| Pondicherry Engineering College | |
|---|---|
| புதுவை பொறியியல் கல்லூரி | |
| Motto | Prosperity Through Technology |
| Established | 1984 under VII Five Year Plan |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Dr. V. Prithiviraj |
| Undergraduates | 1,700 |
| Postgraduates | 300 |
| Location | Pondicherry, India |
| Campus | 240 acres (0.97 km2) |
| Website | http://www.pec.edu |
Pondicherry Engineering College (or PEC) is one of India's premier engineering institutions situated in South India in East Coast Road in Pondicherry.
Pondicherry Engineering College is an Institution sponsored by the Union Territory of Pondicherry. The College was started in 1984 under the VII Five Year Plan. It is an autonomous Institution for the purposes of administration, staff recruitment and College development and is managed by a Board of Governors. The College is affiliated to the Pondicherry University for academic purposes. The institute offers eight Undergraduate, eight Postgraduate and PhD programmes in the major disciplines of engineering and technology.
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The College campus is situated at Pillaichavady which is about 12 km from the Railway station and bus-stand in Pondicherry town. It is about 160 km south of Chennai (Madras) on the shores of Bay of Bengal. The campus is also well connected by town buses from Pondicherry. Buses ply between Chennai (Madras) and Pondicherry frequently and the duration of journey is about 3 to 4 hours. The buses that come from Chennai via East Coast Road (ECR) stop near the campus.
The temperatures during the year vary between 25 C to 35 C, but it is always less harsher than other coastal cities making the place very pleasant and congenial for professional education. The campus is of great scenic beauty and forms an excellent setting for the pursuit of studies in engineering and technology.
The 240 acres (0.97 km2) of the college campus is well planned with departmental buildings,world class auditorium(one of the best in the state), library, hostels, students' amenities centre, open air theatre, residential quarters for staff and neatly laid out with roads, lawns and gardens.
There are a total of 13 departments offering various courses in their respective disciplines. They are,