IIT Ropar The Government of Punjab in association with Govt. of India is establishing an Indian Institute of Technology at Ropar. To start with, a 4-year B.Tech programe is being offered in three branches: Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering with strength of 40 students in each branch. The curriculum, course structure and syllabus for the first year courses are broadly similar to that in IIT Delhi.  

For more information kindly visit : http://www.iitrpr.ac.in  



Punjab Technical University (PTU)

Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar was established in January 1997 for advancement of technical education and development of Punjab. Its main campus is at Jalandhar-Kapurthala highway, spread over 78 acres. The University has under its affiliation 220 colleges offering courses in Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Architecture, Hotel Management, Medical Lab Technologies & IT disciplines. The University has a total strength of over 2.5 lakh students. University has also pioneered an industry-academic initiative in retail and insurance sector. PTU in liaison with Education Promotion Society of India (EPSI) is offering certificate courses in retail and insurance with practical training to be imparted at Reliance retail outlets and Unicon Investment Solutions Ltd. respectively.

1. Presently there are engineering colleges with an intake of 12,700 students annually.
2. University has established 12 Regional Centres for M-Tech courses and a Centre of Excellence for Total Quality Management (TQM) at Mohali.
3. Establishment of Directorate of Distance Education in 2001 for promoting IT and Non- IT courses through distance mode with operations of more than 350 learning centers across India.

For more information kindly visit : www.ptu.ac.in  


Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU)  

Guru Nanak Dev University was established in 1969 at Amritsar and is spread over an area of 500 acres; more than 5,000 students pass out annually from the University. The University, as the flagship institution, also performs the role of directing and monitoring academic programmes of more than 100 colleges located in five districts of Amritsar, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr and Gurdaspur.

The University has won Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Trophy 17 times and has been granted the Centre for Excellence status in Sports Sciences. Major initiatives:

1. Adult Education: Department of Adult Continuing Education and Extension is providing appropriate knowledge and skills to the backward and deprived sections of the society to increase the employability of the unemployed men and women.
2. Programmes conducted at the University as well as in the villages adopted for outreach activities:
   a) Literacy programme and training of functionaries.
   b) Skill-development training courses.
   c) Discussion and talks related to families welfare, health and hygiene, nutrition, child care.
   d) Curative and Preventive Medical Camp and Population education.
   e) Awareness programmes on Environment protection, Aids and Drugs etc.

For more information kindly visit : www.gndu.ac.in


Punjabi University  

Punjabi University located at Patiala, is one of the premier institutions of higher learning. Spread over 600 acres of land, its 500 teachers are imparting instruction & guidance to nearly 9000 students. Established in 1962, the University was established as a teaching and research university primarily meant for development and enrichment of Punjabi language and culture.

1. The institution has over 65 teaching and research departments, covering disciplines in humanities, science, fine arts, computer science and business management.
2. Punjabi University has been awarded "A" Grade by the National Assessment and Accredetation Council (NAAC) for a period of 5 yrs.

The University has set up Yadvindra College of Engineering (YCoE) with emphasis on reaching out to the masses. It has started a six-year integrated course in engineering for rural students. The fee for the course is entirely borne by the University through seveal trusts. The college has state-of-art infrastructure with seven computer labs, mechanical engineering workshop and a language lab to improve communication skills of the rural students.

To promote technical and professional education on its main Campus, a University College of Engineering (UCoE) was established in 2003 which has now become one of the most sought-after engineering institute in Punjab. Equipped with latest infrastructure, the College runs courses in computer engineering, electronics, communication engineering and mechanical engineering.  

For more information kindly visit : www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in


National Institute of Technology (NIT)  

The Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar popularly known as NIT-Jalandhar or NITJ, is a leading premier autonomous university in northern India. Founded in 1987 as a Regional Engineering College (REC), it is a joint venture between GoP and GoI. It educates approximately 2,500 students.

Recent Initiatives:

1. Partnership with Industry
   a) Industry Institute Partnership Cell sponsored by AICTE.
   b) Raw Materials and Product sponsored by MHRD.
   c) Quality management in SMEs.
   d) Seminars, workshops, training programme MoUs with CII, Amdocs Software Development Corporation, Cyprus and Jay     Shree Textile Rishra (JST).
   e) Distinguished visiting professorship scheme under institute-industry interaction.
   
   
2. Finishing School
   a) A pioneering centre in the area of continuing education in the country, conducts 60 to 70 short term training programmes in     continuing education every year in various disciplines of management, engineering, science and technology.
   b) The institute also conducted finishing school programme at IIT - Roorkee and other institutes during the last 3 years.
   
   
3. Upcoming Infrastructure
   a) The institute is setting up the city's first IT park and computer centre in its premises.  
   b) The institute has also proposed setting up of an incubation centre for research and development on the campus. The     centre would offer new concepts to the companies on product manufacturing, research and development.
   c) In addition, the central government has already sanctioned funds for a faculty development centre for the institute.

For more information kindly visit : www.nitj.ac.in  


Thapar University  

Established in 1956 Thapar University is recognized among the leading non-governmently managed grant-in-aid engineering institutions in India. Spread over an area of 250 acres, it graduates approximately 10,500 engineers annually.

Industry Partnerships: Thapar has collaborated with some of the leading industry players for enhancing the quality of technical education.

1. BM India Limited Initiative aims to aid Thapar University in establishing a high quality people repository in software technologies.
2. S.T. Micro Electronics offers a free Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Software toolset for design and development of Field Programmable Gate Arrays.
3. Quark Benevolent non-government Limited, Mohali: Proposed to initiate scholarship programe for meritorious economically weak and physically challenged students pursuing studies in computer engineering.
4. Infosys collaboration to enrich technical education and enhance quality education imparted to students of engineering discipline.
5. Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd.: The main aim was to create a worldwide network of universities involved in research around Intel and also to create Intel learning laboratories in the engineering universities around the world to give students the opportunity to interact and learn how to program Intel's family of IA processors.

For more information kindly visit : www.thapar.edu    


PEC University of Technology  

PEC has been conferred the Deemed University status in 2004 and before this the college was affiliated to the Panjab University, Chandigarh. The PEC-Deemed University offers a wide range of academic programmes at the undergraduate, postgraduate and research levels.

ABB Limited (India) - PEC (DU) Cooperation:

Alumnus Rajeshwar Datta (BE-Mechanical Engineering, 1988), on behalf of ABB, Norway offered 50 user free licenses of robotic simulation software Robot Studio to Punjab Engineering College Deemed University, Chandigarh. The software is a product to perform robot simulation and programming and such simulation software in industry can cost tens of thousands of US dollars. This tool helps in teaching and research activities in the areas of computer aided robotic engineering. 

PEC - JCB Collaboration:

PEC and JCB have started to work together for the project on "Construction & Equipment Technology requirement in Rural India." In this regard a team comprising of faculty and students of BE final year from PEC visited JCB Plant, Ballabhgarh. A common area of Interest that has emerged for collaboration is "Solid Waste Management".

For more information kindly visit : www.pec.ac.in  


Sant Longowal Institute of Engg. & Technology (SLIET)  

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology (SLIET) has been established by the Government of India to provide technical education in emerging areas of Engineering & Technology.

It caters to the technical manpower requirements at various levels by adopting a concept of modular system in imparting technical education with emphasis on practical training in industry.  

The Institute, Diploma, Degree and Post-graduate (M.Tech.) level programs in various branches of Engineering & Technology.

The Institute provides both lateral entry and vertical mobility options at Certificate, Diploma & Degree level education, besides non-formal education & entrepreneurship development programes. 

For more information kindly visit : www.sliet.ac.in  


Lovely Professional University (LPU)  

One of India's largest non-government university , it is spread across 600 acres with a strength of more than 24,000 students from 23 different states of India and more than 50 overseas students representing 5 different countries.

The University offers more than professional courses with over faculty members. It has one of the highest concentration of faculty recruited from IITs in the country.

1. The University Transfer Programme, Scholarship Schemes, Open and Distance Learning programmes, and various International Programmes.
2. The University is launching an innovative 3 week programme called oak in English with an intake of 30 students and 2 faculty members. This activity based learning programme will involve students to watch movies, plays and read books in english.
3. Major recruiters for IT are Infosys, HCL Infosystems, Wipro, I-Flex, Honeywell, Accenture, HCL BPO, Drish Infotech etc.

For more information kindly visit : www.lpu.in  


Chandigarh Group of Colleges  

Established in 2004, Chandigarh Group of Colleges is one of the prominent non-government institutes located on the outskirts of Chandigarh. The institute has 2 campuses at Landran and Gharaun. The group offers a variety of courses through its engineering, pharmacy, bio-technology, hospitality and business institutes.

1. The engineering college (Chandigarh Engineering College) offers graduate and post-graduate courses in the fields of computer science, IT, electronics and communications, mechanical and computer applications.
2. The college has eminent faculty from industry and senior faculty members from institutes of repute including IITs.
3. The institute organizes student-faculty exchange programme with various international universities like University of Wolver Hampton, UK, University of Technology, Sydney, Swiss School of Management, Rome and San Jose State University, California.
4. The institute has state-of-art infrastructure comprising of e-classrooms with modern teaching aids like LCD, multimedia projectors e-library that store all available books and international journals, technical labs etc.
5. The Group has also set up an Entrepreneurship Cell with the aim of making students self reliant and helping them arrange financial and technical assistance for ventures.
6. The college has also tied-up with Oracle University for training on latest technologies through specialized and customized training. The institute has also made Microsoft Campus Agreement (MSCA) with Microsoft Corporation that enables students and staff access to the latest versions of Microsoft.
7. Some of the key recruiters at the institute include Accenture, Convergys, Dell, Genpact, HCL Technologies, Honeywell, IBM etc.

For more information kindly visit : www.cgc.edu.in


Rayat & Bahra Group of Colleges  

The Group established in 2001 has 26 institutes spread over 3 campuses at Mohali, Roopnagar and Hoshiarpur. The Group offers courses ranging from primary to post graduation level in diverse fields like Engineering and Technology, Health Care, Management and Law. The engineering institute is affiliated to Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar (PTU) with a strength of over 2,800 across all its campuses.

1. The Group runs 5 Engineering, 4 MBA, 5 Pharmacy, 2 Law, 1 Hotel Management, 4 B.Ed, 1 B.P.Ed and 1 polytechnic college.
2. Major recruiters include Perot Systems, Infosys, Patni, L&T Infotech, Tech Mahindra, Sasken Technologies, Wipro Technologies.

1. Bridging courses
   a) The Group attempts at bridging the skill gap by conducting a 90 hour training session per semester with faculty and      industry participation.
   b) Of the total, 15-20 hours are dedicated to development of analytical skills, about 30-35 hours on communication skills, 20     hours on personality development and rest on technical skills like CAD and statistical analysis.
   
   
2. Industry Tie-up
   a) The Group has tied up with IBM India to give specialised training to its engineering students in order to bridge the gap      between.
   b) Rayat & Bahra Institute of Engineering has collaborated with Infosys for running its Campus Connect programme aimed at     developing talent for the industry. Infosys has also been classified as a platinum recruiter for the institute.
   c) It regularly organizes career fairs in collaboration with other engineering colleges.

For more information kindly visit : www.rayatbahra.com