Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has restored its accreditation for three passed out batches (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98) and one studying batch (2000) enrolled in chemical, electronics and metallurgical engineering departments of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) Karachi for one year.
In 1997 PEC had cancelled accreditation of all four departments of DCET following its disaffiliation by the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi owing to lack of scientific equipment, absence of labs and shortage of qualified, permanent faculty.
Since then, passed out students of DCET were facing immense hardships in getting employment at national industrial concerns including Wapda, Pakistan Steel and others besides in foreign countries like Canada and United States for want of PEC accreditation to their courses.
Confirming the re-accreditation of four of college batches by PEC, enrolled in three college departments, DCET Principal Engr. Haider Ali Khan told PPI on Saturday that the college's accreditation was restored through a gazette notification of government of Pakistan signed by PEC Chairman Engr. Dr M. Akram Shaikh.
Quoting the notification, he said PEC has restored accreditation of batches passed out from departments of chemical, electronics and metallurgical engineering in 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98 and one currently enrolled in these three departments ie batch 2000, to be passed in December 2005.
"These three departments has been restored for one year only under the fresh criteria adopted by PEC and next year, teams of PEC will visit DCET departments again and decide whether to accredit or not these departments" he informed adding that only the industrial engineering department was not re-accredited by the PEC.
Earlier, addressing a seminar on "Switching over towards modern fuel" organised by Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) under Study Aid Project (SAP) at DCET premises, he advised students to apply for PEC registration by completing all its requirements.
Felicitating college students, faculty and staff of the college of restoration of PEC accreditation for three college departments, he urged them to concentrate on studies and improving image of the engineering institute among eyes of public as well as professional bodies and the industry.
He said efforts were being made to get degree awarding status for the college so that more facilities of acquiring knowledge could be provided to students.
Earlier, the Chairman SAP Syed Rizwan Shah, former Jamshaid Town Nazim Engr. Ahmed Qasim Parekh, DCET faculty members Engr. Fahad Ahmed Khan, Engr. Waheedullah Bhutto and Misbahul Huda Siddiqui also addressed the seminar and highlighted the importance of switching over to alternate sources of energy.
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