One of my friends is studying at Punjab Engineering College and people treat PEC students pretty decently. 

Here is the list of positive experiences each student of PEC may experience.

1. If you are interning in companies, then it is possible that company staff may praise and appreciate you for studying at Punjab Engineering College.
2. If others come to know that you are studying at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, then they will become super happy. 
3. Even the cab driver asks my friend technical questions and tells him how hard it is to get PEC.
4. Locals know the reputation of PEC that it held a year ago. However, the college is not as good as once it was. But still, the reputation of the college is still known by everyone in the region. 
5. Even Civil Servants praised PEC students for studying there.
6. If you are taking admission into coaching institutions, then PEC students get a special discount.
7. Students of other colleges are always curious about PEC fests. 

But PECians also face negative experiences. Such as IIT students have never heard about PEC or its fests. 

Therefore, if you are studying at Punjab Engineering College. Chandigarh, then you will encounter many such incidents. People will praise and treat you differently if you are from PEC.

Each student has a different schedule so below listed are general routines that will try to cover everything. 

1st year: 

• There are only 5 subjects with hardly two labs in the 2nd semester and you usually get free around 3 pm. 
• At lunchtime, hostlers go to their mess, and day scholars can be seen eating lunch either at PEC market, admin stairs, or their classrooms. 
• Some will return home at 3 pm unless the student has some college activity after 5 pm. 
• NSS guys will be teaching students from 4 pm to 6 pm and the one with sports will be running, students can see NCC doing parade and drama clubs, students doing practice, and others having their workshops in classrooms. 
• In October students are busy with the fests and sometimes students will be planning for quizzes and assignments.

2nd year: 

• The most hectic year of your life. Almost every day classes will be from 8 pm to 5 pm and then again some college activities after 5 pm. 
• More quizzes, assignments, and labs are given on a regular basis.

3rd year:

• One semester left before the student leaves the College for internships. 
• Students are busy with the company's activity.
• College activities certainly get reduced and the academic load is less.

4th year: 

• Only two to three subjects unless the student is taking honors. 
• Classes get over from 11 am to 12 pm. 
• Students are now head of a society or club and have to wait for 5 pm to start the activity. 
• The student has to figure out what they will do in that free time.

This is the typical daily routine of a student at PEC, Chandigarh until they graduate. 

UIET Chandigarh is a public institute approved by AICTE and affiliated to Panjab University. Electrical and Electronics Engineering at UIET Chandigarh is a 4 year course which deals with the areas of Power and Energy, Machines to neutral networks and database management systems.

PEC Chandigarh is one the pioneer engineering colleges in Punjab. It is ranked 68th for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is deemed to be a university approved by AICTE. Metallurgy Engineering in PEC Chandigarh is a 4 year full time BTech course. It has an intake of 60 seats.

Tabulated below is a brief overview of both institutions:

Admission Requirements

• Students should have 60% in their 10+2 qualifying exam with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is compulsory.
• The selection will be based on the JEE rank.

Placements

UIET Chandigarh

• 56 companies took part in the placement process.
• The highest package offered to the students was 16 LPA whereas the average salary was 5.62 LPA.
• The top recruiting companies for Electrical Engineering at UIET Chandigarh are KPMG, Mu Sigma, Infosys and Capgemini.

PEC Chandigarh

• The highest package offered to the students was 15 LPA while the average salary was 6.5 LPA.
• It witnessed an overall placement rate of 40%.
• The companies that visited PEC Chandigarh during their placement for Metallurgy Engineering are Hindustan Zinc and JSW Steel. 
• Placements of this department are poor compared to other departments.

Facilities 

UIET Chandigarh 

• The campus is 11 acres in area.
• The institute has 2 academic blocks including labs, offices, library, ATM and lecture halls.
• There are blocks for mechanical labs and workshops.
• It also has 2 separate hostels for boys and girls having a dining mess, individual washrooms and sporting facilities.

PEC University 

• With 146 acres, it provides facilities like Medical Facility and Graduate Research Project Award. 
• They have 6 hostels, 4 for boys and 2 for girls.
• They have a library consisting of 1,19,830 books.

Electrical Engineering has better scope of placements than Metallurgy Engineering. Choosing EE will be better for your career. 

One of my friends studied at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, so I will be able to share some information about their placement process, drives, etc. 

• Companies like Arcesium and Amazon might offer a 30+ package, though few students receive this offer based on their coding skills.
• Core companies like Sandisk, Texas Instruments, MediaTek, etc. may hire 4-5 candidates from CS, ECE, and EE departments combined.
• The remaining students get placed in different sectors like IT, Consulting, Banking, etc. These include BCG, JP Morgan, Amadeus, Smartcube, etc.
• TCS and Infosys are the mass recruiters, they will offer you many opportunities, though they might sometimes not be up to the mark. So try to stay ahead in the competition. 

In the below table you will get the placement record of the ECE course of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.

Students also get placed by mass recruiters like TCS, or Infosys. But it will be better if you get recruiters from core companies. Therefore, a package of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, is good. Most students get placed. So, if you are thinking of joining PEC, then go ahead with it.

PEC Chandigarh was ranking at 39th before but now it is at 68th rank. It is often argued that NIRF ranking is not legit. 

For instance - DTU is placed so low and VIT is placed above BITS this cannot be digested as BITS is way better than VIT in every aspect. Till IITs, it can be digested but after that, it's a joke. 

The public perception of PEC is impressive. Thapar University is placed higher than PEC but PEC is way better than Thapar in every aspect. 

As a B.Tech student, the main focus will be on placements, so below given is some placement stats of PEC: 

Private colleges are better than NIT and PEC. NIRF also takes into account the campus, Ph.D., publications, Research, etc. Maybe PEC is lower in that but if they consider only B. Tech then it will be placed much higher.

When it's about choosing the colleges then analyze the statistics, not the ranking. PEC is statistically better than the NITs. It has been proven over the years that the tag of NIT doesn't matter that much.

Below are some facts about PEC:

• The reputation as one of the oldest institutes in India. PEC was established in 1921.
• It has a magnificent extracurricular culture.
• The average placement package is about 10 LPA which is better than NIT Surat and is even comparable to IITs.
• The rate of extension it is undergoing in its infrastructure since 2014 and many changes have been done till now.
• Most of the students get their dream internships at MNCs where about 50% of internships are abroad.

The table shows a brief overview of the institution:

PEC has no IIT or NIT tag but has a unique PEC tag that is not comparable to anything. Both the colleges are renowned and one of the best in India. Overall PEC Chandigarh is the potential choice.