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Chitkara College of Pharmacy shines in IIRF Rankings 2021

Posted on by Dr K K Mishra

Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab was ranked 19th in the IIRF Rankings 2021 of the best pharmaceutical colleges in India by Education Post.

The pharmaceutical sector has experienced a leap in recent times, especially since the pandemic hit and the need to come up with radical drugs to fight new diseases grew. For students who are interested in pharmaceutical studies, several famous institutes offer sophisticated curriculum and facilities for research.

It is vital for Pharmaceutical Colleges to have top-class laboratories for testing, experienced faculty members who have worked in the field or provide guidance to pharmaceutical companies, and allow access to international journals.

Ranking pharmaceutical colleges in India is mainly based on these factors. Indian Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 ranks more than 1,000 institutions 300+ universities, 350 Engineering College, 150+ B-Schools, 50 Legal Universities, 50 Design Schools, 50 Architectural Colleges and 100+ Bachelor Colleges for BBA & BCA) throughout the country.

IIRF is published by the Education Post since 2012, a monthly magazine about higher education. The Federation for World Academics (FWA) guides industrial methodology and feedback and plays the role of a mentor for the IIRF Center for institutional research (ICIR) in India.

IIRF rating is based on concrete analysis by experts and rankings as the most diverse and authentic rankings in India received by the corporate world. Ranking based on 7 Performance Indicators, deliberately focused on Indian socio-economical and Industrial Economics varies through all Placement performance, teaching and learning, research, industrial income and integration, placement and support strategies, external perceptions, professors, industry experts and collaborations and alumni network. The IIRF ranking analysis has a different perspective of ranking and provides clusters or preferential rating that tends to the authenticity of the assessment.

The IIRF framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country. It draws seven parameters broadly cover Academic Excellence, Research, Placement Performance, Corporate Interface, Placement Strategies and Support, Teaching Learning Resources & Pedagogy and Future Orientation.

CUIET ranks among top 100 private Engineering college in India

Posted on by Dr K K Mishra

Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology (CUIET) has been ranked 2nd in Punjab and 50th in India in the ‘Top 100 Private Engineering Colleges’ by Education World India Higher Education Ranking 2021-22.

Education World Magazine involves aspects such as schoolchildren, food and nutrition, teaching methodologies, databases, inspirational stories, and periodic activities and accomplishments of various schools. Business data, business updates, central government programmes, and state government key news are also published in Education World Magazine. Higher secondary school graduates interested in engineering can use the rankings to choose the most attitudinally suited private universities for undergrad education.

Since 2016, EducationWorld has excluded the massively subsidised and consistently top-ranked Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs), instead of evaluating and ranking the country’s Top 100 private engineering colleges to help the 98 percent of students who do not make it into the top 2% of the 1.14 million school-leavers who pass the IIT/NIT exams joint Entrance Exam annually, to choose the most suitable among private institutions, some of which are rapidly closing the IITs/NITs versus the rest gap.

To compile the EW India Private Engineering Institutes Rankings (EWIPEIR) 2020-21, 150 field representatives of the Delhi-based Centre for Forecasting and Research Pvt. Ltd (C fore, estb.2000), the country’s premier market research and opinion polls company (which also conducts the annual EducationWorld India School Rankings (estb.2007) and EW India Preschool Rankings (2010)), interviewed 1,063 faculty, 1,368 final year engineering students and 423 industry representatives countrywide.

These respondents were asked to rank engineering institutes on nine criteria of excellence, including faculty competency, placement, research and innovation, curriculum and pedagogy, industry interaction, value for money, infrastructure, faculty welfare, leadership, and governance. The scores given by respondents for each category were added together to create a ranking of the country’s Top 100 private engineering colleges/institutes. Low-profile institutions with fewer than 25 responders do not receive a ranking.

Chitkara University bags A+ NAAC accreditation

Posted on by Dr K K Mishra

Chitkara University has been awarded the rating of A+ by the prestigious National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which places it among the 5% of higher education institutions (HEIs) in India to be granted such a coveted grade. The University scored a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.26 on a 4-point scale.

The Peer Team visit was completed between August 30th, 2021 and September 01st, 2021. The detailed score along with the grade card was issued by NAAC on September 07th, 2021 after the 81st Standing Committee/Executive Committee of NAAC. Chitkara University has been accredited with an A+ grade for five years up to September 2026.

The University has been awarded a 3.8-grade point for Curricular Aspects, 3.06 for Teaching Learning and Evaluation, 2.71 for Research, Innovations and Extension, 3.56 for Infrastructure and Learning Resources, 2.85 for Students Support & progression, 3.62 for Governance, Leadership and Management and highest grade point of 3.95 for Institutional Values and Best Practices. The overall grade awarded to the University is 3.26 on a 4-point scale with A+ grade.

The university has been praised for three major features by the Peer Team. They are: good infrastructure for educational innovation and research; a neat and clean, green, and well-maintained campus; and the location of the institute is in a well-developed urban area with good placement opportunities.

On the occasion, Dr Ashok K Chitkara, Chancellor, Chitkara University said, “It is the hard work of our students, staff and faculty that resulted in securing this recognition. Moreover, the university has a well-defined research promotion policy which has resulted in the development of state-of-the-art advanced facilities. CURIN has multi-disciplinary advanced facilities supported by research funding from government agencies such as DST, DRDO, etc. to the tune of 37.24 crores. The research scholars and faculties are provided seed money for undertaking research and filing patents.”

Dr. Madhu Chitkara expressed her sincere thanks to all stakeholders and said, “The curricula are developed following standardised procedures and are revised at regular intervals by taking feedback from all our stakeholders. The local, regional, and global developmental needs regarding employability and entrepreneurship are considered while designing the course. Experimental, participative, and project-based learning are in practise through blended learning. We have adopted a flexible CBCS system that gives freedom to the students to undergo a multidisciplinary approach.”

“The assessment process is well defined to evaluate the attainment level in critical thinking and problem-solving skills through programme-specific learning.”

Established in 1994, NAAC is an autonomous body of UGC which assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). NAAC has identified a set of seven criteria to serve as the basis of its assessment procedures: Curricular Aspects; Teaching-learning & Evaluation; Research, Innovations & Extension; Infrastructure & Learning Resources; Student Support & Progression; Governance, Leadership & Management; and Institutional Values & Best Practices.

By studying in an institution that is NAAC accredited, students get a chance to learn in a cutting-edge environment and earn a degree that will have global recognition. They get instant recognition as an alumnus of a credible institute and get better placement opportunities as the industry prefers hiring with higher-graded institutions.

The university, through NAAC accreditation, gets to know its strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities through an informed review process. The higher NAAC Grade of the university promotes various intra & inter-institutional interactions.

Dr Archana Mantri, Vice Chancellor, Chitkara University said, “The university practices Global Week for students and faculty exchange programs with foreign academic institutions. Various dynamic collaborations have been established through internationally funded research projects, international conferences and cultural immersion across the campus. This best practice has had a significant impact on a large number of global experts (250) and students (25000), several value-added courses (100) have been introduced through this best practice.”

Dr. K. K Mishra, Director, Accreditation & Quality Assurance Cell, said “According to the old scheme, which was followed till 2017, the whole evaluation was based on an overhauled visit by a peer team, and under the current process, 70% of the evaluation is based on data from the institution and university that is evaluated by a third party. That makes it even harder to be accredited. The NAAC accreditation will create new avenues for the university and its students”.

HITK alumnus makes reusable face mask to beat Covid-19 at IIT Mandi

Posted on by Partha

Dr Amit Jaiswal, an alumnus of Heritage Institute of Technology (HITK) Department of Biotechnology, Batch-2008, currently Associate Professor at IIT Mandi has invented with his team a self-cleaning reusable face mask to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at IIT Mandi.

The team headed by Dr Jaiswal has made a novel virus filtering self-cleaning, and anti-bacterial material that can be used to make reusable face masks. They have used nanometer-sized sheets which are 100000 times smaller than the width of a human hair that can clean microbes and are solar light cleanable. It can clean 96 % of viruses that are in the size range of covid-19 without compromising on the breathability of the fabric.

Recently Dr Amit received the Foundation Day Award 2021  for excellence in institute service as the chief warden of the Institute at IIT Mandi.

“It’s great news for our Institute and we are proud of Dr. Amit,” said Prof. Basab Chaudhuri, Principal, Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata

Amrita University’s student team aces European Urban Mobility Hackathon 2021

Posted on by AmritaQS

After a string of successes in 2020, the Brain Bucket student team from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), Coimbatore campus in South India aced Urban Mobility Hackathon 2021 organized by the City of Riga, funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Union.

This global hackathon was held virtually from 15 to 17 April 2021 and had prize money of 3000 Euros. The focus of EIT Urban Mobility is to accelerate positive change on mobility to make urban spaces more livable.

AMRITA University’s brain bucket student team presented a Smart headgear built on a modular approach based on requirements that two-wheeler Delivery Personnel in gig economy, motorcycle users, cyclists and children to improve general road behaviour and safety.

Dr Sasangan Ramanathan, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham said, “Amrita is an innovations hub and this concept of modular approach makes technology integration into our daily lives a lot easier and simpler”.

Team Brain Bucket student members are Darshan M., Gokul Raj J, V.S.S.K Chaitanya, all students of III Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) and Bavesh Ram S., III B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) and mentored by Dr Prashant R. Nair, Associate Professor-CSE, Amrita University, Coimbatore campus, India

Dr Rakesh Bhatnagar takes charge as Vice Chancellor of Amity University Rajasthan

Posted on by Amity University Jaipur

An eminent educationist and a profound administrator Prof. (Dr) Rakesh Bhatnagar has been appointed as new President (Vice-Chancellor) of Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur. He will be in charge of strengthening the research, technology, and holistic development of the University.

With over 35 years of experience in education, Professor Bhatnagar has served as a Vice Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University, Kumaun University, Nainital and the Jawaharlal Nehru University at various important positions like Chairperson, Director and Dean.

Commenting on the appointment, Dr. Aseem Chauhan, Chairman and Chancellor of Amity University, said, “Amity University Rajasthan believes in promoting innovation through higher education along with nurturing the young minds with value-based education. I am honoured to welcome highly meritorious and qualified Prof. Bhatnagar who will take the university towards perfection. His experience and vision will definitely help us in realising our dreams.”

Recognized for extraordinary contribution in the field of research and innovation, Dr. Rakesh has been awarded many prestigious awards and recognition such as the President’s Award for Best Innovation by the President of India, ICMR Award for Outstanding research work in the field of Immunology by ICMR, GoI.

Being a successful administrator and institution builder, Dr Bhatnagar has also been ranked 7th among the top ten eminent researchers publishing commendable research papers on anthrax by Open-source Global Anthrax Research Literature.

An alumnus of National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, Prof. Bhatnagar is an elected fellow of all three major Science Academies of India namely Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore and National Academy of Science, Allahabad.

With his profound knowledge and colossal experiences, Amity University aims to march towards the pinnacle of academic excellence and success, proffering an opportunity to shape a collective vision of building a mindset for research and technology.

Chitkara Business School ranked among the Top 50 Non-IIM B-School in India 2021 by Academic Insights Magazine. 

Posted on by Dr K K Mishra

Chitkara Business School, has once again, been ranked 22nd among the Top 50 Non-IIM B-School in India 2021 by Academic Insights Magazine.

The list comprises only the handful of institutes that offer exceptional management education with the aim of generating professionals imbibed with real-world business experience and desired skills.

The list of institutions that have been ranked in the ‘Top50 Non-IIM B-School’ in India 2021 includes Xavier School of Management, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Management Development Institute, S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, VIT Business School, SSN School of Management, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management among others.

Each institute has been hand-picked by a panel of experts that has placed a strong emphasis on only selecting the best and most prestigious business schools in the country. Before making its ultimate decision, the panel spent a significant amount of time investigating and examining each institute thoroughly, based on four criteria: academic excellence, infrastructure facilities, industry interface, and placements.

Academic Insights is a monthly publication dedicated to assisting schools, universities, and other educational institutions in demonstrating their competency and ability. They undertake various surveys to cherry-pick from the multitude of academies to feature the best educational institutions in their magazine.

Amity University Haryana celebrates World Doctorates Day

Posted on by Nisha Ilyas

Amity University Haryana is organising the 9th International Conference on Issues & Challenges in Doctoral Research (ICICDR) under the aegis of “Global Network of Doctorates” to commemorate World Doctorates Day on August 25, 2021.

This conference is a single platform internationally that invites ideas and recommendations from across the globe from the academic fraternity for the improvement in the quality of doctoral research. The conference aims to strengthen India’s mission for not only increased research contribution but also producing more doctorates who may become the drivers of India’s academic growth as enshrined in the NEP.

The event will be inaugurated by Prof. Dr Vijay P. Bhatkar, Chancellor, Nalanda University and President, Vijyan Bharti. He is popularly recognised as India’s Architect of Super -Computers.

The conference will have the presence of Founder President for Amity Education Group Dr Ashok K Chauhan and will be presided over by Dr Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor Amity University Haryana. who will preside over the conference. Prof Dr. Kamal Kant Dwivedi, Founder & Chairman of Global Network of Doctorates will be chairing the conference and presenting the genesis of the conference.

The Nobel Laureates Shri Kailash Satyarthi and Shri Mohammad Yunus, noted scientist Dr Raghunath Mashelkar and eminent educationist Dr J S Rajput will be addressing the conference virtually and share their rich thoughts and valuable guidance.

Nearly 40 eminent Speakers, including Vice Chancellors from 15+ Universities in India and abroad and Top academicians from educational institutions will address the conference.

The conference expects the participation of a large number of academicians, research scholars, faculty members and industry representatives from across the globe. Due to prevailing pandemic, the conference will be held in virtual mode.

Chitkara University ranks in the top 20 in India Today ‘Best Colleges Survey 2021’

Posted on by Dr K K Mishra

Chitkara School of Hospitality has been ranked 4th in ‘Top 10 Private Emerging Hotel Management Colleges in India’ and 23rd in ‘Hotel Management Colleges in India’.

Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology (CUIET) has been ranked 46th in ‘Top BCA Colleges in India’ and 47th in ‘Top Private Engineering Colleges in India’. Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture (CSAP) has been ranked 30th in ‘Top Architecture Colleges in India’. Chitkara School of Mass Communication (CSMC) was 35th in ‘Top Mass Communication Colleges in India’ and Chitkara Business School (CBS) was ranked 56th in ‘Top BBA Colleges in India’.

Colleges were ranked across 14 streams-arts, science, commerce, medical, dental, engineering, architecture, law, mass communication, hotel management, BBA, BCA, fashion and social work. India Today has partnered with the reputed Delhi-based market research agency Marketing and Development Research Associates (MDRA) to rank colleges across 14 streams.

The agency created 112 performance indicators in each stream. Intake Quality & Governance, Academic Excellence, Infrastructure & Living Experience, Personality & Leadership Development, and Career Progression & Placement were the five main factors that were used to group these variables.

They also tried to figure out how universities prepared for the pandemic. MDRA evaluated universities using current-year data in order to provide realistic, relevant, and accurate information. Between December 2020 and June 2021, the groundwork was completed.

Amity University Chhattisgarh and UNICEF Chhattisgarh sign strategic partnership to ensure clean water supply in rural homes

Posted on by Anurag sharma

Amity University Chhattisgarh (AUC) and UNICEF Chhattisgarh signed a Programme Corporation Agreement for Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure clean tap water supply in every rural home. This noble and life changing mission has taken deep roots and is taking a shape of people’s movement.

The tribal region of Chhattisgarh has been battling with the issue of groundwater depletion and chemical contamination. Understanding the need and a visible gap for Clean Water, the priority is given on water quality surveillance through active participation of the university’s deployment of B. Tech Graduates as Project Associates as well as involving the local community. Chhattisgarh State has planned to provide 100% Functional Tap Water Connection (FHTC) by 2023 thus contributing to UN SDGs.

To achieve the objective of providing improved and sustainable drinking water services in
rural communities through Jal Jivan Mission, the Project associates from Amity University Chhattisgarh would focus on water distribution networks, water quality management, sources sustainability, sustainable service delivery (including operation and maintenance), building professional capacity and strengthening decentralized governance.

This includes overall monitoring, establishment and strengthening decentralized contract management systems that are timely, transparent, accountable and adhere to state government guidelines for the mission.

Amity University Chhattisgarh, built on the genesis of innovation and research would also work on New water purification technologies like smart water purifiers and auto- aintenance systems, paving the way to a better future. The introduction of IoT technology, sensors, and data-driven approach in water purification by tech-support would be showing the ray of hope to solve this problem. W

ith IoT technology real-time tracking of input water quality, water consumption, and filter use is being tracked which assures safe drinking water, as endorsed by Prof. R K Pandey, Vice Chancellor Of Amity University Raipur, Chhattisgarh.