Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), observed Anti-Terrorism Day on May 21, 2018. The pledge was taken by Deans, Heads, Faculty members, Staff members and students to 'fight the forces of disruption threatening human lives and values' led by Dr. Manoj K. Arora, Director PEC. Observing the importance of the day, Dr. Arora delivered an awareness speech and motivated the audience to be vigilant about this practice. The pledge was administered with the objective to wean away the youth from terrorism and the cult of violence by highlighting the sufferings of the common people.
A debate competition was also held on the topic "The media should be prohibited from disclosing the political motivations of terrorists". 20 students across the first and second year participated and expressed variety of views on both the sides of the motion. The top three were awarded by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh. First position was bagged by Simarjeet Singh Ahluwalia, second by Avanish Niranjan and third by Manraj Dhaliwal. The event concluded with the informative and inspiring words of Dr. Singh.