350 seats in 3 Chandigarh engg colleges yet to be filled

While registration for the first special counselling started on October 4, the second special round will start from October 18. 

As many as 350 seats of various courses are yet to be filled at three engineering institutes in Chandigarh – Dr SS Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology (UICET), Panjab University (PU); the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), PU, and the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET). 

The admission process started on August 29 for which over 3,000 students registered. There were three rounds of online counselling. The first round started from September 17, the second from September 23, and third round from September 29. The first special counselling began on October 4, while the second special round will be held from October 18.  

JAC begins process to fill vacant seats 

As per a report published in Hindustan Times, 1,277 seats were up for grabs at the three engineering institutes in Chandigarh. The Joint Admission Committee (JAC), Chandigarh, has already started the process for the first special round of counselling to fill the vacant seats. 

The committee was formed to conduct admissions to different bachelor of engineering, bachelor of architecture, integrated BE (chemical)-MBA (master of business administration) courses based on Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main scores. 

UICET has 217 seats in three different engineering programmes. However, 25 seats are vacant in BE (chemical), 31 in the five-year integrated BE (chemical)-MBA course and 30 in BE (food technology).  

UIET has 747 seats spread over six courses, of which 167 seats are yet to be filled. The vacant seats include 52 in biotechnology, 26 each in electronics and communication engineering and electrical and electronics engineering, 22 seats in mechanical engineering, 21 computer science and engineering seats and 20 in information technology. 

At CCET, 313 seats were available this year in each of the four courses offered – computer science and engineering, electronics and communication engineering, civil engineering and mechanical engineering. However, 97 seats are yet to be filled in these courses. Meanwhile, 146 seats are also vacant at UIET in PU’s Hoshiarpur regional centre in four engineering courses. 

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