Talk:Chandigarh

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Chandigarh shouldn't have redirected to Chandigarh (union territory). There is only one Chandigarh and it is a city. The only reason it is a "union territory" is that it is the capital of two states and they couldn't bring themselves to have it as part of either one of them --(WT-en) Ravikiran 09:09, 19 Dec 2005 (EST)

All of the text about Nek Chand's Fantasy Rock garden is a cut and paste job from the Nek Chand foundation website!

Learn[edit]

If anything below offers short-term opportunities for the traveller, feel free to put it back in the article with relevant details. Alternatively, if any of these offer something to See or Do, feel free to put it in the respective section with relevant details. Otherwise, this stuff is not travel-related. Texugo (talk) 13:11, 14 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Chandigarh has evolved into an education hub for competitive exams. Thousands of students from nearby states of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh attend coaching in Chandigarh. The city has delivered excellent results in recent years in all spheres especially the IIT-JEE, CAT, CBSE-PMT and the Civil services.

Chandigarh is also home to several renowned centres of higher education:

  • PGIMER - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research. It is one of the premier medical research institutes of the country and serves a wide array of patients from the neighbouring states.
  • Punjab University - With a beautiful campus, Punjab University is one of the most sought after universities by students from the northern region.
  • PEC University of Technology (previously Punjab Engineering College) - The alma mater of NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the institute continues to climb up national rankings and has been designated as a deemed university.
  • C.C.E.T.- Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology-Formerly known as the polytechnic, had been upgraded to include the bachelors degree in engineering, in 2002. The college has the reputation of being the only Engineering college affiliated with Punjab University AND run by Chandigarh Administration. As of now it provides B.E. in the field of Computer Science & Technology, Electronics & communication, Mechanical and Civil Engineering.
  • UIET-University Institute of Engineering and Technology-This is a prestigious engineering institute started by Punjab University in 2002 to provide education in engineering and its associated fields to the growing number of students from around the city.
  • Government College of Art -This Institution is a platform where the method of practice of Art can be learnt by the upcoming artists to bring out their creative talents. It is the only nucleus institution of its kind in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir. Affiliated with Punjab University.
  • Chandigarh College Of Architecture-What is not so well known is the fact that the 20th century's greatest architect also succeeded in getting Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) established as an integral part of the great Chandigarh Experiment. Affiliated with Punjab University.
  • Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH) - It is a constituent establishment of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India) doing research in microbial biotechnology. It offers doctorate degree in different fields of biotechnology such as protein science and engineering, fermentation technology, immunology and cell biology, bioinformatics, genetics. It houses one of the world's best bioinformatics research center.

Airport[edit]

Current text includes:

The airport will be upgraded to an international airport, possibly as early as July, 2015.

Has that upgrade been done? Either way, can some please update the text? Pashley (talk) 10:59, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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