On September 5, the act was notified, bringing into existence the Technological University. A notification has been issued in this regard after a bill passed by the union territory assembly received the Presidential assent.
A three-member search committee has been formed in order to choose a candidate for the post of Vice-Chancellor of the newly created state-level technological University. Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi, who is the Chancellor of the varsity, has formed the committee. The committee has been directed to submit its recommendation to the government as soon as possible, a press release stated.
Pondicherry Engineering College, established by Puducherry Administration in 1984, has been upgraded into a state-level Technological university through an Act adopted in the Territorial Assembly with the concurrence of the Centre.
On September 5, the act was notified, bringing into existence the Technological University. A notification was issued in this regard after a bill passed by the union territory assembly received the Presidential assent. This is the first state-level university in Puducherry which already has a Central University. The Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology in Karaikal is the constituent institution of the Technological University, the release said.
Pondicherry Engineering College (PEC) is an Institution sponsored by the Union Territory of Pondicherry, India. The College was started in 1984 under the VII Five Year Plan. It is an autonomous Institution for the purposes of administration, staff recruitment and College development and is managed by a Board of Governors. The College is affiliated with Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, for academic purposes. The College has been growing from strength to strength since its inception.
PTU will be an affiliating, teaching and research university and will also facilitate and promote studies, research activities, technology incubation, product innovation and extension work in technology, management, architecture and science, so as to achieve excellence at National, International levels, in these areas and in connected fields according to a Gazette notification.
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