Punjab Engineering College confers 824 degrees at its 56th Convocation
24 October 2026
Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh (Deemed to be University) held its 56th Convocation on 24 October. Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, who is also Chancellor of PEC, was the Chief Guest. A total of 824 degrees were conferred: 737 B.Tech., 69 M.Tech. and 18 Ph.D. Of these, 675 students received their degrees in person and 149 in absentia. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar presented the Institute's Annual Report to the Chief Guest. In his address the Governor recalled eminent scientist Prof. Satish Dhawan and the institute's alumna, astronaut Kalpana Chawla, and urged the graduates to stay away from drugs and to use emerging technologies to strengthen national security and self-reliance.
In plain words
PEC Punjab Engineering College — Engineering institution in Chandigarh with Deemed to be University status.
Deemed to be University Deemed to be University — An institution given university-level status, able to award its own degrees.
In absentia In absentia — A degree awarded without the graduate being present at the ceremony.