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Nine months on, PEC functions sans V-C

Chandigarh, July 15 -- Nine months after Punjab Engineering College (PEC) registered a new memorandum of association (MoA) restructuring its governance, the institute continues to function without an ... Read More


College hostels battle overcrowding as intake triples capacity

Chandigarh, July 15 -- Students at Punjab Engineering College (PEC) have flagged overcrowding and infrastructure lapses across the institute's hostels, citing double occupancy in poorly maintained was... Read More


UT's pick up-drop off order sees resistance from schools, parents

Chandigarh, July 11 -- The UT administration has directed all educational institutions in the city to conduct student pick-up and drop-off entirely within campus premises and restore parking areas tha... Read More


Chandigarh tops national school education performance index

Chandigarh, July 8 -- City Beautiful has the best school education system in the country while Punjab, Kerala, Delhi and the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have the second best, accord... Read More


Amid EWS reimbursement row, Centre halves UT's funding plan

Chandigarh, July 7 -- The Union ministry of education has approved central assistance for reimbursement of only 418 students under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the 2026-27 academic session, sh... Read More


AI creeps closer but traditional computer science engineering holds crown at PEC

Chandigarh, July 2 -- Traditional computer science engineering (CSE) continues to be the most sought-after BTech branch at Punjab Engineering College (PEC). However, its newer computer science enginee... Read More


AI boom leaves PU playing catch-up

Chandigarh, July 1 -- Panjab University is exploring the launch of a full-fledged Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning next year, vice-chancello... Read More


Dharmendra Pradhan backs NCERT move to expose 'dark chapter' of Emergency

India, June 25 -- Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday backed the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) decision to introduce the 1975-77 National Emergency ... Read More


PU slips from 32nd to 43rd rank nationally

Chandigarh, June 19 -- Panjab University (PU) has recorded one of the sharpest drops among major regional universities in the QS World University Rankings 2027, released on Thursday, slipping 11 place... Read More


900 mid-day meal workers at UT schools await April, May salaries

Chandigarh, June 19 -- Around 900 mid-day meal workers employed in Chandigarh government schools have gone unpaid for April and May. They alleged that their salaries have yet to be disbursed, even tho... Read More