Some 1200 male and female students admitted to different dsiciplines of engineering in Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology were provided the vision and academic guidance at an “orientation ceremony” held here Monday prior to start of regular classes right from today.
Addressing the ceremony, Chancellor SSUET and President Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys Association, Engr Z.A. Nizami gave a broad outline of the vision behind the establishment of this University.
He pointed out that this university was named after great reformer and educationist Sir Syed Ahmed Khan who had refused establishment of any educational institution after his name during his lifetime but had consented to if anyone established an institution after his death and named after him.
Mr Nizami said that Aligarh University was an institution for which no person less than founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah had profound respect and love.
He said that this University’s world-wide reputation can be judged from the fact that its web site had over half a million hits since its establishment.
Chancellor SSUET informed that this university, which has Pakistan’s biggest computer lab and best faculty, has academic agreements with 18 renowned universities of USA and UK.

He told the new entrants that students graduating from here do not ind any problem in having a job as their CVs are sent to some 3600 mployers nation-wide and score of its graduates were today serving World-wide on good positions.
Mr Nizami said that one significant feature of SSUET is that no political activity takes place here as all the political parties have given their commitment in this regard.
He said the University gets lot of financial help and assistance which is passed on to deserving students and the fact is that no students left without admission because of his financial constraints.
Chancellor said that students in this university are prepared to deal with various situations.
Earlier former Acting Vice-Chancellor and General Secretary AligarhMusliim University Old Boys Association (AMUOBA), Engr Zakkir Ali Khan in his intellectual discourse told the students that being students of this uuniversity, they were the real torch-bearer of the mission that had been undertaken by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
“We expect you that during your stay here and even thereafter you will follow the footprints of Sir Syed and Aligarh spirit for the cause of promotion of education and progress of Pakistan”.