President Murmu to preside over PEC convocation

As many as 669 BTech, 168 MTech and 34 PhD degrees will be awarded at the convocation of Punjab Engineering College on October 9. The convocation is being held after a two-year gap. 

President Droupadi Murmu will be the chief guest at the annual convocation of the Punjab Engineering College (PEC) on October 9, 2022.  As many as 668 BTech degrees, 168 MTech degrees and a total of 32 PhD degrees will be awarded to the students at the convocation, which is being held after a two-year gap. However, parents of students will not be allowed to attend the convocation ceremony. 

PEC Director Baldev Setia said, “The institute is privileged that the President is coming to the convocation. This will also be the closing ceremony for PEC’s centenary year celebrations.” During her two-day maiden visit to Chandigarh, Murmu will preside over the Indian Air Force (IAF) Day celebrations at Sukhna Lake on October 8. The IAF will conduct an hour-long air show at the lake.  

PEC students to don traditional attire not robes at convocation 

Now, the traditional Indian attire will be the official dress code for all students, faculty and dignitaries at the convocation function of PEC. As per the new dress code, the male faculty will wear cream kurta pyjamas with maroon Nehru jacket and sash (maroon turban for Sikhs), whereas the female faculty will wear cream kurta salwar or saree.  

The dress code for boys students includes off-white or white kurta-churidar pyjamas and for girls it will be off-white or white kurta-churidaror saree. Besides, the students will have to wear sashes (both girls and boys), a turban of the same colour as sash for Sikh students. PhD students will don red sashes with contrasting logos, while the MTech and BTech will be seen in green and orange sashes, respectively.   

The dress code for the dignitaries will be maroon-coloured Nehru jacket and beige sashes with embroidered centenary logo on one side and the logo of the college on the other. 

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