University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University

University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET)[2] is an engineering institute of Panjab University,[3] Chandigarh, India offering undergraduate (BE), postgraduate (M.Tech degree) as well as doctoral courses. The institute is granted funds from the central government to improve its infrastructure and facilities.[4] UIET has interactions and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with industry and academia like Infosys (Campus Connect Program), IBM, IMTECH, and Bharti Group (Bharti Chair for research). The institute has a memorandum signed with the University of Western Australia.[5]

University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chandigarh
TypePublic
Established2002
DirectorDr. Savita Gupta
Location
Chandigarh
,
India
AffiliationsPanjab University, AICTE[1]
Websitewww.uiet.puchd.ac.in

Campus

UIET is in the southern campus of Panjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh.[6] It has two academic blocks which include labs, offices, library, and lecture halls. There are blocks for mechanical labs and workshops. There is an ATM. Wi-Fi and Internet access is provided in some parts of the campus. Students are from all over the nation: few are day scholars and many live in hostels which provide accommodation, food, washrooms, and sporting facilities.

Academics

UIET offers four-year Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Master of Engineering (ME) courses are offered in various engineering fields, as well as full-time Ph.D courses.[7]

Admissions to undergraduate courses are made through the JEE (Main) rank.[8] Admissions to Master of Engineering courses are made through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examinations. Admissions to Ph.D. courses are made through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examinations and University Ph.D. Entrance Test.

Student activities

Committees

The official student committees of the institute are known as the 'UTECHNOS' Committees.[9] At present there are 10 such committees.[10]

Entrepreneurship Development Cell

UIET has an Entrepreneurship Development Cell[11] formed in 2011 to foster the growth of entrepreneurship and start-up environment in Panjab University's campus. UDYAMI[12] is an annual national entrepreneurship summit organised by EDC, in which they host renowned CEOs, Investors and speakers.[13]

Cultural and technical festivals

'Goonj' is the annual cultural festival, organised by the students of UIET. Events include quizzes, workshops, game shows, informal events, fashion show (Glitterati), dance show (Groovz), rock night, Pronite, and a city-level beauty pageant.[14][15][16]

Conferences, events, competitions with workshops and lectures by eminent guests across the world are organised every year.[17][18][19][20] Some of the conferences include National Conference on Computing, Communication and Control (3C-2009),[21] National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (NCAME-2011),[22] etc.

UIET has been hosting SAE EFFI-CYCLE,[23] from the first season; it is now in its third season, with more than 120 teams competing including four IITs.

Technical societies
  • IEEE-UIET,[24][25][26] the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Student Chapter
  • Design and Innovation Group, UIET - The DIG helps students of Chandigarh area to learn new and different technologies by organizing learn-ups, workshops, hackathons and many other tech events.
  • SAE-UIET,[27] the Society of Automotive Engineers Student Chapter, which encapsulates three main events related to mechanical engineering: BAJA, Student Formula One, and Aero-modelling.
  • CSI-UIET, the Computer Society of India UIET Chapter
  • SBE-UIET, Student Chapter of The Society for Biological Engineers, UIET, Panjab University

Alumni network

The Alumni Affairs Office at UIET was set up in March 2013 and is maintained by the Student Team for Alumni Relations (STAR) and a 10-member faculty team who supervise alumni events and activities.[28] The office has played a substantial role in building relations with alumni and getting them back to the campus for growth and development of the college.

References
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  5. "Collaboration with University of Western Australia". Tribune newspaper. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  6. "Location". Google Maps.
  7. "University Institute of Engineering & Technology". uiet.puchd.ac.in. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  8. "Admission Site". Education Informatics Division, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India. 24 June 2011.
  9. "Student Committees". Uiet Cafe. 24 June 2011.
  10. "Student Activities". UIET. 24 June 2011.
  11. "Home — Entrepreneurship Development Cell | University Institute of Engineering & Technology | Panjab University". edcuiet.in. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  12. "Entrepreneurship Summit, UDYAMI 2016 Starts from March 18 News & Updates - Panjab University, Chandigarh, India". news.puchd.ac.in. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  13. Singh Thakur, Bhartesh (12 March 2018). "Start-ups Success at UDYAMI". The Tribune.
  14. "Goonj'11 Official site". Goonj Organizing Committee. 24 June 2011.
  15. "Goonj'11". know a fest(recognised fest site). 24 June 2011.
  16. "Chandigarh Stories-Goonj". The Tribune. India.
  17. "Job Fair". Indian Express Newspaper. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  18. "UIET Students in News". Indian Express Newspaper. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  19. "Efficycle-SAE Event". MSN India. 24 June 2011.
  20. "UIET Students create Website for Blood Donation". Times of India(Newspaper). 26 June 2011.
  21. "National Conference on Computing, Communication and Control (3C-2009)". Bharat Sandesh.
  22. "Advances in Mechanical Engineering". Tribune Newspaper.
  23. "EFFI CYCLE". Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  24. "IEEE-UIET". IEEE-UIET. 24 June 2011.
  25. "IEEE-UIET Conference ICAER'10". IEEE-Delhi Section. 24 June 2011.
  26. "ICAER 2010". IEEE-Delhi Region. 24 June 2011.
  27. "SAE-India Official site for Efficycle". SAE-India. 24 June 2011.
  28. "Alumni Office, UIET". Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

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