41,000 candidates appear in UET entrance test

Lahore, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore organized a combined entrance test for admission to engineering institutions in Punjab for BSc engineering classes and BSc engineering technology programs on Sunday.
 
A total of 41,000 candidates appeared in the entrance test for BSc engineering for about 5,000 seats. The test was arranged simultaneously at UET Lahore, UET Taxila, College of Engineering BZU, Multan, College of Engineering Islamia University Bahawalpur, NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research, Faisalabad, University of Gujrat, Siddeeq Public School Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Government College of Technology, Rasul, Dr AQ Khan Institute of Technology, Mianwali, UET Peshawar, Provincial Headquarter Balochistan Boy Scouts Association, Quetta and UET Lahore’s Kala Shah Kaku Campus.
 
About 5,500 candidates appeared for the BSc engineering technology for 500 seats. This test was conducted at UET Lahore, Government College of Technology, Bahawalpur, Government College of Technology, Faisalabad, Government College of Technology, Rasul and Dr AQ Khan Institute of Technology, Mianwali. According to a UET spokesperson, the test was organized in a peaceful environment and no unpleasant incident was reported anywhere. He said special procedures were adopted to ensure privacy and transparency of the test.
 
The result of the test will be declared on September 20 (midnight) and would be available at web link http://admission.uet.edu.pk.
However, the key for self-marking would be uploaded on the website on the midnight of September 16/17, 2012.

UET started its career in 1921 as the ‘ Mughalpura Technical College ’. Later it became the ‘Maclagan Engineering College’, a name given to it in 1923 when Sir Edwards Maclagan, the Governor of the Punjab who laid the foundation stone of the main building, now called the Main Block. At that stage the institution offered courses of study in only two disciplines; Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and by 1970's it was offering Master's Degree Courses in various specializations of engineering, architecture, planning and allied disciplines. Later, Ph.D. Degree Program was also instituted in a number of disciplines.

Keeping in view the upcoming power crises situation in the country, in 2004 the University established its own Power Generation Unit with capacity of 2 Mega Watts later enhanced to 3 Mega Watts and became first and only countrywide educational institution who has its own Power Generation Unit