Shri JJT University was established as part of giving back to the society by the trustees who hailed from Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. In pursuit of an endeavour to generate employment, they invested in the human resources development infrastructure, establishing a university spread over 30-acre area, says Dr Vinod Tibrewala, Chairperson, Shri JJT University in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

What is the vision of JJT University?
Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala, or Shri JJT University was established in 2006 in Rajasthan, as a vibrant knowledge centre to offer quality education in the Shekhawati region of the State. Its vision is to transform the institution into a centre of excellence in teaching, research and extension education. It has also been envisaged to bring out conservation, creation, advancement and dissemination of knowledge in public domain. JJT University aspires to mould and groom leaders in the field of technology, science, management, pharmacy and social science by providing quality education and research.
The university was established with a commitment to make an affordable higher education available at the doorstep of all those who are deprived of quality education. JJT University is committed to offer object-oriented modular education with practical exposure considering the current educational scenario, emerging industrial, business opportunities and researches globally in different areas of science and management.

How has been the journey so far? Are you satisfied with having established an educational institute on your own soil?
In 2004-05, Shri Rajasthan Seva Sangh, a public charitable trust promoted by Pravasi Rajasthanis in Mumbai, met the then Rajasthan Chief Minister Smt Vasundhara Raje in Mumbai. The Chief Minister appealed to the illustrious businessmen and accomplished Pravasi Rajasthanis to promote and invest heavily in the education system of Rajasthan. She reminded them it’s time to give back to their roots, urging them to contribute in the educational and economic infrastructure of the State. The Rajasthan Seva Sangh immediately accepted the proposal and agreed to participate in developing educational facilities in the State.
The trust, having an exposure of running several schools, junior colleges and degree colleges under Mumbai University, now decided to establish a University for Higher Education to help the overall progress and economic development of new generation. Most of the trustees of Rajasthani Seva Sangh hail from Shekhawati region of Rajasthan and have a special affinity with this place of Jhunjujhunu, Churu and Sikar etc.
We are happy that we have established an institute which will help the students, youths and other aspiring generations to study varied topics and pursue their career in diversified domains.
Since the area hitherto lacked noticeable industrial activities, availability of the employable resources began to attract multiple industrial investments in the region. We are happy that the trust has made significant contribution in this segment.

This academic project (university) has helped dissemination of knowledge and ensured cutting edge quality education available at the doorsteps in the hinterland. JJTU has now taken up the cause of making Rajasthan a No. 1 state in education.

What are the latest academic and research activities undertaken by JJT University to improve the teaching-learning process?
Different departments of Shri JJT University conduct various research activities in different domain. In the agriculture department, sensitisation and research projects on organic farming, soil testing, rainwater harvesting, and government schemes for farmers, how to use agriculture waste and exportoriented projects are taught. The Agriculture Research Department has also developed Ajola grass for milking cows and animals.
The trust has established a 300-bedded RLJT Hospital for the health care of locals and other residents as well. Our renewable energy department developed a ‘Solar-Baggi’ as an innovative project for our students. We have taken an initiative of putting rooftop 50kw solar on grid system under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s scheme. Our researchers are working on technology shared by BARC Mumbai as biogas, vegetable solar dryer and soil testing kit. Our university is working with scientists, educationists and engineers for the integration of rural development projects.

What are JJTU’s future plans?
Setting up a reputed university was our dream and we have truly accomplished this. Today, the JJTU University has richly contributed to education and tourism infrastructure of the State, besides enriching and empowering the Chudela region of Rajasthan. We have proposed to the progressive and dynamic Government of Rajasthan to declare the vast patch of area under Jhunjhunu and Churu as Rajasthan Educational Zone. This will help Rajasthan to become No.1 State in India. Our Trust also encourages its members to open educational institutes in the memory of their loved ones, and this whole idea can be developed as ‘Knowledge City’ in line of Smart City proposed by the Central Government. It will also give opportunity to locals to find employment, ultimately raising their living standards.

With excellent infrastructure, strong focus on placements and a proper mix of experienced, young and dynamic faculty members, our university is building technocrats and leaders of tomorrow, says Dr Devi Singh, Vice Chancellor, J K Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN).

What is the vision of your university?
The vision of JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU) is to encourage a value-based innovative learning environment that engages intellectual, spiritual and moral stimulation to promote holistic personality development and nurture leadership.

What kind of infrastructure related, resource related and technology related facilities are being made available to the university students for boosting their learning capabilities?
JKLU’s sprawling hi-tech 30-acre campus with picturesque surroundings provides a refreshing environment for stimulating intellectual creativity. The lush green and Wi-Fi enabled campus has several amphitheaters, air-conditioned classrooms, conference rooms, a computer centre, a fully automated library, a Management Development Centre and modern sports facilities.
The university has established an E-Cell (Entrepreneurship Cell) for inculcating the entrepreneurial skills among students. Various entrepreneurship colloquiums and seminars on different themes are held regularly. To enrich the students with practical training the university has established 57 high-end laboratories to hone the engineering skills and collaborated with various industries and academic bodies.
The university has signed Memorandum of Understanding with The Hanyang University, South Korea, University of Wales, United Kingdom, St. Cloud State University, U.S.A., Széchenyi István University, Hungary.

JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU), Jaipur has partnered with IBM and offers programme in B Tech Computer Science Engineering degree with specialisation in Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, Big Data Analytics and Information Security

What are the distinct courses offered by your university? What is its scope as far as career prospects are concerned?
JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU), Jaipur has partnered with IBM and offers programme in B Tech Computer Science Engineering degree with specialisation in Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, Big Data Analytics and Information Security.
The recent MOU signed with SAP provides enterprise solutions and is one of the largest vendors of ERP to manage business operations and customer relations. The courses will include a beginner’s course, compulsory for all students of JKLU and expert-level optional courses in the field of Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Sales and Distribution Management, Materials Management, Advanced Business Application Engineering.
JKLU has signed MoU with Moody’s Analytics & Edu Edgepro , the joint degree programme with Moody’s Analytics in MBA programme, provides a thorough understanding of practical problemsolving in core areas of Finance and Banking.
JKLU has signed MoU with Confederation of Indian Industry-Institute of Logistics (CIIIL). Under the MoU, an integrated management degree programme with specialisation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management is offered to students.

The university has a vision to set up a world class education facility for students pursuing technology, agriculture and livelihood courses, says Brig (Retd) Kartar Singh, Vice Chancellor, Shridhar University, Rajasthan in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN), shares his institutions vision and key achievements along with their unique academic inputs to their students.

What is the vision of your university?
Our vision is to establish a world class education facility for students in technology, agriculture and livelihood courses. Being a rural university, the local students will find a natural environment with robust academic infrastructures to learn and excel. Due to this infrastructure and rural set up, we engage our students in curricular activities in the best possible way.

What kind of infrastructure related, resource related and technology related facilities are made available to the university students to boost their learning capabilities?
Sridhar University has three-fully equipped computer labs with CADD, Virtual lab and system operation software lab. We have 70 acres of green field with 24×7 water, electricity and WIFI connections. The infrastructure also includes 4.75 lakh built up area and excellent hostel accommodation. The project for converting smart classroom is underway. There is sufficient area for games and sports. We are also constructing a separate stadium for students.

Our vision is to establish a world class education facility for students in technology, agriculture and livelihood courses. Being a rural university, the local students will find a natural environment with robust academic infrastructures to learn and excel.

What are the distinct courses offered by your university? What career scope do they offer?
With conventional engineering and technology, legal, basic life sciences and management courses we have special 4-year course B.Sc. – Agriculture. In addition to it, we are now admitting student for Bachelor in Vocational degree.

The university offers good placement opportunities in the State. What kind of training programmes are being offered by the institute to improve students’ prospects of placement?
Our placement record is very high. We offer 100% placement in mining and approx 50% of other courses. Our efforts for placement are increasing. B.Sc (Agriculture) batch has been placed in local areas. Mining and BCA placements are also increasing.

It is must to develop professional competence in students and faculties to use their intrinsic potential for uplift of the society, says Dr Anil Singh, Chairman, Bhagwant Group, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

To make students professionally competent, what strategies are being adopted by Bhagwant University in teaching-learning process?
Bhagwant University, located in Ajmer, Rajasthan, is a co-educational private university, which emphasises on practical training of students. We encourage students to organise and participate in seminars and workshops. Eminent industry leaders, professionals and esteemed professors are invited to deliberate on latest industry trends and technologies. Technical experts from reputed organisations are employed as senior faculty members to teach and guide students about core subjects, practical training and projects.

Tell us about the academic departments and researches being conducted at the university. Are there any corporate sponsored researches and courses available at the university?
Bhagwant University lays strong emphasis on the sponsored research, collaborative research funded by the national and international agencies. The institute has set up modern laboratories. Faculty members of the institute maintain strong industrial links by undertaking consultancy assignments and run short-term company specific training programmes. To achieve enhanced industrial participation in the engineering education, the institute has taken various initiatives to start the industry sponsored masters degree programmes.

We have 10 branches and I personally believe that the branch of Chemical Engineering, Automobile Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering, all of them are distinctly different, unique and advanced at least in the context of Rajasthan.

On what parameters Bhagwant University collaborates with a foreign university to provide better exposure to students?
The Bhagwant University has collaborated with reputed universities like the University of Western Australia, Australia; Gannon University, US; Sheffield Hallam University, UK and Kasetsart University, Thailand. Before any tie up, the core competency of the universities, their quality of labs, their Learning methodologies are being researched. The collaboration is done for progression opportunities of students, semester abroad training programme, student/faculty exchange and for joint research collaboration.

How does the university help its existing faculty members to enhance their skills?
The university has a blend of experienced and young faculty members. Young faculty members are being encouraged to participate in training programmes, seminars and workshops. Under exchange programme, the faculty members visit foreign universities for their global exposure. Our faculties have visited Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; Kasetsart University, Thailand; Nanyang Technical University, Singapore; and University Technologies, Malaysia.

The University of Kota was established in the year 2003 by the Government of Rajasthan. With the enrollment of 81,735 students, 37 affiliated colleges and two PG programmes in 2004-05, the university had 2,33,579 enrolled students, 172 affiliated colleges and 24 postgraduate programmes in 2016-17. The University was granted 2(f) and 12(b) status of the UGC Act 1956 in 2004 and 2012 respectively. Over 280 scholars have obtained PhD degree in 25 disciplines from the University.
Improving its position in India Ranking 2016 (in 151-200 rank band) conducted by National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), the University of Kota has been placed at 78th position In the India Ranking 2017 conducted by NIRF. NAAC–LOI (National Assessment and Accreditation Council–Letter of Intent) of the University has been accepted and Peer Team visit is expected in September 2017. Also, the University has been awarded “RICOH Education Excellence Award 2016” from the Bussiness World for “Best Institution in Use of Technology in Teaching-Learning Practices” and ranked 29th in the India Today survey-2017.
Many national and international projects worth around `550 lakhs, funded by different funding agencies, has been on trajectory of growth with 175 lakhs infrastructural grant for multipurpose sports complex. awards, patents, MoUs (with education institutes and industries) are signature of our resilient progress of the university. The university has a central library with Inflibnet, DelNet, OPAC, LAN and Wi-Fi facilities. The university also houses Central Analytical Instrumentation Facility and English language lab.

Improving its position in India Ranking 2016 (in 151-200 rank band) conducted by National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), the University of Kota has been placed at 78th position in the India Ranking 2017

University students are also awarded with medals in national and state level games i.e. Kabbadi, Judo, football, basketball, boxing etc. Recently, University established Swami Vivekanand, Dr. Bheem Rao Ambedkar and Vanshavali Addayan Shodh Peeth. University is also planning to establish Sindhu Addayan and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhaya Shodh Peeth in current session.
The University has conducted four convocations on June 29, 2013; March 13, 2016; April 21, 2006 and on July 20, 2017. The University has also conducted state level entrance examinations – PTET 2016 and BSTC 2017. The University is developing its adopted village Dungarjya as a Smart Village.

In this age of a fast-changing educational scenario, new universities are challenged to accommodate not only a growing campus, but also rising costs on campus which increase exponentially each year, says Dr Ashok Gupta, Vice Chancellor, IIS University, in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN) and shares much more.

Considering the existing competition and changing times, what prominent challenges a private university like yours is faced with?
IIS University constantly strategises to become more flexible to attract best students in a highly competitive market, assessing their position and mapping the segments most important to them. In short, the real challenge for the university is to continue its efforts for bridging the ever-widening gap between knowledge and skills and to work towards building a national character through purposeful education, not merely an overdose of information.

What steps your university has been following to ensure finest faculty is in place?
The university works to align recruitment with its hiring strategy and priorities. It follows a stringent recruitment procedure to ensure that the faculty members keep up the robust academics thereby ensuring the much-needed rigour in the programmes on offer. In addition, career advancement for faculty members is linked to professional competencies combined with their involvement in and contribution to the corporate life on campus.

How significant is innovation for your university? What steps have you undertaken to promote researchbased learning at the university?
Research, along with consultancy, is approached as an extremely significant input to teaching at the IIS University. Research-excellence is an important goal for us as we strive to give a conscious impetus to research-based learning. To this end, research has been built into the fabric of not only the postgraduate and research programmes but also at the undergraduate level. Both students and faculty members are encouraged to take up minor research projects seeded by the university with the view to supplementing pure academics with developing research acumen in them.
In addition to research projects sanctioned by external funding agencies like ICSSR, DST, UGC, DRDE, DBT, ICMR, ICAR, etc, the institution promotes research by sanctioning student research projects and granting research fellowships to selected candidates. The university’s research publications such as journals further promote quality action-research. The facilities and infrastructure available at the university are continuously strengthened and enriched for the promotion of research activities, year-after-year. Faculty members, recognised as Research Supervisors, guide quality research in the various disciplines of Science, Commerce, Management, Arts and Social Sciences. The university also promotes the research endeavours of its faculty members by substantiating their work through grants and subventions.

What are some of the innovations being introduced in IIS University vis-à-vis State and Central universities?
We, at the IIS University, understand that the universities that succeed in future are those that will be able to adjust as well as be creative and innovative with respect to the programmes of study on offer and the overall studentexperience. It is precisely for these reasons that we – though still a very young university – are attempting to do our utmost to advance science, invent new technologies and help drive the global economy. Some of our pedagogical innovations include a plethora of career-oriented and skilldevelopment courses, projects and seminars as a mandatory component at all levels of study, cafeteria approach for choosing Electives (choice-based credit system), the introduction of a ‘metacampus’ which is a unique web-space dissolving the time and space constraints. It enables the faculty members, students and parents to stay connected besides keeping a track of a student’s attendance, assignments, announcements, e-resources, academic progress, time table, class-updates forthcoming events, deadline for submission of examination forms, etc., among others.
The innovative approach to learning at IISU is aimed at making education relevant to reallife situations, thus acting as a catalyst for social change. This is made possible through extension activities such as field trips, community and industry visits, interaction with experts, art exhibition and shows, fests, flash mobs, etc. and forms an integral part of the curriculum which aims at providing knowledge combined with hands-on training, thus producing conscientious citizens. Mentoring support is an innovative programme wherein each student is assigned a faculty member as a mentor on campus.

Both students and faculty members are encouraged to take up minor research projects seeded by the university with the view to supplementing pure academics with developing research acumen in them.

With placement of students becoming a yardstick to evaluate a University’s status, what has been your achievement in the context?
The university boasts a full-fledged Training and Placement Cell which looks into the overall planning and execution of career guidance and placement programmes. The cell ensures that representations from various multi-national companies and UGC-recognised educational institutions visit the institution not only to apprise students of the various courses and jobs available to them but also to select and train them for the requisite job-skills. The Cell organises popular talks by experts on career prospects in different fields besides liasoning with various industrial establishments, corporate houses, etc. for organising campus interviews to select students across all disciplines.
The Training and Placement Cell also provides career counseling to students of the University. It helps them discover their potential and choose the right career path. Vocational guidance from industry experts is also organised by the Cell throughout the session. Seminars related to various career options too are organised to generate awareness and interest among students.

Jaipur National University, a private self-financed university sponsored by Mahima Shiksha Samiti, came into existence on October 22, 2007. The university is one of the many institutions of the Seedling Group of Educational Institutions of the Mahima Shiksha Samiti, a society founded in 1986 by eminent people from all walks of life.

The Jaipur National University is foremost among the recently established selffinancing universities in Rajasthan, and is offering several technical and professional programmes.
The university was accorded approval under Section 2(f) by University Grants Commission (UGC) and after six years of establishment was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The accreditation was based on a very comprehensive evaluation of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in streams like Engineering, Pharmacy, Life and Basic Sciences, Business and Management, Education, Law, Mass Media, Hotel Management, Computer and System Sciences, Language, and Social Sciences.
All the technical and professional programmes are approved by various regulatory bodies – All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Bar Council of India (BCI), Indian Nursing Council (INC), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and Medical Council of India (MCI). Jaipur National University has once again been ranked (India Today – Nielsen Survey 2017) among the top 30 best universities of India and 17th amongst private universities.
JNU Hospital and Medical College, a part of the illustrious Jaipur National University, was established for undergraduate and postgraduate quality medical education and research. The medical college received the permission of MCI for the first batch of MBBS in 2016-17 and second batch in 2017-18. The JNU hospital started in 2014-15 boasts of world class environment, friendly infrastructure, cutting edge technology, highly experienced and qualified faculty and skilled paramedical staff who work with motto “care with compassion”.

Jaipur National University has once again been ranked (India Today – Nielsen Survey 2017) among the top 30 best universities of India and 17th amongst private universities.

JNU hospital is a multi-specialty premiere healthcare destination, spread over an area of 21 acres in Jagatpura, Jaipur. JNU hospital aims to provide holistic healthcare that includes prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and health education for patients and their families. Right from the infrastructure to the latest medical technology acquisition, it has always kept its patients first and strived to deliver not only world class but world’s best care to its patients since its inception in July 2015.
The hospital offers a tertiary level care, where it brings together state-of-the-art medical infrastructure, cutting edge technology and a highly integrated and comprehensive information system along with the quest for exploring and developing newer therapies in the field of medicine. JNU hospital is backed up with trained supportive staff, efficient system and modern procedures with an aim to cater to the needs of Rajasthan and people across the globe promoting the international medical tourism. JNU hospital strives hard to make world class clinical care available to the population of Jaipur and nearby area at affordable prices.
The university has evolved into the most sought after educational institution in its nine years spotless and creditable journey. The university has grown into a multi-faculty and multi-disciplinary university and continues its march for newer heights of excellence. The university believes in holistic development of students with a view to make them effective professionals.