CHANDIGARH: A panel led by UT adviser Dharam Pal shortlisted three names for the post of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) director. A total of 36 candidates were in the fray for the post.
A senior UT official said on Thursday, the panel conducted 36 candidates’ interviews, which continued till late evening and three names were put in a sealed cover. The names will be submitted to Punjab Governor-cum-UT administrator VP Singh Badnore, who will take the final decision, he said.
With a history of about 100 years now, the PEC has produced alumni who have earned name and fame both for themselves and the institute.
Former PEC director Prof Dheeraj Sanghi had resigned, citing personal reasons, in December last year. He served till March 31, 2021. Sanghi had joined PEC from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, in January 2019, and his term was to end in January 2024.
Recently, Trident Group chairperson Rajinder Gupta was reappointed chairperson of the reconstituted Punjab Engineering College board of governors. The newly-constituted board of governors includes PEC alumni and prominent industrialists, Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD, Tata Power Company Limited; Amit Syngle, MD and CEO, Asian Paints Limited; and Gurpratap Singh Boparai of Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Limited, besides professors Siby John and Uma Batra, and members of the outgoing board Kiran Malhotra and Arun Kumar Grover. The board of governors is constituted for three years.
