Established in 1921 as Mughalpura Engineering College, later Punjab Engineering College, it became a deemed university in 2003 and then a Centrally Funded Technical Institute. It’s a well-regarded engineering institution in North India.
Address: Sector 12, 160012 Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
One of the oldest engineering institutes in India with a rich legacy. Strong alumni network. Located in the planned city of Chandigarh.
Research:
Research in various engineering disciplines including materials science, manufacturing, computer engineering, and civil engineering.
Famous Alumnis:
Kalpana Chawla (also CU Boulder, UTA), Jaspal Bhatti, Satish Kaul
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
4000
Foreign students***:
1%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Historic institution with a strong reputation in North India, good for core engineering disciplines, active alumni base.
Cons
Some older infrastructure, transitioning status over the years, competition from newer IITs/NITs.
Best For
Students seeking a well-established engineering education in North India, particularly in core engineering fields, from an institution with a strong legacy.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- A good alternative in the same country is National Institute of Technology Agartala, which likewise covers civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering; it is slightly smaller, at about 3,500 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Both schools build their programmes around civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra is the one to compare first within the country, since it is slightly larger, at about 5,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Osmania University College of Engineering offers a comparable education in civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering: it has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- On content, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute and this institution are close, as both teach civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics; it also offers diploma programmes, and has almost the same size, at about 4,000 students.
- Also strong in civil engineering, mechanical engineering and AI and machine learning, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur makes a sensible second look at home; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Missouri University of Science and Technology, in the United States, takes a similar route through civil engineering, mechanical engineering and AI and machine learning; it is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Polytechnique Montréal in Canada, where mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and AI and machine learning also form the core, and it covers aerospace and materials as well, and is larger, enrolling about 9,500 students against roughly 4,000 here.
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Norway pursues a similar profile in civil engineering, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers automation as well.
- The closest overseas parallel on civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics is Vologda State University, located in Russia; it is larger, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 4,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Cherkasy State Technological University brings a Ukraine setting to the same core fields, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers telecommunications and automation as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Additive Manufacturing, Civil Engineering, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Engineering, Innovation
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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