PEC has emerged as a leading institute in India: Mrs. Murmu.
10-Oct-2022
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Dr.Samrendra Pathak
Sr. Journalist.
Chandigarh, (Agency). The President of India, Mrs. Draupadi Murmu said that Punjab Engineering college (PEC) has emerged as a leading institute in India.
Mrs.Murmu was speaking in 52nd convocation & closing ceremony of centenary year celebrations of PEC, here today.
Just before the convocation ceremony of PEC, the President inaugurated the newly constructed building of UT Chandigarh Secretariat.
PEC established in Lahore in the year 1921 has emerged as a leading institute for research and contributed to the global technological change. It is a premier institute of the country as well as a harbinger of technical education in this region, said the President.
The National Education Policy - 2020 states that a good educational institution is one in which every student is welcomed and cared for and where an inspiring environment with good infrastructure and appropriate resources exists, she said.
Former Chairman of ISRO and father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India, Prof. Satish Dhawan, eminent educationist and founder-Director of IIT Delhi, Prof. R.N. Dogra, an expert in Missiles Technology & Strategic Systems, Dr. Satish Kumar and Kalpana Chawla have created an inspiring history of self-sacrifice for science, she said.
Addressing the graduating students, the President said that as they are entering in a world of unlimited opportunities and possibilities, she has no doubt that they are capable of converting opportunities into success & possibilities into certainties. She advised them to never forget their duties towards the motherland, whatever they choose to become in their life.
It is expected from them that they will use the knowledge acquired in this prestigious institution in the service of humanity too. She urged them to keep Mahatma Gandhi's message of ‘Sarvodaya’ in their individual priorities.
It is the moral duty of every citizen, especially the youth, to put into practice the values of the ‘Father of the Nation', she said. L.S.
