University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University

University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chandigarh
Established 2002
Location Chandigarh, India
Director Renu Vig
Nickname UIET
Affiliations All India Council for Technical Education[1]
Website Official UIET Website

University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) [2] is an on campus engineering institute of Panjab University,[3]Chandigarh, India. It offers undergraduate (BE), postgraduate (dual degree BE+MBA, 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 Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with various Industry and Academia like Infosys (Campus Connect Program), IBM, IMTECH, Bharti Group (Bharti Chair for research), Sun Microsystems and more. The Institute also has a memorandum signed with University of Western Australia (UWA).[5]

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Rankings

UIET is ranked #31 in the best engineering colleges in India ranking list by Outlook conducted in May 2011.[6] In the past, Mint C-Fore-2008 Survey Ranked UIET #40 in the 'Top 50 Government Colleges' in India.[7] Apart from the overall institute ranks, The Department of Biotechnology, UIET, was ranked #10 by Biospectrum India in the year 2007[8]

Campus

UIET is located in the southern campus of Panjab University,Sector 25, Chandigarh.[9] It has two academic blocks which include the labs, office as well as the lecture halls.In addition to this there are separate blocks for Mechanical labs and workshops, Campus is having ATM facility by State bank of India. The campus is fully Wi-Fi enabled, with dedicated internet access all over the campus.

Courses offered

UIET offers four year Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses and five year integrated BE/Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses in Biotechnology, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering. Master of Engineering (ME) courses are offered in the same areas except Biotechnology Engineering and Electrical & Electronics Engineering.[10]

Admissions to Bachelor of Engineering courses are made through the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE).[11] Admissions to Master of Engineering courses are made through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examinations.

Student Activities

Student Committees

The Official student committees of the Institute are known as the 'UTECHNOS' Committees.[12] At present there are 8 such committees[13]:

Apart from the 'UTECHNOS' Committees there are various official student groups such as the 'OSMIUM'-The Theatre Group,[15] 'PopKorns' -the Dance Group,Mitra,Rotaract-UIET,etc. involved in specific student activities

Cultural and Technical Festivals

'Goonj' is the cultural festival, organized by the students of UIET every year. Events include quizzes, workshops, game Shows, informal events, fashion show (Glitterati), dance show (Groovz), Rock Night, Pronite, and a city level beauty peagant.[16][17] [18]

A number of conferences,events, competitions along with various workshops and lectures by eminent guests across the world are organized every year.[19][20][21][22] Some of the conferences include National Conference on Computing, Communication and Control(3C-2009),[23] National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering(NCAME-2011),[24] etc.

Technical Societies

Alumni Association

References

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  5. ^ "Collaboration with University of Western Australia". Tribune newspaper. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080930/edu.htm#2. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  6. ^ "Top Government Engineering Colleges". Outlook India. Jun 28, 2011. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?277249. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
  7. ^ "Top ranking Government Engineering Colleges in India" (PDF). Hindustan Times Mint C-Fore Survey. Jun 28, 2011. http://www.livemint.com/2008/06/12001803/22EAFCC9-0AE8-4D10-8EFA-6CB64D3FF467ArtVPF.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
  8. ^ "Department of Biotechnology rank". BioSpectrum India. Jun 28, 2011. http://biospectrumindia.ciol.com/content/CoverStory/10701102.asp. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
  9. ^ > "Location". Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=9692457346631295509&q=University+Institute+of+Engineering+%26+Technology&hl=en&sll=30.748132,76.757304&sspn=0.019179,0.032015&ie=UTF8&ll=30.753306,76.747656&spn=0,0&t=h&z=16>. 
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  11. ^ "Admission Site". Education Informatics Division, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India. Jun 24, 2011. http://chdenggadmissions.nic.in/PIs.html. 
  12. ^ "Student Committees". Uiet Cafe. Jun 24, 2011. http://uiet.cafechd.com/category/committees/. 
  13. ^ [uiet.puchd.ac.in/Student_Activity.aspx "Student Activities"]. UIET. Jun 24, 2011. uiet.puchd.ac.in/Student_Activity.aspx. 
  14. ^ "Blood Donation Camp by PR committee". Bharatsandesh. Jun 24, 2011. http://bharatsandesh.com/bharat/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=14386. 
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  16. ^ "Goonj'11 Official Site". Goonj Organizing Committee. Jun 24, 2011. http://goonj11.com/. 
  17. ^ "Goonj'11". know a fest(recognized fest site). Jun 24, 2011. http://www.knowafest.com/2011/02/goonj-2011-university-institute-of.html. 
  18. ^ "Chandigarh Stories-Goonj". The Tribune. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060130/cth2.htm. 
  19. ^ "Job Fair". Indian Express Newspaper. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/day-ii-more-companies-throng-pu-job-festival/758469. Retrieved Jun 24, 2011. 
  20. ^ "UIET Students in News". Indian Express Newspaper. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/at-pu/739210/. Retrieved Jun 24, 2011. 
  21. ^ "Efficycle-SAE Event". MSN India. Jun 24, 2011. http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4292977. 
  22. ^ "UIET Students create Website for Blood Donation". Times of India(Newspaper). Jun 26, 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-31/chandigarh/29603971_1_blood-donors-uiet-students-sms. 
  23. ^ "National Conference on Computing, Communication and Control (3C-2009)". Bharat Sandesh. http://bharatsandesh.com/bharat/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12040&Itemid=48. 
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  29. ^ "UAA". UIET. Jun 24, 2011. http://115.111.184.47/­alumni/­home.­aspx. 

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