About Alumni Association
About Alumni Association
The Punjab Engineering College Old Student Association ( PECOSA ) is the Alumni Association of the premiere institution of the country, Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University) Chandigarh, with its history dating back to Mughalpura Technical institute Lahore established in 1921. Earlier since the year 1960, the Association was known as Punjab Engineering College Old Boys Association. Later on the number of girl students increased considerably and as such the association was registered as Punjab Engineering College Old Students Association ( PECOSA) in December 1998 with the Administration of UT Chandigarh under Registration of Firms & Societies Act (XXI of1860) when Er Avtar Singh was President of the association. Since then the Association broad based its activities from holding Annual Alumni Meet to participate in various activities of the institute.
Aims and Objectives of PECOSA
- To promote and inspire a feeling of fraternity amongst all the old students.
- To strengthen the link and tie of fellowship amongst the present students, members of the teaching faculty of PEC University of Technology and the old students.
- To promote and encourage active interest in the progress & welfare of the PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh, by instituting Scholarships/Prizes/Fellowships/Research Project Funds etc, for the meritorious & deserving students studying at under-graduate/Post-graduate level in the PEC University of Technology ; contributing funds for library facilities both for present as well as old students for promotion of the engineering/technical knowledge, augmenting the equipment in the laboratories, contributing to the welfare of the University staff; organizing Blood Donation Camps & other activities relating to general public utilities such as creation of general awareness amongst public regarding usefulness /utility of the engineering/technical/managerial studies and render help ,assistance & guidance to the students preparing /appearing for entrance examinations of the Indian/Foreign universities, creating environmental awareness through holding of cleanliness drives, seminars, lectures, educating masses in the use of non-conventional energy resources, tree plantation etc
