Chandigarh, November 10
Making 11.11.11 a memorable day, the 1993 batch mechanical engineering students of PEC University are not only keeping their promise of reunion made 18 years ago, but the batch has also decided to create a scholarship ‘PECMECH 93’ named after the batch to sponsor the education of a mechanical engineering student. The batch is going to handover a cheque of Rs 1, 11,111 to the institute today as a part of the scholarship fund.
Making 11.11.11 a memorable day, the 1993 batch mechanical engineering students of PEC University are not only keeping their promise of reunion made 18 years ago, but the batch has also decided to create a scholarship ‘PECMECH 93’ named after the batch to sponsor the education of a mechanical engineering student. The batch is going to handover a cheque of Rs 1, 11,111 to the institute today as a part of the scholarship fund.
Raja Sekhar, a 1993 batch student, said that the 93 batch aimed to start an annual scholarship for one student from mechanical engineering whose annual tuition fee would be paid by the 93 batch students. “It will be a voluntary donation. And those willing to join the noble cause will have to make a written commitment of continuing the scholarship every year”, Sekhar said.
While many former students from 93 batch have already committed to support the endeavour, the remaining are expected to make commitment on reaching the city for the reunion. A promise was made 18 years ago by the 93 batch of PEC to assemble outside the house number 11 in Sector 11 at 11.11 am on 11-11-11 (November 11, 2011).
The modalities over the criteria for selecting the student for the scholarship are being worked out. “The student will be chosen on the basis of his /her academic history and the neediness. However, the final decision will be taken when all the batch mates assemble together”, Sekhar said who is actively involved in making the scholarship a success.
It has also been planned that the students who will be getting the scholarship will have to make a commitment of supporting the cause and contribute to the corpus for scholarship when he or she starts earning.
The batch plans to offer scholarship to each student for initial two-years of the four-year course. “The main aim is to make it a perpetual exercise so that the students in need can be benefitted”, Sekhar said.
Over 45 former students reaching the city from across the globe would hand over the cheque to the dean, alumni relations.
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