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SUSHANT
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THE 10 BEST INSTITUTIONS IN NORTH INDIA, 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE
Sneha Sinha
The
Balancing Act
The concepts of change, evolution, and upgradation
are not just limited to living beings.
Organizations, whether they be commercial,
governmental or other, need to upgrade themselves
with changing times to stay relevant. Just like the
strongest of a species, organizations that manage to
transform, stay profitable and those who do not, simply
perish.
For educational institutes, the new decade has already
started on a note that speaks, or rather screams,
‘change’. The sudden push towards imparting
education by utilizing digital mediums has opened up
opportunities. At the same time, it has also exposed
how unprepared we are. While the cities found it easy
to migrate to the new systems, the small towns are still
facing glitches, technical and otherwise. As for the
villages, they need action, instead of words.

The current situation has given a chance for institutes
to focus more on integrated learning solutions. Instead
of waiting for complete digitalization, here’s a chance
to figure out a balanced way to give the best of
modern and traditional education. A flexible curriculum
and routine that can take care of educational needs
and the socializing factor in education need to be
worked out.
This is also an opening for the educational institutes to
venture into uncharted territories. Instead of bringing
students to the Universities, here’s a chance to go the
other way round. Financial, social, and geographical
conditions of students, might be deterring them to go
and earn their degrees. Through the digital medium,
these limitations can be overcome, if one desires to.
Investing in some basic infrastructure facilities in a
remote town or village can go a long way in increasing
the goodwill of an Institute and the literacy rate of our
country.
For most institutes, the transition has already started.
What remains to be seen is how they leverage the
opportunity and manage to outperform themselves.
The new academic session has already begun and new
guidelines are all set to be followed. Together, the
institutes and students are all set to explore the
limitless space that can be covered under the new
normal.
planning institutes known for its stimulating, innovative
and outstanding learning environment.
The edition also features Bhojia Dental College and
Hospital, an institute that has been growing
persistently in the quest for excellence in nurturing the
individuals; DR. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural
University’s, a legacy of innovation and possibilities
that strives to redefine the nature of agricultural
education; the I Business Institute (IBI), that
educates and nourishes individuals to eventually
metamorphose into leaders capable of bringing and
leading change; Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical
University for Women (IGDTUW), an institute that
fosters industry-relevant research and innovations and
empowers the women of our country through valuebased
higher education; and JK Lakshmipat
University (JKLU), an institute honing the skills of
the future generation that are required for growth of
the career as well as the nation.
We would also like to applaud the spirit of Times school
of journalism, Sharda University, World University of
Design, and Sunrise university.
Do go through the interesting articles curated by
experts and in-house editors.
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In this edition of The Knowledge Review, we bring you
“The 10 Best Institutions in North India, 2020” that
have a progressive outlook and believe that education
is more than a degree. These institutes have been
constantly upgrading themselves and have been
empowering students and society, in turn.
On the Cover, we have Sushant School of Art and
Architecture. Established in 1989, the institute has
positioned itself as one of the premier Architecture
Institutes in the country. The school aspires to be
amongst the world’s most advanced architecture and

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In Foresight
Education after
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Bhojia Dental College
and Hospital: Propagating
Quality and Holistic
Dental Education
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Central Agricultural
University: Enhancing
Agricultural Educational
Fraternity and Inciting Change
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I Business Institute:
Nurturing Global Leaders
through Career-Oriented
Education
Indira Gandhi Delhi
Technical University
for Women: Cultivating
Beginners’ Minds for
the Technical World
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JK Lakshmipat University:
Transforming Students into
Leaders through Innovative
Learning Pedagogy

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SUSHANT
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ARCHITECTURE
Offering Innovative Architectural Programs
Cover Story

Education gives direction to an inquisitive mind, it
fuels the curiosity, learning, thinking capability,
and enables an individual to create platforms
that would enhance the surroundings. However, this
can only happen if the curriculum and the courses
taught are more dynamic and adaptive in nature to
incorporate the evolving trends.
Education system of India has come a long way
implementing newer teaching and learning approaches
from traditional methods to present day online digital
learning. However, the core value systems of education
in order to prepare the next generation students has
not changed.
The Chiranjiv Charitable Trust’s strong belief in the
power of innovation and education, has enabled them
today to set up several educational institutes. Their
flagship institute for higher education, the Sushant
School of Art and Architecture (SSAA) was established
in 1989 and has positioned itself as one of the premier
Architecture Institutes in the country. The institute is
recognized by the Council of Architecture (COA), All
India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and
University Grant Commission (UGC).
The aim of the Sushant School of Art and Architecture,
Sushant University, is to make and teach architects to
be confident yet sensitive and possess a strong work
ethic that will enable them to contribute positively to
the society. The school aspires to be amongst the
world's most advanced architecture and planning
institutes known for its stimulating, innovative and
outstanding learning environment.
Here, the best faculty apply innovative pedagogical
techniques and encourage young minds to explore the
frontiers of research, creating knowledge that will
equip them for the challenges of our collective future.
The school develops and strengthens its faculty
resources to fulfil its dreams by conducting intensive
faculty training programmes that in turn upgrade the
pedagogic output.
The pedagogic and research emphases of the school
include 'heritage', ’critical thinking’, 'sustainability', 'art
& aesthetics', and ‘hands-on learning’. Building upon
these, the school hopes to develop its research wing
that will be able to contribute to upgrading the overall
research skills in the field of Architecture and Planning
of the country.
The Perfect Choice for Students
In 30 years, Sushant School of Art and Architecture has
produced 1400+ graduates who have excelled in
architecture, planning, design, and other related fields.
“
SSAA is a think
tank of innovative
disciplinarydiscourses
that are ethical,
responsible, inclusive,
socially effective, global
yet rooted within the
Indian context
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Dr Vibhuti Sachdev

The institute has reinvented itself and its programmes
to be at par with evolving trends. And this is achieved
by its team of over 50 professional architects as fulltime
faculty and 80+ industry experts as visiting faculty.
The focus at SSAA has been to look at the five years
spent by a student during B. Arch as a journey towards
shaping citizens who are socially conscious, sensitive,
have a strong work ethic, are articulate and confident,
and contribute positively to the society. The students
are exposed to and partake in the vibrant architectural
community spread across various locations in the
country and in the world.
At SSAA, students are provided with world-class
quality education and exposure through national and
international site visits, guest lectures, workshops,
industry connect and study tours. The International
collaborations with premier global universities for
academic and research activities benefits students. An
excellent library and hands-on learning methodology
enable students to deep dive into the subject and
sharpen their creativity skills.
Delivering Distinctive programme
Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch) programme
The curriculum of Five-year programme is based on the
Choice Based Credit System where the students are
exposed to a wide range of regular and elective courses.
The pedagogic and research emphasis is on critical
thinking, heritage, sustainability, art, aesthetics, and
hands-on learning.
Master of Architecture (M. Arch) Programme
The M. Arch programme at Sushant School of Art and
Architecture are accredited professional degrees
intended for architects. With cutting edge and dynamic
curriculum, yet deeply embedded in the dynamic Indian
context and its systems, the programme aims to
cultivate talent, leadership, and critical thinking in
students so that their skills are at par with the evolving
forms of research and design. SSAA offers:
M. Arch (Urban Design):
The programme identifies the role of the urban
st
designer in redefining the 21 century urban
development and sets new paradigms of research,
practice, sustainability, and pedagogy to meet the
challenges of urbanization maintaining the heritage and
culture of India.
M. Arch (Interior Architecture):
The programme identifies the role of interior
architecture as a specialist discipline oriented
programme with an emphasis on spatial design as well
as surface embellishments.
M. Arch (Built Heritage):
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built heritage in the present context and intertwined
with everyday lives of communities. The important
part of the programme is its participatory approach
of education that involves private investors,
government as well as non-governmental agencies in
discourses.
M. Arch (Landscape Architecture):
The programme endeavours to establish the role of
landscape architects in administrating the land and
achieve the highest quality in the built and natural
landscapes.
Additional programmes
SSAA also offers a Ph.D. in the disciplines of Art and
Architecture. SSAA research training aims to produce
scholars who can impact future built environment
education, practice, and industry connect through
deeper learning and proactive engagements.
The institute also offers Certification Courses that are
open to students and professionals. The courses add
value in shaping participants' skills and knowledge
and learn from the wide expertise of institute’s
faculty members. The courses also invite external
experts from industry and academia, to conduct
sessions, thus, shaping the collaborative avenues with
alumni members and well established architects and
designers. The courses are conducted in January,
March, and May, every year.
Beyond Curriculum
SSAA continuously reinvents the curriculum by
imparting deep understanding of the discipline,
aligning education with the industry and its impacts
on global scenarios. It embeds core and critical
architectural value systems in its curriculum, which
enables students to make priceless contribution in
the society.
The institute’s unique and nested pedagogic systems
has developed ‘Baskets’ for ‘Thinking, Doing, Telling
and Applying’ to simplify and interpret the varied
components of the syllabus that tracks the vertical
alignment of subjects along with creating crosssubject
interventions, which makes the SSAA
graduates 'industry-ready'.
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COLLABORATIONS
SSAA has collaborated with several international
universities and institutions. These international
relationships ensure that SSAA is always in dialogue
with the world design community. Some of the
activities taken up jointly with some of the associated
universities in the recent past include:
AA Visiting School, India
SSAA hosted the AAVS Delhi NCR in December 2018
and investigated to resolve the global problem of air
pollution. and create innovative solutions to combat
climate change. It operated as a laboratory of
technologically-driven architectural investigation. The
workshop explored innovative ways of pollutant
capturing, lightweight, composite structures using
digital technologies.
Bartlett, University College London, UK
SSAA students were awarded reduced fee
participation at the summer schools offered by Bartlett
UCL in 2019. Various students from SSAA took part in
the programme and learned about the cultural, social,
and technological aspects of architecture. The
exposure allowed students to become part of a highly
qualified academic community and build contacts with
their subject peers and leaders from across the world.
University of Westminster, London, UK
The collaboration with University of Westminster in
particular focused on semester and year exchange
programme, through field trips and/or a joint studio
model. The University of Westminster expressed their
keen interest in expanding the heritage and
conservation pillar of SSAA and find avenues to have
knowledge and resource sharing mechanisms in place.
The University is also further taking up strong initiatives
to develop collaboration opportunities with M Arch UD
of SSAA.
University of Texas at Arlington, US and ESSEC
Paris, France
Academic groups of students and eminent professors
from UTA and ESSEC visited SSAA in 2019 to
understand the architectural and urban
transformations taking place in India. These groups,
along with various SSAA students, participated in
lectures and workshops hosted by SSAA faculty. The
school also curated various visits to important
architectural sites for these guests and involved them
in the on-going academic activities at the school.
Tsinghua University, China
As a part of strengthening the relationship between
SSAA and Tsinghua University, both institutions
committed to prioritise knowledge and resource
sharing with each other, two students from the Sushant
School of Art and Architecture were awarded fully
funded participation in a summer course by the
Tsinghua University. The SSAA participants used this
opportunity to acquaint themselves with a new culture,
practices and methods of learning architecture and
urbanism prevalent in the dynamic country of China.

Building Life, not just Career
The under-graduate student after completing the Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch.) programme applies for license
to practice certificate from the Council of Architecture (COA) and can start their professional practice. At SSAA the
focus is not just getting students ready for a career but to provide socially relevant education in Planning and
Architecture.
The school is truly a comprehensive, and multidisciplinary institute that can provide all the required support in
transforming students into tomorrow’s leaders. This further enables to choose the right stream for their higher
education in India and abroad. Almost 60%-70% of the students apply for their master’s programme and wide
exposure that they receive at under-graduate level assist them in securing admission at post-graduate level.
The good mix of young and senior faculty members develops and are engaged in several initiatives that exposes a
student to the diverse field of architecture. The faculty members have more than a decade work experience and have
architecture education from premier national and international institutions such as SSAA, SPA, JJ College, IITs,
CEPT, Texas University, University of London, University of Sussex, University of Nottingham, University of
Pennsylvania, Cardiff University, University of Wales.
SSAA has a strong association with institutions such as the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), Indian
Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Indian Green Building
Council (IGBC), Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to facilitate the exchange of resources
and expertise.
STAR ALUMNI
Sheetal Rakheja (batch 1993 - 1998)
Current Designation: Managing Director, Design &
Development India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi.
Renowned Work: Shunya, a model home created on the
concept of zero waste, zero water, and zero energy.
Redundant cargo containers and other waste materials been
transformed into India’s first working model of a zero energy
home.
- Green Boulevard, Noida, one of the World’s ten Largest
Platinum rated LEED certified Green Buildings from USGBC
in the Core & Shell category.
Sumeet Sachdev (Batch 1994 - 1999)
Current Designation: Television actor and filmmaker.
Renowned Work: ‘Rehmaan Sahabko phone Karna hai’, a
short film that has been screened at nine film festivals and
won three awards including the jury mention award at the
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala.
Aditya Kumar (Batch 1995 - 2000)
Current Designation: Deputy Director, NGO, Community
Organisation Resource Centre (CORC), Also, Former Head of
Design and Planning unit, United Nations Relief and Works
Agency.
Renowned Work: The reconstruction of Nahr El Bared
Palestinian Refugee Camp, Lebanon; Upgrading of informal
settlement Mashiniwami, SASDI alliance, Cape Town, South
Africa.
AWARDS
&
ACCOLADES
Over the years, SSAA has won numerous
awards and felicitations.
Best Private College of Architecture in India
for the Year 2018
2nd Asia Pacific Education & Technology
Award (APETA) organized by ASSOCHAM
India for ‘Best Institute for Innovation &
Pedagogy in India for the Year 2018-19’
3rd position in UN convened International
Bamboo Workshop and Photography
competition.
SSAA students won the Diamond and Gold
medal in FOAID-2019 (an Installation
competition)
SSAA overall winners, Zonal NASA
Convention 2019
SSAA received silver medal in Interior
Design category, best college and best
mentor award at Asia Young Designer Award
ceremony, organized by Nippon.

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Our vision is to steer innovation
in education, achieve international
acclaim, and provide socially
relevant education in Architecture
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More to Offer
Sushant School of Art and Architecture aspires to be
amongst the world's most advanced architecture and
planning institutes known for its stimulating, innovative
and outstanding learning environment. Through the
alumni and faculty networks, the school has
associations with several international universities.
International relationships ensure that SSAA
commands respect within the global design community.
SSAA prepares for the next academic year with new
ideas and courses like Master’s in Architecture
Technology. The institute looks forward to many more
years of applying innovative pedagogical techniques
and encouraging young minds to explore the frontiers
of research, creating knowledge that will equip them
for the challenges of our collective future. T R

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BHOJIA DENTAL
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PROPAGATING QUALITY AND
HOLISTIC DENTAL EDUCATION
For any educational institution to
deliver the most superior and
higher-quality of learning,
requires a firm belief in the value it
delivers. The Bhojia Dental College
and Hospital is among few handful
institutes that have grown its presence
with an exclusive quality of being
persistent in the quest for excellence in
nurturing the individuals. The institute
is a part of the Bhojia Charitable Trust
for Scientific Research and Social
Welfare; which envisions to advance
the educational, religious and
charitable objects of public nature.
A Tradition of Excellence
The Trust was established in June 1997
with its Head Office at Chandigarh.
With the aforementioned cherished
aspiration in view, the founding
Trustees, in their first endeavor, set up
Bhojia Dental College & Hospital in
the state of Himachal Pradesh in 1997.
Bhojia Dental College and Hospital is
a private self-financing institute.
At the heart of the institute lies its
belief, ‘health for all’. Its continuous
endeavour to offer both excellent
education and world-class health care
has helped it earn many accreditations.
The institute is affiliated to prestigious
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
and BDS course is recognized by the
Govt. of India, Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare, and Department of
Health. For two decades now, the
Bhojia Dental College & Hospital has
a tradition of turning out exceptional
dentists and healthcare professionals
and exceptional academic rigour.
At the Helm of the Institute
Completing two glorious decades of
excellence in the field of academics,
under the dynamic leadership of
Sh. Vikram Bhojia, Secretary of the
trust; the college has cultivated an
excellent repute with the medical
industry that helps the students to stay
upgraded with the contemporary
information and happenings. The
disciplined and ethical approach has
gained the institute a national stature.
“We are fortunate to share a cordial
relationship with industry professionals
and organizations. This highly leads us
to the path of excellence and more
opportunities,” adds Mr. Vikram.
The constant support and
encouragement from the college's
President, Sh. R. K. Gupta has been a
driving force. “We believe that one
should not remain satisfied with his
welfare but should regard his welfare
as a part and parcel of the welfare of
all. In matters which affect the wellbeing
of all, a person should give a
subordinate place to his likings,”
shares Mr. Vikram.
Care and Education Go Hand-in-
Hand
Now that we established how this
institute is unique and stand apart from
others. Let us how its curriculum is
shaping aspiring dentists and
healthcare professionals for the future.
The college is duly approved and
recognized by the Dental Council of
India, New Delhi, Ministry of Health
& Family Welfare, New Delhi and
affiliated to H. P. University, Shimla
for its various courses.
The institute has the following courses:
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.)
• Master of Dental Surgery (M.D.S.)
• Orthodontics
• Prosthodontics
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It is our continuous endeavour to turn out
graduates who are capable of serving
not only the oral healthcare needs of
the nation but also offer extraordinary
service in the general healthcare industry
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• Conservative Dentistry &
Endodontics
• Pedodontics
• Periodontics
• Oral Pathology
• Dental Hygienist
• Dental Mechanics
Along with offering theoretical
knowledge, the institute gives equal
importance to practical knowledge as
well. As the college also has a hospital
under its wing, it provides every type
of dental treatment like major
surgeries, dentures, ceramic crowns,
gum treatment, restorative treatment,
OPG, and Orthodontics treatments.
Also, the hospital section has a fullfledged
community service department
with a fully equipped Mobile Dental
Van. The college periodically organizes
camps at villages and schools covering
remote areas as a regular feature. This
helps the students get hands-on
medical experience and learn skills for
the future.
Amenities Par Superiority
Aligned with an exceptional academic
record and industry-specific
curriculum, the institute also has stateof-the-art
facilities. This institution is
situated in the foothills of Kasauli
range on a sprawling campus spreading
over more than 8 acres of land at
village Budh (Near Baddi), the biggest
Industrial Town of Himachal Pradesh.
The lush-green campus is well
equipped with the entire advanced
teaching aids, Wi-Fi connectivity, and
equipment. The college block consist
of lecture theatres equipped with
audio-visual learning aids and the
students are given hands-on experience
and training by experienced faculty in
the various teaching departments,
laboratories, as well as in the clinics of
the dental hospital.
Furthermore, the institute is well
equipped with advanced teaching aids
and equipment. The institute also
boasts to be the first and only dental
college to be accredited with NAAC in
the state of Himachal Pradesh. This
ensures quality in both education and
patient treatment. The institute is
empanelled with ESI and H.P.
Government, which allows an
abundant inflow of patients. This
allows students to actively visualize
and learn about various disorders
affecting the head and neck region and
treat such disorders in the future. The
students are given practical training
and they also get a chance to treat
patients owing to the good OPD of the
institute. This enables them to treat a
variety of patients suffering from
different disorders and ultimately they
become masters of the subject.
A World of Opportunities
It is the college’s tradition to turn out
graduates with advanced dental
knowledge and world-class medical
practice. Upon graduating the students
have a plethora of options ahead of
them. The institute’s international
collaborations with Universities in
Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia
allows students to study further. The
students regularly visit these
universities for elective postings,
where they can learn dentistry from a
different perspective altogether.
Furthermore, the students also have the
option of running their own clinical
practice or joining a dental college as a
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central
Agricultural University
Enhancing Agricultural Educational Fraternity and Inciting Change
When people think of
agriculture, they usually
think about only farmers
who tend the fields and look after crops
or livestock however, it is not just
about farming. The massive food and
drink sector rests on the backbone of
the farming sector hence, it means
agriculture; there are jobs for
everything in between the farm and the
store.
Agriculture has an enormous range of
career opportunities in crop cultivation
to post harvest processing and then to
make ready to eat food. Furthermore,
there is a whole range of industries
supporting the farming sector. Seeing
the potential in agriculture sector,
many companies aligned towards
agriculture and Reliance is an example
of them. At present, Central and State
Government are also emphasizing to
“Doubling the farmers Income” which
also created job opportunity for
agricultural graduate. Tremendous
opportunities also exist in
entrepreneurship development where
others can also be employed. The key
point here is that there is a job awaiting
one in the agricultural sector
irrespective of their skills and
agricultural background.
But, that is not all about this sector; the
agricultural sector is very huge, there
are problems yet to be solved, and
exciting possibilities that are yet to be
discovered. And while the industry has
already adapted to cutting-edge
technologies, there is a huge need for
skilled and competent experts to keep
up with and advance science and
engineering discoveries which will
ultimately bring a paradigm shift in
society and the global economy.
Having understood this possibility at
the earliest, Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Central Agricultural University’s
continuous endeavor has been to
educate individuals into industry
professionals. The institute sees the
agricultural (global) history as a
challenge; a legacy of innovation and
possibilities and strives to equal every
day while redefining the nature of
agricultural education.
A Legacy of Excellence
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central
Agricultural University, Pusa owes
legacy of India’s first-ever Agricultural
Research Institute and college, which
was established in 1905 at Pusa, Bihar
with a vision of making it a nucleus of
agricultural activities, research and
education for the whole country and to
attract the best of talents from India
and abroad. The evolution of this
University into a Central Agricultural
University was accomplished in 2016
for generating and expanding
knowledge in the field of agriculture
and allied sciences with more vigor.
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The University is producing exemplary human resources
and providing dynamic leadership in Teaching, Research,
and Extension related to agriculture and allied sciences. It is
also strongly committed to serving the farming community
of our country in general and Bihar state in particular.
The aforesaid institute’s legacy is not the only factor that
sets it apart from other educational institutions. It
continuously strives to advance professional competency
for pursuing excellence in agriculture and allied education,
research, and entrepreneurship while also enabling students
to meet the regional, national, and global needs and offer
specialized services to the farmers.
It achieves the same by:
• Promoting a high-quality learning environment and the
creation of an integrated approach that develops an
appreciation and understanding of the environmental and
socio-economic significance of soil-plant-animal- people
interface.
• Shaping agricultural stakeholders into self-sustaining
mode through innovation-centric education, cutting edge
research, entrepreneurship/ startup skill development, and
dissemination of appropriate agricultural technology.
• Nurturing national/ global needs of achieving sustainable
food production and safety while mitigating pressure on
agricultural land through advanced interventions of
research and development.
An Environment Promoting Growth
Aiding the university in its vision of producing skillful
professionals is its rigorous curriculum. The university
offers a range of courses for UG (6 disciplines) PG (24
disciplines) and Ph.D. (10 disciplines) program in
agricultural and allied science in seven colleges to meet the
rising demand of skilled professionals in agricultural
industries.
It follows an Integrated System of Education comprising
Teaching, Research, and Extension and advisory systems
which is quite different from any other university.
Its Under-Graduation degrees are four years technical and
professional courses as compared to three years degree at
general Universities which includes STUDENT READY
(Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana)
program for one year in which students are attached to a
particular village for identification of the farming problem;
industry attachment; business proposal development along
Enabler of World-Class Education
The driving force behind this institute is
Dr. R. C. Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor of the
University, who has always been a believer in
the propagation of rightful and value-based
education. He has conceptualized and
guided various research projects, new
technologies, and has kept the University
abreast with state-of-the-art technologies and
research. Along with Master's and PhD
degrees in Soil & Water Conservation
Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, he has held
several prestigious positions with esteemed
institutions during his career spanning 43 +
years.
He has won numerous international and
national awards viz. Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
Award, Vasant Rao Naik Award, Rajendra
Prasad Puruskar. He is Fellow of Indian Society
of Agricultural Engineers (FISAE), Fellow of
Institution of Engineers (FIE), Fellow of
Confederation of Horticulture Association of
India (FCHAI), Fellow of Indian Association of
Soil & Water Conservationists (FIASWC) along
with many Lifetime Achievement Award for
his scientific works and has penned 250+
research papers in diverse areas of water
conservation, especially rainwater harvesting,
groundwater management, and integrated
farming system.
The University is witnessing its most enriching
times and has been on the rise owing to his
dynamic and exceptional leadership
qualities.
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“
We at Dr. Rajendra
Prasad Central
Agricultural University are
committed for serving the
farming community of our
country in general and
aptly justify our status as a
institute of the national
importance.
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with experiential learning program (earning while learning)
for serving any industry/entrepreneurship/start-up.
The PG program has a two-year duration which includes
one year for course work and one year for initial exposure
with research.
Additionally, the university conducts many activities to
develop creative skills among students. Special lectures by
experts, counseling of students for placement and soft skill
development, debate and writing competition, seminars,
sports meet, and many other extracurricular activities are
organized regularly in the university
A Place to Belong
We have established how the University offers programs for
individuals to help them expand their perspectives and lead
at a higher level. However, The University understands that
academics is not the only factor that enhances education but,
education when integrated with growth-centric environment
enhances holistic development. Hence, the university has
cultivated environment excellence through advanced
education where its student's development is anchored on
the core pillars; integrity, superiority, and compassion.
The University has a residential campus having excellent
accommodation makes the congenial environment for the
teaching-learning process. Its campus is an amalgamation of
traditional pedagogy with digital technology to enhance the
impact of teaching. It also has state-of-art laboratories to
train the students to handle modern, sophisticated, and
sensitive equipment during the academic program.
Furthermore, the University also has an active placement
cell. Starting from grooming to placing students in good
agro-based companies, the placement cell under the
University helps its students at every step of their growth.
Many students choose to go for higher studies and prepare
for civil services, Bank, Agricultural Research Service, and
other reputed jobs in the country and abroad.
A Promising Future
It is now evident that the university will continue to equip
students through industry-specific training and development
programs for entrepreneurship, start-up, and other
agricultural services. And to achieve the aforesaid goal, the
University continuously improves and advances its
curriculum and other growth-centric initiatives.
The University is planning to add new undergraduate and
postgraduate courses, design and implement new PG
diploma courses to address the industry need as well as
promote start-up/entrepreneurship in Climate Resilient
Agriculture, Hi-tech Horticulture, waste management,
Micro Irrigation, Warehousing, etc.
The University is also planning to introduce programs in
emerging fields like Nanotechnology, Computational
Biology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Data science
along with 5-year Integrated Post-Graduate program in Bioinformatics.
Furthermore, the University has also planned to introduce
various research programs that will ultimately result in the
enhancement of farmer's income and also to reduce the
pressure on land resources. These proposed research
activities include; inventory, conservation plans,
biodiversity mapping and its utilization of pristine areas for
application of research in agriculture and allied area,
development & release of new varieties and technologies
for the various agro-ecological situation for climate-smart
agriculture, development of multi-species fodder bank as a
climate-smart option for livestock nutrition, etc.
The university is also planning on establishing IT-based
agricultural technology information services for quick
dissemination of technology and establishment and building
new infrastructure with many new canters in pipelines such
as Centre for Excellence on Food Processing and Centre of
Excellence for Mushroom Research. T R
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I BUSINESS INSTITUTE
Nurturing Global Leaders through Career-Oriented Education
The reality of life post the
COVID-19 crisis has not yet
fully sunk in and its
consequences in business,
organizations, economy, and the
society in essence, will be evident
for the rest of 2020 and beyond.
This moment of the crisis demands
smart, value-driven, and focused
leaders; whose determination to
work extraordinarily hard and
skilfully will help shape the economy
and businesses. This calls to mind an
old adage, “Crisis does not build
character, but reveals it.”
The leaders about whom we are
taking here need not be just
executives; it could be anyone who
can bring successfully lasting change
in any organization. They master the
art of organizational transformation
keeping in mind the present day’s
volatile, uncertain, and complex
global business landscape.
The I Business Institute (IBI)
educates and nourishes individuals
to eventually metamorphose into
such leaders who are capable of
bringing and leading change. Since
its inception in 2008, IBI has a long
tradition of intellectual rigour and in
pursuit of innovative knowledge.
It was established by a group of
nation builders who have been
highly committed and successful
professionals. IBI has the vision to
be a globally recognized institution
dedicated to excellence in
management education and
grooming of future global business
leaders. The institute’s continuous
endeavour is to bring out the best in
all the students and develop them as
leaders and entrepreneurs who will
create value for their stakeholders
and society at large.
Holding the Torch of Knowledge
The driving force behind the
institute’s continuous growth is
Mr. Sujeet Roy, Managing Director
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of I Business Institute. He has been
instrumental in the growth and
development of the institute as he
widely contributed to ameliorating a
leading Management Institute of
northern India.
Mr. Roy is a visionary educationist
and an eminent academic advisor
and he has always concentrated on
the all-round ‘holistic development’
of the students as well as the
faculties. He is a recipient of several
excellence awards like, ‘Best
Educator in India’, ‘National
Education Excellence Award’, to
name a few. The strength of the
Institute lies in the fact that he
focuses on various concrete pillars
like the student’s level of
competence, knowledge, abilities,
and inclination.
A Rigorous Curriculum
Enabling IBI to achieve the aforesaid
is its industry-specific curriculum.
The institute offers a full-time twoyear
Post Graduate Diploma
Programme in Management which is
recognized by AICTE. The course
structure is designed with a special
focus on imparting training and
moulding aspirants to acquire
necessary core competencies, which
are specifically required to manage
business organizations.
Besides giving conventional
management education inputs, a
highly competent set of faculty, in
collaboration with industry, has
designed and developed a course
structure that will provide core
competency skills in chosen areas of
management ranging from
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics,
Marketing Management, Financial
Management, Organizational
Behaviour, Human Resource
Management, Operation
Management, Business Ethics, Legal
Aspects of Business, Business
Research Methods and SPSS,
Business Policy and Economics
System, Management Information
System, Quantitative Techniques,
Entrepreneurship, etc. The first year
is divided into three trimester
learning modules followed by
Summer Internship Project.
The second-year is the
specialization year, where two areas
of management as preferred by the
students are taught in-depth. In the
last trimester, students acquire
certification courses according to
their specialization and get engaged
in live projects and consultancy,
research projects, and business
simulations.
Certifications include: Digital
Marketing Certification; Advanced
Excel Certification; HR Practices
Certification; Six Sigma Certification
(White Belt); Financial Management
Certification; Marketing
Management Certification; Logistics
& Supply Chain Management
Certification; Business Analytics
Certification; Data Science
Certification; Fundamentals of
Foreign Traits Certification.
Growth-Centric Amenities
Aligned with its theoretical training
is the institute's distinctive and
growth-oriented environment. IBI
boasts of a world-class academic
infrastructure, which includes the
spacious, theatre-style, airconditioned
classrooms, augmented
with modern state-of-the-art
technology equipped audio-visual
teaching aids for lectures and
presentations. It has spacious
conference halls that act as a
common ground for interaction
between students, faculty, and
corporate professionals through
presentations, group discussions,
conferences, and videoconferencing.
Besides, it also has an airconditioned
auditorium equipped
with latest multimedia facilities, a
learning resource centre that
houses a rich collection of books and
journals along with access to a
digital library, a computer lab
powered with new IT tools and
technology, a sports arena for
indoor and outdoor games, hostels
separately for boys and girls and a
recreational zone for extracurricular
activities to enhance the overall
personality of the students.
Inculcating Holistic Growth
We already established how IBI
emphasizes on the holistic growth of
the students. Hence, to achieve the
same the institute encourages
students to participate in various
activities which will help them
develop skills such as leadership,
problem-solving, creative thinking,
and many others.
“ We at IBI,
bring out the
best in all
the students
and develop
them as
leaders
and
entrepreneurs
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Therefore, IBI has introduced various extracurricular
activities for the overall development of the students.
The institute has formed various clubs such as; Sports
Club, Corporate Social Responsibility Club, Marketing
Club, Finance Club, Human Resource Club, Cultural
Club, Corporate Connect Club, etc., which organize
events regularly.
IBI also organizes and conducts various events,
outreaching activities, and competitions in a variety of
fields like Case-study competitions, Blog Writing,
Problem Solving, Business Plan, Ad Mad Show, Debate,
Business Quiz, Collage Making, etc. All these
competitions are of multi-stage levels and consist of
rounds of presentations, reviews, and feedback.
Apart from these, the institute also celebrates festivals
such as; Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Christmas
Celebrations, Independence Day, Republic Day, etc.
Cultural and Sports events like Fresher's Party,
Farewell Party, Alumni Meet, Sports Meet give
opportunities to showcase their talent in diverse areas
of personality.
Alongside, IBI also offers Industry visits to different
companies, excursions, and adventure trips and
international trips to help students develop a strong
personality with the ability to grow their network and
make new connections.
Beyond IBI
We have seen how IBI educates its students for the
future. The institute’s prime goal is to nurture its
students to take up leadership positions and
innovatively bring change both to the organization
(they work) and to the society as a whole. Hence, it is
safe to say the students passing out from this institute
are competent for the global challenges.
IBI’s responsibility does not end with just educating its
students, the institute offers aid to help students attain
jobs that match their skills. Hence, the students of IBI
get a placement opportunity assurance letter that is
aimed to provide ample placement opportunities in the
corporate world. The institute’s Training and Placement
Resource Centre; a unique initiative of the institute is
aimed at providing students a comprehensive career and
placement support.
The institute also conducts placement drives with
participation by reputed companies that conduct the oncampus
selection process and issue offers to students.
The pre-placement offers are provided to the majority of
students, the package ranging from 4.5 lakhs per annum
to 12.5 lakhs per annum. For the Summer Internship
also, students get multiple offers with a stipend and final
placement assurance. T R
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EDUC
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In Foresight
ATION
after the
PANDEMIC
In the wake of COVID-19 crisis, India is seeing e-
Learning blast. Education has been massively
influenced by the on-going digitalisation of
everything the COVID-19 pandemic restrained upon
the world. With schools shutting down and institutions,
colleges moving only into remote learning, professors
and teachers, as well as students have ended up
working in totally new environments.
In numerous nations, the spread of COVID-19 is
presently fairly under control. Thus, a few schools
might be reopened, and other educational activities
restarted. However, we have not seen the finish of the
pandemic yet.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the idea of
education overnight and digitalized learning has risen
as a completely vital asset for education. Also, this
move has pushed both students and educators into the
digital era, while paying little heed to their interest,
skills or level of education.
However, when it comes to the future of education
after COVID-19, a more significant change is explicitly
in transit as far as digital solutions is concerned. The
pandemic and the subsequent edu-tech boom may
simply be the final push that is required for
technological innovations to reach a level where it will
disrupt the whole universe of education and learning.
The COVID-19 crisis may well change our reality and
our worldwide viewpoint; it might likewise show us
how education needs to change to have the option of
preparing our young students for what the future may
hold. These lessons include:
1. Educating residents in an interconnected world
Coronavirus is a pandemic that represents how globally
interconnected we are. In the coming decades,
successful individuals should have the option to
comprehend this interrelatedness and explore across
boundaries to leverage their disparities and work in a
globally collaborative way.
2. Redefining the role of educator
The idea of an educator as the knowledge-holder who
shares wisdom to students is no longer fit with the
purpose of 21st-century education. With students
having the option to access knowledge, and even
become skilled through a couple of clicks on their
mobile phones, tablets and PCs, we need to redefine
the role of educator in the classrooms. This may imply
that the role of the educator should move towards
encouraging youngsters' advancement as contributing
citizenry.
3. Encouraging and teaching life skills needed for the
future
In this ever-changing environment, youngsters require
strength and flexibility – skills that are ending up being
fundamental to explore adequately through this
pandemic. Looking into the future, probably the most
significant skills that businesses will be searching for
will be creativity, imagination, communication and
coordinated effort, alongside empathy and emotional
intelligence; and being able to work across segments of
contrasts to harness the intensity of the group through
powerful collaboration.
4. Unlocking technology to provide quality education
The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled educational
institutions all over the world to harness and use the
set-up of available technological tools to make content
for remote learning for students in all sectors.
Educators over the world are encountering additional
opportunities to do things differently and with more
prominent adaptability bringing about possible
advantages available for training students over the
world.
Conclusion
To sum up, digitalisation was already changing and
evolving when the pandemic showed up. In particular, it
is our expectation that for Generation Z, Alpha and the
ages to come, these experiences of isolation and
remote learning constantly from their companions,
teachers and classrooms will serve in as a cautious
reminder of the significance of our human requirement
for up close and personal social collaboration. T R
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INDIRA GANDHI DELHI
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
Cultivating Beginners’ Minds for the Technical World
ACountry’s progress is
incomplete if the women are
not empowered. Education is
the first step towards it which
makes women self-reliant and
contribute towards the society. In
May 2013, Indira Gandhi Delhi
Technical University for Women
(IGDTUW) was established and is
now a completely self-reliant
technical University exclusively for
Women having more than 2700
students on its Kashmere Gate
Campus situated in the heart of
Delhi.
IGDTUW has been empowered to
function efficiently as a teaching and
research centre in various branches
of engineering, applied sciences,
architecture and management
courses, promoting advancement
and dissemination of knowledge and
learning among women of the
country and to meet the
requirement of technically skilled
women workforce.
The objective of the University is to
foster industry-relevant research
and innovations and empower the
women of our country through
value-based higher education
making them employable, selfreliant,
and responsible citizens of
the country with concern for
environment and society.
Infrastructure and Academic
Programs
IGDTUW has a state-of-the-art
infrastructure comprising of modern
well-equipped Labs, fully Wi-Fi
enabled campus, Computer Centre,
fully Automated Library,
Auditorium, Multi-purpose Hall,
Conference Room, Seminar Room,
Hostels, Sports Facilities, etc. The
classrooms are equipped with
complete ICT infrastructure. Faculty
are encouraged to use Interactive
boards, multimedia projectors,
digital podium, LCD panel, LCD
digital display, and professional
interactive touch display.
IGDTUW has worked hard to build a
strong academic curriculum with a
rich diversity of courses and is
working towards new academic
initiatives. Academic innovations
have always been topmost in the
priorities of the University.
With globalization, today’s
graduates need to be flexible, to be
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able to learn quickly and to be able
to innovate to produce products and
services that can cater to local
needs and global standards. The
institute has designed the B. Tech.
curriculum from the ground up to
produce technology-savvy leaders
and designers for future India.
The curriculum has a broad base of
courses in Architecture,
Engineering, Management, and
Humanities. The syllabi are
continuously updated and new
courses are added from time to
time. Academic Council and the
Boards of Studies have
representations from industry in
addition to academicians from top
academic institutions. It offers
B.Tech. in Computer Science &
Engineering (CSE), Electronics &
Communication Engineering
(ECE),Mechanical & Automation
Engineering (MAE), and Information
Technology (IT). It also offers
M.Tech-CSE (Artificial Intelligence),
M.Tech. (Robotics & Automation),
M.Tech-ECE (VLSI), M.Tech
(Information Security Management)
and MCA. The institute also offers
courses in Architecture & Planning,
Management, and PhD in all the
mentioned departments.
To know more about IGDTUW and
the courses being offered,
Interested candidates may register
for free Webinar at
https://bit.ly/admission-igdtuw
Transforming students into Leaders
through Meticulous Programs
Apart from the regular academic
programs, the University has
adopted a Choice Based Credits
System CBCS with the option to
choose tracks for interests for
women students with multiple exit
options. These tracks include-
Project Track, Entrepreneurial
Track, Research Track, MOOC track.
The syllabus of the programs is the
latest and as per the industry
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requirement. Very innovative
projects like women and society,
business entrepreneurship, and
others under the generic open
elective category are added in the
curriculum to give the students a
variety of subjects to select for their
overall and holistic development.
Students are highly involved in
Community Outreach Programs
including Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Electoral
campaigns, and others. University is
closely working with government
schools to promote STEM education
among young girl students. A unique
program of Vigyan Jyoti under the
department of Science and
Technology goal is executed to
create gender–enabling S&T
ecosystems and to inculcate
scientific temperaments among
school girls.
Students also take part in various
curricular and extra-curricular
activities and competitions within the
university and outside. On several
occasions, they represented the
university and won prizes and
medals to bring laurel to the
university. The University students
are encouraged to participate in
various National and International
events, competitions including
Hackathons and won various
Awards / Prizes. The University has
seven Technical membership
societies like ACM chapter, IEEE,
OSA, etc., fourteen institute level
societies and four clubs related to
various Technical, Art and Culture
and Environment activities.
For industry exposure, the University
has signed several MoUs with
leading industries including IBM,
CISCO, NASSCOM Foundation,
EATON, and several others so that
students can get advantages of the
latest trends and techniques
adopted by the industry. Through
these MoUs and linkage, students
become better industry-ready
professionals before the completion
of their programs.
Also, University has received
financial and mentorship support
from International organizations
like GiZ, Germany, Nexus, the USA
to promote innovation,
entrepreneurial culture among girl
students. Workshops, boot camps,
seminars, pitching sessions are
conducted regularly for converting
the emphasis from job seekers to job
providers.
Supporting Entrepreneurial Minds
IGDTUW promotes an
entrepreneurial culture and an
ecosystem among women. It has
established an Incubation Centre –
ANVESHAN where girl students are
encouraged to start their
entrepreneurial journey by
providing them seed amount up to
Rs. 10 Lacs along with mentoring
and other infrastructural support.
Several students are working on
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Our vision is
to make India
a Knowledge
Society and
Economy by
empowering
the women of
our country
through
education in
Engineering,
Science,
Management,
and Technology
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their ideas formulation and
implementation along with their
regular studies. Currently, 11
startups are working in the
incubation centre and are doing
good progress. Recently, Ms Shubhi
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Khanna, CSE-2 year student was
selected as a panellist on QS
I GAUGE's ReThink Tank session on
“Women Entrepreneurship through the
lens of Higher Education” with the
Honorable Minister for Women &
Child Development, Smt. Smriti
Zubin Irani held on 13th June, 2020.
An Experienced Leader
The key personality behind the success of the University is Dr. (Mrs.)
Amita Dev. She is the first Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Second Vice-
Chancellor of IGDTUW. With over three decades of experience in
Teaching, Research, and Industry, she has an excellent record of
accomplishment of administration, teaching, innovation, and research.
She has many accomplishments to her credits; State Level Best Teacher
Award, National Level Best Teacher Award, AICTE Young Teacher
Career Award, Vittiya Saksharta Abhiyan Award, etc.
Under her mentorship, the University has earned the Notable Mention
Award from AICTE and received a whopping grant of Rs.363 lakhs from
the Department of Science & Technology for consolidation of
University Research and Excellence. Under her dynamic leadership,
IGDTUW participated in the World’s Universities with Real Impact
st
(WURI) Ranking and bagged the 21 rank in the special category
“Entrepreneurship spirit” of WURI Ranking, 2020. IGDTUW has also
th
been ranked 77 position in the overall “WURI: Innovative Universities
for 2020”. Recently, the university has been conferred the award of E-
LEAD institute for E-learning Excellence for Academic Digitization by
QS I QUAGE. The faculty members of the university have obtained
various Innovative Research Projects from leading research
Institutions and Organizations including – Microsoft, DST, MIETY,
DIETY, MHRD, etc. and are working on prestigious sponsored research
projects with a grant of approximately Rs.6.5 crores.
All kinds of facilitation in four
phases of complete incubation and
venture development cycle i.e. i)
Pre-incubation, ii) Incubation, iii)
Acceleration, and iv) Postincubation
are provided. It is funded
by the Directorate of Training and
Technical Education (DTTE),
Government of NCT of Delhi, and
also recognized by the Department
of Science and Technology (DST),
Government of India as Technical
Business Incubator (TBI).
The University has also signed
several MoU with leading industries
including NASSCOM Foundation,
IBM, Cyberpeace Foundation, Fluor
Daniel, and several others for
technology upgradation of students.
It has also received a research grant
and project grant from various
Government agencies. Under this
MoU, NASSCOM Foundation has
established a complete 'IoT and
Robotics Lab’ (worth INR 60 Lakhs)
named ‘thingQbator’ from the CSR
fund received from CISCO. Defy is
the technical partner in this CSR
Project. The main aim of this MoU is
to facilitate free heuristic technical
training to the students of IGDTUW.
After the intensive training students
prepare prototype and live projects.
Up till now a total of three cohorts
have been completed where fiftyone
projects have been delivered
successfully by more than 200 girl
students.
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The Career Trajectory
The University has an excellent
placement record due to the
growing demand for women
professionals in the country. The
placements of the students are
excellent with top recruiters visiting
the campus like Microsoft, Google,
Amazon, Adobe, Goldman Sachs,
Directi, Cisco, VISA, Intuit, Expedia,
Hero Moto, Maruti Suzuki, Tata
Power, etc. and many more. In 2019-
20, more than 90 companies have
visited the campus and the highest
package of Rs.43.3 lakhs has been
offered to the students.
The Training and Placement
Department facilitates the Campus
Drives and offers placement and
internship utopia for the students.
Retaining and revitalizing the past
glory, the highly energetic and
dynamic team of students and
faculty of the University have given
students an incredibly great
platform to prove their skills and
merit.
The University is honoured to have
corporate giants like Google,
Microsoft, Uber, Intuit, Goldman
Sachs, American Express, Walmart,
Netapp, Cisco, GE, Nestle, Siemens,
Accenture, TCS, DELL, Qualcomm,
Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti,
Honda, Bajaj Automobile, MG
Motor, Tata Motors, Nestle, Eaton,
HUL, Ather Energy, Siemens,
Honeywell, Cameron, Fluor Daniel,
and others, visiting it annually and
offering great opportunities to its
students. For the first time, Google
made its presence on the campus
and specially organized the
“Kickstart” Roadshow especially for
IGDTUW students.
Collaborations for Progress
IGDTUW is currently partnering
with various universities to promote
various forms of academic
Collaboration with Institutions and
Industries for improvement in the
performance of the students. This
also helps in knowledge updation of
faculty, bridging the gap between
Academia & Industry, better
placements of students, and higher
studies opportunities for students.
IGDTUW has been selected by the
Department of Science and
Technology, for building Centre of
Excellence in Artificial Intelligence.
It has also collaborated with
NASSCOM & CISCO for setting-up
of thingQbator Innovation lab.
It has collaborated with National
Ping Tung University [NPTU],
Taiwan for Research Collaboration,
Student and Faculty Exchange, and
with Maykop State Technological
University, Maykop Russia for
Collaborative Research, exchange of
Faculty, Students, Researchers, etc
and jointly organizing Symposia,
Seminars and Conferences. It is
associated with EATON Foundation
for internship placement and
scholarships to the students etc.
And has an MoU with NEXUS
Incubation Hub, American Centre
for Incubation, and Skill
Development.
Strong Alumni Network
The university’s alumni body is a
vast and thriving community of
technocrats, senior executives,
successful entrepreneurs, and
leaders of society. Internships with
government bodies and various
MNCs are encouraged for more
holistic learning. An exhaustive list
of Alumni is silently and honestly
working at National and MNCs
throughout the world, bringing
laurels to the University.
IGDTUW alumni are working with
many prestigious companies like
Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco,
SAP Labs, Oracle, Qualcomm,
Mahindra & Mahindra, General
Motors, Cognizant, Aricent, Tata
Consultancy Services, Yamaha
Motors, Hindustan Unilever, IBM
India, and many more. About 6% of
students from the graduating batch
2016-20 are going for higher
studies to Universities in India and
overseas universities.
The institute’s Alumni are at the
University of Johns Hopkins
University, CMU, University of
California, Berkeley, UCLA, New
York University, University of
Michigan, etc.
For an Empowered Future
The plan focusses on important
pillars of the university such as
building an academic reputation,
research innovation, and skill
development, entrepreneurship,
Faculty, staff, infrastructure. The
objective is to inspire, influence,
ignite, and intrigue to work hard and
take every action as expected and
specified.
The university is looking forward to
building an academic reputation
based on Quality Education and
improving teaching-learningprocesses
by enhancing the library
Resources and ICT enabled
Services. It is also looking forward to
fostering a culture of innovation and
entrepreneurship and working
towards a comprehensive
engagement through innovative
projects.
The university is positive about
developing sustainable systems and
state-of-the-art infrastructure to
enable the Indian women to become
future leaders, managers,
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s the world of business and
Ajobs changes rapidly, the
education system must evolve.
Today, students are not just job-ready
but also life-ready. It is necessary that
they learn, as a continuous process and
become future-ready professionals
with required skills.
Established in the year 2011, JK
Lakshmipat University (JKLU) is
honing the skills of the future
generation that are required for growth
of the career as well as nation. Situated
in the historic city, Jaipur, JKLU is one
of the finest universities that is
supported by the JK Organization. JK
Organization, a 125 years old legacy,
has contributed to the nation by
building JKLU. It is also passionate
about building the country’s most
innovative higher education institution
- JKLU.
To seed the curiosity towards education
and academics, JKLU is re-imagining
education, embedding it with
entrepreneurship and dynamism. The
committed faculty members and the
academic advisory board assures that
students are prepared for the future.
This is done by constantly updating the
curriculum, teaching methods, and
learning outcomes under the changing
dynamics of the industry.
The Five Foundational Principles
Interdisciplinarity
At JKLU, the culture is strongly rooted
in interdisciplinarity and learning by
building, not just doing.
All Round Development
Through constant learning and
experience, all-round development
enables students to achieve their goals.
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
JKLU focuses on teaching that
inculcates critical thinking and
problem-solving.
Innovation
Research is given importance as it
leads to innovation and enhancement
of real-life applications, skill
development, and positive attitude
formation.
The Architect of JKLU
Dr. Roshan Lal Raina is Vice-
Chancellor at JK Lakshmipat
University, Jaipur. Before this,
Dr. Raina was a reputed professor at
Indian Institute of Management,
Lucknow (IIML). He has contributed
immensely to institution building in
areas like ‘Planning & Development’,
‘Research and Consulting’, ‘Academic
Leadership’, ‘Placements’, ‘Library’,
‘Computer Centre’, ‘Student & Alumni
Affairs’ and ‘Corporate
Communication & Media Relations’.
For his multi-faceted contributions,
Dr. Raina holds the unique distinction
of having bagged several top
professional scholarships, honours and
awards , including the Fulbright Award,
the British Council Fellowship, and
SIS Fellowship.
Offering Professional Programs
JKLU is known for its valuable
educational programs in the entire
nation. It offers various undergraduate,
postgraduate and doctoral courses
across diverse disciplines. Apart from
the core B.Tech degrees such as
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mechanical, civil, electrical and
electronics and computer science, it
provides courses in B.Des. It also
offers a BBA program at UG level. At
PG level, JKLU offers numerous
courses in M.Tech and M.Sc. Apart
from this, it also offers M.A. in Public
Policy, Pinnacle MBA and Ph.D.
programs to its students.
The Career Services at JKLU works in
partnership with the students, faculty,
business and industry. It understands
both the requirements of the world of
work as well as the desires of the
students.
Career-oriented Facilities
JKLU majorly focuses on providing
100% Placement and Career
Assistance. The Career Services
provides complete support to bring
some of the best organisations to
recruit from JKLU for those students
interested in joining the workforce in
various organisations. Similarly, for
those willing to pursue higher studies,
the team guides the students according
to the requirements of the discipline of
their choice.
Mentorship & Guidance
The Career Services has embedded an
industry expert with a stellar
experience. This mentorship helps
students for not just a career beyond
JKLU but also to prepare them for the
life ahead.
Internships & Practice Schools
The team facilitates Summer Internship
for the students of the Institute of
Management and Practice School 1
(PS-1) and Practice School 2 (PS-2) for
the students of Institute of Engineering
and Technology.
strives to make their students
employable and ready to take charge of
their careers.
Adding to this, Dr. Raina says, “Some
of our recruiters- Britannia, ZS
Associates, HDFC Ergo, HFFC, Oppo,
Harley Davidson, Paytm, Amazon,
JCB, Moglix and many more.”
Additionally, the Centre for
Entrepreneurship & Innovation that
has already spurned 4 startups from
the University provides support for
budding entrepreneurs. Our students
are also active in the social sectors.”
Along with this, JKLU has signed
MoU with reputed universities in U.S.,
Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions
for establishing alliances. Specifically
for exchange of faculty, students, and
researchers and cooperation in joint
research, lectures, symposia and
country visit for students.
Expanding the Horizon
JKLU is extremely honoured as it is
shaping the career of its students by
creating professionals of the future.
Dr. Raina says, “We pledge to deliver a
future-ready education that prepares
them for the challenges and
disruptions of the modern workplace.
JKLU is well prepared to create a new
cadre of professionals from, and for,
India, who will go on to create,
manage and transform businesses and
organisations. We aim to build the
country’s most innovative higher
education institution and make our
students not just job-ready but life
ready.”
The motive of JKLU will always be to
deliver a carefully designed holistic
approach built around innovative
themes and learning-by-doing. It
ensures that the students are provided
with depth in the core domain
knowledge along with breadth of
perspective to develop students into
successful professionals.
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