace, Surface Grinder, Welding machine, Shear cutter, and Rolling Mill.
The Research Laboratory is equipped with SEM-EDS, High-Temperature Furnace, Lyophilizer, Glove
Box, Bomb Calorimeter, Programmable Muffle Furnace, Surface Roughness Tester, Conductivity Meter,
Carbon Sulphur Apparatus, LCR Meter and Weighing Balances with 0.1 mg Sensitivity etc.
The Materials Characterization Laboratory is equipped with Digital Rockwell Hardness Tester, Vicker’s
Hardness Tester,Wear & Friction Monitor, and Ultrasonic Flaw Detector.
The Mineral Engineering Laboratory is equipped with Crusher, Ball Mill, Floatation Cell, Magnetic
Separator, Cone classifier, Pot Mill, Rod Mill, Sieve Shaker, RO-Tap SieveShaker Metallurgical Stereo
Microscope, High-Temperature Vertical Tubular Furnace for Oxidation and Reduction Process, and
High-Temperature Horizontal Tubular Furnace
The Particulate Metallurgy Laboratory is equipped with Vacuum ARC Melting Furnace, Biologic
Potentiostat, Contact Angle Instruments, Muffle Furnace, Bottom Pouring Stir Casting Furnace, Air
Compressor, Rectifier, Sand Mill, Green Compaction Strength Tester, Sand Rammer, Permeability
Apparatus.
The Computer and Simulation Laboratory is equipped with MATLAB, Auto Cad, ANSYS Software.

The department has the competency to carry out research and consultancy work in the area of
Development of Mg alloy Biodegradable Implants, Hydroxyapatite based Bone Graft Materials,
Development of Ceramics, Polymers and Hybrid Composite, Coating on Implants & their
Characterization, Development of Austempered Ductile Iron for Engineering Applications, Coatings, 3rd
generation Solar Cells, Metallurgical Waste Management, Transparent Ceramics: Synthesis and
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Characterization, Heat Treatment Cycle Optimization using JmatPro Software, Failure Analysis,
Microstructures Evaluation on-Destructive Testing, Die Penetrant Test, Ultrasonic Flaw detection, Macro
Examination of Steels to Determine Sulphur, Phosphorus Chemical Analysis of Elements in Steels, Cast
Iron, Aluminium, Copper and other alloys, Thin Film Coatings for Wear & Corrosion Resistant
Applications, Welding Fluxes Improvement or Development, Lead free Solder- Development, Material
Selection Ferrous (Steels & Cast Irons),Non-Ferrous (Aluminum, Copper etc. alloys) Casting Design &
Defect Analysis, Hardness Testing.
In the recent past, we have successfully completed research & consultancy projects of Mahindra &
Mahindra Ltd, Mahle Engine Components Ltd, Modern Steels Ltd, and soon, we shall start working on a
project related to arc furnace slag offered by Vardhman Special Steels Ltd.
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3.9 Department of Production & Industrial Engineering
Faculty Members
S. No. Name Designation Field of Specialization
1 Dr. R.S. Walia Professor and Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Thermal

Ph.D. Head Spray Coatings, Industrial Engineering, SCM,
MMC, Optimization and Ergonomics.
2 Dr. Parveen Kalra Professor CAD/CAM & Robotics, FEM, Human
Ph.D. Engineering
3 Dr. Narendra Mohan Professor Welding and Casting, Metal Matrix
Ph.D. Composites & Metal Processing
4 Dr. R.M. Belokar Professor Manufacturing System Design, Value Engineering,
Ph.D. Non –conventional Machining
5 Dr. M.M. Goud Associate CNC Machines, MTD, Advanced
Ph.D. Professor Manufacturing and FEA
6 Dr. Suman Kant Associate Industrial Engineering, Experimental Design,
Ph.D. Professor Quality Engineering and MMC
7 Dr. C.S. Jawalkar Associate Advanced Manufacturing, Machining, MMC
Ph.D. Professor and Supply Chain Management
8 Dr. Rahul O Assistant CNC, CAD/CAM, Rapid Prototyping, FRP
Vaishya Professor and Non-Conventional Machining
Ph.D.
9 Sh. Dina Nath Associate Machine Drawing, Jig Tool & Die Design
B.E Superintendent
Programmes offered

The department offers NBA accredited B.Tech. Degree programme in Production and Industrial
Engineering with an intake of 40 students. The curriculum of programme has been designed to provide
competency in designing, implementing and managing manufacturing systems. The curriculum is a blend
of theory and practical courses in the areas of design, manufacturing, industrial engineering and
management. Along with theoretical knowledge, focus is laid on hands-on training and overall
development of individual’s personality. The curriculum has been designed by keeping in view the need
of global manufacturing industry after interaction with academicians, R&D and experts from reputed
industries. The department has a broad network of alumni since 1967 which are offering their expertise all
over the world in companies like Amazon, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti, JP Morgan, Hyundai, Tata Motors,
L&T etc.

The department offer two years Master of Technology (M.Tech) programme in Production & Industrial
Engineering with an intake of 18 full time and 5 sponsored / part time students. The M.Tech Programme
is NBA accredited. The curriculum is a blend of advanced courses in Manufacturing and Industrial
Engineering apart from courses in Advanced Mathematics and Design of Experiments and Research
Methodology. The program requires two semesters of research work on an appropriate topic of
Production / Industrial Engineering and submission of dissertation after completion of research work.
Department has the most modern infrastructure to undertake high-end teaching, research and
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developmental activities in its laboratories, besides highly qualified faculty. The students activities,
research publications, workshops organized, MOUs and collaborations with reputed institutions and
industries of our department reflects as one of the fastest growing department in this institute.

The department has facilities to carry out research leading to Ph.D. in the areas of Non-Conventional
Machining Processes, Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management,
Machining, Welding Engineering, Quality and Reliability, Optimization, Industrial Engineering and
Human Engineering.
The department has well equipped Laboratories in the fields of Machine Tools and Metal Cutting,
Casting, Welding, Metrology, Non-Conventional Machining, Rapid Prototype, CAD/CAM and Human
Engineering. Moreover, department has established foundry lab with latest sand testing equipment.
Besides, department have new equipments for research work like Vacuum casting machine (Renishaw
make), 3 in 1 Vacuum investment casting machine (Nikunj make), C.N.C Mini Mill (HAAS Make),
Electronic Tenso Meter (Ashian Make), EDM, AFM setup, ECDM setup in modern manufacturing Lab.
Department also established the special casting machines for research like vacuum type stir casting
bottom pouring machine for development of Al and Mg alloys/composite. Advanced welding equipments
like Ultrasonic plastic welding machine, wire but welding is also established. Department in collaboration
with COE (P&I) have facilities of Portable EMG system, Biopac MP-45 system for EDA, PPG
measurement, Portable physiological monitoring system, Kinect V2 IR Cameras, Whole body and Hand
arm vibrations analysis kit, Electronic dynamometer, Electronic pinchmeter, Pressure mapping system
(seat and back), Delmia Human software, Anthropometric kit, Oxygen analyser, EEG-EMG system, Jack
Software and Portable Gait System, and laser engraving. Metallurgical Microscope with image analysis,
Micro Hardness Tester, Surface Tester are also established in Metrology lab for material characterization.

Facilities exist for taking up research projects and industrial consultancy in the areas of Welding
Engineering, Non-Conventional Machining, Industrial Automation, Work Design & Ergonomics, Plant
Layout and Material Handling, CNC Operations, Total Quality Management, Value Engineering,
Industrial Design, Ergonomics and Rapid Prototype.
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3.10 Centre of Excellence in Industrial & Product Design
Faculty Members
S. No. Name Designation Field of Specialization
1 Dr. Parveen Kalra Professor & CAD/CAM & Robotics, FEM,

Ph.D. Coordinator Human Engineering, Additive
Manufacturing
2 Dr. Neelam R. Prakash Professor & Digital System Design, VLSI
Ph.D. Co-coordinator Design, Healthcare Technologies
3 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Professor & Manufacturing, Mechanical
Ph.D. Co-coordinator Metallurgy, Material Science
Programmes offered
a) Doctor of Philosophy
The department has state of art facilities for research leading to Ph.D. degree in the area of Human
Engineering and Design Applications in Medical Sciences.
The Human Engineering laboratory is well-equipped to carry out experimentation and research work in
the areas of whole body and hand arm vibration exposure, anthropometry, seat design, ergonomic
evaluation of industrial systems and consumer products. The main equipment in the laboratory includes
Portable EMG system, Biopac MP-45 system for EDA, PPG measurement, Portable physiological
monitoring system, Kinect V2 IR Cameras, Whole body and Hand arm vibrations analysis kit, Electronic
dynamometer, Electronic pinchmeter, Pressure mapping system (seat and back), Delmia Human software,
Anthropometric kit, Oxygen analyser, EEG-EMG system, Jack Software and Portable Gait System
The prototyping laboratory has equipments for additive manufacturing based on extrusion and polyjet
technologies. It also has facilities for conversion of CT scan images to 3D models, measurement of
physiological parameter monitoring and design and fabrication of PCBs. The facilities in this laboratory
are being used for development of products for medical applications, assembly tools and
workplace organizational aids. Equipment in the laboratory includes 3D scanning system and software,
MIMICS Innovation suite (Mimics, 3-matic and Magics RP software), Fused Deposition Modeling
(FDM) : Fortus 400 MC (Small), Polyjet Prototyping Machine : EDEN 260V, NI Simulator, NI DAQ
cards and Data logger cards, Lab VIEW, Controllers, sensors and actuators, Altium software and PCB
prototyping machine
The Embedded system laboratory has equipments for development of embedded systems based on Intel
atom boards. The facilities in this laboratory are being used for development of products for medical
applications and workplace organizational aids. Equipment in the laboratory includes Intel Boards, Health
Sensors and Health kits.

Facilities and expertise for research and consultancy exist in the areas of Human Engineering, Design
Applications in Medical Sciences, Advanced CAD, FEM, Digital System Design, VLSI Design,
Healthcare Technologies and Additive Manufacturing. Collaborative research is being undertaken in these
areas with leading organizations such as PGIMER Chandigarh, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of
Dental Sciences & Hospital Punjab University Chandigarh, Minda Corporation Limited Noida, ABB
Banglore, Intel Banglore, NITIE Mumbai.
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3.11 Centre of Management and Humanities (CMH)
Faculty Members
S.No Name Designation Field/Area of Specialization
1. Dr. Sharda Kaushik Professor & Head Linguistics, Communication Skills,

English Literature, Educational Planning
& Management, Writing for Newspapers
2. Cdr.(Dr.) Avikshit Professor Management of Technology, Operations
and Production Management, Supply
Chain Management, Project &
Programme Management, Organisation
and Individual’s Behaviour.
3. Dr. Anju Singla Associate Professor General Management, Corporate
Finance, Entrepreneurship
About the Centre
The Centre of Management and Humanities (CMH) was established on 1st September, 2016 by carving
out a section of academics pertaining to Management and Humanities from the Department of Applied
Sciences. It began to operate as an independent Centre, following similar norms as other departments of
the institute, from 3rd January2017 in the New Academic Block of the institute campus.
The Centre offers courses such as Ethics and Self Awareness, Communication Skills (Basic and
Advanced) to B. Tech 1st year students and Economics, Sociology, Psychology and French to B. Tech 2nd
year students. New options - English Literature, Philosophy and History are also offered to B. Tech 2nd
year students. A new compulsory course ‘Research and Publication Ethics’ is also being taught to all new
Ph.D. scholars. Additionally, the students of B. Tech 2nd year were offered a pilot program ‘Internship
Readiness Program’ for the academic semester 19202.
CMH also offers a Proficiency course, titled ‘Rural Development Work-Based Learning Course’ to B.
Tech 1st year students, from the Academic Session 2019-2020. In addition to this, compulsory courses are
offered in Management to B. Tech 8th semester students. Minor Specialisation in various Management
subjects (Principles of Management, Financial Management, Business Environment & Business Laws,
Managing Innovation & Change, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, and Business
Research) is offered to B. Tech 7th and 8th semester students.
The CMH also offers a course in Soft Skills and Management consisting of Communication Skills,
Professional Ethics, and Management, Entrepreneurship & IPR to M. Tech 1st year students of all
branches. Further, PhD programmes are offered in different domains of Management and English.
Programmes offered:
Doctor of Philosophy (Management)
Doctor of Philosophy (English)
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LABORATORY FACILITIES
The Centre has a Language Lab functioning with 31 computers installed with English Edge, Focus
English and ORELL i-TELL Softwares which provide students with the opportunity to learn English
using new modes and methods. We expect that our attempt will help students to realign their perceptions
with the inputs received from various sources. The integration of technology and its software facilitates
access to CALL or Computer Assisted Language Learning, providing added motivation to students and
teachers. In addition to ORELL i-TELL Software, a 65 inch Spectron Interactive LED Screen has been
added to the Language Lab.
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3.12 Cyber Security Research Center
Faculty Members
S.no. Name Designation Field/ area of specialization

1. Dr. Divya Bansal Head CSRC Information Security, Cyber Warfare,
Professor, CSE Pervasive Sensing, Cloud Computing &
Security, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Social
Media Analytics
2. Dr. Manvjeet Kaur Assistant Biometric Security, Self Biometrics, Latent
Professor fingerprint Processing, Image Processing,
Machine Learning
It is a unique, first of its kind Research Centre having NASSCOM as consortium of industries, PEC as
academia and DIT, Chandigarh Administration as administration amongst its collaborators. It has been
established to provide research, training and advice to various stakeholders. CSRC aims at bridging gaps
by being think tank for the nation using institutional frame work to bridge the divide between, the
Government the military and the industry. CSRC also aims at bridging an ecosystem of academia and
industry with much longer tenures. The Cyber Security Research Centre closely collaborates with
Industry, Government, Academia and other International Forums to foster research in the area. The
Center is progressing well to become a valuable regional and national asset for the development of
readiness and incidence response for protecting nation’s Cyberspace. The Centre now has an established
professional reputation in the area of Information security with peers overseas Universities and research
institutions. The faculties have worked with several banks to aid and advise them in handling cyber frauds
and other economic crimes. Faculty is also involved in various outreach activities, trainings and
awareness campaigns relevant to different stakeholders. In this endeavor, more than 300 police officers
and defense personnel from all the tri services have been trained at CSRC in handling cybercrimes and
investigations.
Mission of CSRC
1. Conduct high quality applied research in emerging areas of InfoSec including social media,
pervasive computing, and crowd sourcing and perform analytics to extract Intelligence.
2. Create indigenous innovative solutions via commercial applications of research.
3. Create opportunities for the transfer of skills, knowledge and ideas between CSRC and the
community at large.
4. Aid and advice organizations in cyber security policy enforcements, conduct of security audits and
incident handling.
5. Train the manpower in InfoSec related skills.
Collaboration
1. Various Government, academia and industry stack holders are
2. Government –HQ IDS under Ministry of Defence, Meity, DST, Media Lab Asia, Ministry of
Defence.
3. Academic – IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, NIT Durgapur, Singapore Management University,
University of California, Riverside.
4. Strategic Departments- National Security Agencies.
5. Industry – Dbaux, Microsoft Research Centre, Xerox Systems, Data Security Council of India, TCS
Innovation Labs
6. Citizens
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Programmes Offered
M.Tech Programme
A PG course offering M. Tech. in Computer Science and Information Security is being successfully run
under the Centre since 2010, with faculty working in several key research areas of national interest. The
course Curriculum is up-to-date and covers a wide range of courses which spans through all the cutting-
edge technologies.
Ph.D. Programme
A doctorate Programme is also offered in various key areas like
• Information Warfare • Cybercrime, Investigations & Forensics
• Behavioral studies using Social Computing • Human Aspects of Security
• Wireless Network Security • Information Security Management
• Biometric Security • Network Security
• Data Privacy • Threat Intelligence and Penetration Testing
• Smartphones based user tracking and • Security and Privacy Measurements

localization
• Cryptography
MoU with CSRC
Memorandum of Understanding Between Defence Information Assurance and Research Agency,

Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence, Government of India and Cyber Security
Research Centre, Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh for ‘Academic
and Research Cooperation’.
Board of Advisors: -
S.no. Name Affiliation

1 Dr. ShekharDutt Former Governor of Chhattisgarh, Deputy NSA, Defence
Secretary
2 Dr. SD Pradhan Former Deputy NSA, Chairman JIC
3 Dr. KanwalSibal Former foreign secretary, Member, NSAB
4 Mr. PradyotHaldar Former Director Intelligence Bureau, Member NSAB
5 Lt. Gen. DS Hooda Former GOC-in-C Northern Command

6 Prof. Maninder Agarwal Professor CSE, IIT Kanpur
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Laboratory Facilities: -
1. NVIDIA DGX Station with 4X Tesla V100 and 500 TFLOPS Mixed precision personal AI
Supercomputer.
2. Various sensors and development kits like Arduino & Raspberry Pi (Development of IoT based
projects are also available in lab)
3. The lab also includes SPLUNK (Big Data Analytics)
4. Mobile Forensic Kit (Data Extraction form mobiles and analysis)
5. Reflected Ultraviolet Imaging System (RUVIS- for capturing latent fingerprints).
6. Various sensors and development kits like Arduino & Raspberry Pi (Development of IoT based
projects are also available in lab)
7. A digital data-wall for data analytics and visualization.
Research and Consultancy Facilities: -
1. Cluster proposal under the cyber Security (CS) Research of Interdisclinary Cyber Physical
Systems, INR 2.2 crores (for first year) Total Project Cost: 6.68 crore, ICPS, DST, GoI (Status:
Sectioned), 2019-2022,National Coordinator : Dr. Divya Bansal, Co-PI: Dr. Manvjeet Kaur
2. Framework for Generating Actionable- Intelligence form Cyber Space using Computational
Techniques & Analysis, INR 69.9 lacs ICPS, DST, GoI (Status: Sanctioned), 2019-2022, PI: Dr.
Divya Bansal, Co-PI: Dr.Poonam Saini
3. Development of Cloud Based Framework for Delivering Security asa Service, Department of
Information Technology, GoI, 55 Lacs, PI: Dr. Divya Bansal (Completed)
4. Information Security Assessment Model for Banks, IBM University Relations, 7.5 Lacs, PI: Dr.
Divya Bansal (Completed)
5. Design and Development of Dependable, Secure and Efficient Protocols for Wireless Mesh
Networks (WMN), Department of Information Technology, GoI, 46.64 Lacs, Dr. Divya Bansal
(Completed)
Internships & Placements
The students got internship and placements offers from NXP Semiconductors, SAP Labs, Ericsson India
Global Service India Pvt Ltd., IIT Delhi, CPA Global, Dbaux Technologies, Nokia and Striker Global
Technology Centre Pvt. Ltd.
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3.13 Workshop & Skill Development Centre &CoE-Siemens –
Workshop
The institute workshop is as old as the institute itself. The workshop imparts basic workshop training to
the students in regular semester. The workshop also undertakes, repair and maintenance work of all the
departments. It is being used as a central facility for the fabrication of projects and other research &
developmental works. The Workshop has 11 shops namely Machine shop, Fitting shop, Electrical shop,
Welding shop, Sheet Metal shop, Carpentry shop, Foundry shop, Smithy shop, Automobile shop,
Electroplating shop and Pattern Shops which are handled by well experienced and qualified technical
staff.
CoE – Siemens
This world-class skill development centre is dedicated to the area of automation, energy and
manufacturing and has state of the art facilities and covers a total area of 1600 square feet. The idea
originated from the need to align engineering education with the latest industry trends and practices,
better vocational training and interaction with industry, upgradation of tools, laboratories and faculty
skills as well as inclusion of latest engineering concepts into academic curriculum structure. The centre
was established under PPP mode with Siemens and managed by Machine Tool Technology Centre
Chennai (MTC) by providing highly skilled technical manpower to support lab training and skill
development. MTC features of the Centre of Excellence are:
1. Laboratories established under this CoE includes Product Design and Validation Lab. Advance
Manufacturing Lab, Automation Lab, Electrical and Energy Saving Lab, Mechatronics Lab,
Process Instrumentation Lab, Test and Optimization Lab, CNC Controller Lab, CNC Machine
Lab, Robotics Lab, Rapid Prototyping Lab, Metrology Lab, Renewable Energy Lab, and
Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). Thus, it caters for almost all engineering disciplines. The
curricula will be aligned according to the laboratory facilities with needs of industries, and with
complete online learning material.
2. The intended outcomes of the CoE is to improve faculty competency at PEC, to attract better
faculty and students to train students with industry relevant skills to improved employability with
better remuneration to assist for better placements of students and to increase the industry
academia partnership for live projects for the industry.
3. It will enable PEC to improve the quality of technical education and training in the region. This
improves student’s employability as it bridges the gap between industry needs and the available
set of skills through industry-oriented learning.
4. The other benefits of the CoE to the region are:
a) to provide vocational training for sill enhancement of the youth of the region
b) to provide training to the faculty and students of Chandigarh Region Innovation &
Knowledge Cluster (CRIKC) institutes and
c) to provide training to the faculty and students of other engineering institute/ ITI’s and
Polytechnics in Chandigarh Region.
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It will also lead to cluster development in collaboration MSME industries in the region.
Prof. R. M. Belokar Program Director

CoE- Siemens
Sr. Laboratory Faculty Incharge Co-faculty Incharge

No.
1 Product Design and Validation Dr. Ankit Yadav Dr. Suresh Chand
Lab
2 Advanced Manufacturing Lab Dr. S. M. Salodkar Dr. Chanderkant Susheel
3 Automation Lab Dr. Sandeep Harit Dr. Sudesh Rani
4 Electrical & Energy Saving Dr. T. S. Saggu Dr. Sandeep Kaur

Lab
5 Mechatronics Lab Dr. Poonam Saini Dr. Jyoti Kedia
6 Process Instrumentation Lab Dr. Gurjeet Singh Dr. Sandeep Harit
7 Internet of Things (IOT) Lab Dr. Padmavati Dr. Poonam Saini
8 Metrology Lab Dr. Suman Kant Dr. Jagjeet Singh
9 Test and Optimization Lab Mr. Rajeshwaran Dr. Rajiv Kumar
10. Renewable Energy Lab Dr. Rintu Khanna Dr. Jyoti Kedia
11 RPT Lab Mr. Suresh Chand Dr. Suman Kant
12 Robotics Lab Dr. Tejbir Kaur Dr. Gurjeet Singh
13 CNC Machine Lab. Dr. Rajiv Kumar Mr. M. S. Rjeshwaran
14 CNC controller Lab. Dr. Tejbir Kaur Dr. Ankit Yadav
The benefits of CoE therefore will not only be highly useful for the skill development of the youth in
the region but also as a state of the art facility Centre for all kinds of industries in the region.
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4. INTER DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES AND RESEARCH GROUPS
4.1 Interdisciplinary Programmes
Two year Inter disciplinary programme leading to the degree of Master of Technology (M.Tech.) is
offered in the following discipline:
1. Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
4.2 Research Groups

Twenty five research groups are actively working in various thrust areas like Pulse Detonation ,High
Performance Concrete, Remote sensing, Nanomaterials, Information Security Systems, Power System,
VLSI, Microcontroller based System, Aerodynamics, Photonic Systems and Network Design in various
departments. Various projects, expert lectures, involvement of B.Tech./M.Tech./PhD students in the
projects are the activities undertaken by the research groups. Funding from TEQIP-II is available to all
research groups. Students are also paid under the ‘Earn While You Learn’ scheme.
5. CENTRAL FACILITIES
5.1 Computer Centre
The Computer Centre administers and manages the entire Campus Network which includes Departments,
Centres, Main Administrative Block, Hostels and the Guest House of the Institute. Computer centre is a
central computational facility, remains open from 8.00 AM to 8.00 PM on all working days & Saturdays.
The Computational facility in Computer Centre includes HP, ACER, HCL Servers, 80 desktop computers
and other peripherals. Windows & Linux environment are available to the users. Computer Centre also
has video conferencing facility and virtual class room.
The Computer Centre is central place for campus-wide networking and Internet connectivity. Backbone
connectivity initiates from this Centre and caters to more than 2000 nodes (wired/ wireless) across the
campus. The Server Room of Centre has uninterrupted power supply facility and is equipped with:
Servers (Web Server, Academia Server, E- Mail Server, Anti-Virus Server), Application Servers (Robot
Studio, MATLAB, ESTINET, English edge language server), and Security Appliances (Cisco ASA 5000,
Unified Threat Management System), Internet Bandwidth of 32 Mbps (1:1) of through leased line
connectivity is available in the institute, PEC is a partner of National Knowledge Network (NKN). The
NKN is a state-of-the-art multi-gigabit pan-India network for providing a unified high speed network
backbone for all knowledge related institutions in the country. Campus network is based on Gigabit
technology with layer-3, layer-2 manageable switches, routers, with optical fiber cable backbone.
For the security and accountability of Internet access, Centre has adopted a log based authenticity system
which accounts for user time and surfing activities. Hardware based Security wall is configured to help,
cut-out the Intrusion Activity. Security wall has in-built Intrusion Detection System (IDS).
Computer Centre has also extended the network/ Internet connectivity on wireless (Wi-Fi) to whole
campus and hostels.
5.2 Workshop
The Institute Workshop is as old as the institute itself. The workshop imparts basic workshop training to
the students in regular semester. The Workshop also undertakes, repair and maintenance work of all the
departments. It is being used as a central facility for the fabrication of projects and other research &
developmental works. The Workshop is equipped with Machine, Fitting, Electrical, Welding, Sheet
Metal, Carpentry, Foundry, Smithy, Automobile, Electroplating and Pattern Shops which are handled by
well experienced and qualified staff.
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5.3 Career Development & Guidance Centre
Career Development & Guidance Centre offers all round Career Solution to the students. Career
Development & Guidance Centre guides students to decide and pursue their dream career in different
sectors. The whole placement process is organized and executed by this centre. The campus interviews
are held under the supervision and jurisdiction of this centre and the relevant feedback is obtained from
the industry. Career Development & Guidance Centre works hard to arrange full semester industrial
internship, which is stipulated under the academic curriculum. The centre has kept a close liaison with
many companies in the county.
The centre also arranges career talks for dissemination of knowledge regarding the employment
opportunities in the industry related to the relevant fields and interest of the students. Centre keeps record
of the students who undergo internships and the companies which come for recruitment. In addition,
Finishing School/Soft Skill & Employability Skill Development workshops are also organized to improve
the communication skills of students. It encourages visits to the industries by the institute students and
arranges industrial problems to be worked out by students as part of their projects. It also takes
suggestions from members of the industry regarding designing/changing of curriculum. It takes care of:-
i. Career Development & Guidance Program.
ii. Internship & Full Time Placement Activities.
iii. Facilitate Pre-Placement visits to the Companies.
iv. Communication, Networking & Relationship building with the Potential Recruiters.
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Top Recruiters:-
• ABB • Goldman Sachs • Nestle India
• Accolite • GwynnieBee • Nokia
• Airbus • Havells • NXP Semiconductor
• Amadeus • Hero Motocorp • One Assist
• Amazon • Hilti • Optum (UHG)
• American Express • Honda R&D • Oyo
• Apollo Munich • India Mart • Publicis Sapient
• Arcesium • Indus valley Partners • Ramboll India
• Bains & Company • ITC • Rate Gain Travel Technologies
• Bajaj Auto • Ittiam • Royal Bank of Scotland
• Bharti Airtel • J.P.Morgan • Rubriks
• Bombardier • Jugnoo • Salesforce
• Carrier Midea • L & T Constructions • Samsung R&D
• CRL-BEL • Loreal • Shell IT
• Cummins • Maruti Suzuki • Tata Motors
• Cypress • Mastercard • Texas Instruments
• D.E.Shaw • Mckinsey • Trident Groups
• Deutsche bank • Microsoft • Uber
• Exxonmobil • Myntra • Vardhman Special Steels
• Fiat • Nagarro • WDC (Sandisk)
Placement Data (2019-20):-

• Pre Placement Offers: 89
• Highest Package: 42 LPA
• Average Package: 10.2 LPA
• Highest internship Stipend: Rs.1,50,000/- pm
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5.4 Library
Central Library is a well-organized library housed in an area of about 27000 sq. Feet. It is organized into
various sections, which are manned by professionally qualified staff. Having central air-conditioned
facility with 385 seats, the Library works with an open access system to maximize the use of library
resources. All students, faculty, staff, and alumni are entitled to make use of the library facilities provided
they enrol themselves as members of the Library. Library Reading Halls remain open from Monday to
Friday from 9 am to 11 pm and on Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm. The working hours of the Circulation
Section and Reference Section are from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. During Exam Days (Mid-
term & End-semester), the Library remains open on all seven days of the week from 9 am to 12 midnight.
Central Library has a collection of 1,23,062volumes (as on 31.5.2020), comprising of books, standards,
theses, bound volume of journals in physical sciences, engineering, and technology, computer and
information technology, social sciences and management. The Library has an active collection of 31,298
books under Book Bank Scheme to support SC/ST as well as General categories students. The reference
collection in the Library is maintained separately and is categorized into Atlases, Bibliographies,
Handbooks, Directories, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Technical data. To keep its readers abreast
with the latest developments in Engineering & Technology, the Library provide access to over 6516 full-
text e-journals in addition to e-standards, bibliographic databases etc. from a number of publishers and
aggregators through E-ShodhSindhu (an outcome of merging of three consortia initiatives, namely
UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium, NLIST and INDEST-AICTE Consortium). Full-text e-
journals are accessible from various commercial publishers/aggregators/learning societies such as IEL
(IEEE), ASME, ASCE, Science Direct, Springer Link, Emerald Engg. Collection, ACM, Taylor and
Francis, APS, Sage, OSA, OUP,and AIP. All these resources are available through campus LAN. The
Library has also acquired more than 3833 e-books from EBSCO, Pearson, Springer, Wiley, CRC, and
McGraw-Hill to let users experience the advantages such as text searching, hyperlinks, embedded
hypermedia, etc. over the conventional printed books. As the Library is subscribing to a number of online
databases for the benefit of its students and faculty, sometimes precious time of the users' is spent in
clicking the mouse umpteen times in accessing the full text of e-resources from different platforms. This
time could be saved if all the e-resources from diverse platforms are made available in the form of a one-
stop-search facility to satisfy the information needs of the users. One such platform is EBSCO Discovery
Service and access for the same had been activated through TEQIP-II in March 2017.Open Athens
Remote access service has been initiated since April 2020, for providing access to subscribed resources
to the users anytime, anywhere round the clock (24x7), by diminishing spatial and temporal barriers.
PEC library has a well-developed computer and network infrastructure in the form of Digital Library
with a provision of 32 computers to facilitate the access of various digital collections. The Library hosts
a comprehensive Home Page as a part of the institute's website. The Library Home page,
http://pec.ac.in/library/Library.asp, serves as an integrated interface for all computers and web-based
services available from the Library.Central Library is also having a good collection of the most popular
mode of education, i.e., Electronic Media, with the help of ICT Technology. The Library has a collection
of 1737 CDs, 143 Floppies, 25 DVDs and 581 videocassettes on various disciplines of engineering and
technology. The Library has also procured and installed NPTEL video and web courses on LAN of
the Institute for the benefit of the students.
Plagiarism has emerged as one of the most troublesome issues bothering academia. PEC is struggling
continually to curb this menace. As a remedial measure, the Library has provided access to anti-
plagiarism software Turnitin in the year 2014, with the 100 user license, which has been raised to 250
in the year 2018. The Library acts as a nodal agency to check the similarity index of the PhD
thesis.Grammarly is an app that automatically detects potential grammar, spelling, punctuation, word
choice, and style mistakes in writing. Grammarly's algorithms flag potential issues in the text and suggest
context-specific corrections for grammar, spelling, wordiness, style, and punctuation to improve the
writing.
All in-house activities in the Library, including Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation, and Serials
Control, are fully computerized using LibSys Software Package. The Online Public Access Catalogue
(OPAC) of the Library is operational and accessible on the intranet at http://172.31.50.30:8380/opac/. It
can be accessed online to search more than one lakh bibliographic records, available in the Library
database through a web-based search interface or with a window client of the LibSys on the intranet. The
editing and updating activities are done regularly. In 2014, Library implemented RFID enabled
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Automation and Surveillance Project under TEQIP-II. Every document in the Library is being tagged
with RFID tags, and users are being issued smart cards. One self-service station is installed to facilitate
the users with self-issue/return of documents. Two security gates, i.e., theft detection pedestals, have
been installed at the entrance and exit gates of the Library to check the movement of unissued books
outside the Library. The Library has been under electronic surveillance through 29 CCTVs installed since
Jan 2017.
5.5 Hostels
Punjab Engineering College, (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh has adequate hostel facilities for
both boys and girls. There are six hostels out of which four hostels namely Shivalik, Himalya,
Kurukshetra and Aravali hostel are for boys and two hostels for girls namely Kalpana Chawla and
Vindhya hostels.
Administration:
The Dean Student Affairs (DSA) is the overall in charge of all students’ activities of the institution along
with three Associate Dean Student Affairs. 1.) Associate Dean Student Affairs (Hostels) is the In-charge
of all hostels. He/She is assisted by Chief Warden/Warden of each hostel, and student’s representatives of
the hostels. Hostel accommodation is provided to most of the students as per the availability of room in
hostels. 2.) Associate Dean Student Affairs (Sports & Others) is the In-charge of all sports and other
activities. 3.) Associate Dean Student Affairs (Clubs and Societies) is the In-charge of overall activities
organized by various clubs and technical societies in the institution.
Facilities:
Following facilities are provided by the hostel management:
1) Residential facility for students fulfilling the basic necessities and amenities.
2) Dining facility with healthy and hygienic conditions, quality food material and other eatables.
3) Common room facility for recreational activities with provision of newspapers, magazines,
television and equipments for indoor/outdoor games.
4) Internet/Wi-Fi facility in all hostels
5) Other basic amenities like washing facility etc.
5.6 PEC-Centre for Consultancy in Engineering (PEC-CCE)

PEC-Centre for Consultancy in Engineering (PEC-CCE), is a consultancy centre at PEC catering to the
needs of various Government and other organizations for providing timely solutions to all technical
problems related to different disciplines of Engineering. PEC-CCE is working on Engineering Projects of
various departments and Industry in surrounding areas as well as far away states for successful
implementation by using faculty and students of PEC and a pool of resource experts, such as retired
Senior Engineers/ officers of various departments having practical experience of 3 to 4 decades, thus
providing the best technical solutions to the clients. PEC-CCE is an interface to strengthen linkages of
PEC with Industry, Government and other research institutions and contributing to enhance the existing
brand name of PEC by promoting technology developments. PEC-CCE also provides corporate trainings
on cutting edge technologies to various organization/Institutions by involving faculty of PEC & other
reputed Institutes like IITs in addition to subject experts from Industry. PEC-CCE also providing
trainings on running projects to under-graduate Engineers of PEC and other institutes.
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6. SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND MEDALS
6.1.1 Medals
1. Eight gold plated medals are awarded to the eight students who stand first in the institute among
all candidates, appearing in the B.Tech. final examination of Aerospace, Civil, Computer
Science, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, Mechanical, Metallurgical & Materials
Engineering and Production & Industrial Engineering respectively.
2. Eight silver plated medals are awarded to the eight students who stand first in major project /
project II in the 8th semester Examination of Aerospace, Civil, Computer Science and
Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communication, Mechanical, Metallurgical & Materials
Engineering and Production & Industrial Engineering respectively.
3. Administrator’s Gold Medal is awarded to a B.Tech. graduate at the time of annual convocation
on the basis of his / her overall outstanding performance in the activities like academic, sports
and games, cultural, technical, NCC / NSS etc.
4. Advisor’s Gold Medal for the best sportsperson is awarded to a B.Tech. graduate at the time of
annual convocation on the basis of his/her over all outstanding performance in sports.
5. Kalpana Chawla Memorial award, instituted by the Chandigarh Administration in the memory of
Dr. Kalpana Chawla, a distinguished alumnus of the Aerospace Engineering Department of PEC,
Chandigarh is given to the student standing first in the B.Tech. Aerospace Engineering. It carries
a Gold Medal, a certificate and a cash award of 25,000/-.
6. Aditya Miglani Memorial Gold Medal is instituted in the memory of Aditya Miglani, an ex-
student of this institute of the Computer Science & Engineering Department. It is awarded to the
student standing first in the B.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering.
7. Sheilly Sachdev Gold Medal for Social Activities is instituted in the memory of Smt. Sheilly
Sachdev and is awarded to a B.Tech. graduate at the time of annual convocation on the basis of
his/her overall performance in social activities.
8. Charu Puri Excellence Award is awarded in the memory of Ms. Charu Puri to a final year
B.Tech. student of PEC for augmented excellence in club/cultural activities and academics. It
carries a silver medal, a certificate and a cash award of 5000/-.
9. Sarvnipun Chawla Memorial Award has been instituted in the memory of Sarv Nipun Chawla, an
ex-student of this institute of the Production & Industrial Engineering Department. It is awarded
to the student having Best Project in Production & Industrial Engineering. It consists of a cash
prize of 5000/-.
10. Charu Mehta Memorial Award has been instituted in the memory of Charu Mehta who was a
student of Production & Industrial Engineering Department. It is awarded to the student of Final
year of Production Engineering Department who tops the final exam of this department. The
prize consists of a medal, a cash prize & a certificate.
11. Anmol & Pranshu Garg of CSE Awards have been instituted in the memory of late Alumnus
Anmol Garg, B.Tech CSE (Passing out 2017) . Two awards will be given annually to two
students of UG CSE to recognize their overall achievements in CSE. The award consist of
11,000/-, certificate & medals.
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6.1.2 SCHOLARSHIPS
(i) Merit Scholarships

a) Full free ship on tuition fee shall be admissible to 02 students on the basis of JEE (Main) rank for
the first year. If the top 02 students happen to be boys, then 01 additional full free ship on tuition
fee shall be awarded to the girl student having the top JEE (Main) rank among all the girls taking
admission during that year. These free ships shall be given for a period of maximum 04 years
subject to fulfilment of following further conditions:
• The full free ship on tuition fee shall be continued in the 2nd and subsequent years
provided the CGPA of the student continues to be ≥ 9.
• The full free ship on tuition fee shall be replaced by half free ship on tuition fee in the
subsequent years if the CGPA of the student is ≥8.5 but less than 9.
• The free ship on tuition fee shall be discontinued in the subsequent years if the CGPA of
the student becomes less than 8.5 at any point of time.
b) In addition to scholarships in a) above, merit Scholarships in the form of full or half free ships on
tuition fee (Full free ship in case CGPA is ≥ 9 and half free ship in case CGPA is ≥ 8.5 but less
than 9) shall be granted every year to students of second, third and final year on the basis of
branch-wise merit (on the basis of CGPA of previous year provided it is not less than 8.5) as per
following details:
• Two students (if both the toppers are male students, then third scholarship may also be
given which should be given to a girl student).
• One student (if topper is a male student, then second scholarship be given which should
be to the female student).
(ii) Fee waivers for social uplift of students
Half free-ship on tuition fee shall be admissible to all the students belonging to Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes.
(iii) Fee Waivers for students belonging to Persons with Disabilities Category
• Full free-ship on tuition fee shall be admissible to all the students belonging to Persons
with Disabilities Category whose annual family income does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/-
• Half free-ship on tuition fee shall be admissible to all the students belonging to Persons
with Disabilities Category whose annual family income does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000.
(iv) Fee waivers based on annual family income of students
• Full Free-ship on fee including Hostel fee shall be admissible to all the students
belonging to the BPL Category, having a BPL card issued by the Government.
• Half free ship on tuition fee shall be granted on the basis of annual family income to
maximum 2 percent of students in a batch whose annual family income from all sources
does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000.
• Fee waivers (half or full) will be given to only those students who have not paid school
fee/coaching fees exceeding Rs. 30,000/- P.G during their secondary and senior
secondary schooling in XI and XII.
The fee waivers in categories (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall be awarded to a student subject to the
fulfilment of following further conditions:
• The fee-waivers shall be awarded for the complete duration of the course i.e., for 4 years.
However, the awards would be continued in the subsequent years to only those students
who have cleared all their courses registered during the previous year and do not have
backlog of more than 2 courses and who are not on academic probation.
• For proof of family income from all sources, income certificate shall be accepted when
issued by the competent authority, which shall mean Deputy Commissioner/
Tehsildar/SDM or the employer as the case may be. In addition to this, an affidavit duly
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attested by a magistrate, giving full details of the family income should also be
submitted.
• The Scholarships and Prizes Committee may use other methods and may seek additional
documents to ascertain the financial credentials of the applicants.
(v) Fee waivers during emergency situations

In addition to the above fee waivers, the Chairman Senate is fully authorized/ empowered to
financially help a student on compassionate grounds in case of an emergency.
(vi) Scholarships offered by Govt. And non-Govt. Organizations

In addition to the scholarships given by Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University)
mentioned at (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) above, many other scholarships offered by various other Govt.
and non-Govt. organizations are also offered to the students, as and when applicable. A few
scholarships under this category are:
1. Top Class Education Scheme for SC students (Central Sector Scheme)
2. Top Class Education Scheme for Student with Disabilities (Central Sector Scheme)
3. Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police forces and Assam Rifles.
4. Post Matric Scholarships for SC/ST students.
Note: 1. The students who are granted free ship in any of the above categories cannot avail
reimbursement of tuition fee in the form of any other scholarship. They have to give an affidavit
that they are not availing any other scholarship from anywhere which reimburses full or part of
the tuition fee.
2. Free –ship in any of the above categories would be discontinued if the student indulges in any
act of indiscipline or violates the code of conduct.
6.2 Postgraduate Programmes
6.2.1 M.Tech. Programmes
(a) The students (of each category) admitted to M.Tech. Degree Programmes on the basis of GATE
result, may get assistantship as per AICTE norms. Grant of assistantship is subject to the
availability of funds and the fulfillment of conditions for such award. The candidates admitted
without GATE score shall not be entitled to the above assistantship.
(b) Every student must submit online application for grant of assistantship in the prescribed form as
per AICTE schedule.
1. Post Graduate Scholarship is entitled only to those students who are admitted in the
course with a valid GATE/GPAT score at the time of admission. Any student who
qualifies the GATE/GPAT exam after the date of admission shall not be eligible for
grant of scholarship for the reasons whatsoever it may be.
2. The grant of Post Graduate Scholarship is subject to the condition that the student
does not receive any financial assistance in shape of scholarship/any emoluments,
salary, stipend etc. from any other source during his/her course of study in the
Institute.
3. Foreign students, sponsored candidates and candidates admitted in PG programs

through management quota are not eligible for the Scholarship.
4. It will be obligatory for every post-graduate student to undertake 8 to 10 hours (per

week) of work related to teaching and research activities as assigned to him/ her by
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the Institute. This could include tutorials, laboratory classes, development and
maintenance of laboratories, assistance in research and development activities
undertaken by faculty members, maintenance and operation of Computers and
other central facilities, assistance in library, etc.
5. The Scholarship will be granted to the student on a monthly basis subject to the
satisfactory academic performance and adherence to University/Institute
norms/rules and regulations as applicable time to time, certified by the Head of the
Institute and obligatory work as per item (4) above.
6. PG Scholarship is not admissible to passed out students taking 2nd time admission
on the basis of re-qualifying GATE/GPAT exam who have already availed the
scholarship from AICTE or any other Centrally funded Institution like– IIT’s, NIT’s
and IIIT’s etc.
7. The Scholarship is tenable for 24 months or for the duration of the course i.e. from
the date of commencement of classes till the date of completion of the classes
whichever is lower and is not extendable under any circumstances.
8. The rates of PG Scholarship is subject to change as per the notification issued by

Department of Higher Resource Development (MHRD), New Delhi from time to
time with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Council.
9. The student shall be required to give an undertaking to the effect that he / she
would not leave the course midway. In case any student leaves the course in
midway he/she will be required to refund the total PG Scholarship drawn at the
time of leaving the course.
10. The Scholarship may be discontinued at any time for any kind of misconduct by the
student, like involving in the act of ragging, misbehavior etc.
11. Students are eligible of following leave:

Casual leave : 15 days in a academic year.
Medical leave : Maximum of one month (30 days) in academic year
Maternity leave : As per the Govt of India instructions time to time.
12. The mode and procedure of payment of Scholarship to the students shall be
governed by the policy decision of the AICTE as may be notified from time to time
on its web-portal or through advertisement in leading English/Hindi newspapers.
13. Any belated claim preferred after one year of the completion of the program shall
not be entertained.
14. The AICTE may impose any other conditions as deemed necessary from time to
time and the decision of the AICTE shall be final and binding upon the recipients
i.e. University/Institute/College/Student who are under the ambit of the AICTE for
receipt of PG Scholarship.
6.2.2 Ph.D Programmes
Full time GATE qualified Ph.D. students may be given assistantship subject to availability of
funds.
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7. STUDENTS FACILITIES
7.1 Students Council

Students Executive Council is constituted each year to expeditiously deal with the problems of the
students. Thirty four student members are derived from different constituencies. The constituencies have
been demarcated so that the elected representatives from these constituencies can realistically represent
the interest and problems of the students concerning all areas of their life, namely, Curricular, Extra
Curricular, Cultural, Sports, Hostel and Mess etc.
7.2 Counseling Services

The office of the counseling services aims at helping students reach their highest academic and
personal potential. This may involve helping with personal, learning and career concerns and
promoting success and wellness among them. This office provides a confidential atmosphere in
which students can explore any topic or situation and discuss any concerns they may have. The
students are helped to work through their problems, to develop self awareness, and to overcome
problems.
The office of the student counseling services offers free and confidential counseling to students
on individual or group basis. The services of a professional counselor for personal counseling
are available to the students. The office also conducts workshops and presentations on a variety
of psychological issues. An organization “Your Dost” has also been engaged by the institute for
online counseling. Students are free to get physical in person counseling or may go to online
counseling, as per their comfort level. Students’ referrals from peers, faculty or staff are also
welcome.
The Counseling Cell has a Peer Help Group Comprising of nearly 25 students from all
branches/year. The Peer Help Group members are basically volunteers, who are willing to spare
6-7 hours a week towards dedicated work for the Counseling Cell. Their main task is to identify
the students who need to be counseled, refer them to the counselor, and monitor their
improvement.
7.3 Sports Facilities

Keeping in view the importance of sports in today’s scientific era and its vitality in the shaping of
individual’s personality and ‘health and fitness’, the institute lays considerable emphasis on students’
participation in various games, sports and track and field activities. The spacious grounds of the Institute
are laid out into playfields for Cricket, Hockey, Football, Handball, Volleyball, Lawn Tennis, Badminton
etc. Facilities have also been provided for Yoga, Weightlifting, Wrestling and Kabaddi. A Gymnasium
hall equipped with modern scientific machines like Multi- exerciser, a Swimming Pool and two Squash
Courts are available for the use of the students. The institute organizes rowing activity with the help of
Chandigarh Sports Department and Chandigarh Rowing Association at rowing centre, Sukhna Lake.
Hiking and Trekking activity is also undertaken by the students.
Faculty in Physical Education and coaches are available for scientific teaching, training and coaching in
various games and sports and physical fitness programme. B.Tech. 1st year students have an option to
take up “Sports” as a Co-curricular Activities Course.
7.4 National Cadet Corps (NCC)

The N.C.C. Infantry Unit has been started in the Institute from the year 1977 with a limited enrolment.
Students desirous of enrolment in Air wing or Naval Units can do so by enrolling themselves in such
units in Chandigarh. Students have to adjust themselves to the timing and training programme of these
units. Enrolment is made at the time of admission in the Institute.
In the beginning of an academic session, once a student is enrolled in any of the N.C.C. units in the
Institute or outside, he will continue in the same unit upto completion of course. He will have to undergo
annual training camp and appear in the B and C Certificate examination of N.C.C. conducted by the
Ministry of Defense. Duration of camp is normally 10-12 days. Various adventure courses and leadership
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training camps are also arranged. There is a reservation of vacancies for ‘C’ certificate holders while
joining defense forces. Reservation of jobs in companies include Sahara and Reliance group.
Non – Indian and Indian students domiciled abroad are required to obtain permission of their respective
Government and submit a “No Objection Certificate” before they can be enrolled for the N.C.C.
Training.
B.Tech. 1st year students have an option to take up N.C.C. as a co-curricular activities Course.
7.5 National Service Scheme (NSS)

This institute is authorized for a National Service Scheme Unit comprising 300 volunteers. The unit
enrolls volunteers who have the urge to do Social Service. Any student can enroll in this unit as an
alternative to Sports and N.C.C. The students who have done previous N.S.S. work and otherwise satisfy
the Institute N.S.S. would be given preference. The volunteers are to carry out the Training and Annual
Camp as per programme.
B.Tech. 1st year students have an option to take up N.S.S. as a Co-curricular activity.
7.6 Medical Facilities

The institute has a dispensary on campus to meet the first-aid and routine medical requirements of the
students free of cost. In this dispensary, the consultation is also provided to the members of faculty/staff
residing in campus. A senior medical officer along with other supporting staff, pharmacist, nursing
orderly and ward boy attend to students and staff. In case of emergency patients are referred to
Government Multi Specialty Hospital Sector-16 Chandigarh or Postgraduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research Sector-12, Chandigarh.
7.7 Students Clubs

Each hostel has a well furnished recreation and reading room where newspapers, magazines, television
are provided. In addition to the above, the students have their own activity clubs. The different clubs
operational in the institute are:
(a) Art and Photography Club (APC)

(b) Music Club
(c) Dramatics Club
(d) Speakers’ Association and study circle (SAASC)
(e) Projection & Design Club
(f) Rotaract Club
(g) Editorial Boards (English, Hindi, Punjabi)
Students are required to conform to all Club rules which may be enforced from time to time by the Dean
Students Affairs with the approval of the Director.
7.8 Technical Societies

In the institute the Student Chapters of following Technical Societies are functional:
a. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

b. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
c. Astronomy & Space Physics Society (ASPS)
d. Aero Technical Society (ATS)
e. Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
f. Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
g. Indian Geotechnical Society (IGS)
h. Robotics
i. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
j. Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
k. Solar Energy Society of India (SESI)
l. ACM-CSS
Students are encouraged to be members of these and other similar technical societies.
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7.9 Organizational Cells
a. Communication, Information and Media Cell (CIM)

b. Entrepreneurship and Incubation Cell
c. Student Counseling Cell (SCC)
Publications : Magazine, Souvenir and Newsletter
The institute magazine, known as PECMAG, is published once a year. In this magazine, technical and
literary articles contributed by students of the institute are included.
A souvenir containing photographs and personal memoranda of the final year students is also published
every year. It contains brief comments which bring out the salient features of each student’s personality.
These publications are managed by an Editorial Board, comprising of students and members of the staff.
In addition to above two publications, Editorial board releases two newsletters by the students for the
activities in the institute. One in English ‘SPECTATOR’ and other in Hindi named ‘MANTHAN’ in
alternate semesters. The various activities, quizzes and events at AWARD TECHNO-CULTURAL
FESTIVAL are worth enumerating.
7.10 Shopping Centre
The shopping Centre of the Institute provides a general merchant shop, Stationery shops, Eateries, Hair-
dresser, Computerized Post Office and branches of State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank with
ATM facilities.
7.11 Travel Concession
Travel Concession by Rail is admissible to the bonafide students of the institute to visit their Home Town
during vacation and travel for training and paper reading etc.
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Annexure I
Rules & Procedures for Undergraduate Programmes

(Applicable to students admitted from Academic Session 2020-21 onwards)
Punjab Engineering College

(Deemed to be University)
Chandigarh
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1. INTRODUCTION
Punjab Engineering College, Deemed to be University, Chandigarh is a premier technical institution of

Northern India. Annually, about 800 students are admitted in its undergraduate programmes. Admissions
are made once a year in the month of July based on ranks of candidates in JEE-Main (All India
Engineering Entrance Examination), conducted by CBSE. The admissions are made centrally by the Joint
Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA)/ Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB). The normal duration of
B.Tech. programme is 8 semesters.
The objectives of the undergraduate programmes are:
(i) To impart engineering education that prepares the students for immediate employment
(ii) To develop design capability among students
(iii) To develop breadth & depth of knowledge in students
(iv) To develop communication skills, awareness & competence to use information technology,
ability to design & perform experiments, ability to work with others, understanding of human,
social & business spheres, global view of diversity of world & intellectual pursuits, and ability
to recognize and appreciate ethical standards.
The Institute follows a specialized credit based semester system for its academic programmes. This
system allows greater freedom to the students to tailor the programmes to their specific needs. The
students are required to follow certain regulations and procedures to meet the academic requirements of
each semester.

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) – The Institute offers 4 year (8 semesters) programme in Aerospace
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics
& Communication Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering and
Production & Industrial Engineering.
1.2 Office of the Dean of Academic Affairs
The office of the Dean of Academic Affairs (DAA), called the Academic Section, is responsible for the
implementation of the decisions taken on academic matters by the Institute Academic Programme
Committee (IAPC) and the Senate. It (i) receives, processes and maintains all records relating to the
undergraduate and post graduate programmes including curricula, courses offered, academic calendar,
registration, leave, examinations, grades and award of degrees and prizes, (ii) disseminates information
pertaining to all academic matters, (iii) issues necessary memoranda/orders, (iv) acts as a channel of
communication between the students, instructors, departments and IAPC. It assists the IAPC and its
subcommittees in their tasks.
1.3 Waiver Clause
The procedures and requirements set out in this manual, other than Point Nos. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 may
be waived in special circumstances by IAPC. All exceptions are, however, reported to the Senate.
2. ADMISSIONS
• Admissions to the B.Tech. programmes are made once a year in July generally based on rank
in JEE-(Main), conducted on an All India level by CBSE.
• The minimum academic qualification for admission is a pass in the final examination of
10+2 or its equivalent with at least 75% marks in aggregate (65% marks in case of
S.C./S.T./PwD), conducted by a recognized Board/University/Council or as specified by the
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governing body such as JoSAA/ CSAB. The detailed procedure and other requirements for
admission are specified in the Admission Brochure brought out every year.
• 50% of the seats are reserved for candidates who pass their qualifying examination as regular
students of schools located in Chandigarh and recognized by the Chandigarh Administration.
• Admission to any undergraduate programme requires that the applicant
i) be eligible,
ii) go through the laid-down admission procedure, and
iii) pay the prescribed fees.
2.1 Cancellation of Admission
All students admitted provisionally or otherwise to any programme are required to submit their marks-
sheets, certificates, etc. of the qualifying examination and other documents at the time of counseling for
admissions. The Senate is empowered to cancel the admission of any student who fails to submit the
prescribed documents or to meet other stipulated requirement(s). The Senate may also cancel the
admission at any stage during the course, if it is found that the student had supplied some false
information or suppressed relevant information while seeking admission or for serious acts of misconduct
and indiscipline which are unworthy of being an engineer.
2.2 Change of Branch
The students shall normally pursue the respective B.Tech. programmes allocated to them at the time of
admission. However, the Senate may permit a limited number of academically meritorious students, as
assessed by their performance in the Institute at the end of second semester, to change their branch as
per approved guidelines given below:
2.2.1 Guidelines for Change of Branch
A student may be allowed change of branch on the basis of his/her academic performance at the end of
second semester provided that:
(i) Such change will be considered only once at the end of the second semester. All such transfers
can be affected only once at the beginning of the third semester of a student. No application
for the change of branch will be entertained during the subsequent academic years.
(ii)Only those students will be eligible for consideration for the change of branch who were
admitted against sanctioned seats (supernumerary seats and the seats for DASA category
students excluded) and have successfully completed the first and second semester with
CGPA > 8.00.
(iii) The application for the change of branch has to be submitted in the prescribed proforma, in
the office of Dean Academic Affairs at the end of second semester by the date announced for
this purpose. The application must clearly specify the branches to which change is sought, in
order of preference. The preference given once and the application for change of branch
cannot be withdrawn at a later stage.
(iv) Merit list of the eligible applicants shall be prepared on the basis of their CGPA of the second
semester.
(v) In case of a tie in CGPA, Chairman Senate may allow each student on the same CGPA
level to move to the branch of his/her choice. Further, it will be assumed that every
branch has at least one vacancy.
(vi) The allotment of new branch would be made in order of merit and in accordance with the
order of preference specified by the student, subject to the availability of seat with the
following constraints:
The inflow of students into a branch cannot increase the strength of a class beyond the sanctioned
intake, while the outflow of students from a branch cannot decrease its existing strength by more than
10 percent.
3. ACADEMIC SESSION
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The academic session normally begins in the fourth week of July every year and ends in the last week of
May. It is divided into two parts:
Odd Semester: Normally from the fourth week of July to the last week of November
Even Semester: Normally from the first week of January to the last week of May
Each of the two semesters is of 15 weeks duration which includes 14 weeks of teaching, one week being
utilized for the mid-semester examination.
3.1 Academic Calendar
The exact dates of all the important events, such as registration, late registration, commencement of
classes, examinations, vacation etc., are specified in the Academic Calendar of the Institute as approved
by the Senate.
4. CURRICULUM
Every B.Tech. Programme has a curriculum and syllabi for the courses approved by the Senate. Details
of the curriculum for the undergraduate programmes are contained in the “Courses of Study” bulletin,
published periodically by the Institute.
4.1 Structure of the B.Tech. Programme
The B.Tech. Programmes consist of courses in Sciences, Mathematics, Humanities & Social Sciences,
Engineering and Technology, and other related topics. The programme of instruction will consist of:
(i) Courses in Basic Sciences, General Science and Humanities & Social Sciences.
(ii) Engineering Science courses introducing the student to the foundations of engineering.
(iii) Discipline core courses for the breadth requirement in the chosen discipline of studies of a
student.
(iv) Discipline elective courses enabling a student to take up a group of courses pertaining to a
specific domain of the chosen discipline of studies of a student.
(v) Open elective courses enabling a student to take up courses of interest from all the courses
available in the Institute.
(vi) B.Tech. project in which a student studies the problems of integrated design and collective
application of the learning in all the courses that a student undertakes in the institute.
In the engineering courses, the students are exposed to principles of design, which develops in them the
ability for physical and analytical modeling, design & development.
The institute allows UG students to do course work at other highly reputed academic institutes. The
credit transfer policy is given in Annexure III.
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4.2 Credit System
Credit Assignment
Each course has a certain number of credits assigned to it depending upon its lecture, tutorial and
laboratory contact hours in a week.
Lectures/Tutorial: one lecture/tutorial hour per week per semester is assigned one credit
Laboratory: One laboratory hour per week per semester is assigned half a credit.
In evaluating the total credits assigned to a course, any fraction is normally rounded off to the next higher
digit.
5. SUBJECT REGISTRATION & ACADEMIC REGISTRATION
All students are required to register in each semester for the courses to be pursued by them, as per the
programme, on the dates specified in the Academic Calendar. A student must ensure that he/she has
completed the pre-requisites, if any, for each course to be registered.
The sole responsibility for registration rests with the student concerned.
5.1 Registration Procedure
A list of courses to be offered during the semester shall be put up on the notice boards and shall be made
available to Faculty Coordinator by the concerned Head of Department (HoD).
The registration procedure involves:

(i) Filling of the registration form mentioning the courses to be credited in the semester,
(ii) Payment of fees and clearance of all outstanding dues (if any).
A student will not get credit for any course for which he/she has not registered.
5.2 Registration of a Deficient Student
A deficient student is one who has either not taken or has taken but failed in course(s) of previous
semester(s). The deficiency may be poor grades or low credits attained, not registering course(s) because
of health and /or other reason(s), etc.
The programme of a deficient student must be framed by Department Academic Programme Committee
(DAPC) in such a manner that as many backlog courses as are available are included. Further, backlog
courses must be arranged as far as possible in the sequence of their accumulation.
The registration of the deficient students is done as per the recommendations of the respective DAPC.
5.3 Late Registration
If for any compelling reason like illness etc. a student is unable to register by the date of normal
registration, he/she can register by the late registration date (i.e., about four weeks from the beginning of
the semester) specified in academic calendar on payment of a late fee. However, if a student seeks prior
permission to register late on valid grounds, he /she may be allowed to do so without payment of late
registration fee by Chairperson, IAPC.
No student shall be allowed registration after the last date specified for registration.
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5.4 Adding and Dropping of Courses
A student may add or drop course(s) within two weeks of the beginning of the semester or till the last
date(s) specified in the Academic Calendar with the permission of DAPC and the concerned Instructors.
For this, he/she must fill up the appropriate form, get the endorsement of the Instructors– in- Charge and
the Convener, DAPC and submit the form to the Academic Section for approval.
A student may be asked to drop a course at any stage if it is found that he/she does not meet the pre-
requisites of the course, or if there is a clash in the student’s time table preventing him/her from attending
the course, or if he/she is found not entitled to register for that course for any other reason.
5.5 Academic Load
a) During the first year of the programme, all courses offered by the institute are mandatory. For the
subsequent semesters (3rd to 8th), a student is required to register for a minimum load of 12
credits and a maximum load of 24 credits (excluding non-academic credits) during a semester on
the recommendations of DAPC.
b) Each course carries a weightage in terms of credits depending upon the academic load which, in
turn, is determined by the number of contact hours (lectures and tutorials) and laboratory hours
(if applicable).
6. TEACHING AND EVALUATION
6.1 Teaching
a) Medium - The medium of instruction and evaluation is English.
b) Approval of Courses - Each course along with its weightage in terms of credits is approved by
IAPC & Senate as per the procedures laid down by the Senate. Only approved courses may be
offered during any semester.
c) List of Courses -The list of courses to be offered by a department is finalized before the
beginning of the semester by the concerned Head, taking into consideration all the requirements
and the recommendations of the DAPC. The list of all courses offered by the Institute in an
academic term will be made available to the students before the date of registration for that term.
d) Conduct of Courses- Each course is conducted by the Instructor-in-charge, assigned by the Head
of Department, with the assistance of the required number of tutors and other instructors. The
Instructor-in-charge is responsible for conducting the course, making the question paper, holding
the examinations in his/her course, getting the answer scripts evaluated by the team of tutors and
other instructors, awarding grades at the end of the semester and submitting the grades to the
Academic Section through the Head of the Department within the prescribed time limit.
e) Teaching Assignments - The Instructors-in-Charge, instructors and tutors for all the courses
offered by a department during the semester are designated by the concerned Head. If any other
department is also required to participate in teaching a particular course, the respective Head
designates the instructor and /or tutor.
f) A teacher is expected to follow the approved curriculum. However, he/she can deviate from it in
case it is felt that such deviation will improve the academic purpose of the course. In no case,
this will be treated as a ground for complaint by the students.
6.2 Evaluation
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The evaluation of the students is a continuous process and is based on their performance in mid-semester
examination, end semester examination, quizzes/short tests, tutorials, assignments, laboratory work (if
any), make-up examinations (if applicable), etc.
In general, there shall be no choice in test/examination papers.
The Instructor-in-charge, assisted by the team of tutors and other instructors, is responsible for making
the question paper, conducting the examination in his/her course, getting the answer scripts evaluated by
the team of tutors, and awarding the grades. The grades are forwarded through the Head of the
Department who will ensure that proper standards have been followed.
The complete transparency will be maintained in evaluation system. The graded scripts of quizzes, tests,
and mid-semester examinations will be returned to the students within a reasonable time. The answer
scripts of the final examinations will be shown to the students after marking. All instructors will notify a
time for such access within three days of the examination. A student may point out errors or omissions, if
any, in marking in writing on the cover sheet of the answer script. The instructor will take these into
account before submission of grades. The evaluated answer scripts of the final examination will be
retained by the Instructor-in-charge and preserved for atleast six months.
The final grades earned by all students registered in a course will be submitted by the Instructor-in-
charge to the Academic Section through the Head of the Department within the prescribed time limit.
a) Schedule of Examinations -
The end-semester examination and the mid-semester examination will be held within the periods
allocated in the Academic Calendar. In exceptional circumstances, the Dean, Academic Affairs may
permit holding the examinations outside these periods.
b) Make-up Examinations –
If a student, for bonafide reasons such as illness, etc., fails to appear in the end-semester examination in
one or more course(s), he/ she may make a request personally or through parent/guardian to IAPC for a
make-up examination within two days of the date of the scheduled examination. Such a request must
clearly specify the reasons for failure to appear in the end-semester examination with a certificate from a
Government Hospital/Institute Dispensary, in case the failure was due to illness. In case, Govt.
hospital/dispensary or institute dispensary is not in the vicinity of the student, the institute shall depute a
doctor for medical examination of the student. The expenses for the same will be borne by the student.
Only one make-up examination, for the end-semester examination, is allowed per course. For failures to
appear in mid-semester examinations, etc., it is entirely up to the Instructor-in-charge to ascertain the
proficiency of the student by whatever means he/she considers appropriate if he/she is satisfied of the
student’s bonafides.
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6.3 Grading System
The Institute follows a continuous evaluation system with some freedom being given to the course
Instructor in deciding the pattern of evaluation and weightages. A typical break-up for continuous
evaluation should be as given below:
i. Mid-term Examination : 15 – 25 %
ii. End-term Examination : 40 – 50 %
iii. Assignments, Quizzes (Minimum 3), Projects etc. : 30 – 40 %
Evaluation of all components, i.e., mid-term examination, end term examination, assignments, quizzes
etc. should be done in marks. The total marks thus obtained are to be converted to a letter grade. The
conversion to letter grades may or may not be based on the relative performance of the students.
Structure of grading for academic performance:
The academic performance of a student shall be graded on a 10 point scale. The letter grades and their
equivalent grade points are listed below:
Letter Grade Performance Grade Points

A+ Outstanding 10
A Excellent 9
B+ Very Good 8
B Good 7
C+ Average 6
C Below Average 5
D Poor 4
F Fail -
I Incomplete -
N Not Eligible -
S Satisfactory -
X Unsatisfactory -
Explanation:
Grade ‘F’: ‘F’ grade denotes unsatisfactory performance in a course and indicates failure in the
course.
Grade ‘I’: For reasons acceptable to the Instructor, an ‘I’ (for Incomplete) grade may be assigned if
a student fails to complete any of the required course work by the end of the semester. An Incomplete
grade implies:
• The course work that remains to be completed.
• The date by which the specified work must be completed (not later than one month of the close
of relevant semester).
• The final grade to be substituted for the ‘I’ grade, if the specified work is not completed by the
specified date.
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If the student completes the required work by the specified time, the instructor completes a grade change
form indicating the final grade earned. The student should check with the instructor to ensure that a grade
change form has been submitted.
If the student does not complete the required work by the specified time, the ‘I’ grade is automatically
replaced with the final grade specified by the Instructor on the Incomplete Contract. If a final grade is not
specified, or if an Incomplete Contract is not filed, the ‘I’ grade automatically reverts to an F grade
after one month.
Grading System for Large Classes (>30 students)
For large classes (>30 students) the grading should follow a normal distribution for the award of the
grade in the course. The marks obtained out of 100 would be converted into grades following the
guidelines given below:
The mean ( ) and the standard deviation ( of marks obtained by all the students in a course shall be
calculated. The grades shall be awarded to a student depending upon the marks and the ranges as per
table given below:
Award of Grade using Statistical Method
Lower Range of Upper Range of
Grade
Marks Marks
+ 1.5 A+* ------
+ 1.0 A + 1.5
+ 0.5 B+ + 1.0
B + 0.5
– 0.5 C+
– 1.0 C - 0.5
– 1.5 D - 1.0
F* - 1.5
+
* The number of students securing A grade should not be more than 10%. The same percentage
limit would apply to F grade.
Note:
1. Marginal adjustment in lower and upper range of marks may be done to accommodate natural
cut-offs.
2. No student having marks ≥ 35% would be awarded ‘F’ grade.
Grading System for Small Classes (≤ 30 students)
For small classes (≤ 30 students) the grades shall be awarded on the basis of absolute marks as given in
the table below:
Grade Marks (M)
A+ M ≥ 85
A 80 ≤ M < 85
B+ 70 ≤ M < 80
B 60 ≤ M < 70
C+ 50 ≤ M < 60
C 40 ≤ M < 50
D 35 ≤ M < 40
F < 35
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Measure of student’s overall academic performance
A student’s overall academic performance within a given semester or in all the courses completed is
measured by two grade point averages.
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA): The performance of a student in a particular semester is
measured by Semester Performance Index (SGPA), which is a weighted average of the grades secured in
all the courses taken in a semester and scaled to a maximum of 10.
If the grade points associated with the letter grades awarded to a student are g1 , g 2 , g 3 , g 4 and g 5
in five courses and the corresponding credits are w1 , w2 , w3 , w4 and w5 , respectively, the SGPA is
given by
w1 g1 + w2 g 2 + w3 g 3 + w4 g 4 + w5 g 5
SGPA =
w1 + w2 + w3 + w4 + w5
For instance, suppose a student is registered for one 5-credit course, four 4-credit courses, and one 3-
credit course during a semester, i.e. a total of 24 credits. If he secures A+, A, B+, C+, C, and D grades,
respectively, in these courses, his SGPA will be calculated as follows:
SGPA = (5x10 + 4x9 + 4x8 + 4x6 + 4x5 + 3x4) / 24 = 174 / 24 = 7.25
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) - The Cumulative Performance Index (CGPA) indicates the
overall academic performance of a student in all the courses registered up to and including the latest
completed semester. It is computed in the same manner as the SGPA, considering all the courses (say, n),
and is given by
w g i i
CGPA =
i
w i
i
The grades of any and all repeated courses are included in the official transcripts. However, once a
student repeats and passes a course in which he/ she had failed earlier, the earlier fail grade will not enter
into the computation of CGPA. Incomplete grades are not included in computing the GPA until an
appropriate letter grade is assigned. CGPA of 6.0 or higher is considered to be a 1st division (> 60%
marks).
Reappear Examination
Every student will be allowed to take end term exam again in a maximum of two courses in which he/
she scores an ‘F’ grade in a particular semester. If he/ she, on re-examination, scores sufficient marks to
cross the cut-off for clearing a particular course (adopted during the regular evaluation for that course)
then he/ she will be awarded a ‘D’ grade.
Project Grades – Project grades finalized as per approved procedure shall be submitted by the last date
specified for the submission of grades. If a student wishes to petition against the grade assigned, he/she
should approach the Head of the Department within a week of the beginning of the next regular academic
term. The HOD will report his recommendations to the Chairman, Senate for the final decision. The
Chairman, Senate may also look into such a case directly.
Grade Report - A copy of the Grade Report is issued to each student at the end of the semester. A
duplicate copy, if needed, can be obtained on payment of the prescribed fee.
Withholding of Grades – The grades of a student may be withheld if he/she has not paid his/her dues, or
if there is a case of indiscipline pending against him/her, or for any other reason deemed appropriate by
the Academic Section.
7. HONOURS / MAJOR/ MINOR SPECIALIZATION PROGRAMME
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Students with good academic performance (having CGPA ≥ 8.5 for Honours and CGPA ≥ 7 for Minor/
Major specialization) and desirous of excelling further in academics have the following opportunities:
a) Honours: To get Honours in the parent discipline, a student will have to complete additional 16
credits (over and above 160 credits) of discipline electives in the parent department.
b) Major Specialization: To get Major specialization in any domain of the parent discipline, a
student will have to complete 16 credits (within 160 credits) by doing courses of the main
domain out of the departmental electives during the entire duration of the programme (for
example, a student of Mechanical Engineering may obtain Major specialization in Thermal
Engineering, Manufacturing or Machine Design etc. by completing 16 credits of department
electives of any one domain). The departments will identify the domains of major specializations
and prepare the baskets of the courses accordingly. This information will be widely circulated
amongst the students of the department by DAPC Convener.
c) Minor Specialization: To get Minor specialization, a student will have to complete 16 credits
(within 160 credits) by doing courses outside the parent department during the entire duration of
the programme in the institute.
Honours/ Major/ Minor specialization will be awarded to a student on the recommendation of the DAPC
of the parent department. A student may do Honours only, Major specialization with Honours or Minor
specialization with Honours, but major with minor specialization is not permitted.
8. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
8.1 Minimum Level of Performance for Movement to Higher Semesters
a) No restriction on movement of a student from odd to even semester in a year.

b) Promotion to next year of the programme only if the student has completed a minimum of 24
credits during the previous year with a CGPA ≥ 4.5.
NOTE: The minimum credit requirements for moving to higher semesters and to continue in the
programme (specified in this section and in section 8.4 below) have been fixed on the basis of
existing curriculum and keeping in mind that some of the students are slow-learners and they
should be facilitated, as far as possible, to complete the programme within the maximum
permissible duration.
8.2 Academic Probation / Warning

The academic performance of each student shall be reviewed at the end of each regular semester. A student
who fails to secure an SGPA of at least 4.5 and/or fails to earn a minimum of 12 credits during any
semester will be considered to be on academic probation and a letter of warning shall be issued to him/her
with a copy of the same being sent to the student’s parents / guardian. This letter will also remind the
student / parents / guardians of the conditions under which the programme of the student may be
terminated.
8.3 Reduced Academic Load

A student placed on Academic Probation / Warning may be permitted a reduced load during the next
semester if he/she so desires. However, the courses for which he/she registers will be decided by the
appropriate DAPC keeping in mind the required minimum level of performance as per section 8.1 and the
termination conditions laid down in section 8.4. The parents / guardians of such a student will be kept
informed of his/her progress.
8.4 Termination of the Programme
For the purpose of continuation / termination of the B.Tech. programme, the performance of a student after
completion of every academic year will be considered.
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A student’s programme may be terminated by the Senate on any of the following grounds and he/she will
have to leave the institute (without degree):
a) If a student fails to earn at least 24 credits with a CGPA ≥ 4.5 at the end of an academic year. However,
a relaxation of five credits will be given to students belonging to SC / ST/ PwD categories.
b) If a student fails to complete all the programme requirements with a minimum CGPA of 5.0 after
spending six years (as per clause 10.2) in the institute.
c) If a student is absent from the institute without authorized leave of absence for more than eight weeks
in a semester.
d) If a student involves himself/herself in violation of the code of conduct, ragging etc. and the
appropriate committee of the Senate makes a recommendation that the student’s programme be
terminated.
NOTE:
1. A student who, at the end of eighth semester of his/her programme, has earned at least 96 credits but
has not completed all the curriculum requirements with a minimum CGPA of 5.0 and has not spent six
years in the institute, will be allowed to register for the courses in which he/she has an F/N/X grade,
and if required, repeat a couple of courses in which he/she has a D grade, in order to complete the
course work requirement and to secure a CGPA ≥ 5.0 within the maximum permissible duration of the
programme.
2. Summer Term may be permitted at the end of 8th semester only under special circumstances for those
students who can complete all the graduation requirements by taking a maximum of 2 courses.
8.5 Appeal against Termination
a) A student, whose programme is terminated at any stage, can appeal once to the Chairman Senate within
15 days of the issue of termination letter. In this appeal, the student must fully justify as to why he/she
should be allowed to continue. The Senate, if convinced of the reasons, may allow the student to
continue with his/her programme.
b) In no case will a second appeal by the same student be entertained for this purpose, if his/her first
appeal has not been upheld by the Senate.
9. Leave
9.1 Temporary Withdrawal / Semester Leave
A student is not normally allowed to withdraw from the academic programme temporarily and is
expected to complete his/her studies without any break. However, for bonafide reasons and/or in
exceptional circumstances, a student may be allowed to withdraw temporarily on leave of absence at the
discretion of Senate for an extended period. Such leave of absence(s) shall ordinarily not exceed two
semesters with or without break during the entire period of the academic programme.
A student who remains on authorized leave of absence due to ill health is required to submit a certificate
from a Registered Medical Practitioner to the effect that he/she is sufficiently cured and is fit to resume
his/her studies. The student will be allowed to register only when DAPC is fully satisfied of his/her state
of health.
Application for leave of absence has to be addressed and submitted to the Convener, DAPC of Applied
Sciences for 1st year UG students and Convener DAPC of respective discipline for 2nd to 4th year UG
students.
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10. REQUIREMENTS
10.1 Attendance
All UG/PG students are expected to attend 100% of the classes including lectures, tutorials and practicals
held in a course. In case the attendance of a student in a course is between 50-75%, his/her grade in that
course would be lowered by one level; and in case attendance is below 50%, the grade would be lowered
by two levels.
However, if a student has earned a pass grade otherwise, his/her grade would not be lowered beyond D
due to shortage of attendance.
10.2 Minimum and Maximum Duration of the Programme
The minimum duration to complete the B.Tech. programme is 4 years (8 semesters) and the maximum
permissible duration is 6 years (12 semesters) excluding semester leave, if any.
10.3 Academic
A student is required to complete successfully all the courses of the curriculum prescribed for his/her
undergraduate programme and attain a minimum level of academic performance, i.e., obtain a minimum
CGPA of 5.0. A student will be permitted to repeat a course in which he/ she has earned a pass grade
only if his/her CGPA at the end of the programme is below 5.0.
10.4 Additional Requirements
Departments may introduce additional specific requirements in the curriculum with the approval of the
Senate.
10.5 Graduation
A student is deemed to have completed the requirements for graduation if he/she has
(i) met the duration and academic requirements given in Sections 10.2 and 10.3
(ii) satisfied additional requirements, if any, of the concerned department
(iii) paid all dues to the Institute and the Hostels, and
(iv) no case of indiscipline is pending against him/her.
11. DEGREES
a) Award of Degrees
A student, who completes all the graduation requirements specified in Section 10.5, is recommended by
the Senate to the Board of Governors (BOG) for the award of the appropriate degree in the ensuing
convocation. The degree can be awarded only after the BOG accords its approval.
b) Withdrawal of the Degree
Under extremely exceptional circumstances, where gross violation of the graduation requirements is
detected at a later stage, the Senate may recommend to the Board of Governors withdrawal of a degree
already awarded.
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12. CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
12.1 Code of Conduct
Each student shall conduct himself/herself in a manner befitting his/her association with an Institute of
national importance. He/she is expected not to indulge in any activity, which is likely to bring down the
prestige of the Institute. He/ She should also show due respect and courtesy to the teachers,
administrators, officers and employees of the Institute, and good neighborly behavior to fellow students.
Due attention and courtesy is to be paid to visitors to the Institute and residents of the Campus.
Lack of courtesy and decorum, unbecoming conduct (both within and outside the Institute), wilful
damage and/or removal of Institute property or belongings of fellow students, disturbing others in their
studies, adoption of unfair means during examinations, breach of rules and regulations of the Institute,
noisy and unseemly behaviour and similar other undesirable activities shall constitute violation of the
Code of Conduct for students.
Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited and is considered to be a serious offence. (See UGC
regulations on curbing the menace of Ragging in Annexure VI).
12.2 Disciplinary Actions and Related Matters
Violation of the Code of Conduct shall invite disciplinary action which may include punishment such as
reprimand, disciplinary probation, fine, debarring from examinations, withdrawal of scholarship and/ or
placement services, withholding of grades and/or degrees, cancellation of registration and even expulsion
from the Institute.
Use of Unfair Means in examination will invite punishments as given in Annexure V
The Instructor/Tutor shall have the power to take appropriate action against a student who misbehaves in
his/her class.
The Chief Warden of a Hostel has the power to reprimand, impose fine or take any other suitable
measure against a resident who violates either the Code of Conduct or Rules and Regulations pertaining
to the concerned Hostel.
Involvement of a student in ragging may lead to his/ her expulsion from the Institute.
The Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC) investigates alleged misdemeanours, complaints, etc. and
recommends a suitable course of action. Violation of the Code of Conduct by an individual or a group of
students can be referred to this committee by a student, teacher or other functionary of the Institute.
Further, in very exceptional circumstances, the Chairman, Senate may appoint a special committee to
investigate and/or recommend appropriate action for any act of gross indiscipline involving an individual
or a number of students, which, in his/her view, may tarnish the image of the Institute.
The recommendation for any action other than expulsion may be approved by the Chairman Senate. In
case the recommended action is expulsion of a student from the Institute, the matter shall be referred to
the Senate for its final decision.
A student who feels aggrieved with the punishment awarded, may, however, appeal to the Chairman,
Senate stating clearly the case and explaining his/ her position, seeking reconsideration of the decision.
The Senate may not recommend a student, who is found guilty of some major offence, to the Board of
Governors for the award of a degree even if he/she has satisfactorily completed all the academic
requirements.
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13. AMENDMENTS
Notwithstanding anything contained in this manual, the Senate of the Punjab Engineering College,
(Deemed to be University), Chandigarh reserves the right to modify/amend without notice, the curricula,
procedures, requirements, and rules pertaining to its undergraduate programmes.
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Annexure II
Rules and Procedures for Postgraduate Programmes

(Applicable from Academic Session 2020-21 onwards)

Chandigarh
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1. Introduction
Punjab Engineering College, Deemed to be University, Chandigarh, is a premier institution in Northern

India. The broad objectives of the M.Tech programmes are:
(1) to develop the engineering /technical manpower of the highest quality to cater to the needs of
industry, R&D organizations and educational institutions.
(2) to develop advanced design capability among students.
(3) to develop a deep understanding of the area of specialization in the students.
(4) to develop innovative ability in the students to solve new problems, and a capacity to learn
continually and interact with multidisciplinary groups.
(5) to develop among students a capacity for free and objective enquiry, awareness and sensitivity to the
needs and aspirations of the society.
With these objectives in view, the programmes are designed to have courses of study & dissertation
through which a student may develop his/her concepts and skills.
The admissions to the all M. Tech programmes are regulated through valid GATE (Graduate Aptitude
Test in Engineering) scores. A few seats in each branch of engineering are available for sponsored
candidates also. The intake in various branches is approved by the Senate.
The normal duration of M. Tech programme is 2-years (4-semesters). The Institute follows a credit based
semester system for its academic programmes. This system allows greater freedom to the individual to
tailor the programme to his/her specific needs/aspirations.
This manual contains minimal regulations and procedures to be followed by the students to meet the
academic requirements of the programmes. Within this general framework, subject to the approval of the
Senate, the various departments and programmes may impose such additional requirements as will serve
their particular academic objectives.
1.1 M.Tech Programmes

The 2-year (4 semesters) M. Tech programmes are available in following disciplines:
1. Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)
2. Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering)
3. Civil Engineering (Water Resources Engineering)
4. Computer Science & Engineering
5. Civil Engineering (Environmental Engg.) – An Inter disciplinary Programme
6. Computer Science & Information Security – A self-supporting Programme
7. Electrical Engineering
8. Electronics Engineering
9. Electronics (VLSI Design)
10. Industrial Materials & Metallurgy
11. Mechanical Engineering
12. Production and Industrial Engineering
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1.2 Office of the Dean of Academic Affairs
The office of the Dean of Academic Affairs (DAA), called the Academic Section, is responsible
for the implementation of the decisions taken on academic matters by the Senate and IAPC. It
(i) receives, processes and maintains all records relating to the undergraduate and post
graduate programmes including curricula, courses offered, academic calendar,
registration, leave, examinations, grades and award of degrees and prizes
(ii) disseminates information pertaining to all academic matters
(iii) issues necessary memoranda/orders
(iv) acts as a channel of communication between the students, instructors, departments and
IAPC. It assists the IAPC and its subcommittees in their tasks.
1.3 Waiver Clause
The procedures and requirements set out in this manual, may be waived in special circumstances with the
approval of Chairman, Senate.
2. Admissions
2.1 General Instructions
• A candidate must have obtained a BE/B. Tech. or an equivalent degree with at least 60 percent marks
or an equivalent CGPA with 5% relaxation for SC/ST and Persons with Disability category
candidates.
• In each programme 15 percent seats are reserved for the SC candidates and 7.5 percent seats are
reserved for the ST candidates. The details of reservation of other categories & other information are
supplied in Admission Brochure.
• The admission to all M.Tech programmes is regulated through Centralized Counseling of M.Tech.
(CCMT) with valid GATE scores. The detailed procedure and other requirements for admission are
specified in the Admission Brochure brought out every year.
• Sponsored candidates are also considered for admission to M.Tech programmes. They need not have
a valid GATE score. Their admission will be based on the performance in test conducted by the
respective departments.
• A sponsored candidate must have been in service of the sponsoring organization for at least two years
at the time of admission. The sponsoring organization must specifically undertake to provide full
salary to the candidate and to relieve him/her to pursue the programme for its full duration.
• Admission to any M.Tech programme requires that the applicant

(i ) be eligible
(ii ) go through the laid down admission procedure, and
(iii ) pay the prescribed fees.
• All admissions to the M.Tech programmes should be formally approved by the Senate.
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2.2 Cancellation of Admission
All students admitted provisionally or otherwise, to any programme are required to submit their mark-
sheets, provisional certificates, etc. of the qualifying examination and other documents at the time of
counseling for admissions. The Senate/Chairman Senate can cancel the admission of any student who
fails to submit the prescribed documents or to meet other stipulated requirement(s). The Senate/
Chairman Senate may also cancel the admission at any stage during the course, if it is found that the
student had supplied some false information or suppressed relevant information while seeking admission.
3. Assistantship
The students admitted to M.Tech programmes may get assistantships on the basis of valid GATE scores.
The said assistantship shall be in accordance with the set procedure and guidelines. The students will
have to perform duties and other tasks as specified in the guidelines. Assistantship will not be provided to
candidates who are not GATE qualified.
4. Academic Session
The academic session normally begins in the fourth week of July every year and ends in the middle of
May. It is divided into two parts:
First Semester: Normally from the fourth week of July to the last week of November
Second Semester: Normally from the second week of January to the third week of May
Each of the two semesters is of 15 weeks duration.

4.1 Academic Calendar
The exact dates of all the important events, such as registration, late registration, commencement of
classes, examinations, vacation etc., are specified in the Academic Calendar of the Institute as approved
by the Senate.
5. Curriculum
5.1 Structure of the M.Tech Programmes
Every M.Tech programme consists of courses in Mathematics, Research Methodology, programme

core courses, programme elective courses, in the first and second semesters of the programme. The
programme elective courses should be in the area which improves student’s focus, preferably in the area
of dissertation work. The third and fourth semesters are primarily meant for dissertation work, in which a
student works on a chosen topic for investigation/study in consultation with the dissertation supervisor.
This culminates into submission of dissertation report by the student.
The institute allows PG students to do course work at other academic institutes. The credit transfer policy
is given in Annexure III.
Salient feature of PG structure is as follow:-
1. Fractal credit system:- In fractal system, a semester is divided into six segments. Each segment is of 7
contact hours and 0.5 credits.
2. Compulsory course on IOT and Machine Learning, Soft Skill & Management (with fractal credits for
Communication Skills, Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Ethics) and Engineering
Mathematics (with fractal credits of three elective courses from Engineering Mathematics basket).
3. 20% courses per semester can be offered in blended mode with MOOCs/ industry.
4. Mandatory Industrial visit during Summer Vacation.
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5.2 Credit System
5.2.1 Credit Assignment
Each course has a certain number of credits assigned to it depending upon its lecture and laboratory
contact hours in a week.
Lectures: One lecture hour per week per semester is assigned one credit
Laboratory: One Laboratory hours per week per semester is assigned half credit
5.2.2 Credit Requirements
Total minimum credits required for completion of M.Tech degree = 68

Through course work = 36 credits
Through Dissertation work= 32 credits
6 Academic Registration
1. All students are required to register each semester for the courses/dissertation work to be pursued
by them, as per the programme, on the dates specified in the Academic Calendar. A student must
ensure that he/she has completed the pre-requisites, if any, for each course to be registered.
The sole responsibility for registration rests with the student concerned.
2. The DAPC nominates Faculty Co-ordinators to advise students on selection of the courses of the
concerned department. The student registering for the dissertation must have a dissertation
supervisor assigned to him/her.
3. The academic registration procedure involves:
• filling of the online registration form mentioning the courses/dissertation work, duly approved, to
be credited in the semester
• payment of fees and clearance of all outstanding dues (if any), and
• signing of the registration roll in the office of the Dean Academic Affairs.
A student will not get credit for any course/dissertation work, for which he/she is not registered
in any academic term.
4. All the students who are not on authorized leave must continue to register in the following
semester till they submit their dissertation.
5. A new entrant (to the M.Tech programme) who is awaiting the results of the qualifying
examination will be allowed to register “provisionally” on submission of a certificate from
his/her institution certifying that he/she has appeared in the final qualifying examination
(including all papers in theory, practical, project, oral etc.). The candidate will submit attested
copies of documents as specified by the Academic Section.
6. In very special cases of students who have completed all the experimental work and analysis
related to the dissertation, and are on sanctioned leave, the IAPC on the specific
recommendations of DAPC and HOD may allow submission of the dissertation without
registration.
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6.2 Late Registration
3. If for any compelling reason like illness, etc. a student is unable to register by the date of normal
registration, he/she can register by the last date of late registrations (which is about one month
from the beginning of the semester and is specified in Academic Calendar) on payment of a late
fee. However, if a student seeks prior permission to register late on valid grounds, he /she may be
allowed to do so without payment of late registration fee by the Chairperson, IAPC.
2. In exceptional cases, the IAPC on the recommendation of the DAPC and HOD may consider the
registration beyond the last date of registration. In such cases, the student will be allowed to
register for the dissertation only.
6.3 Semester Load Requirements
A semester load may vary from 14-18 credits. All theory courses carry credits from 0.5 to 3
credits. Thus, a student who has registered for a full semester load is expected to attend 6 courses i.e.
streams and bridge courses/Audit courses/Mooc courses by respective departments if any. For a well-
merited case, the IAPC may permit a student to register for a maximum of 18 credits or a minimum of 10
credits.
A student may, however, be permitted by DAPC to take up an overload of course(s) maximum of
4 credits to enrich his/ her knowledge or clear backlogs as per the approved guidelines.
6.4 Adding and Dropping of Courses
1. A student may add or drop course(s) by the last date(s) specified in the Academic Calendar
which is normally two weeks from beginning of the semester with the permission of the IAPC.
2. PG students can add/ drop for a fractal courses for programs electives in mid of semester from
the basket within a week of start of the course.
3. For this, he/she must fill up the appropriate form, get the endorsement of the Instructor and the
Convenor, DAPC and submit the form to the Academic Section for approval.
4. A student may be required to drop a course at any stage if it is found that he/she does not meet
the pre-requisites of the course, or if there is a clash in the student’s time table preventing
him/her from attending the course, or if he/she is found not entitled to register for that course for
any other reason.
5. The HOD in consultation with the instructor and with the approval of IAPC may allow a student
at his/her request to withdraw from one or more courses during the semester, if he/she has been
sick for considerable time and has submitted a certificate to the satisfaction of the HOD, but the
reduced load shall not be less than the minimum semester load, as specified in section 6.3.
6.5 Change of registration from Full-Time to Part-Time
A student admitted to full time programme may be allowed to change to part time programme on
completion of the course work upon the recommendation through DAPC and with the approval of the
Chairman, Senate. For part time candidates also, the thesis period is one year.
1. The student, who converts his/her mode of programme from full time to part time within 3
months of completion of his/her programme as regular student, will be allowed to submit his/ her
dissertation as per rules and regulations governing the full-time programme.
2. The student, who converts his/her mode of programme from full time to part time before the
period mentioned in point 1, the remaining period to submit his/ her dissertation will be doubled.
3. The maximum duration to complete the M.Tech. programme will be four year (8 Semester) in all
cases.
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6.6 Cancellation of Registration
Absence for a period of four or more weeks at a stretch during a semester shall result in automatic
cancellation of the registration of a student from all the courses in that semester.
7. Teaching and Evaluation
7.1 Teaching
a) Medium - The medium of instruction and evaluation is English.
b) Approval of Courses - Each course along with its weightage in terms of credits is approved by
the IAPC and Senate. Only approved courses may be offered during any semester.
c) List of Courses -The list of courses to be offered by a department is finalized before the
beginning of the semester by the concerned Head, taking into consideration all the
requirements. The list of all courses offered by the Institute in an academic term will be
made available to the students before the date of registration for that term.
d) Conduct of Courses- Each course is conducted by the Instructor, assigned by the Head of
Department. The Instructor is responsible for conducting the course, making the question
paper, holding the examinations in his/her course, getting the answer scripts evaluated,
awarding grades at the end of the semester and transmitting the grades to the Academic
Section through the HOD within the prescribed time limit.
A teacher is expected to follow the approved curriculum. However, he/she can deviate
from it in case it is felt that such deviation will improve the academic purpose of the
course. In no case will this be treated as a ground for complaint by the students.
7.2 Evaluation
The evaluation of the students is a continuous process and is based on their performance in mid semester
examination, end semester examination, quizzes/short tests, assignments, laboratory work (if any), make-
up examinations (if applicable), etc. In general, there shall be no choice in test/examination papers. The
Instructor is responsible for making the question paper, conducting the examination in his/her course,
getting the answer scripts evaluated, and awarding the grades. The grades are forwarded through the
Head of the Department who will ensure that proper standards have been used. Complete transparency
will be maintained in evaluation system. The graded scripts of quizzes, tests, and mid-semester
examinations will be returned to the students within a reasonable time. The answer scripts of the final
examinations will be shown to the students after marking. All instructors will notify a time for such
access within three days of the examination. A student may point out errors or omissions, if any, in
marking in writing on the cover sheet of the answer script. The instructor will take these into account
before submission of grades. The final grades earned by all students registered in a course will be
submitted by the Instructor to the Academic Section through the Head of the Department within the
prescribed time limit.
a) Schedule of Examinations
The end-semester examination and the mid-semester examinations will be held within the periods
allocated in the Academic Calendar. In exceptional circumstances, the Dean, Academic Affairs may
permit holding the examinations outside these periods.
b) Make-up Examination
If a student, for bonafide reasons such as illness, etc., fails to appear in the end-semester examination in
one or more course(s), he/ she may make a request personally or through someone to IAPC for a make-up
examination within two days of the date of the scheduled examination. Such a request must clearly
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specify the reasons for the failure to appear in the end-semester examination with a certificate from a
Government Hospital/Institute Dispensary, in case the failure was due to illness. Only one make-up
examination, for the end-semester examination, is allowed per course. For failures to appear in mid-
semester examinations, etc., it is entirely up to the Instructor to ascertain the proficiency of the student by
whatever means he/she considers appropriate if he/she is satisfied of the student’s bonafides.
7.3 Grading System
The Institute shall continue to follow a continuous evaluation system with some freedom being given to
the course Instructor in deciding the pattern of evaluation and weightages. A typical break-up for
continuous evaluation of 3 credits courses is given below:
i. Mid-term Examination : 15 – 25 %
ii. End-term Examination : 40 – 50 %
iii. Assignments, Quizzes (Minimum 3), Projects : 30 – 40 %
For fractal course of credit less than 3, the evaluation break-up may include test/quizzes and end-
term examination.
Evaluation of all components, i.e., mid-term examination, end term examination, assignments, quizzes
etc. should be done in marks. The total marks thus obtained are to be converted to a letter grade. The
conversion to letter grades may or may not be based on the relative performance of the students.
Structure of grading for academic performance:
The academic performance of a student shall be graded on a 10 point scale. The letter grades and their
equivalent grade points are listed below:
Letter Grade Performance Grade Points
+
A Outstanding 10
A Excellent 9
+
B Very Good 8
B Good 7
+
C Average 6
C Below Average 5
D Poor 4
F Fail -
I Incomplete -
N Not Eligible -
Explanation:
Grade ‘F’: ‘F’ grade denotes unsatisfactory performance in a course and indicates failure in the
course.
Grade ‘N’: A student who fails to fulfill the attendance requirement (clause 8.1) for a particular
course shall not be eligible to appear in the end semester examination in that course and shall be awarded
the grade ‘N’ for that course. He/she shall have to repeat the entire course.
Grade ‘I’: For reasons acceptable to the Instructor, an ‘I’ (for Incomplete) grade may be assigned if
a student fails to complete any of the required course work by the end of the semester. In all such cases,
an Incomplete Contract, which is a formal agreement between the student and the instructor, is to be
filled along with the grade report. An Incomplete Contract includes:
• The course work that remains to be completed.
• The date by which the specified work must be completed not later than one month of the close of
relevant semester.
• The final grade to be substituted for the ‘I’ grade, if the specified work is not completed by the
specified date.
The Incomplete Contract will be filled by the Instructor and submitted to the Academic Office
when the Grade Sheet is submitted.
If the student completes the required work by the specified time, the instructor completes a grade
change form indicating the final grade earned. The student should check with the instructor to ensure that
a grade change form has been submitted.
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If the student does not complete the required work by the specified time, the ‘I’ grade is
automatically replaced with the final grade specified by the Instructor on the Incomplete Contract. If a
final grade is not specified, or if an Incomplete Contract is not filled, the ‘I’ grade automatically reverts
to an F grade after one month.
Grading System for Large Classes (>30 students)
For large classes (>30 students) the grading should follow a normal distribution for the award of
the grade in the course. The marks obtained out of 100 would be converted into grades following the
guidelines given below:
The mean ( ) and the standard deviation ( of marks obtained by all the students in a course
shall be calculated. The grades shall be awarded to a student depending upon the marks and the ranges as
per table given below:
Award of Grade Using Statistical Method
Lower Range of Upper Range of
Grade
Marks Marks
+*
+ 1.5 A ------
+ 1.0 A + 1.5
+
+ 0.5 B + 1.0
B + 0.5
– 0.5 C +
– 1.0 C - 0.5
– 1.5 D - 1.0
F* - 1.5
+
* The number of students securing A grade should not be more than 10%. The same
percentage limit would apply to F grade.
Note:
1. Marginal adjustment in lower and upper range of marks may be done to accommodate natural
cut-offs.
2. No student having marks ≥ 35% would be awarded ‘F’ grade.
Grading System for Small Classes (≤ 30 students)

For small classes (≤ 30 students) the grades shall be awarded on the basis of absolute marks as given in
the table below:
Grade Marks (M)
A+ M ≥ 85
A 80 ≤ M < 85
B+ 70 ≤ M < 80
B 60 ≤ M < 70
C+ 50 ≤ M < 60
C 40 ≤ M < 50
D 35 ≤ M < 40
F < 35
Measure of student’s overall academic performance
A student’s overall academic performance within a given semester or in all the courses
completed is measured by two grade point averages.
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA): The performance of a student in a particular semester is
measured by Semester Performance Index (SGPA), which is a weighted average of the grades secured in
all the courses taken in a semester and scaled to a maximum of 10.
If the grade points associated with the letter grades awarded to a student
g1 , g 2 , g 3 , g 4 and g 5 in five courses and the
are corresponding credits are
w1 , w2 , w3 , w4 and w5 , respectively, the SGPA is given by
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w1 g1 + w2 g 2 + w3 g 3 + w4 g 4 + w5 g 5
SGPA =
w1 + w2 + w3 + w4 + w5
For instance, suppose a student is registered for one 5-credit course, four 4-credit courses, and
one 3-credit course during a semester, i.e. a total of 24 credits. If he secures A+, A, B+, C+, C, and D
grades, respectively, in these courses, his SGPA will be calculated as follows:
SGPA = (5x10 + 4x9 + 4x8 + 4x6 + 4x5 + 3x4) / 24 = 174 / 24 = 7.25
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) - The Cumulative Performance Index (CGPA) indicates the
overall academic performance of a student in all the courses registered up to and including the latest
completed semester. It is computed in the same manner as the SGPA, considering all the courses (say, n),
and is given by
w g i i
CGPA =
i
w i
i
The grades of any and all repeated courses are included in the official transcripts. However, once
a student repeats and passes a course in which he/ she had failed earlier, the earlier fail grade will not
enter into the computation of CGPA. Incomplete grades are not included in computing the GPA until an
appropriate letter grade is assigned. CGPA of 6.0 or higher is considered to be a 1 st division (> 60%
marks).
Re- Examination
Every student will be allowed to take end term exam again in a maximum of two courses in
which he/ she scores an ‘F’ grade in a particular semester. If he/ she, on re-examination, scores sufficient
marks to cross the cut-off for clearing a particular course (adopted during the regular evaluation for that
course) then he/ she will be awarded a ‘D’ grade.
Grade Report – A copy of the Grade Report is issued to each student at the end of the semester. A
duplicate copy, if needed, can be obtained on payment of the prescribed fee.
Withholding of Grades – The grades of a student may be withheld if he/she has not paid his/her dues, or
if there is a case of indiscipline pending against him/her.
7.4 Dissertation/ Industry Project
1. The student shall have the option of doing the dissertation work in the institute or undertake an
industry project. Prior approval of the DAPC of the department will be mandatory for
undertaking industry project. The supervisor will be a special invitee if he/ she is not a member
of DAPC.
2. The industry project should preferably be research-based.
3. The student who completes only 3rd semester as industry project, his/ her final evaluation of 3rd
semester will be as per industry project rules. For 4th semester his/ her final evaluation will be
done as per institute dissertation rules and guidelines.
4. Every M.Tech student shall have at least one but not more than two dissertation supervisors from
amongst the faculty members of the Institute. A dissertation supervisor, with post graduate
qualifications, from industry/research organization may be considered on recommendation by
HOD & DAPC and approval by the Chairman, Senate but a co-supervisor should be from the
Institute.
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5. In case the supervisor proceeds on long leave, resigns, superannuates or otherwise ceases to be a
faculty member of the Institute before the submission of the these, a new supervisor will be
appointed by the department, if there is no other supervisor from within the Institute.
6. In case there has been a change/addition in the supervisor(s), the M.Tech dissertation will not be
submitted earlier than three months after such change.
7. The M. Tech dissertation/ Industry Project will be examined by a committee to be appointed by

the Chairperson Senate/ DAA, on the recommendation of the Supervisor and Head of the
Department, following the guidelines set by the Senate. The Examination Board for M.Tech
dissertation/ Industry Project evaluation at end of 3rd/ 4th Semester would consist of the
following:-
(i) Chairman DAPC or his/her nominee

(ii) Faculty Co-ordinator programme, Convener
(iii) Supervisor(s)
(iv) One faculty from within the department
(v) External examiner from reputed organization.
In case of evaluation at the end of 3rd semester, the member at S.No. (v) may be dropped, if not
available.
For evaluation of 3rd semester, an external expert will be permitted to evaluate a maximum of 5
students working in the same domain.
For evaluation of the end of the 4th semester, there shall be no limit on the number of
dissertations one External Examiner can evaluate.
8. The Dissertation Supervisor will suggest, in a proforma, a panel of three experts to act as external
examiner, preferably from IITs and NITs, in the area in which the student has completed his
dissertation. The filled up proforma under the signature of Dissertation Supervisor & the Head of
the Department will be submitted to the office of Dean Academic Affairs. E-mail addresses &
contact numbers of the external examiners are to be included in the addresses. This will be put up
to Chairman, Senate/ DAA who will appoint the Dissertation Examination Committee, tick-
marking the names of examiners. The Dissertation Examination Committee so constituted will be
notified to all concerned.
9. After Dissertation Examination Committee has been constituted, spiral-bound copies of the
dissertation, one for each examiner of the Examination Committee have to be prepared. The
dissertation, at the earliest, can be submitted one month before the end of the term in which
student is completing the minimum dissertation credits. The Dissertation Examination should be
scheduled at least seven days after the submission of the dissertation. Academic Office will
arrange to send the copies of the dissertation to the examiners.
10. The consent of the external examiner for his/her availability & date of examination will be
obtained by the respective department/ supervisors and dissertation will be dispatched by the
Academic Office with intimation to all examiners, HOD & student.
11. The dissertation examination will be conducted in the department & the dissertation evaluation
report, in a proforma available in the Academic Office, will be submitted by the dissertation
supervisor through the Head of the Department.
12. The candidate shall appear before the examining committee for oral examination and
presentation on the scheduled date. The oral examination cannot be scheduled earlier than one
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week after the submission of the dissertation. The examining committee shall award the final
grade in terms of rule 7.5.
7.5 M.Tech dissertation/ Industry Project evaluation is given as under-
Report to be submitted by committee till that it is to be followed.

1) There shall be four evaluations of M.Tech. Dissertation/ Industry Project – one mid-term and one
end term in the third semester (total 14 credits) and one mid-term and one end term in the fourth
semester (total 18 credits). After evaluation all the parameters (in marks), a final grade for each
semester will be submitted to the Academic Section. The work done at the end of 3 rd semester
shall be submitted in the form of a report. A Dissertation shall be submitted at the end of 4 th
semester.
2) The Examination Board for M.Tech thesis/ industry project evaluation at end of 3rd/ 4th Semester
would consist of the following:-
(i) Chairman DAPC or his/her nominee
(ii) Faculty coordinator programme, Convener
(iii) Supervisor(s)
(iv) One faculty from within the department
(v) External examiner from reputed organization.
In case of evaluation at the end of 3rd semester, the member at S.No. (v) may be dropped, if not
available.
The weightages for the various components of evaluation would be distributed between the
Supervisor and the Examination Board as follows:
Supervisor(s) - 50%
Examination Board (except Supervisor) - 50%
While evaluating the dissertation/ Industry Project, each member of the Examination Board will
independently award marks for various components of evaluation. The average of all the marks
awarded for each component will be taken as the final marks scored by a student.
3) The grand total of marks obtained at the end of 3rd and 4th semester respectively shall be
converted into grades as follows:-
M.Tech. students 2018 Batch onwards for Dissertation Evaluation only
Grade Points Marks (M)
A+ 10 M≥85 %
A 9 80 % ≤M<85 %
B+ 8 70 %≤M<80 %
B 7 60 %≤M<70 %
C+ 6 50 %≤M<60 %
C 5 40 %≤M<50 %
D 4 35 %≤M<40 %
F <35 %
4) Guidelines for Industry Project:

i) Joining Report of Student
ii) The distribution of Marks for finalizing the grades for project semester
Marks (140) Marks (180)
rd
S. 3 Semester 4th Semester
Subject Remarks
No. Mid End Mid End
Term Term Term Term
Proforma to be filled
1. Credits by Industry 20 60 40 60 by Industry
coordinator
2. Evaluation by Deptt. 20 40 20 60 The students, who go
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including for industry project to
• Report a place within a
• Presentation distance of 500 km
• Viva Voce from the institute, will
be called to the
department for all the
four evaluations. The
remaining students
will be exempted from
physical presence for
mid-term evaluation
which will be done
through skype, email
or phone and
proforma to be filled
by faculty coordinator
to be displayed on
notice board .
Total Marks 140 180
5) In case the M.Tech Dissertation is graded F, the candidate may be allowed to resubmit the
M.Tech Dissertation after nine months subject to maximum duration of the programme.
8. Requirements
8.1 Attendance
All PG students are expected to attend 100% of the classes including lectures, tutorials and
practicals, held in a course. In case the attendance of a student in a course is between 50-75%,
his/her grade in that course would be lowered by one level; and in case attendance is below 50%, the
grade would be lowered by two levels.
However, if a student has earned a pass grade otherwise, his/her grade would not be lowered
beyond D due to shortage of attendance.
8.2 Minimum Residence and Maximum Duration
For regular students, the minimum residence and maximum duration requirements for M.Tech
programmes are four (04) semesters and eight (08) semesters respectively.
8.3 Academic Requirement
1. Minimum CGPA requirement for award of M.Tech degree is 5.5
2. For moving to 2nd semester of the programme, a student must obtain a CGPA of at least 4.5 in the
1st semester.
3. No student (whether regular or part-time) is allowed to move to 3rd semester of the programme
until he/she completes the course work requirement of first two semesters with CGPA ≥ 5.5. A
student, who fails to do so in two years of time, has to discontinue his/her programme. For
fulfilling this condition, a student, during his/her second academic session in the institute, will be
allowed to register for the courses of first and second semesters in which he/she has an F/N grade,
and if required, to repeat courses in which he/she has a D grade, in order to complete the course
work requirement of first two semesters and to secure a CGPA ≥ 5.5.
A student (during his/her second academic session in the institute) will be allowed to register
even for courses to improve his/ her CGPA in 3rd semester of the programme to complete the
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CGPA requirement. Such a student will, however, be allowed to register for dissertation
(dissertation) work only after completing the CGPA requirement.
A student who has secure a CGPA ≥ 5.5 and still has pending courses of 4 credits will be allowed
to register for dissertation (dissertation) work along with the pending courses of 1 st and 2nd
semester with concern to respective course instructor.
4. A student will not be allowed to continue the programme if he/she earns <35% marks or ‘F’
Grades for his/her dissertation work in two consecutive semesters.
5. The DAPC will keep a watch on the progress of every student and whenever a student fails to
meet the requirements; will put up the case to Senate that may terminate the programme of the
student. If a student’s programme is terminated, the Dean Academic Affairs will issue the letter
of termination.
8.4 Additional Requirements
Departments may introduce additional specific requirements with the approval of the Senate
during the professional curriculum.
8.5 Graduation Requirements

A student shall be deemed to have completed the requirements for graduation if he/she has
a) met the attendance, residence and academic requirements given in Sections 8.1 to 8.3
b) satisfied additional requirements, if any, of the concerned department
c) paid all dues to the Institute and the Hostels
d) no case of indiscipline pending against him/her
e) satisfied all the requirements specified by the Senate and Ordinances, and
f) has submitted the dissertation and has been awarded pass grade by the examining
committee.
9. TERMINATION OF THE PROGRAMME
The M.Tech programme of a student may be terminated by the Senate if he/she
(a) is not meeting the academic requirements as given in Section 8, OR
(b) is absent without authorized leave for more than four weeks in a semester, OR
(c) involves himself/herself, in violation of the code of conduct, in ragging etc., and the
appropriate committee of the Senate makes a recommendation to that effect, OR
(d) fails to complete the programme within the maximum duration prescribed.
9.1. Appeal against Termination
A student whose programme is terminated on account of inadequate academic performance or

otherwise, has the right to appeal to the Chairman Senate for reconsideration, within 15 days of the issue
of the termination letter. While making the appeal against termination, he/she is expected to give reasons
for his/her poor academic performance and/or to explain why his/her position merits reconsideration. The
Senate shall take a final decision after considering all the available inputs. In no case shall a second
appeal by the same student be entertained for this purpose, in case his/her first appeal is not upheld by the
Senate.
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10. DEGREES
(a) Award of Degrees
A student, who completes all the graduation requirements specified in Section 8.5, is
recommended by the Senate to the Board of Governors (BOG) for the award of the appropriate degree in
the ensuing convocation. The degree can be awarded only after the BOG accords its approval.
(b) Withdrawal of the Degree

Under extremely exceptional circumstances, where gross violation of the graduation
requirements is detected at a later stage, the Senate may recommend to the Board of Governors for the
withdrawal of a degree already awarded.
11. Leave Rules

1. Students who are absent from the institute continuously for two weeks without permission from
the Head of Department, may not be permitted to continue in the semester and may be asked to
drop the semester, unless satisfactory explanation of their absence, as given by them through the
Head of Department, is duly accepted by the Chairman Senate.
2. If a student does not turn up after winter or summer vacations, his/her name will be sent to
Chairman Senate for termination of the programme. If approved by the Senate, his/her name will
be removed from the institute rolls with effect from the date on which he actually appeared in the
last semester examination.
3. If a student does not appear in the end semester examination, then the concerned Head of
Department will forward the name of the student for termination to the Chairman Senate.
4. Students who are in receipt of the GATE scholarship shall be entitled to a total leave of 30 days
in a year without loss of scholarship. They are not entitled for vacation.
11.2 Semester Leave
Semester leave for up to a maximum of two semesters for the M.Tech students may be
sanctioned for bonafide reasons. Except for medical reasons, such leave would not normally be
sanctioned before a student has completed his/her course requirements and in no case before the student
has spent two semesters in the programme. However, on medical considerations such leave may be
sanctioned after his/her stay of one semester. Leave for more than one semester at a time will not be
granted.
12. Permission to Proceed for Academic Work Outside the Institute
The M.Tech students can be permitted to proceed for academic activities outside the Institute to
carry out fieldwork, library work, computational work, experimental work, and Laboratory work, and
also to attend conferences, courses and to undertake other research work etc. as recommended by the
HOD. Permission for a duration up to 15 days may sanctioned by Chairperson, IAPC on the
recommendation of the HOD and more than 15 days by the Chairman, Senate on the recommendations of
the HOD & Chairperson, IAPC.
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13. Conduct and Discipline
13.1 Code of Conduct
Each student shall conduct himself/herself in a manner befitting his/her association with an
Institute of national importance. He/she is expected not to indulge in any activity, which is likely to bring
down the prestige of the Institute. He/she should also show due respect and courtesy to the teachers,
administrators, officers and employees of the Institute, and good neighbourly behaviour to fellow
students. Due attention and courtesy is to be paid to visitors to the Institute and residents of the Campus.
Lack of courtesy and decorum, unbecoming conduct (both within and outside the Institute),
wilful damage and/or removal of Institute property or belongings of fellow students, disturbing others in
their studies, adoption of unfair means during examinations, breach of rules and regulations of the
Institute, noisy and unseemly behaviour and similar other undesirable activities shall constitute violation
of the Code of Conduct for students.
Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited and is considered to be a serious offence (See UGC
regulations on curbing the menace of Ragging in Annexure V.
13.2 Disciplinary Actions and Related Matters
Violation of the Code of Conduct shall invite disciplinary action which may include punishment such as
reprimand, disciplinary probation, fine, debarring from examinations, withdrawal of scholarship and/or
placement services, withholding of grades and/or degrees, cancellation of registration and even expulsion
from the Institute.
Use of Unfair Means in examination will invite punishments as given in Annexure IV.
The Instructor/Tutor shall have the power to take appropriate action against a student who misbehaves in
his/her class.
The Warden of a Hostel has the power to reprimand, impose fine or take any other suitable measure
against a resident who violates either the Code of Conduct or Rules and Regulations pertaining to the
concerned Hostel.
Involvement of a student in ragging may lead to his/ her expulsion from the Institute.
The Senate Student Affairs Committee (SSAC) investigates alleged misdemeanours, complaints etc. and
recommends a suitable course of action. Violation of the Code of Conduct by an individual or a group of
students can be referred to this committee by a student, teacher or other functionary of the Institute.
Further, in very exceptional circumstances, the Chairman, Senate may appoint a special committee to
investigate and/or recommend appropriate action for any act of gross indiscipline involving an individual
or a number of students, which, in his/her view, may tarnish the image of the Institute.
The recommendation for any action other than expulsion may be approved by the Chairman Senate. In
case, the recommended action is expulsion of a student from the Institute, the matter shall be referred to
the Senate for its final decision.
A student who feels aggrieved with the punishment awarded may, however, appeal to the Chairman,
Senate stating clearly the case and explaining his/her position seeking reconsideration of the decision.
The Senate may not recommend a student, who is found guilty of some major offence, to the Board of
Governors for the award of a degree/diploma/certificate even if he/she has satisfactorily completed all
the academic requirements.
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14. Amendments
Notwithstanding anything contained in this manual, the Senate of the Punjab Engineering College,
(Deemed to be University), Chandigarh reserves the right to modify/amend without notice, the curricula,
procedures, requirements, and rules pertaining to its M.Tech programmes.
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Annexure III
Credit Transfer Policy for UG & PG Students:
The following guidelines for credit transfer will be followed:-
Policy:-
1. The institute shall accept transfer of credits earned by student from the following:-
a. Such foreign university, the courses/ programmes of which are recognized as equivalent to
those of Indian Universities by the Association of Indian Universities. However the institute
should be ranked within top 10 percent institutes in its own country. In addition to this, the
ranking should be comparable to the ranking of PEC. Final decision in this regard will be
taken by Chairman Senate after the recommendations of respective department.
b. Such foreign university with which the institute has signed an MOU.
c. All IITs, IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Delhi & IISC.
d. Any other University / educational institute that have been approved for the purpose of credit
transfer by the Senate of the institute.
2. Request for acceptance of transfer of credits shall be:-
a. Entertained only if received from such candidates who have been duly selected for admission
in a UG/PG programme as per the rule governing admission in PEC.
b. Supported by any other documents as may be prescribed by the Senate.
3. When a student (UG or PG) registers at another academic institution abroad with the expectation
of credit transfer or research work through a pre-approved arrangement including MoU, the
student should be considered as being on a Semester Exchange (SE). The SE period will be
counted towards the total period permitted for the degree.
4. All grade-cards/transcripts and course syllabi of the foreign University, where the students are
going for Semester Exchange, must be in English or translated from the original language into
English and certified by a professional translator
5. Institute fee for the semester for which student is on Semester Exchange will be exempted.
Procedure:-
The credit equivalence for accepting credit transfer shall be determined as under:-
a. Request for credit transfer will be made to respective department. Equivalent courses &
credits will be decided by the DAPC of the concerned department.
b. The recommendation of DAPC would be placed before the IAPC. Final approval in this
regard will be given by Chairman Senate.
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Annexure IV
Rules and Procedures for Ph.D. Programmes

(Applicable from academic session 2020-21 onwards)

Chandigarh
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Ph.D. RULES
I. OBJECTIVE OF THE Ph.D. PROGRAMME

The Punjab Engineering College, (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh has a mission
to develop high quality science and engineering specialists having strong base of principles of
science and the scientific methods, deep understanding of their chosen areas of specialization, the
motivation to learn continually, interact with multi-disciplinary groups and to handle new
challenges offered by the front-end technologies.
The Ph.D. Programme is designed to impart knowledge, and to consolidate concepts and
intellectual skills through courses, seminars, projects, and thesis work. Above all, it helps the
scholars to develop the capacity for free and objective enquiry, courage and integrity, awareness
and sensitivity to the needs and aspirations of the society.
The Programme provides the candidates with an enabling research experience during
their stay in the Institute, thus helping them to enter their professional life with right perspective
and knowledge related to their respective fields of specialization.
II. ADMISSION TO Ph.D. PROGRAMME

Admission to the Ph.D. programme is made on the basis of interview or written test
(GATE/ NET syllabus) or both as determined by Ph.D. Admission Committee of the concerned
Department provided the candidate fulfils all the requirements at the Institute level and the
selected candidate deposits the requisite fees for the Ph.D. Programme. Admission through
online registration will be done once a year in June/July. The applications received will be
processed in the various departments for written test/interview.
Internal faculty/ staff members, who are GATE/ NET qualified, will be eligible for
admission through interview only, while Non-GATE/ Non-NET candidates will be admitted
through interview and written test.
The admission to Ph.D. programme will take place once a year. However, students
having National/ State/ Industry/ R&D sponsored scholarship such as UGC NET/ CSIR
NET/ DST Inspire etc. & related scholarships or sponsored foreign nationals can be given
admission throughout the year. The admission to Ph.D. programme at any time during the
session is allowed to give opportunity to candidates with high accomplishments who have been
awarded government recognized scholarships in Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences and
Management and have the requirement of joining within a stipulated time frame. Such
admissions shall be approved by the Chairperson Senate on the recommendations of DRC/CRC
and Dean Academic Affairs.
The Ph.D. admission committee of the department will consist of Head of the
department, members of DRC/CRC and potential supervisors in various areas.
III. ADMISSION CATEGORIES

The applicant for admission to the Ph.D programme shall be classified under any one of
the following categories which will be decided and recommended by the Ph.D admission
committee of the department.
(a) Full-time Research Student/ Candidate (with/ without scholarship and sponsored)
i) Research student with valid GATE/ NET score or admitted to M.E./M.Tech. with GATE and
getting assistantship.
ii) Research student including a foreign nationals getting financial support from Govt. / Semi Govt.
agencies (QIP, CSIR, UGC, DAE, DST, DBT, NBHM, JEST, ICCR, NDF, DRDO, etc.)
iii) Research student on study leave: This category refers to persons who are released from
governmental or educational institutions on study leave for a period of not less than three years
for pursuing Ph.D programme. They will be admitted along with the regular research students
through the usual admission procedure.
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iv) Self-Financed Research student/ Candidate
—Indian: This category refers to persons with experience and with good track record to join the doctoral
programme. They will be admitted along with the regular research students through the usual
admission procedure.
—Foreign: Admission of Foreign nationals to Ph.D programme will be made as per policy and direction
of the Govt. of India from time to time;
v) Research student working full time (JRF/ SRF/ RA) in a Sponsored R&D project at PEC
provided his Ph.D. topic is related to the project as certified by the SRC six months after
joining the project. To be accepted as a Ph.D. student, a research student working in a
project will have to undergo the same admission procedure as applicable in general.
These students would also be eligible for institute assistantship on lines of students
admitted under (a) above.
vi) Research fellows from reputed and established laboratories of Govt. of India/ State Govt./
accredited labs of QCI, academic and research institutions with which Punjab Engineering
College, Deemed to be University has entered into MoU with focus on collaboration in
academic and research and CRIKC institutions may be considered for registration in full time
Ph.D programme of PEC as is allowed for research students working full time at PEC.
(b) Part-time Research Student/ Candidate (sponsored)

i) Research student/ Candidate working as a regular employee in the Institute
ii) Research student/Candidate working as a regular employee in research organization like
DRDO/ CSIR etc and scientist/faculty working in the CRIKC institutes will be eligible
for admission to Ph.D Programme as a Part-Time Scholar provided he/she is in
continuous service for the last 2 years in the same organization and can provide a No
objection certificate from the employer. The DRC/CRC has to ensure the fulfillment of
these conditions at the time of interview.
iii) Research student / candidate working regularly full-time in an R&D project in the
institute can join as a part time student if his Ph.D. topic is related to the project as
certified by the SRC six months after joining the project However, part time research
student/candidate may be given full time status when the project tenure is completed. To
be accepted as a Ph.D. student, a research student working in a project will have to
undergo the same admission procedure as applicable in general.
IV. ADMISSION ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility for Full-time Research Student/Candidate
An applicant belonging to the above admission categories should possess the following
qualifications in appropriate areas to be eligible to apply for admission for the Ph.D.
programme of the Institute.
a) Engineering Technology streams:
Master’s degree in Engineering/ Technology of 2 years duration after graduation in
respective discipline or equivalent with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average
(CGPA) of 6.00 on a 10 point scale or equivalent as determined by the Institute wherever
letter grades are awarded; or 60% marks in aggregate (of all the years/semesters) where
marks are awarded.
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b) Science Streams:
Master’s degree in Sciences in respective discipline or equivalent and minimum
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 6.00 on a 10 point scale or equivalent as
determined by the institute where letter grades are awarded; or 60% marks where marks
are awarded.
Candidates with valid GATE/NET score shall be given preference.
The admission eligibility requirements may be relaxed to 5.5 on a 10 point scale or
equivalent, or to 55% marks for admission in all categories of scholars for the following
categories:
i) SC/ST candidates
ii) PwD (Persons with disability)
c) Management, Humanities & Social Sciences Streams
Ph.D. in Management/ Commerce: The candidate applying must possess an M.Com/

MBA or equivalent and should have obtained minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average
(CGPA) of 5.5 on a 10 scale or equivalent as determined by the institute where letter
grades are awarded; or 55% marks where marks are awarded.
Ph.D. in English/ Linguistics: The candidate applying must possess an M.A. or an
equivalent qualification in English and should have obtained 55% or above in M.A.
English / Linguistics from a reputed institute.
Candidates with valid NET score shall be given preference. The admission eligibility may
be relaxed to 5.0 on a 10 scale or equivalent, or to 50% marks for admission for
SC/ST/PwD candidates.
2. Direct Admission of B.E./B.Tech. candidates to Ph.D programme

a) To be eligible for the admission under this category, a candidate is required to
have minimum CGPA of at least:
i. 8.0 or above with GATE or 8.5 or above at the end of the seventh
semester (if applying during final year) under General category without
GATE for students graduated from PEC and CFT institutions
ii. 8.0 or above with GATE or 8.5 or above at the end of the eighth semester
(if applying after the completion of B.E./ B.Tech) under General category
without GATE for students graduated from PEC and CFT institutions
iii. For SC/ST category students, the minimum CGPA requirement will be
reduced by 0.5.
b) Successful candidates in final year of undergraduate programme may be given
provisional admission to the Ph.D programme. This admission shall be confirmed
provided the student completes his/her undergraduate programme with required
graduation CGPA.
c) Candidates getting direct entry to Ph.D programme after BE/ B.Tech will need to
fulfill credit requirements through course work on pattern of courses offered to
PG students and additional course requirements as per UGC
3. Eligibility for Part-time Ph.D
The eligibility criteria shall be the same as that for full time students.
Additionally, the part time candidates need to fulfill the following conditions and
provide the information along with the application:
a) The applicants must have been in continuous service with the sponsoring organization for
at least two years at the time of submitting the application form for admission and submit
‘No Objection Certificate’ from the employer stating that
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(i) He/she is on the regular payroll of the organization,
(ii) He/she is permitted to pursue studies on a part-time basis, and
(iii) His/her official duties will permit sufficient time for research. Sponsorship letter (on
letterhead of the sponsoring organization) should include an undertaking stating that
the period of study of the candidates will be treated as ‘on duty’ with usual
salary/allowances, and he/she will be relieved for the period of studies.
b) He/ She will be required to reside at the Institute for a period of not less than one semester
i.e. six months duration which is mandatory in the first year of Ph.D Programme. (This
condition of minimum residence period will be automatically waived for candidates who are
working in PEC or in Organizations/ institutions located within a distance of 50 km from the
Institute).
Note: 1. Guidelines on course work for Senior Executives working at the level of CEOs
and Directors in industries, Government and research organizations who want to
register as Part Time Ph.D. candidates are given in Clause VIII.
Note: 2. Ph.D. degrees which are pursued either full time or part time will be treated as
degrees awarded through Regular Mode provided these are in conformity with the
existing Statutes/Byelaws/Ordinances etc. of the degree awarding University. However,
the Ph.D. acquired under distance mode is not permitted.
GENERAL NOTES:
1. Reservation of seats for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates shall be provided as per Govt. norms
applicable from time to time.
2. Full-time candidates with scholarship coming on study leave must show proof of at least 3
years study leave before being allowed to register after the selection.
3. In case an eligible degree does not bear the awards in percentage, the following
Conversion Formula will be used to convert CGPA into percentage of marks for the
purpose of admission at the institute Percentage of Marks = CGPA x 10, on 10-Point
Scale.
4. The minimum prescribed percentage will be based on the marks obtained in aggregate of all
the years/ semesters of the qualifying examination as per the weightage followed by the
concerned University.
5. The relevance/ equivalence of Master’s degree for admission to a given discipline will be
defined/ determined by the DRC/CRC of the concerned department and approved by
standing committee of Senate.
6. The attendance of full-time Ph.D candidates will be governed by the attendance requirements
of the Institute.
7. Part-time Ph.D candidates will be required to meet the supervisor at least once every
fortnight throughout the semester. Attendance record should be maintained with the
supervisor and office of the Department.
8. All Non-GATE/Non-NET qualified candidates have to qualify a Ph.D entrance exam of the
Institute. However, M.E./M.Tech students who were admitted to M.E./M.Tech on basis of
GATE score are exempt from the Ph.D entrance exam of the Institute.
9. For admission to Ph.D Programmes in Science/ Humanities/ Management, if the candidate
does not have a NET Fellowship (UGC/ CSIR) valid for the current year in relevant area, the
candidates has to qualify the Ph.D Entrance Test of the institute.
10. Only the predetermined number of students may be admitted to a Ph.D programme.
11. As per the provisions 1(5) of the UGC Regulations 2009 amended from time to time, Ph.D
program will not be conducted through distance education mode.
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V. CONSTITUTION OF DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE/ CENTRE
RESEARCH COMMITTEE (DRC/ CRC) AND STUDENT RESEARCH COMMITTEE
(SRC)
1. The Departmental Research Committee/ Centre Research Committee (DRC/ CRC) will be
constituted with the following members:
i) Head of the Department, Chairperson
ii) One member each from various specializations in the department (maximum 4-6
members) on rotation basis for two years
2. The Student Research Committee (SRC) will be constituted with the following members as
proposed by the supervisor(s) and approved by the Head of the Department:
i) One member from DRC/CRC, as Chairperson
ii) One internal expert in the field from within the department
iii) One external expert, preferably in the synergy area, who may be a faculty
member from outside the department to which the student belongs within the
Institute.
iv) Supervisor(s), Convener
Note: 1. All recommendations of SRC are to be counter-signed by Chairperson DRC/CRC
before further processing.
2. The Chairperson of SRC of a candidate would continue in this position even if he/ she
ceases to be a member of DRC/CRC on expiry of term of DRC/CRC.
VI. REGISTRATION, APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISOR AND SRC
1. The final list of selected students along with probable supervisors based on the number
of students per faculty member, the available specialization among the faculty
supervisors and the research interests of the student as indicated during interview by the
student will be decided by the Ph.D admission committee and displayed on the website.
2. Research students admitted to the Ph.D programme are required to join the Institute and
report to the Head of the Department on the stipulated date as indicated in the academic
calendar. The research students will meet the faculty members of an identified
specialization in the department and start the process of selection of supervisor(s).
3. The final research supervisor(s) of a student admitted to a department will be
recommended by the DRC/CRC as per preference given in writing by the student within
one week of admission for approval of the Dean Academic Affairs.
4. The Student Research Committee (SRC) for a research student shall be appointed by
HoD, based on the recommendation of the supervisor(s), within a week from the date of
initial registration.
5. Every research student/ candidate will be required to carry out subject registration prior
to candidacy during stipulated dates and register for the Ph.D degree programme every
semester till the submission of the thesis, irrespective of his/ her category and status.
VII. SUPERVISOR(S)
1. Supervisor(s) can be any full-time faculty member(s) of the Institute with a Ph.D degree. In case
of joint supervision, one supervisor will be from the parent department where the
admission is taken whereas the other supervisor(s) may be taken from within/ outside the
Institute, as identified by the supervisor of the parent department in which the candidate
has taken admission. Faculty on contract is not allowed to supervise a research student/
candidate. A Faculty member can be allowed to singly guide Ph.D students after two
years of completion of his/ her Ph.D degree; however joint supervision is permissible in
the initial two years after completion of Ph.D degree. A Professor can be assigned
maximum of 08 Ph.D. students, an Associate Professor can be assigned maximum of 06
Ph.D. students and an Assistant Professor can be assigned maximum of 04 Ph.D.
students. In case there are more than one supervisors of a candidate from inside/ outside
the institute, the seat will be equally shared among the faculty members.
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2. The Dean Academic Affairs, on the recommendations of the SRC, may appoint one or
more Supervisor(s), not exceeding a total of three, to supervise a research student/
candidate. These may be from inside or outside the Institute and there should not be
more than two supervisors from within the Institute and not more than one supervisor
from outside the Institute. Addition/ deletion of Supervisor(s) would be made as per the
recommendations of the SRC. In such cases, the minimum association period of new
supervisor shall not be less than one year. All such recommendations of SRC will be sent
to DAA through Chairperson, DRC/CRC.
3. Change of Supervisor(s) and Appointment of Caretaker Supervisor for Ph.D students:
A. In case of long leave of less than 12 months
A faculty member appointed as a Ph.D Supervisor(s) is expected to be available
to a research student/ candidate in the Institute till the thesis is submitted. However,
under unavoidable circumstances, in case the supervisor is not available for a period upto
six months due to any reason (extendable upto one year in special circumstances based
on recommendation of SRC) then a caretaker supervisor will be assigned by the
supervisor who will take care of all administrative work of the student, while the student
will continue to take academic inputs from the supervisor through email etc. The
supervisor can ask the HoD to act as the caretaker supervisor, if he/ she so desires. On
return of the supervisor, the caretaker will cease to be part of the SRC of the Ph.D
candidate (if he/ she was not a member initially).
B. In case of long leave of more than 12 months
a) Where there are more than one Supervisors of a research student/ candidate, if one of
the supervisors proceeds on long leave for more than 12 months, the other(s) may
continue to be the Supervisor(s).
b) Where only one Supervisor exists for a research student/ candidate, another
supervisor may be appointed by the SRC in consultation with the student in cases
where SRC has not yet found his/ her research work fit for submission of thesis in
the chosen area of research work.
c) If SRC has recommended the research work for submission of thesis before the
supervisor proceeds on leave, only a caretaker supervisor will be appointed.
d) If the thesis has been submitted before the supervisor proceeds on leave, only a
caretaker supervisor will be appointed.
e) Further, if a major revision of the thesis becomes necessary, and the supervisor is on
leave, he/ she should be asked to specifically state whether he/ she would
effectively help the Research Scholar in carrying out the major revision within a
reasonable period. In case the supervisor expresses his/ her inability due to one
reason or the other, the caretaker supervisor, if he/she provides the required help in
carrying out the major revision, will automatically be treated as a supervisor of that
candidate.
f) If a supervisor proceeds on leave for a period of less than 12 months initially, but
later extends his leave beyond 12 months, the above procedure as applicable for
leave beyond 12 months, will be followed. The extension granting authority will
inform the Dean, Academic Affairs accordingly.
g) If the supervisor proceeds on leave for more than 24 months during the Ph.D
registration of a research student/ candidate, and in the opinion of SRC, he/ she has
not contributed significantly to the thesis before proceeding on leave, he/ she will
cease to be the supervisor(s).
C. A Supervisor retiring
A faculty member who is due to retire within the next two years may be appointed as an
additional supervisor and may continue to be the supervisor even after his retirement
provided the SRC is convinced of his availability/ continued guidance to the student. In
other cases, a faculty member on retirement may continue as a supervisor, if reemployed
or appointed Emeritus Fellow; or, If SRC has recommended the research work for
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submission. Appointment of another supervisor/ caretaker supervisor may be done in
such circumstances as in ‘A’ above.
D. A Supervisor resigning
A new supervisor will be appointed, if necessary, in such circumstances as in ‘A’ above.
E. Death of Supervisor
A new supervisor will be appointed, if necessary, on the recommendation of SRC.
F. Supervisor declining to supervise
In case a Supervisor declines to supervise a research student, another faculty member,
qualified to be Supervisor and actively engaged in the same area of research, who
consents to supervise the research student, may be appointed as the new Supervisor (as
per the choice of the student) on the recommendation of the remaining members of SRC.
After that, SRC may be reconstituted by replacing the earlier Supervisor with the new
Supervisor and retaining the other internal and external experts.
G. Change/ drop of Supervisor(s) by the research candidate
If a research student before admission to candidacy wants to drop one of the supervisors,
or wants to change the Supervisor(s), a new Supervisor(s) will be appointed by Dean,
Academic Affairs, on the recommendation of DRC/CRC. In case the research student
wishes to change the area of research with new supervisor(s), the entire SRC shall be
constituted afresh.
VIII. Ph.D. COURSE WORK

After having been admitted, a Ph.D. candidate shall be required to undertake
course work for a minimum period of one semester and maximum of two semesters. For
this purpose, a Ph.D. scholar with M.Tech/M.Sc./M.Com./MBA/M.A. English/
Linguistic degree has to take at least three/ four courses respectively subject to
minimum of 8 credits and maximum of 16 total credits. Further based on the
recommendations of SRC, one or more of the courses undertaken during the course work
will be a course on research methodology, which may include quantitative methods and
computer applications. It may also involve research ethics and reviewing of published
research in the relevant field. As per UGC regulation 2016, Research Methodology
course shall be of minimum 4 credits. At present, Research Methodology course
(DERM-I) has 3 credits. To fulfill the requirement, one new course Research
Methodology-Review of Literature (DERM-II) of 1 credit has been introduced for Ph.D
students admitted from 2016 onwards. The other courses will be based on advanced level
courses on the recommendations of the SRC. In case, the research student had done
research methodology during his/ her Master’s degree, he/she has to complete other
courses as recommended by the SRC. Moreover, one of the course, may be taken in
MOOCs mode. The minimum grade requirement to pass in a Ph.D. Course will be ‘B’
with an overall minimum CGPA of 7.0 on a 10 point scale.
Based on the recommendations of UGC in its 543rd meeting held on 9th August,
2018, a mandatory 2 credits course of Research & Publication Ethics (RPE601) for
academic session 2020-2 has been introduced. These credits will be over and above the
minimum requirement of 8 credits requirement for completion of Ph.D course work.
SRC of the Ph.D. (Part time) candidates who are working as Senior Executives
at the level of CEOs and Directors in Industries, Government and Research
Organizations, may also allow them to complete their course work through MOOCs,
which are run for one full semester with complete assessment (either online or proctored)
and assigned a grading or certificate. The grading/certification have to be appropriately
adopted. SRC of such candidates may also offer courses through weekend/Module based
contract programme to such Ph.D. part time candidates.
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B.E./B.Tech students taking direct admission to Ph.D. programme will be
required to complete mandatory course work in the first two semesters (similar to that of
M.Tech. programme). Successful completion of State-of-Art proposal after additional
one year may entitle the student to assistantship as admissible for Ph.D. students with
Master’s qualification.
Under exceptional circumstances, when a student is unable to complete the
requirement of the Ph.D. programme, a exit option with the M.Tech. degree will be
available at any time after the end of two years, subject completion of required course
work and M.Tech. dissertation.
The exit policy would be available to B.Tech. students admitted directly to Ph.D.
programme.
IX. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CANDIDACY
1. The Dean Academic Affairs will approve admission of a research student to candidacy on
the recommendation of SRC, which will certify that a research student has fulfilled the
following:
a) completed the required course work;
b) Submitted a research proposal and defended it in the form of presentation of state-of the-
art seminar before the SRC.
Thereafter, the research student will be admitted to candidacy from the date on which
SRC recommends the same.
2. If a research student (whether Full Time or Part Time) fails to get admission to
candidacy within 24 months of his admission to Ph.D. programme, his/ her registration
i.e. admission to the Ph.D. Programme will automatically be cancelled.
X. RESEARCH PERFORMANCE MONITORING

1. The research progress of each research candidate in a semester will be monitored by the
SRC, which will assess the performance to be ‘satisfactory’ or ‘unsatisfactory’ at the end of
each semester. For this purpose, each research candidate will be asked to submit a progress
report to the SRC by the stipulated date and shall make a presentation for the same before
the SRC at the end of the semester.
2. The supervisor(s) shall forward his/ her (their) recommendation regarding the performance
of the research candidate after receiving the progress report and presentation by the student,
to the Chairperson, DRC/CRC in the Department before the beginning of the next semester
and the record of the progress report shall be maintained in the department.
3. If the progress of a research candidate in a semester is evaluated as ‘satisfactory’ by the
supervisor, ‘S’ grade will be awarded to the research candidate for that semester and need
not be forwarded to Dean, Academic Affairs for continuation of his/ her academic
registration in next semester.
4. If the progress is evaluated as ‘unsatisfactory’ by the SRC, the evaluation will then be
submitted to DRC/CRC, with an award of ‘X’ grade and other appropriate actions for
forwarding it to the Dean academic Affairs. For the first award of ‘X’ grade, a warning will
be issued to the Research Candidate by the office of Dean Academic Affairs.
5. If there are ‘X’ grades awarded in two consecutive semesters to a research candidate, his/ her
registration for Ph.D. programme will automatically stand terminated.
6. The academic calendar will include the dates for the submission of the progress reports by the
research candidates, such as:
Autumn Semester: 10th December (submission of progress report by the research
candidate to the supervisor)
Spring Semester: 10th June (submission of progress report by the research candidate
to the supervisor).
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XI. OPEN STATE-OF-ART SEMINAR AND RESEARCH PROPOSAL
As one of the essential requirements for the Candidacy in the Ph.D Programme, a
candidate must present his research proposal in an open State-of-Art Seminar to the members of
SRC. An external expert, from outside the University, as proposed by the SRC on the
recommendation of the supervisor, must be invited. In the State-of-Art Seminar, the research
student is to present the current state of knowledge through a suitable literature survey about the
specific problem on which he/ she wants to pursue research work. The methodology that he/ she
intends to use to conduct the research, and the goals he/ she intends to achieve on the completion
of the research work should form an integral part of the research proposal. A copy of the research
proposal will be given to each member of the SRC and the outside expert one week before the
presentation. The faculty and post graduate students of the all departments will invariably be
invited to the State-of-Art seminar. The Viva Voce will form an essential component of the
State-of-Art seminar.
This presentation can be scheduled after one semester i.e. six months after admission of
candidate to Ph.D. Programme at the earliest, but no later than 2 years after his/ her initial
registration. In case a candidate fails to complete this requirement within 2 years, his/ her
admission to Ph.D. Programme will be cancelled. The supervisor will coordinate the State-of-Art
Seminar.
On acceptance of the research proposal and presentation in an open State-of-Art
Seminar, SRC will recommend and certify the fulfillment of the requirements for the candidacy
of the candidate and send its recommendation through the Chairperson, DRC/CRC along with
copy of the approved proposal to DAA for issue of certificate of candidacy, provided the
candidate meets all the other requirements of the institute.
XII. CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION

1. Registration of a Research student/candidate shall be cancelled in any one of the following
eventualities, after due approval of Dean, Academic Affairs.
a. If he/ she abstains himself for a continuous period of four weeks without prior
intimation/sanction of leave.
b. If he/ she resigns from the Ph.D. Programme and the resignation is duly recommended
by the supervisor/ Chairperson, DRC/CRC/HoD.
c. If he/ she fails to renew his/ her registration in any semester
d. If his/ her academic and research progress is not satisfactory for two consecutive
semesters.
e. If all the prescribed courses are not successfully completed within the stipulated time
frame of 12 months (for both full time and part time Research students) from initial
registration. The minimum grade requirement to pass in a Ph.D. Course will be‘B’ with
an overall minimum CGPA of 7.0 on a 10 point scale.
f. Request of a candidate for conversion of his/ her Ph.D. programme from full time to part
time will not be allowed before one year and without completion of state-of-the-art
seminar and acceptance of research proposal i.e. award of candidacy, and in such a
situation, admission of the candidate to Ph.D. programme may be cancelled.
g. If he/she is found involved in an act of misconduct and/ or indiscipline and termination
has been recommended by a competent authority.
XIII. RESEARCH STUDENT TAKING UP A JOB/ ASSIGNMENT

A Full time research student/ candidate cannot take up any job/ assignment during his/
her Ph.D. programme. If he/she takes up a job/ assignment, his/ her status may be converted from
Full-time to Part- time student but this change is allowed only after a minimum period of one
year and completion of state-of-art seminar and having been granted candidacy for the Ph.D.
programme. However, in case of Ph.D. students getting institute scholarship, the conversion is
not allowed before 3 years. In case the student does not fulfill the condition of completing 3
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years, the entire amount of scholarship is to be refunded to the institute by the student. If the
student does not fulfill these requirements and undertakes any job/assignment during Ph.D.
programme, his/ her admission to Ph.D. programme will be cancelled.
XIV. OPEN PRE-SUBMISSION SEMINAR AND SYNOPSIS

There will be an open presentation of the work done by the candidate before the thesis is
bound and submitted for evaluation provided that the candidate has acceptance of/ published at
least one research paper in a peer reviewed refereed journal having an SCI/SCI expanded, on the
basis of his/ her Ph.D. research work. For publications by Ph.D scholars of CMH department in
SCOPUS and ABC journals having ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation index)/ Art &
Humanities Citation Index or Social Science Citation Index will only be considered. The
candidate shall produce evidence of the same in the form of acceptance letter/ copy of the
research paper. The members of the SRC may recommend modification or extension of the work
required before the thesis is completed The research candidate will deliver a seminar on his
research work and the seminar shall be adequately notified by the Chairperson, SRC, so as to
enable interested faculty members and students of the institute to attend it. If the SRC is satisfied
about the quality of the work and considers it fit for submission as a Ph.D thesis, it will send its
recommendation to Dean, Academic Affairs through the HoD along with five hard copies and
one soft copy of the synopsis, proposed panel of examiners and the bibliography. Minor changes
in title and objectives within the framework of the research proposal may be made as approved
by the SRC.
A certificate from the supervisor(s) stating that all modifications, if any, recommended
by SRC have been incorporated, the research work being reported is the original contribution of
the candidate and the work has not been presented anywhere else for the award of any other
degree, will be appended to the synopsis. The thesis will be checked for plagiarism using the
software available in the library and a certificate attached for the same.
XV. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TIME FOR THESIS SUBMISSION

Ph.D. programme shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including course
work and a maximum of six years.
The candidates of all categories shall submit their thesis within a period of six years from
the date of their initial registration for the Ph.D Programme. However, as a special case, this limit
may be extended on the recommendation of SRC to a maximum of seven years for Full time
research candidate and eight years for Part time research candidate by the Dean, Academic
Affairs after which the registration shall stand cancelled automatically.
The women candidates and Persons with Disability (more than 40% disability) may be
given relaxation of two years in the maximum duration of Ph.D. programme. In addition, the
women candidates may be provided Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave once in the entire
duration of Ph.D. for up to 240 days.
XVI. SUBMISSION OF THESIS

a) The thesis must strictly adhere to the format prescribed by Senate. The candidate should
submit four hardbound copies of the thesis for evaluation by the Thesis Evaluation Board.
Soft copy of thesis must accompany the hard copies at the time of submission of thesis. The
thesis will be checked for plagiarism using the software available in the library and a
certificate attached for the same.
b) The research candidate shall be required to submit fresh synopsis if he/she fails to submit
his/her thesis within 4 months of SRC recommendation for submission of thesis. However, in
case a candidate fails to submit his/her thesis within the stipulated time and has suitable
justification for the same, the Dean academic Affairs may, on recommendations made by the
SRC and on individual merits of each case, grant extension in time beyond that for four more
months, i.e. the candidate may be allowed to submit his/her thesis within a period not
exceeding 8 months from the date of SRC meeting recommending submission.
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c) The candidate has to submit a ‘No dues Certificate’ in the prescribed form.
d) THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESIS

i) The thesis shall be typed or printed on A4 size paper. No hand written thesis will be
accepted. The thesis shall be bound in card sheet paper in black colour. The name of the
candidate, the degree and the year shall be printed in gold on the cover and the bound
edge. The thesis shall be typed on both sides of the paper with 1½ line spacing; a margin
of 3.5 cms on the left and 2.5 cms on all other sides. The font size shall be 12 in Times
New Roman. The thesis must contain the following copyright certificate in the beginning
of the thesis, on a separate page on the left side:
© PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY), Chandigarh
20___. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ii) In a thesis, the title page should be given first, then the certificate by the candidate and the
supervisor(s) followed by an acknowledgement, abstract of the thesis not exceeding 1500
words and a table of contents. The chapters will include Introduction, Literature review,
Materials and Methods, Experimental Details, and Results & Discussions etc.
iii) The references should be given at the end of the thesis preferably in alphabetic order of the
authors’ surnames or as they appear in the text of the thesis or as per standard method
adopted in reputed journals in the related area.
iv) The Tables and Figures should be all in ink or should be printed on a light background.
Tabular matter should be clearly arranged.
NOTE: Soft copy of the thesis in pdf should also be submitted on a CD after final viva-voce
examination.
XVII. THESIS READING BOARD AND EVALUATION

To evaluate the Ph.D. thesis submitted by a Ph.D. candidate, a panel of 8 readers as far
as possible from the authors/experts who have been cited in the thesis of the candidate, will be
proposed by the supervisor(s) of the candidate out of which at least 5 will be from IITs/ IISc/
IISERs.
1. The panel should be duly recommended by the SRC and sent to Dean Academic Affairs
through Chairperson, DRC/CRC for approval/ addition/ deletion and listing in a preferential
order by Chairperson Senate. This panel is to be kept confidential. Synopsis of the thesis
prepared by the candidate will be sent by the DAA to the top 3 examiners from the approved
list for obtaining their willingness to evaluate the thesis. On receiving the acceptance from all
the top 3 examiners, the copies of the thesis will be sent to the top 2 examiners from the list
for evaluation. In case the acceptance is received from only 2 examiners the thesis will be
sent to these examiners. In case of a refusal of two or more than 2 examiners from this list,
the next examiners in the approved list mentioned above will be approached for the
willingness to evaluate the thesis. Further, in case the list of approved examiners is
exhausted, more names could be invited for the purpose by DAA from the supervisor(s)
through SRC.
2. The thesis will be sent to the examiners by the office of the Dean Academic Affairs with the
request for a detailed assessment report and their recommendations on the prescribed
proforma within four weeks of the date of receiving the thesis.
3. The evaluators of the thesis will be required to submit detailed reports and make summary
recommendations as to whether the:
(a) Thesis is acceptable as it is
(b) Thesis is acceptable with minor modifications
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In case any examiner gives comments to be incorporated in the thesis and also states
that the revised thesis need not be sent again to him / her, the revised thesis will not be
sent to the examiner. The supervisor(s) shall certify that the comments have been
incorporated, before the viva-voce examination.
(c) Thesis is acceptable with major modifications (which must be carried out by the
candidate and approved by the same examiner who has sent these
recommendations).This may be done within a period of maximum one year of
receiving the reports. Only the theses that are rated acceptable by both the examiners
(after incorporation of modifications, when required) will be processed further.
i) In case the report from one of the examiners is rated not acceptable even after the
modifications are incorporated, the reports of both the examiners will be sent to an
independent examiner to be appointed by the Chairperson Senate from the list of 6
examiners for final verdict about the acceptability of the thesis.
ii) If the candidate does not agree for revision, he may ask for appointment of the
fourth examiner. A new examiner, if appointed, shall be Indian or Foreign
depending on whether the thesis was rejected/asked to be revised on the
recommendation of an Indian or a Foreign examiner in the first instance. The
reports of all the examiners will be sent to the new examiner without revealing the
identity of the previous examiners, along with the response of the candidate, if any,
to the grounds for such recommendation as given in the detailed comments. The
thesis shall be deemed to be acceptable if majority of the examiners including the
new examiner recommend acceptance. If the newly appointed examiner
recommends revision, the thesis would be suitably revised and resubmitted at least
after 3 months and sent for examination to all the examiners except the one in
whose place the new examiner was appointed. In case the newly appointed
examiner recommends rejection or his/ her recommendation for revision is not
accepted by the candidate, the thesis would be rejected. The candidate may then
avail the benefit of sub-clause 3b(ii) above.
iii) If the majority of examiners recommend revision of the thesis, the candidate may
revise the thesis accordingly and resubmit it within a period of one year for the
evaluation by the same set of examiners.
iv) If there is no clear majority opinion and there are recommendations for rejection by
some and also, revision of the thesis by some others, the candidate may revise the
thesis and resubmit it within a period of one year, for evaluation by the same set of
examiners.
d) Thesis is rejected outright
Any doubt arising out of following the procedure laid down in these rules and
regulations shall be referred to the Chairperson Senate for a decision.
In case of ambiguous recommendations by an examiner, Dean academic Affairs will
approach the examiner for a clear recommendation. In case clear recommendation is not
forthcoming, the matter may be referred to the Chairperson Senate for a decision.
XVIII. ORAL DEFENCE BOARD

On getting acceptance reports from the Thesis Reading Board, candidate shall be asked
to defend his thesis, for the award of the Ph.D. degree, before the Oral Defence Board in an open
Seminar/Viva Voce. Dean Academic Affairs shall request the Chairperson, DRC/CRC to arrange
for the conduct of this oral thesis defence.
Oral Defence Board will consist of
(a) Chairperson DRC/ CRC, Chairperson of the Board
(b) One of the examiners of the thesis, Member
(c) All members of the SRC of the candidate, Members
Chairperson Senate may preside over the viva-voce examination.
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In case the Chairperson, DRC/CRC is also the supervisor, the DAA will nominate an
additional member to the Board. The Chairperson will coordinate the conduct of the Oral
Defence on a suitable date decided in consultation with examiner of the Thesis, Supervisor(s) and
the candidate. Based on satisfactory performance of the candidate in the Oral Defence, the Oral
Defence Board will send its recommendation to Chairperson Senate for the approval by the
Senate, Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), for the award of Ph.D. degree.
Guidelines for conduct of oral defence:
1. (i) The copies of the reports of the thesis examiners shall be sent to the supervisor by DAA
with the request to provide these to the candidate so that he/ she may prepare to answer
the queries raised in the reports during oral defence. The oral thesis defence shall be
adequately notified so as to enable interested faculty members and students to attend it.
The oral defence of the thesis of the candidate shall be arranged as early as possible and
normally within two months from the date of receipt of communication from the Dean
academic Affairs for holding the viva-voce examination.
(ii) In case of the inability of the supervisor in the capacity of internal examiner to attend the
conduct of the oral defence of the thesis due to any reason whatsoever, the Chairperson
Senate may appoint another Internal Examiner for oral defence from amongst the faculty
of the concerned department belonging to the particular field of the thesis, in
consultation with Dean, Academic Affairs, and the Head of the Department concerned
and he may assist the Chairperson, SRC to conduct the oral defence of the thesis.
However, in such cases also, the Ph.D. work will be deemed to have been carried out
under the guidance of the supervisor only.
2. a) In case of non-availability of the External Examiner in conducting the viva-voce
examination, the DAA may appoint another examiner to conduct the oral defence of the
thesis from the panel of examiners recommended by SRC. If need be, the SRC may
suggest a fresh panel of examiners.
b) The members of the Oral Defence Board (ODB) shall be provided with the reports of the
thesis examiners before the viva-voce examination.
c) If there is a difference of opinion among the viva-voce examiners in Oral Defence Board
(ODB), the recommendations of the ODB will be put up for decision to the Chairperson
Senate, who may either direct that a fresh viva be held with a new ODB or recommend
acceptance or otherwise to the Senate.
d) On the completion of the oral defence, the Oral Defence Board shall recommend to the
Dean, Academic Affairs, one of the following courses of action:
(i) That the degree be awarded;
(ii) That the research candidate be re-examined at a later specified time in a specified
manner;
(iii) That the degree shall not be awarded. The thesis will be rejected on the
conclusion that the thesis is not genuinely the work of the research candidate.
In case of (ii) above, the second viva-voce examination may be held normally after a
period of 3 months. Any other matter not explicitly provided herein or of an exceptional nature,
may be referred to the Chairperson Senate for decision.
XIX. AWARD OF Ph.D. DEGREE

1. The degree of Ph.D. shall be awarded to a candidate by the Senate, provided that:
a. The Oral Defence Board so recommends.
b. The candidate has submitted one soft and two hard bound copies of the thesis; one for
the Library of the Department and the other for the Central Library. These copies of the
thesis should incorporate all necessary corrections/ modifications listed by the Thesis
examiners/ Oral Defence Board (ODB). This information has to be sent to office of DAA
by the HoD and Librarian in-charge.
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XX. REPOSITORY WITH UGC
Following the successful completion of the evaluation process and announcement of the
award of Ph.D., the institute shall submit a soft copy of the Ph.D. thesis to the UGC within a
period of thirty days for posting the same in INFLIBNET, accessible to all
institutions/universities. Along with the degree, the University/Institution, shall issue a
provisional certificate certifying the fact that the degree has been awarded in accordance with the
provisions of the UGC Regulations 2009 amended from time to time.
XXI. SUPERVISION OF Ph.D. STUDENTS OF OTHER INSTITUTES/ UNIVERSITIES BY

PEC FACULTY
A faculty member of Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University) may
supervise and guide Ph.D. student(s) of other institutes/ universities subject to following
conditions:
a. The host Institution/ University is recognized by MHRD and UGC/ AICTE.
b. The request must be forwarded by the competent authority of the host institution.
c. The concerned faculty should have guided/should be guiding at least one Ph.D. student
registered at Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University).
d. The total number of such externally enrolled Ph.D. students under any faculty of Punjab
Engineering College (Deemed to be University), should not be more than 2 (two) at any
point of time.
e. Due to extension of this facility to the host institution, the work of the Punjab Engineering
College, Deemed to be University should not suffer.
f. If the concerned faculty of Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), as
supervisor of thesis of students of another institute/university is required to visit an
organization outside PEC, he/she shall seek prior approval for the specific visit from
competent authority, on leave as due (special casual leave). Further, the expenses/ facilities
etc. in this regard shall not be borne/ provided by the Punjab Engineering College (Deemed
to be University).
g. If the external candidate wishes to avail the facilities at Punjab Engineering College
(Deemed to be University), he/she shall register as casual student for a period not exceeding
six months by paying tuition fee being charged from the research students/candidates of
Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University) as per rules and regulations.
h. The permission has to be taken in the prescribed proforma available at Punjab Engineering
College (Deemed to be University) and it must be ensured that the information is reported
and recorded in the office of Dean Academic Affairs.
XXII. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (Institutional Assistantship)

1. a) Those students who are admitted on full-time basis and have GATE/NET score or had been
admitted to M.E./M.Tech on the basis of GATE score shall be considered for the award of
Institutional Assistantship of the amount as decided by the Government of India from
time to time, under specified terms and conditions.
b) The students getting Institute Assistantship will provide 8-10 hours of assistance per week
in teaching, laboratory development, research etc.
c) The total number of assistantships in a department will be as decided by the institute from
time to time.
2. The maximum duration for which assistantship can be awarded to any Ph.D. research student/
candidate is 4 years or till the thesis is submitted, whichever is earlier. Continuation of the
fellowship is contingent on satisfactory academic and research performance and satisfactory
performance in the discharge of responsibilities for assistance assigned under the scheme.
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It is to be noted that admission to the Ph.D. Programme and award of assistantship are
not linked. Admission to any Ph.D. programme does not guarantee the award of fellowship/
assistantship. Those who are not awarded assistantship can continue with the Ph.D.
programme as self-financing students.
However, based on their performance as evaluated and recommended by SRC, eligible
students may be awarded assistantship at a later date, if available, for the remaining part of their
four year registration period. Such performance shall be evaluated after first year of admission.
3. In case a supervisor has an institute scholarship vacant slot with his/her at that time, the
same can be offered to a Ph.D scholar who has no other means of assistantship subject to the
condition that he/she fulfils all other institute conditions including that the total duration of
scholarship given to the Ph.D Scholar should not exceed 04 years including the assistantship
given under Sponsored Research Project or institute scholarship.
XXIII. OTHER RULES

A research student/candidate will be entitled to avail leave as approved by the Head of
the Department following Leave Rules/Attendance Rules formulated and amended from time to
time by the Senate. Presently these are as under:
1. Leave Rules
A full-time research student/candidate, during his/her stay at the Institute will be entitled to
leave for 30 days per academic year including leave on medical grounds, in addition to
Public Holidays. He/she will not be entitled to mid-semester breaks, summer and winter
vacation. The leave due can be carried over to the next year and accumulated up to 90 days.
Leave beyond 30 days in an academic year may be granted to a Research student/ candidate
in exceptional circumstances, on the recommendation of the supervisor, by the Head of the
Department concerned, subject to the following conditions:
a) The leave beyond 30 days will be without Assistantship/Scholarship/ Fellowship.
b) An extension of leave up to additional 30 days will be granted only once during the
programme of the scholar.
c) A proper leave account of each research student/ candidate shall be maintained by the
Department/ Centre concerned.
d) Women scholars are entitled for maternity leave/child care leave with full
fellowship/assistantship as applicable, for a period not exceeding 240 days, once during
the tenure of their award. The application for maternity leave should be supported by
medical certificate.
e) Male Scholars are entitled for 15 days paternity leave once during the tenure of their
award. The application for paternity leave should be supported by medical certificate.
f) Special leave may be granted with the permission of Head of the Department to attend
Seminars/ Conferences in India/ abroad for presenting a paper and for carrying out
research work in other institutes/ laboratories as approved by the supervisor.
g) Research students/candidates supported by Govt./ Semi-Govt. agencies may be governed
by their own rules, as applicable.
2. Attendance
A full-time research student/ candidate, irrespective of the source of support including self-
financing, while pursuing course work, must fulfill the attendance requirement as per
institute rules. A research student/candidate after having completed the course work must
attend to his/her research work on all the working days and mark attendance except when
he/she is away from the campus on duty/sanctioned leave.
In case the attendance of a research student/candidate falls below 75% during a month,
he/she will not be paid his assistantship, for that month. Further, if his/her attendance again
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falls short of 75% in any subsequent months in the same semester his/her
studentship/candidacy and support will be terminated.
For the above purpose, if 75% works out to be a number which is not a whole number, the
immediate lower whole number will be treated as the required 75% attendance.
XXIV. INTERPRETATION OF RULES

For any interpretation of these rules, the matter shall be referred to Chairperson, Senate.
XXV. AMENDMENT OF RULES

These rules can be amended by the Senate depending upon the academic requirements of the
Institute from time to time.
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Annexure V
Use of Unfair Means during Mid / End-semester Exams
Unfair Means during an examination encompass the following:
(i) A student caught in possession of paper, books or notes relevant to the subject of examination.
(ii) A student caught with written notes on any part of the clothes worn by the student or on any part
of his body /on table /on desk /on chair /on calculator/ on foot-rule/on code book etc.
(iii) A student caught in possession of any electronic gadgets except for a non-programmable
calculator.
(iv) A student caught talking to another student or any other person inside or outside the examination
hall without permission of the invigilator.
(v) A student caught having copied or indulging in copying from any paper, book or notes.
(vi) A student who has allowed or is found allowing any other student to copy any matter from his
answer book or has in any manner rendered any assistance to another student in solving a
question set in the question paper.
(vii) If a candidate is found swallowing or attempting to swallow a note of paper or is guilty of
causing disappearance of or destroying any such material.
(viii) If during the examination a student is found consulting books, notes or papers or any other matter
while outside the examination hall on the pretext of drinking water/using washroom before
he/she has handed over the answer book to the invigilator.
(ix) Writing anything on question paper except student ID.
(x) If a student leaves the examination hall without delivering the answer book to the invigilator and
takes away the same with him or intentionally tears off or otherwise disposes of his/her answer
book or any part thereof.
(xi) If a student changes his/her seat with another candidate or deliberately writes another student’s
ID on his/her answer book.
(xii) A candidate found guilty of misconduct/misbehavior with the invigilator inside/outside the
examination hall.
(xiii) Any other person impersonates an eligible student and appears/tries to appear in the examination
on behalf of the student.
(xiv) If a student uses abusive or obscene language in the answer book.
Procedure to be followed for reporting Unfair Means Cases
Once a student is caught by an invigilator adopting unfair means during an examination:
(i) The invigilator will collect the Answer Book and incriminating material (if any) from the student.
(ii) If any incriminating material is caught, the invigilator will ask the student to sign the same and
would put his/her own signature and all other Invigilators in the hall will also put their signatures
along with date.
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(iii) If the student destroys the evidence by any means or refuses to sign, the invigilator would record
the same in his/her report.
(iv) The invigilator will write UMC on the Answer Book of the student alongwith his/her signature.
(v) The invigilator will fill up the Unfair Means Case Report and it will be signed by all the
Invigilators present in the examination hall (proforma of the UMC report to be provided to each
invigilator by the respective deptt.).
(vi) No second answer book will be given to the student and the student will be turned out of the
examination hall by the Invigilators.
(vii) The complete report along with incriminating material (if any) and answer book will be
forwarded to the office of DAA through Head of Concerned Department.
(viii) Standing Committee for UMC will invite the Invigilator who made the unfair means case and
Course Coordinator in the meeting called for recommending the punishment to be awarded to the
student.
Punishment for Unfair Means cases
For offences at Sr. No. (xii), (xiii) & (xiv) the student will be suspended from the institute for one year. In
case of (xiii), the person impersonating the student shall also be suspended from the institute for one year if
that person is on rolls of the institute.
For other offences the punishments are as under:-
(i) For the first offence by a student during his/her stay in PEC he/she will be awarded zero marks
for the particular course, in that examination in which he/she is caught using unfair means.
(ii) Second offence by the same student (in any exam/course) during his/her stay in PEC will be
punished by awarding him/her ‘F’ grade in the particular course.
(iii) For the third offence by the same student, he/she will be suspended from the Institute for one
year.
A student found guilty of approaching or influencing a member of the Standing Committee, directly or
indirectly regarding his/her unfair means case, shall be suspended for one year in addition to the
punishment awarded to him/her for his/her offence for using unfair means under these regulations.
Punishing Authority
Chairman Senate will be the punishing authority for all unfair means cases and the Dean Academic Affairs
will issue the punishment letter to the student.
General Instructions
(i) Complete record along with incriminating materials and answer books of all Unfair Means Cases
would be forwarded to the Standing Committee for Unfair Means Cases.
(ii) This standing committee would recommend punishment to be awarded to students. Concerned
invigilators who made the Unfair Means Case and the Course Coordinators would be invited to
the meeting of this committee.
(iii) Office of Dean Academic Affairs will maintain record of all unfair means cases.
(iv) A copy of the punishment letter will also be issued to the following:
(a) Concerned Course Instructors
(b) Parents of the Student
(c) Chairman DAPC of the concerned department
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Annexure VI
UGC REGULATIONS
(ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING)
UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION

BAHADURSHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI – 110 002
UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING IN

HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2009
(under Section 26 (1)(g) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956)
(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA PART III, SECTION-4)
F.1-16/2007(CPP-II) Dated 17th June, 2009
PREAMBLE
In view of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of “University of Kerala v/s.
Council, Principals, Colleges and others” in SLP no. 24295 of 2006 dated 16.05.2007 and that dated
8.05.2009 in Civil Appeal number 887 of 2009, and in consideration of the determination of the Central
Government and the University Grants Commission to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of
ragging including any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an
act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student, or
indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause
annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any
other student or asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do
and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to
adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student, with or without an intent to
derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or
any other student, in all higher education institutions in the country, and thereby, to provide for the
healthy development, physically and psychologically, of all students, the University Grants Commission,
in consultation with the Councils, brings forth this Regulation.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 26 of the University
Grants Commission Act, 1956, the University Grants Commission hereby makes the following
Regulations, namely;
1. Title, commencement and applicability
1.1 These regulations shall be called the “UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in
Higher Educational Institutions, 2009”.
1.2 They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette
1.3 They shall apply to all the institutions coming within the definition of an University under sub-
section (f) of section (2) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, and to all institutions
deemed to be a university under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, to
all other higher educational institutions, or elements of such universities or institutions,
including its departments, constituent units and all the premises, whether being academic,
residential, playgrounds, canteen, or other such premises of such universities, deemed
universities and higher educational institutions, whether located within the campus or outside,
and to all means of transportation of students, whether public or private, accessed by students
for the pursuit of studies in such universities, deemed universities and higher educational
institutions
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2. Objectives
To prohibit any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act
which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student, or
indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to
cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any
fresher or any other student or asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the
ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or
embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student,
with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority
by a student over any fresher or any other student; and thereby, to eliminate ragging in all its forms
from universities, deemed universities and other higher educational institutions in the country by
prohibiting it under these Regulations, preventing its occurrence and punishing those who indulge in
ragging as provided for in these Regulations and the appropriate law in force.
1. What constitutes Ragging:
Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:
a. any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which
has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student;
b. indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely
to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension
thereof in any fresher or any other student;
c. asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which
has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to
adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student;
d. any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any
other student or a fresher;
e. exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the academic tasks
assigned to an individual or a group of students
f. any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student
by students
g. any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual assaults,
stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to
health or person;
h. any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving
perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the
discomfiture to fresher or any other student
i. any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student
with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority
by a student over any fresher or any other student
4. Definitions.-
1. In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires,-
a) “Act” means, the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956);

b) “Academic year” means the period from the commencement of admission of students in any
course of study in the institution up to the completion of academic requirements for that
particular year
c) “Anti-Ragging Helpline” means the Helpline established under clause (a) of Regulation 8.1 of
these Regulations
d) “Commission” means the University Grants Commission
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e) “Council” means a body so constituted by an Act of Parliament or an Act of any State
Legislature for setting, or co-ordinating or maintaining standards in the relevant areas of higher
education, such as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the Bar Council of
India (BCI), the Dental Council of India (DCI), the Distance Education Council (DEC), the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the Indian Nursing Council (INC), the Medical
Council of India (MCI), the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), the Pharmacy
Council of India (PCI), etc. and the State Higher Education Councils
f) “District Level Anti-Ragging Committee” means the Committee, headed by the District
Magistrate, constituted by the State Government, for the control and elimination of ragging in
institutions within the jurisdiction of the district
g) “Head of the institution” means the Vice-Chancellor in case of a university or a deemed to be
university, the Principal or the Director or such other designation as the executive head of the
institution or the college is referred
h) “Fresher” means a student who has been admitted to an institution and who is undergoing his/her
first year of study in such institution.
i) “Institution” means a higher educational institution including, but not limited to an university, a
deemed to be university, a college, an institute, an institution of national importance set up by an
Act of Parliament or a constituent unit of such institution, imparting higher education beyond 12
years of schooling leading to, but not necessarily culminating in, a degree (graduate,
postgraduate and/or higher level) and/or to a university diploma
j) “NAAC” means the National Academic and Accreditation Council established by the
Commission under section 12(ccc) of the Act
k) “State Level Monitoring Cell” means the body constituted by the State Government for the
control and elimination of ragging in institutions within the jurisdiction of the State, established
under a State Law or on the advice of the Central Government, as the case may be
2. Words and expressions used and not defined herein but defined in the Act or in the General
Clauses Act, 1897, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act or in the
General Clauses Act, 1897, as the case may be.
5. Measures for prohibition of ragging at the institution level:
a) No institution or any part of it thereof, including its elements, including, but not limited to, the
departments, constituent units, colleges, centres of studies and all its premises, whether
academic, residential, playgrounds, or canteen, whether located within the campus or outside,
and in all means of transportation of students, whether public or private, accessed by students for
the pursuit of studies in such institutions, shall permit or condone any reported incident of
ragging in any form; and all institutions shall take all necessary and required measures, including
but not limited to the provisions of these Regulations, to achieve the objective of eliminating
ragging, within the institution or outside
b) All institutions shall take action in accordance with these Regulations against those found guilty
of ragging and/or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote
ragging.
6. Measures for prevention of ragging at the institution level.-
6.1 An institution shall take the following steps in regard to admission or registration of students;
namely
a) Every public declaration of intent by any institution, in any electronic, audio- visual or print or
any other media, for admission of students to any course of study shall expressly provide that
ragging is totally prohibited in the institution and anyone found guilty of ragging and/or abetting
ragging, whether actively or passively, or being a part of a conspiracy to promote ragging, is
liable to be punished in accordance with these Regulations as well as under the provisions of any
penal law for the time being in force.
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b) The brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus, whether in print or electronic
format, shall prominently print these Regulations in full.
Provided that the institution shall also draw attention to any law concerning ragging and its
consequences, as may be applicable to the institution publishing such brochure of
admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus.
Provided further that the telephone numbers of the Anti-Ragging Helpline and all the important
functionaries in the institution, including but not limited to the Head of the institution, faculty
members, members of the Anti-Ragging Committees and Anti-Ragging Squads, District and
Sub-Divisional authorities, Wardens of hostels, and other functionaries or authorities where
relevant, shall be published in the brochure of admission/instruction booklet or the prospectus.
c) Where an institution is affiliated to a University and publishes a brochure of
admission/instruction booklet or a prospectus, the affiliating university shall ensure that the
affiliated institution shall comply with the provisions of clause (a) and clause (b) of Regulation
6.1 of these Regulations
d) The application form for admission, enrolment or registration shall contain an affidavit,
mandatorily in English and in Hindi and/or in one of the regional languages known to the
applicant, as provided in the English language in Annexure VI to these Regulations, to be filled
up and signed by the applicant to the effect that he/she has read and understood the provisions of
these Regulations as well as the provisions of any other law for the time being in force, and is
aware of the prohibition of ragging and the punishments prescribed, both under penal laws as
well as under these Regulations and also affirm to the effect that he/she has not been expelled
and/or debarred by any institution and further aver that he/she would not indulge, actively or
passively, in the act or abet the act of ragging and if found guilty of ragging and/or abetting
ragging, is liable to be proceeded against under these Regulations or under any penal law or any
other law for the time being in force and such action would include but is not limited to
debarment or expulsion of such student.
e) The application form for admission, enrolment or registration shall contain an affidavit,
mandatorily in English and in Hindi and/or in one of the regional languages known to the
parents/guardians of the applicant, as provided in the English language in Annexure VII to these
Regulations, to be filled up and signed by the parents/guardians of the applicant to the effect that
he/she has read and understood the provisions of these Regulations as well as the provisions of
any other law for the time being in force, and is aware of the prohibition of ragging and the
punishments prescribed, both under penal laws as well as under these Regulations and also affirm
to the effect that his/her ward has not been expelled and/or debarred by any institution and
further aver that his/her ward would not indulge, actively or passively, in the act or abet the act of
ragging and if found guilty of ragging and/or abetting ragging, his/her ward is liable to be
proceeded against under these Regulations or under any penal law or any other law for the time
being in force and such action would include but is not limited to debarment or expulsion of
his/her ward
f) The application for admission shall be accompanied by a document in the form of, or annexed to,
the School Leaving Certificate/Transfer Certificate/Migration Certificate/Character Certificate
reporting on the inter-personal/social behavioural pattern of the applicant, to be issued by the
school or institution last attended by the applicant, so that the institution can thereafter keep
watch on the applicant, if admitted, whose behaviour has been commented in such document.
g) A student seeking admission to a hostel forming part of the institution, or seeking to reside in any
temporary premises not forming part of the institution, including a private commercially
managed lodge or hostel, shall have to submit additional affidavits countersigned by his/her
parents/guardians in the form prescribed in Annexure VI and Annexure VII to these Regulations
respectively along with his/her application.
h) Before the commencement of the academic session in any institution, the Head of the Institution
shall convene and address a meeting of various functionaries/agencies, such as Hostel Wardens,
representatives of students parents/ guardians, faculty, district administration including the
police, to discuss the measures to be taken to prevent ragging in the institution and steps to be
taken to identify those indulging in or abetting ragging and punish them.
i) The institution shall, to make the community at large and the students in particular aware of the
dehumanizing effect of ragging, and the approach of the institution towards those indulging in
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ragging, prominently display posters depicting the provisions of penal law applicable to incidents
of ragging, and the provisions of these Regulations and also any other law for the time being in
force, and the punishments thereof, shall be prominently displayed on Notice Boards of all
departments, hostels and other buildings as well as at places, where students normally gather and
at places, known to be vulnerable to occurrences of ragging incidents
j) The institution shall request the media to give adequate publicity to the law prohibiting ragging
and the negative aspects of ragging and the institution’s resolve to ban ragging and punish those
found guilty without fear or favour
k) The institution shall identify, properly illuminate and keep a close watch on all locations known
to be vulnerable to occurrences of ragging incidents
l) The institution shall tighten security in its premises, especially at vulnerable places and intense
policing by Anti-Ragging Squad, referred to in these Regulations and volunteers, if any, shall be
resorted to at such points at odd hours during the first few months of the academic session
m) The institution shall utilize the vacation period before the start of the new academic year to
launch a publicity campaign against ragging through posters, and such other means, as may be
desirable or required, to promote the objectives of these Regulations
n) The faculties/departments/units of the institution shall have induction arrangements, including
those which anticipate, identify and plan to meet any special needs of any specific section of
students, in place well in advance of the beginning of the academic year with an aim to promote
the objectives of this Regulation
o) Every institution shall engage or seek the assistance of professional counsellors before the
commencement of the academic session, to be available when required by the institution, for the
purposes of offering counselling to freshers and to other students after the commencement of the
academic year.
p) The head of the institution shall provide information to the local police and local authorities, the
details of every privately commercially managed hostels or lodges used for residential purposes
by students enrolled in the institution and the head of the institution shall also ensure that the
Anti-Ragging Squad shall ensure vigil in such locations to prevent the occurrence of ragging
therein
6.2 An institution shall, on admission or enrolment or registration of students, take the following steps,
namely
a) Every fresh student admitted to the institution shall be given a printed leaflet detailing to whom
he/she has to turn to for help and guidance for various purposes including addresses and
telephone numbers, so as to enable the student to contact the concerned person at any time, if and
when required, of the Anti-Ragging Helpline referred to in these Regulations, Wardens, Head of
the institution, all members of the anti-ragging squads and committees, relevant district and
police authorities
b) The institution, through the leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these Regulations
shall explain to the freshers, the arrangements made for their induction and orientation which
promote efficient and effective means of integrating them fully as students with those already
admitted o the institution in earlier years.
c) The leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these Regulations shall inform the freshers
about their rights as bona fide students of the institution and clearly instructing them that they
should desist from doing anything, with or against their will, even if ordered to by the seniors
students, and that any attempt of ragging shall be promptly reported to the Anti-ragging Squad or
to the Warden or to the Head of the institution, as the case may be
d) The leaflet specified in clause (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these Regulations shall contain a calendar
of events and activities laid down by the institution to facilitate and complement familiarization
of freshers with the academic environment of the institution.
e) The institution shall, on the arrival of senior students after the first week or after the second
week, as the case may be, schedule orientation programmes as follows, namely; (i) joint
sensitization programme and counselling of both freshers and senior students by a professional
counsellor, referred to in clause (o) of Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations; (ii) joint orientation
programme of freshers and seniors to be addressed by the Head of the institution and the anti -
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ragging committee;(iii) organization on a large scale of cultural, sports and other activities to
provide a platform for the freshers and seniors to interact in the presence of faculty members ;
(iv) in the hostel, the warden should address all students; and may request two junior colleagues
from the college faculty to assist the warden by becoming resident tutors for a temporary
duration.(v) as far as possible faculty members should dine with the hostel residents in their
respective hostels to instil a feeling of confidence among the freshers.
f) The institution shall set up appropriate committees, including the course-in-charge, student
advisor, Wardens and some senior students as its members, to actively monitor, promote and
regulate healthy interaction between the freshers, junior students and senior students
g) Freshers or any other student(s), whether being victims, or witnesses, in any incident of ragging,
shall be encouraged to report such occurrence, and the identity of such informants shall be
protected and shall not be subject to any adverse consequence only for the reason for having
reported such incidents
h) Each batch of freshers, on arrival at the institution, shall be divided into small groups and each
such group shall be assigned to a member of the faculty, who shall interact individually with each
member of the group every day for ascertaining the problems or difficulties, if any, faced by the
fresher in the institution and shall extend necessary help to the fresher in overcoming the same.
i) It shall be the responsibility of the member of the faculty assigned to the group of freshers, to
coordinate with the Wardens of the hostels and to make surprise visits to the rooms in such
hostels, where a member or members of the group are lodged; and such member of faculty shall
maintain a diary of his/her interaction with the freshers under his/her charge.
j) Freshers shall be lodged, as far as may be, in a separate hostel block, and where such facilities
are not available, the institution shall ensure that access of seniors to accommodation allotted to
freshers is strictly monitored by wardens, security guards and other staff of the institution.
k) A round the clock vigil against ragging in the hostel premises, in order to prevent ragging in the
hostels after the classes are over, shall be ensured by the institution.
l) It shall be the responsibility of the parents/guardians of freshers to promptly bring any instance of
ragging to the notice of the Head of the Institution.
m) Every student studying in the institution and his/her parents/guardians shall provide the specific
affidavits required under clauses (d), (e) and (g) of Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations at the
time of admission or registration, as the case may be, during each academic year.
n) Every institution shall obtain the affidavit from every student as referred to above in clause (m)
of Regulation 6.2 and maintain a proper record of the same and to ensure its safe upkeep thereof,
including maintaining the copies of the affidavit in an electronic form, to be accessed easily
when required either by the Commission or any of the Councils or by the institution or by the
affiliating University or by any other person or organisation authorised to do so.
o) Every student at the time of his/her registration shall inform the institution about his/her place of
residence while pursuing the course of study, and in case the student has not decided his/her
place of residence or intends to change the same, the details of his place of residence shall be
provided immediately on deciding the same; and specifically in regard to a private commercially
managed lodge or hostel where he/she has taken up residence.
p) The Head of the institution shall, on the basis of the information provided by the student under
clause (o) of Regulation 6.2, apportion sectors to be assigned to members of the faculty, so that
such member of faculty can maintain vigil and report any incident of ragging outside the campus
or en route while commuting to the institution using any means of transportation of students,
whether public or private.
q) The Head of the institution shall, at the end of each academic year, send a letter to the
parents/guardians of the students who are completing their first year in the institution, informing
them about these Regulations and any law for the time being in force prohibiting ragging and the
punishments thereof as well as punishments prescribed under the penal laws, and appealing to
them to impress upon their wards to desist from indulging in ragging on their return to the
institution at the beginning of the academic session next
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6.3 Every institution shall constitute the following bodies; namely
a) Every institution shall constitute a Committee to be known as the Anti-Ragging Committee to be

nominated and headed by the Head of the institution, and consisting of representatives of civil
and police administration, local media, Non Government Organizations involved in youth
activities, representatives of faculty members, representatives of parents, representatives of
students belonging to the freshers' category as well as senior students, non-teaching staff; and
shall have a diverse mix of membership in terms of levels as well as gender
b) It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Committee to ensure compliance with the provisions of
these Regulations as well as the provisions of any law for the time being in force concerning
ragging; and also to monitor and oversee the performance of the Anti-Ragging Squad in
prevention of ragging in the institution.
c) Every institution shall also constitute a smaller body to be known as the Anti- Ragging Squad to
be nominated by the Head of the Institution with such representation as may be considered
necessary for maintaining vigil, oversight and patrolling functions and shall remain mobile, alert
and active at all times.
Provided that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall have representation of various members of the
campus community and shall have no outside representation
d) It shall be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to be called upon to make surprise raids on
hostels, and other places vulnerable to incidents of, and having the potential of, ragging and shall
be empowered to inspect such places.
e) It shall also be the duty of the Anti-Ragging Squad to conduct an on-the-spot enquiry into any
incident of ragging referred to it by the Head of the institution or any member of the faculty or
any member of the staff or any student or any parent or guardian or any employee of a service
provider or by any other person, as the case may be; and the enquiry report along with
recommendations shall be submitted to the Anti-Ragging Committee for action under clause (a)
of Regulation 9.1.
Provided that the Anti-Ragging Squad shall conduct such enquiry observing a fair and
transparent procedure and the principles of natural justice and after giving adequate opportunity
to the student or students accused of ragging and other witnesses to place before it the facts,
documents and views concerning the incident of ragging, and considering such other relevant
information as may be required
f) Every institution shall, at the end of each academic year, in order to promote the objectives of
these Regulations, constitute a Mentoring Cell consisting of students volunteering to be Mentors
for freshers, in the succeeding academic year; and there shall be as many levels or tiers of
Mentors as the number of batches in the institution, at the rate of one Mentor for six freshers and
one Mentor of a higher level for six Mentors of the lower level.
g) Every University shall constitute a body to be known as Monitoring Cell on Ragging, which shall
coordinate with the affiliated colleges and institutions under the domain of the University to
achieve the objectives of these Regulations; and the Monitoring Cell shall call for reports from
the Heads of institutions in regard to the activities of the Anti-Ragging Committees, Anti -
Ragging Squads, and the Mentoring Cells at the institutions, and it shall also keep itself abreast
of the decisions of the District level Anti-Ragging Committee headed by the District Magistrate.
h) The Monitoring Cell shall also review the efforts made by institutions to publicize anti-ragging
measures, soliciting of affidavits from parents/guardians and from students, each academic year,
to abstain from ragging activities or willingness to be penalized for violations; and shall function
as the prime mover for initiating action on the part of the appropriate authorities of the university
for amending the Statutes or Ordinances or Bye-laws to facilitate the implementation of anti-
ragging measures at the level of the institution.
6.4 Every institution shall take the following other measures, namely
a) Each hostel or a place where groups of students reside, forming part of the institution, shall have
a full-time Warden, to be appointed by the institution as per the eligibility criteria laid down for
the post reflecting both the command and control aspects of maintaining discipline and
preventing incidents of ragging within the hostel, as well as the softer skills of counselling and
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communicating with the youth outside the class-room situation; and who shall reside within the
hostel, or at the very least, in the close vicinity thereof.
b) The Warden shall be accessible at all hours and be available on telephone and other modes of
communication, and for the purpose the Warden shall be provided with a mobile phone by the
institution, the number of which shall be publicised among all students residing in the hostel.
c) The institution shall review and suitably enhance the power of Wardens; and the security
personnel posted in hostels shall be under the direct control of the Warden and their performance
shall be assessed by them.
d) The professional counsellors referred to under clause (o) of Regulation 6.1 of these Regulations
shall, at the time of admission, counsel freshers and/or any other student(s) desiring counselling,
in order to prepare them for the life ahead, particularly in regard to the life in hostels and to the
extent possible, also involve parents and teachers in the counselling sessions.
e) The institution shall undertake measures for extensive publicity against ragging by means of
audio-visual aids, counselling sessions, workshops, painting and design competitions among
students and such other measures, as it may deem fit.
f) In order to enable a student or any person to communicate with the Anti- Ragging Helpline,
every institution shall permit unrestricted access to mobile phones and public phones in hostels
and campuses, other than in class-rooms, seminar halls, library, and in such other places that the
institution may deem it necessary to restrict the use of phones.
g) The faculty of the institution and its non-teaching staff, which includes but is not limited to the
administrative staff, contract employees, security guards and employees of service providers
providing services within the institution, shall be sensitized towards the ills of ragging, its
prevention and the consequences thereof.
h) The institution shall obtain an undertaking from every employee of the institution including all
teaching and non-teaching members of staff, contract labour employed in the premises either for
running canteen or as watch and ward staff or for cleaning or maintenance of the buildings/lawns
and employees of service providers providing services within the institution, that he/she would
report promptly any case of ragging which comes to his/her notice.
i) The institution shall make a provision in the service rules of its employees for issuing certificates
of appreciation to such members of the staff who report incidents of ragging, which will form
part of their service record.
j) The institution shall give necessary instructions to the employees of the canteens and messing,
whether that of the institution or that of a service provider providing this service, or their
employers, as the case may be, to keep a strict vigil in the area of their work and to report the
incidents of ragging to the Head of the institution or members of the Anti-Ragging Squad or
members of the Anti-Ragging Committee or the Wardens, as may be required.
k) All Universities awarding a degree in education at any level shall be required to ensure that
institutions imparting instruction in such courses or conducting training programme for teachers
include inputs relating to anti-ragging and the appreciation of the relevant human rights, as well
as inputs on topics regarding sensitization against corporal punishments and checking of bullying
amongst students, so that every teacher is equipped to handle at least the rudiments of the
counselling approach.
l) Discreet random surveys shall be conducted amongst the freshers every fortnight during the first
three months of the academic year to verify and cross-check whether the institution is indeed free
of ragging or not and for the purpose the institution may design its own methodology of
conducting such surveys.
m) The institution shall cause to have an entry, apart from those relating to general conduct and
behaviour, made in the Migration/Transfer Certificate issued to the student while leaving the
institution, as to whether the student has been punished for committing or abetting an act of
ragging, as also whether the student has displayed persistent violent or aggressive behaviour or
any inclination to harm others, during his course of study in the institution.
n) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations with regard to obligations and
responsibilities pertaining to the authorities or members of bodies prescribed above, it shall be
the general collective responsibility of all levels and sections of authorities or functionaries
including members of the faculty and employees of the institution, whether regular or temporary,
and employees of service providers providing service within the institution, to prevent or to act
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promptly against the occurrence of ragging or any incident of ragging which comes to their
notice.
o) The Heads of institutions affiliated to a University or a constituent of the University, as the case
may be, shall, during the first three months of an academic year, submit a weekly report on the
status of compliance with Anti-Ragging measures under these Regulations, and a monthly report
on such status thereafter, to the Vice-Chancellor of the University to which the institution is
affiliated to or recognized by.
p) The Vice Chancellor of each University, shall submit fortnightly reports of the University,
including those of the Monitoring Cell on Ragging in case of an affiliating university, to the State
Level Monitoring Cell.
7 Action to be taken by the Head of the institution.- On receipt of the recommendation of the Anti
Ragging Squad or on receipt of any information concerning any reported incident of ragging, the
Head of institution shall immediately determine if a case under the penal laws is made out and if so,
either on his own or through a member of the Anti-Ragging Committee authorised by him in this
behalf, proceed to file a First Information Report (FIR), within twenty four hours of receipt of such
information or recommendation, with the police and local authorities, under the appropriate penal
provisions relating to one or more of the following, namely;
i. Abetment to ragging
ii. Criminal conspiracy to rag
iii. Unlawful assembly and rioting while ragging
iv. Public nuisance created during ragging
v. Violation of decency and morals through ragging
vi. Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous hurt
vii. Wrongful restraint
viii. Wrongful confinement
ix. Use of criminal force
x. Assault as well as sexual offences or unnatural offences
xi. Extortion
xii. Criminal trespass
xiii. Offences against property
xiv. Criminal intimidation
xv. Attempts to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s)
xvi. Threat to commit any or all of the above mentioned offences against the victim(s)
xvii. Physical or psychological humiliation
xviii. All other offences following from the definition of “Ragging”
Provided that the Head of the institution shall forthwith report the occurrence of the incident of
ragging to the District Level Anti-Ragging Committee and the Nodal officer of the affiliating
University, if the institution is an affiliated institution.
Provided further that the institution shall also continue with its own enquiry initiated under clause 9
of these Regulations and other measures without waiting for action on the part of the police/local
authorities and such remedial action shall be initiated and completed immediately and in no case later
than a period of seven days of the reported occurrence of the incident of ragging
8. Duties and Responsibilities of the Commission and the Councils
8.1 The Commission shall, with regard to providing facilitating communication of information
regarding incidents of ragging in any institution, take the following steps, namely;
a) The Commission shall establish, fund and operate, a toll-free Anti-Ragging Helpline, operational
round the clock, which could be accessed by students in distress owing to ragging related
incidents.
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b) Any distress message received at the Anti-Ragging Helpline shall be simultaneously relayed to
the Head of the Institution, the Warden of the Hostels, the Nodal Officer of the affiliating
University, if the incident reported has taken place in an institution affiliated to a University, the
concerned District authorities and if so required, the District Magistrate, and the Superintendent
of Police, and shall also be web enabled so as to be in the public domain simultaneously for the
media and citizens to access it.
c) The Head of the institution shall be obliged to act immediately in response to the information
received from the Anti-Ragging Helpline as at sub-clause (b) of this clause.
d) The telephone numbers of the Anti-Ragging Helpline and all the important functionaries in every
institution, Heads of institutions, faculty members, members of the anti-ragging committees and
anti ragging squads, district and sub-divisional authorities and state authorities, Wardens of
hostels, and other functionaries or authorities where relevant, shall be widely disseminated for
access or to seek help in emergencies.
e) The Commission shall maintain an appropriate data base to be created out of affidavits, affirmed
by each student and his/her parents/guardians and stored electronically by the institution, either
on its or through an agency to be designated by it; and such database shall also function as a
record of ragging complaints received, and the status of the action taken thereon.
f) The Commission shall make available the database to a non-governmental agency to be
nominated by the Central Government, to build confidence in the public and also to provide
information of non compliance with these Regulations to the Councils and to such bodies as may
be authorised by the Commission or by the Central Government.
8.2 The Commission shall take the following regulatory steps, namely;
a) The Commission shall make it mandatory for the institutions to incorporate in their prospectus,
the directions of the Central Government or the State Level Monitoring Committee with regard
to prohibition and consequences of ragging, and that non-compliance with these Regulations and
directions so provided, shall be considered as lowering of academic standards by the institution,
therefore making it liable for appropriate action.
b) The Commission shall verify that the institutions strictly comply with the requirement of getting
the affidavits from the students and their parents/guardians as envisaged under these Regulations.
c) The Commission shall include a specific condition in the Utilization Certificate, in respect of any
financial assistance or grants-in-aid to any institution under any of the general or special schemes
of the Commission, that the institution has complied with the anti-ragging measures.
d) Any incident of ragging in an institution shall adversely affect its accreditation, ranking or
grading by NAAC or by any other authorised accreditation agencies while assessing the
institution for accreditation, ranking or grading purposes..
e) The Commission may accord priority in financial grants-in-aid to those institutions, otherwise
eligible to receive grants under section 12B of the Act, which report a blemishless record in
terms of there being no reported incident of ragging.
f) The Commission shall constitute an Inter-Council Committee, consisting of representatives of
the various Councils, the Non-Governmental agency responsible for monitoring the database
maintained by the Commission under clause (g) of Regulation 8.1 and such other bodies in
higher education, to coordinate and monitor the anti-ragging measures in institutions across the
country and to make recommendations from time to time; and shall meet at least once in six
months each year.
g) The Commission shall institute an Anti-Ragging Cell within the Commission as an institutional
mechanism to provide secretarial support for collection of information and monitoring, and to
coordinate with the State Level Monitoring Cell and University level Committees for effective
implementation of anti-ragging measures, and the Cell shall also coordinate with the Non-
Governmental agency responsible for monitoring the database maintained by the Commission
appointed under clause (g) of Regulation 8.1.
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9. Administrative action in the event of ragging
9.1 The institution shall punish a student found guilty of ragging after following the procedure and in
the manner prescribed herein under:
a) The Anti-Ragging Committee of the institution shall take an appropriate decision, in regard to
punishment or otherwise, depending on the facts of each incident of ragging and nature and
gravity of the incident of ragging established in the recommendations of the Anti-Ragging
Squad.
b) The Anti-Ragging Committee may, depending on the nature and gravity of the guilt established
by the Anti-Ragging Squad, award, to those found guilty, one or more of the following
punishments, namely;
i. Suspension from attending classes and academic privileges.
ii. Withholding/ withdrawing scholarship/ fellowship and other benefits.
iii. Debarring from appearing in any test/ examination or other evaluation process.
iv. Withholding results.
v. Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet,
tournament, youth festival, etc.
vi. Suspension/ expulsion from the hostel.
vii. Cancellation of admission.
viii. Rustication from the institution for period ranging from one to four semesters.
ix. Expulsion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other
institution for a specified period. Provided that where the persons committing or abetting the
act of ragging are not identified, the institution shall resort to collective punishment.
c) An appeal against the order of punishment by the Anti-Ragging Committee shall lie,
i. in case of an order of an institution, affiliated to or constituent part, of a University, to the

Vice-Chancellor of the University;
ii. in case of an order of a University, to its Chancellor
iii. in case of an institution of national importance created by an Act of Parliament, to the
Chairman or Chancellor of the institution, as the case may be.
9.2 Where an institution, being constituent of, affiliated to or recognized by a University, fails to
comply with any of the provisions of these Regulations or fails to curb ragging effectively, such
University may take any one or more of the following actions, namely;
i. Withdrawal of affiliation/recognition or other privileges conferred.

ii. Prohibiting such institution from presenting any student or students then undergoing any
programme of study therein for the award of any degree/diploma of the University.
Provided that where an institution is prohibited from presenting its student or students, the
Commission shall make suitable arrangements for the other students so as to ensure that such
students are able to pursue their academic studies.
iii. Withholding grants allocated to it by the university, if any
iv. Withholding any grants channelized through the university to the institution.
v. Any other appropriate penalty within the powers of the university.
9.3 Where in the opinion of the appointing authority, a lapse is attributable to any member of the
faulty or staff of the institution, in the matter of reporting or taking prompt action to prevent an
incident of ragging or who display an apathetic or insensitive attitude towards complaints of
ragging, or who fail to take timely steps, whether required under these Regulations or
otherwise, to prevent an incident or incidents of ragging, then such authority shall initiate
departmental disciplinary action, in accordance with the prescribed procedure of the institution,
against such member of the faulty or staff.
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Provided that where such lapse is attributable to the Head of the institution, the authority
designated to appoint such Head shall take such departmental disciplinary action; and such
action shall be without prejudice to any action that may be taken under the penal laws for
abetment of ragging for failure to take timely steps in the prevention of ragging or punishing
any student found guilty of ragging.
9.4 The Commission shall, in respect of any institution that fails to take adequate steps to prevent
ragging or fails to act in accordance with these Regulations or fails to punish perpetrators or
incidents of ragging suitably, take one of more of the following measures, namely;
i. Withdrawal of declaration of fitness to receive grants under section 12B of the Act.
ii. Withholding any grant allocated.
iii. Declaring the institution ineligible for consideration for any assistance under any of the general
or special assistance programmes of the Commission.
iv. Informing the general public, including potential candidates for admission, through a notice
displayed prominently in the newspapers or other suitable media and posted on the website of
the Commission, declaring that the institution does not possess the minimum academic
standards.
v. Taking such other action within its powers as it may deem fit and impose such other penalties
as may be provided in the Act for such duration of time as the institution complies with the
provisions of these Regulations.
Provided that the action taken under this clause by the Commission against any institution shall
be shared with all Councils.
(Dr. R.K. Chauhan)

Secretary
To,
The Assistant Controller,
Publication Division, Govt. of India,
Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation,
Civil Lines Delhi -110 054
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Annexure VII
AFFIDAVIT BY THE STUDENT
I, (full name of student with admission / registration / enrolment number) s/o d/o
Mr./Mrs./Ms. ____________________________________________________________, having been
admitted to (name of the institution) have received a copy of the
UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009,
(hereinafter called the “Regulations”) carefully read and fully understood the provisions contained in the
said Regulations.
2) I have, in particular, perused clause 3 of the Regulations and am aware as to what constitutes
ragging.
3) I have also, in particular, perused clause 7 and clause 9.1 of the Regulations and am fully aware
of the penal and administrative action that is liable to be taken against me in case I am found
guilty of or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote
ragging.
4) I hereby solemnly aver and undertake that
a) I will not indulge in any behaviour or act that may be constituted as ragging under clause
3 of the Regulations.
b) I will not participate in or abet or propagate through any act of commission or omission
that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.
5) I hereby affirm that, if found guilty of ragging, I am liable for punishment according to clause 9.1
of the Regulations, without prejudice to any other criminal action that may be taken against me
under any penal law or any law for the time being in force.
6) I hereby declare that I have not been expelled or debarred from admission in any institution in the
country on account of being found guilty of, abetting or being part of a conspiracy to promote,
ragging; and further affirm that, in case the declaration is found to be untrue, I am aware that my
admission is liable to be cancelled.
Declared this ___day of __________ month of ______year.
__________________
Signature of deponent
Name:
VERIFICATION
Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no part of the
affidavit is false and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein.
Verified at (place) on this the (day) of (month) , (year) .
__________________
Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the (day) of (month) , (year) after
reading the contents of this affidavit.
OATH COMMISSIONER
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Annexure VIII
AFFIDAVIT BY THE PARENT / GUARDIAN
I, Mr./Mrs./Ms. ________________________________________________________ (full name of

parent/guardian) father/mother/guardian of (full name of student with admission / registration /
enrolment number) s/o d/o, having been admitted to name of the institution)
have received a copy of the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational
Institutions, 2009, (hereinafter called the “Regulations”), carefully read and fully understood the
provisions contained in the said Regulations.
2) I have, in particular, perused clause 3 of the Regulations and am aware as to what constitutes
ragging.
3) I have also, in particular, perused clause 7 and clause 9.1 of the Regulations and am fully aware
of the penal and administrative action that is liable to be taken against my ward in case he/she is
found guilty of or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to
promote ragging.
4) I hereby solemnly aver and undertake that
a) My ward will not indulge in any behaviour or act that may be constituted as ragging
under clause 3 of the Regulations.
b) My ward will not participate in or abet or propagate through any act of commission or
omission that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.
5) I hereby affirm that, if found guilty of ragging, my ward is liable for punishment according to
clause 9.1 of the Regulations, without prejudice to any other criminal action that may be taken
against my ward under any penal law or any law for the time being in force.
6) I hereby declare that my ward has not been expelled or debarred from admission in any
institution in the country on account of being found guilty of, abetting or being part of a
conspiracy to promote, ragging; and further affirm that, in case the declaration is found to be
untrue, the admission of my ward is liable to be cancelled.
Declared this ___day of __________ month of ______year.

__________________
Name:
Address:
Telephone/Mobile No.:
VERIFICATION
Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no part of the
affidavit is false and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein.
Verified at (place) on this the (day) of (month) , (year) .
__________________
Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the (day) of (month) , (year) after
reading the contents of this affidavit.
OATH COMMISSIONER
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PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Academic Session 2020-21

(A Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956)

(1) All corrections/ modifications / updates shall be uploaded on www.pec.ac.in only.

Board of Governors (BOG) 1

Annexure I Rules and Procedures for Undergraduate Programmes 49

Annexure II Rules and Procedures for M.Tech. Programmes 64

Annexure III Credit Transfer for UG & PG Students 81

Annexure IV Rules and Procedures for Ph.D. Programmes 82

Annexure V Use of Unfair Means for B.Tech./ M.Tech./ Ph.D. 99

S.No. Constituency as per Memorandum of Nomination Designation

Director : Ex-officio Chairman

Deputy Director : Ex-officio Member

Registrar : Ex-officio Secretary

DEANS & ASSOCIATE DEANS

: Bipan Chand Kaushal, Electronics &

1.1 Brief History

Punjab Engineering College, (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh was originally established as

2.1 Undergraduate Programmes

For detailed Rules and Regulations of Undergraduate Programmes, see Annexure I

1. Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering)

For detailed Rules and Regulations of M.Tech. Programmes, see Annexure II

2.2.2 Ph. D. Programmes

For detailed Rules and Regulations of Ph.D. Programmes, see Annexure IV

3.1 Department of Aerospace Engineering

S.No. Name Designation Field of Specialization

1 Dr. Tejinder Kumar, Professor & Head Propulsion, Pulse Detonation

(a) Bachelor of Technology

(b) Doctor of Philosophy

Research and Consultancy

S.No. Name Designation Field of Specialization

1. Dr. Sucheta Professor& Head Modern Algebra, Computer Graphics

5. Dr. L .N .Sharma Professor Geology, Remote Sensing

12. Dr. Sonu Kumar Assistant Polymer Chemistry

Research and Consultancy

(a) Bachelor of Technology

(b) Master of Technology

S.No. Name Designation Field of Specialization

1 Dr. Shailendra Singh Professor & Head Bioinformatics, Artificial Intelligence,

8 Dr. Rupali Verma Assistant Professor Cryptography, Data Analytics, Machine

15 Mr. Mayank Assistant Professor Machine Learning, Natural Language

2. Dr. Balwinder Singh Professor Power Apparatus &

3. Prof. Tilak Thakur Professor Power Systems, Electronics,

5. Dr.(Ms) Rintu Khanna Professor Power Systems, Renewables,

7. Dr. Puneet Chawla Associate Professor Power System Stability,

8. Dr. Jaimala Gambhir Associate Professor Integrated Power Systems, Renewables

9. Dr. Raminder Kaur Associate Professor Power System, Transmission

10. Dr. Loveleen Kaur Assistant Professor Electrical Transmission and

12. Sh. Dhiraj Bharat Assistant Professor Power Electronics,

(a) Bachelor of Technology

(b) Master of Technology

(c) Doctor of Philosophy

Research & Consultancy

Sr. Name of Faculty Designation Area of Specialization(s)

12. Mr. Bipan Chand Kaushal, Assistant Analog Electronics, Microelectronics

(a) Bachelor of Technology

(b) Master of Technology

(c) Doctor of Philosophy

Research and Consultancy

Sr. No. Name of Faculty Designation Specialization