University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University


University Institute of Engineering and Technology is an engineering institute of Panjab University, Chandigarh, India offering undergraduate, postgraduate as well as doctoral courses. The institute is granted funds from the central government to improve its infrastructure and facilities. UIET has interactions and Memoranda of Understanding with industry and academia like Infosys, IBM, IMTECH, and Bharti Group. The institute has a memorandum signed with the University of Western Australia.

Campus

UIET is in the southern campus of Panjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh. It has two academic blocks which include labs, offices, library, and lecture halls. There are blocks for mechanical labs and workshops. There is an ATM. Wi-Fi and Internet access is provided in some parts of the campus. Students are from all over the nation: few are day scholars and many live in hostels which provide accommodation, food, washrooms, and sporting facilities.

Academics

UIET offers four-year Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering courses are offered in various engineering fields, as well as full-time Ph.D courses.
Admissions to undergraduate courses are made through the JEE rank. Admissions to Master of Engineering courses are made through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering examinations. Admissions to Ph.D. courses are made through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering examinations and University Ph.D. Entrance Test.

Student activities

Committees

The official student committees of the institute are known as the 'UTECHNOS' Committees. At present there are 10 such committees.

Entrepreneurship Development Cell

UIET has an Entrepreneurship Development Cell formed in 2011 to foster the growth of entrepreneurship and start-up environment in Panjab University's campus. UDYAMI is an annual national entrepreneurship summit organised by EDC, in which they host renowned CEOs, Investors and speakers.

Cultural and technical festivals

'Goonj' is the annual cultural festival, organised by the students of UIET. Events include quizzes, workshops, game shows, informal events, fashion show, dance show, rock night, Pronite, and a city-level beauty pageant.
Conferences, events, competitions with workshops and lectures by eminent guests across the world are organised every year. Some of the conferences include National Conference on Computing, Communication and Control, National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, etc.
UIET has been hosting SAE EFFI-CYCLE, from the first season; it is now in its third season, with more than 120 teams competing including four IITs.

Technical societies

The Alumni Affairs Office at UIET was set up in March 2013 and is maintained by the Student Team for Alumni Relations and a 10-member faculty team who supervise alumni events and activities. The office has played a substantial role in building relations with alumni and getting them back to the campus for growth and development of the college.