The 10 Most Recommended Higher Education Institutes, 2019

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VOL 7 JULY - 2019

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Nealesh Dalal Managing Trustee

JD INSTITUTE

of Fashion Technology,

Bangalore A Launchpad of Fashion, Creativity, and Career Excellence

Apurva Bhosale

On the Quest of Achieving the Bigger Goals

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he education sector has experienced a paradigm shift over the last decade and has renewed itself with a perspective which will embrace the academics with several advancements. With the help of technology, infrastructure, initiatives, events, collaborations, and associations, the institutes are able to bring more into play. These recommended higher education institutes are oering the amenities that can foster a student’s career and also help them grow as potential individuals which will beneďŹ t them personally and professionally.

The extent and importance of education is suddenly realized as the student reaches the peak of their higher education. The higher grades are considered to be the building blocks or foundation for the upcoming years, as the result and marks secured during these crucial years streamline for the longer run. Bringing in the collaborations, top-echelons of the respected industries, conducting seminars, festivals, and events, the institutes are fetching information from around the globe in order to deliver the best of resources to their students.

Hence, contemplating the conclusion and the overall dynamics of the future, the higher education institutes are working with a holistic approval of bestowing the students with the need of the hour and hosting a series of subjects that will help nurture their growth.

Editor-in-Chief Pooja M. Bansal Managing Editor Ananda Kamal Das Executive Editor Apurva Bhosale Art & Design Head Amol Kamble Associate Designer Poonam Mahajan Art & Picture Editor Rahul Kavanekar Co-designer Depanjali Jena Business Developement Manager Ankush Patel Marketing Manager Pradnya Bedke Sales Executives Kajal, Ashish, Ashwini, Kanchan Technical Head Pratiksha Patil Technical Specialist Amar Sawant Digital Marketing Manager Prashant Chevale SME-SMO Executives Uma, Ketki Circulation Manager Tanaji

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Expert’s View

Expert’s Choice

Expert’s Insights

Finding the Right Direction to Utilize Ones Strengths

Artificial Intelligence a Tool Not a Threat

The Necessity of Understanding Higher Education

SPECIAL PROFILE

CONTENTS 16 Banaras Hindu University An Ancient Epitome of Wisdom

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32 David Memorial Institutions

Delhi College of Arts and Commerce

Building Inspired Leaders with Character, Competence, and Enthusiasm

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Igniting the Lamp of Academic Excellence and Performance

42 Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies

Suryadatta Institutes of Management

Leading with Cutting-edge Education and Research

A Stellar Performer in the Education Fraternity

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The Pioneers of the Education Sector

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he word of education is spread loud and clear and with the prevailing times, the education sector is bringing in contemporary infrastructure with a series of advancements in the academic formats. With almost everyone soaring high to bounce in the spectrum of education, the institutes are gathering all the essential resources to grab the title for the longer run.

To become a recommended institute and gain a name in the marketplace, the institute has to work meticulously and leave no stone unturned in building the foundation. In order to serve the students and achieve the trust of their parents, the institutes have to serve with a holistic approach. Also, creating a niche in the education fraternity calls for remarkable social outreach and utmost academic offerings. As a result, the institutions are putting their best foot forward to build this stature of becoming the most recommended higher education institutes.

The Knowledge Review thus presents a special issue “The 10 Most Recommended Higher Education Institutes, 2019”, which highlights the leading institutes, which are providing a facelift to the education system. These institutes are bringing forth a student’s maximum potential to explore the best career opportunities.

On the Cover we have Jd Institute Of Fashion Technology, an institute that aims to provide a top-notch education through innovative learning methods and sharpens the skills of students through practical studies and co-curricular activities.

The issue features Suryadatta Institutes of Management, David Memorial Business School, Banaras Hindu University, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM), Gargi College, GD Goenka University, and Joseph’s College of Arts & Science.

Also, our in-house editor have penned down creative piece of write-up “Pursuing Overseas Higher Education ”.

So, flip through the pages for more insights on this education tour!

JD Institute

of Fashion Technology,

Bangalore A Launchpad of Fashion, Creativity, and Career Excellence

Jds vision states as the motto says,‘Welcome to Imagination’ is to transform younger minds and create the best design professionals.

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stablished in 1988, JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore, India currently stands with 36 learning centers in 36 cities, is one of the premier Institute of Art and Design. It all started with a dream, a vision to create a compelling student body, with exceptional skills to resuscitate the student’s creative imagination.

Under the eminent experts from the industry the subjects in Fashion, Interior, Jewelry, Fashion Marketing and Communications, Visual Merchandising, Photography, Hair and Make-up is elucidated with high passion giving the young aspirants the much-required practical experience and classroom training. JD as an institution helps the students to take their imagination to the next level, giving them a platform not just to up-skill their creativity, but also to prepare and give them the confidence to follow their dreams.

The institute aims to provide a top-notch education through innovative learning methods and sharpens the skills of students through practical studies and co-curricular activities. Mentors and stalwarts from the design domain are invited periodically to enrich the knowledge and experience of our students with the latest technological innovations and industry practices.

The institute organizes design seminars, talk sessions, and workshops to make them understand the trends prevalent in the industry. Apart from these sessions, the students are also sent to various fashion shows, pop ups, on-site works, brand/showroom visits, etc. The students receive additional exposure through various platforms like Times Fashion Week, India Beach Fashion Week, and IGFS Colombo. In addition to that, JD every year organizes an international study tour for its students in association with London College of Fashion for its students to take their knowledge and inspiration to the next level.

Bestowing with Utmost Guidance JD Institute of Fashion Technology programs are taught by top echelons of the industry, whose rich experience offers the perfect spark and guidance to young minds. The curriculum is intense, concentrated, industry oriented, rewarding, and globally recognized. It helps students to acquire skills, hands on learning so that their transition from being a student till entering the industry becomes smooth.

The institute bestows its students with the expert guidance of Manoviraj Khosla, who is a mentor at the institute, thus creating a bridge between aspiring designers and the industry. The campus interviews are held every year and major companies, brands, and labels Masaba Gupta, Levis,

Nealesh Dalal Managing Trustee

A Visionary Impelling the Imagination The foundation of the institute was cemented

by Mr. Chandraakant Dalal (Founder) and Mr. RC Dalal (Executive Director and Co-founder). Taking the vision forward, Nealesh Dalal, the Managing Trustee of JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore, has been driven by a firm belief in the power of imagination. His creative leadership has contributed in making JD Institute, a pioneering art and design school in India. He a i m s to r e d e fi n e fa s h i o n a n d d e s i g n education in sync with the local and global standards and practices has made this Institute to be the Best Design Education in India (Awarded by GPTS at House of Commons, London). “At JD Institute we have one goal; to constantly inspire and encourage our students to follow the three pillars for which JD stands for: Innovation, Sustainability and Eco friendly”, adds Dalal.

H&M, Myntra, Livspace, and many others visit the campus and hire talented individuals frequently.

In addition, the college has an online portal called ‘Creative Careers’ which provides job and placement related information under the help of counselors. It also engages students to various Industrial Driven projects.

An Excellent Room of Offerings Jd’s world-class learning centers offer access to E-Library with books, magazines, journals, and other fashion literature, as well as laboratories, and classrooms. To be industry fulfilling, it has partnered with leading service providers to experience new avenues to students and showcase their creations to leverage the power of digital technology. The institute also partners with various fashion shows/events giving the young minds a platform to take the center stage. They have developed partnerships and associations with many leading companies like Adobe, IIID, study programs with LCF and Twining Program with Georgian College, Canada.

A recent milestone include tie-up with Georgian college of Art and Design, Canada where the student will be eligible to study Georgian College’s Interior Design Program and will receive an Honor’s Bachelor of Interior Design Degree.

Apart from this, every year JD organizes its ‘JD Annual Design Awards’ a platform for its students to showcase their creativity and talent in front of key industrial players. The

award show presents the journey of the students in the culmination of a final collection/product which tests all that they have learnt during the tenure of their course. The journey from concept to creation tests the students’ ability to take forward their vision, in a constructive and analytical manner with the help from their respective mentors.

A Comprehensive View about the Courses JD Institute of Fashion Technology, being the pioneer in Fashion Education, is one of the oldest institutes providing multi-disciplinary education in the field of Fashion and Interior design studies. The Institute offers a plethora of courses in the area of Fashion Design, Interior Design, Jewelry Design, Fashion Communication, Fashion Entrepreneurship, Fashion Management, Visual Merchandising, Fashion Photography, and Make-up Artistry.

Chandraakant Dalal Founder

JD Institute has recently launched a series of new courses aimed at addressing the needs of a rapidly growing market.

These courses of Fashion Design and Business

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trends and training students to become better and qualified professionals in their respective fields. It has curated its courses in relevance to the industry of present and future and is creating a new balance in its pedagogical approach of Important + Relevance.

There are various modules which are based on current industry trends which includes: • To design and merchandise for a brand keeping new emerging channel e-commerce in mind.

• Design and develop trend specific collections for ex Ath-leisure line • Fashion forecasting for the new age customer - young and busy

RC Dalal Executive Director & Co-founder Management, Fashion Lifestyle, and Entrepreneurship aims to help the students get an idea of retail, business, and management. The Interior and Spatial design courses have been developed to weave together theoretical understanding with practical skills. Students are exposed to projects which include architecture interiors, installations, sensory environments and furniture design.

The jewelry design program offers an in-depth understanding of all processes involved in designing jewelry like the nature of raw materials, common design patterns, ergonomics of final craft, and market related considerations. There are extensive facilities available for Jewelry Design aspirants including Jewelry Metallurgy Lab, Gemology lab, 3rd Printer, and Jewelry Library.

The students have access to one of the biggest Fashion Library, Digital Pilling Tester, Crease Recovery tester, Air Permeability tester, projection microscope, crokemeter, drape master, digital light fastness tester, Light busting Strength Tester, Digital Tensile Testing machine, Washing Fastness tester, Drape Studio, Sewing Lab and many more facilities.

Keeping up with the on-going Momentum The Indian fashion industry has witnessed a tremendous growth in the last two decades. The total retail market value has escalated and continues to grow with every year. This growth in fashion industry also creates a demand for more number of professionals serving the industry. JD Institute of fashion technology is working constantly, understanding the

Multiple exchange programmes are conducted and offered to its students, keeping in mind the exposure to global fashion trends and markets. This helps the students to meet the expectations of the national and international fashion industry.

About the Career Opportunities JD institute has wide-ranging career prospects. The students have innumerable choices in front of them after completion of their respective courses. The candidates are eligible to become a Fashion Designer, Buyer, Stylist, Product Manager, Public Relations Manager, Make-up artist, Photographer, Jewelry Designer, Interior Designer, Fashion Blogger, Merchandising Executives, Illustrators, Fashion Co-ordinators, Merchandizer, Visual Merchandising, Trend analyst, store operator and many more. One can join design houses/ manufacturing companies/export units or can launch their own label.

The Accomplished Alumnus JD Institute of Fashion Technology has a pool of talented, highly active, and growing community of over thousands of alumni successfully placed in the industries. Some of the notable Alumni’s are: • Shyalaja Vasant, Creative Head Designer at Manoviraj Khosla • Sushritha Surya, Interior Designer, LIVSPACE • Bhuvana, Design and Product Manager, C. Krishnachetty & Sons Future Perspective JD Institute of Fashion Technology plans to curate design across local as well as a global level without forgetting their roots. The mission is to make JD as a university and India one of the design hub in the world. It also aims at changing how people perceive design and make a revolutionary change in the world. The future education will be bright and innovative and make a difference.

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BANARAS

HINDU UNIVERSITY An Ancient Epitome of Wisdom

“The university aims at character formation of the youth, while transforming them into able and responsible citizens of the nation.”

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stablished in 1916, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is one of the most prestigious Central Universities in the country. An autonomous institution of distinction having the Hon’ble President of India as its visitor, BHU is the largest residential University in Asia. The holistic model of education, conceived, and enriched by its illustrious founder, offers refreshingly new perspectives to young minds and nurtures and facilitates their creative talent.

There are at present 11 departments receiving support under Special Assistances Programme, 5-UGC Innovative/TRIEA/Other Programme and 3-DST-FIST, 5 departments/ schools are supported under FIST programme of DST. It also has four colleges admitted to the privileges of the University which are located in the city.

The university comprises of various institutes listed below are some of them:

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Institute of Agricultural Sciences: The institute is committed to the objectives of holistic, sustainable, and equitable development of agricultural and allied sciences. It is aiming at liberty, security, and prosperity through competent human resource development by virtue of integrated approach of teaching, research and extension, creation of knowledge base for the benefit of the farming community. Improvement of crops/vegetables/fruits/livestock/poultry/fish for enhanced input use efficiency and production, quality seed production and dissemination of proven technologies towards improving livelihood security and realizing the dream of hunger Free Society. The achievements in Education (including Sports and Cultural activities) and Research (including Extension activities) justify the funds sanctioned, created, and generated from time to time.

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Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital: The university provides tertiary medical facilities to the unprivileged sections of society in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand at an affordable cost. Sir Sunderlal’s Hospital with its 1200 bedded and 24X7 active medicos is a complete dedication to the medical services in this region.

Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development: Banaras Hindu University established a national-level Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development in the year 2010. The mission of the institute is to carry out teaching, research, and extension relevant to India’s sustainable development leading to the future that ends poverty and sustains efficient and equitable management of the country’s natural resources.

Rakesh Bhatnagar Vice Chancellor

FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR’S DESK Professor Rakesh Bhatnagar is the Vice Chancellor of the university. “When I joined as the Vice-Chancellor of BHU, the rst thing that struck me was the size of the campus. I was impressed by its founder Pandit Madam Mohan Malaviya’s vision to have such a huge campus a hundred years ago. This is one of the largest residential campuses in Asia, with as many as 140 departments. Now, I am on a mission scouting the best people to ll these posts.

As of now, we have around 2,000 highly qualied teachers. I would like to give more focus to innovation as that is what our country requires. We need to engage our students in research and development, especially in the drug-discover sector. I am also working towards involving students in sports”, says Rakesh.

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Flying Training to NCC Cadets: The Banaras Hindu University is the only University, which has its own airstrip and three helipads, which are used for the training of NCC Cadets.

Library: BHU has a central library system having more than 15 lakhs volumes apart from subscription to more than 13000 online journals, 50000 e-books, databases, and a huge collection of digitalized rare manuscripts. It functions in conjunction with a chain of Departmental, Faculty and Institute libraries. In addition, BHU has a fully air-conditioned Cyber Library with a seating capacity of over 200. Newly created air-conditioned Periodical Hall provides 60 cabins for the use of faculty members and research scholars.

ICT Infrastructure: The University has 100 kilometer long fiber optic backbone of campus wide LAN, connecting all academic and administrative buildings as well as hostels with a well-equipped Computer Centre, providing high end computing and training facilities. The University has been provided three 4 Gbps nodes of National Knowledge Network (NKN) under NME-ICT. The Temple: The Banaras Hindu University has a temple of Lord Shiva called Shri Vishwanath Temple. It is situated in the centre of the campus.

Bharat Kala Bhawan: BHU has a museum of international importance – Bharat Kala Bhawan, which is a treasure trove of rare art and artefacts.

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Rajiv Gandhi South Campus: The Rajiv Gandhi South Campus has been established in the year 2006 in a sprawling campus of 1092.6 Hectares (2700 acres) located at Barkachha in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The RGSC is being developed as a potential hub for education, training and entrepreneurship for the youth and women, especially those belonging to tribes and weaker sections of the society.

Brand BHU BHU is the first Central University in India which has implemented a ‘Graphic Identity Programme’. Through this programme, BHU has standardized its seal, logo bilingual logotypes, tagline, color identify etc. This programme also includes standardization of office stationery and signage system of the campus through its design studio, souvenir shop, electronics, web & social media.

An Overview about the Courses The university enshrined within its precincts, a phenomenal range of teaching disciplines incorporating almost all conceivable subjects of Science, Engineering & Technology, Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce, Law, Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Sanskrit Vidya Dharam Vigyan, Agriculture, Library Science, Journalism and a large number of Indian and Foreign Languages.

It offers a plethora of courses under its various institutes, faculties, college, and affiliated colleges. A number of post-doctoral and doctoral programs along with numerous courses are offered in the fields of social science, law, education, commerce, science, arts, and many more.

Nurturing with Extra-curricular Activities The Student Centric Initiatives of the university aim to bring the best out of the students: • Career Counselling Scheme: The university has initiated a career counselling scheme for the students which will guide them in selection of the right career for them.

• Establishment of Career Development Centre: The centre has been established in the university for advancing all-round career prospects and overall personality development of the students of the university to brighten their career prospects.

• Co-Curricular Activities: For the all-round development, there are various activities, inter house competitions related to debate, speech, general knowledge, sports, mathematics, science, art and drawing, and music are organized throughout the session. Also, competitions

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related to cricket, basketball, football, volleyball, athletics, are organized in annual sports.

The Remarkable Collaborations and Achievements The institute has strong linkages with the corporate world and provides immense exposure to its talented students. It has made constant efforts to invite top business executives to the faculty for delivering guest lectures on topical issues and for interactions with students and faculty members.

Further, the senior executives from industry have always been part of the key resource personality in various academic events being organized by the faculty viz., year-long lecture serried, seminars, conferences, workshops, brain storming sessions, FDPs, MDPs and in other training programs. These academic interactions and lectures contribute in strengthening the teaching learning process of the faculty. It has also received enriching suggestion and support from the industry in the process of curriculum revision.

Achievements: • In the Annie Besant Memorial Football Tournament organized from 6th September, 2017 to 18th September, 2017 the school was the winner.

• The team of Cadet Captain Saurabh Singh Yadav of 5JD Air Wing NCC received Winner Trophies in the Football Tournament and Quiz Competition in the NCC camp.

About Career Development Opportunities The institute provides with a surplus of opportunities to ensure the career development of the students which includes Gita discourses, a well-furnished cyber library study centre, Central Discovery Centre (CDC), Bone Marrow Transplant and Stem Cell Research Centre, Bharat Adhyayan Kendra, Cancer Hospital, and Up-gradation of Facilities at Sir Sunderlal Hospital.

The Future Steps In the upcoming few years, Banaras Hindu University is committed to provide quality higher education to different sections of the society. Currently, the quality assurance is being maintained by a variety of methods both internal and external that are desperate and ad-hoc.

Maintaining its foundational ethos, the institute continues to draw on the visions of its founder Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya amid the lively streams of innovations and discoveries. It aims to serve as the hub of academic excellence by creating a high quality academic ambience and the state-of-the art research, teaching, and learning.

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DAVID MEMORIAL INSTITUTIONS “An institution providing holistic education to serve the purpose of creating the well-being of all.”

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avid Memorial Institutions is affiliated to Osmania University, which is located in Hyderabad. DMS is a unique institution with a plethora of recognition’s which includes honors of India’s 42nd Ranked B-School, India’s Best Performing B-School, A++ Category B-School, and approved by AICTE, New Delhi. It has a world class city centre campus and a central campus in Hyderabad. With remarkable infrastructure, leadership development program -A comprehensive 2500 hours schedule, 50 global guru’s lectures from experts. It provides twelve months’ guaranteed real-time internships in top companies and has tie- ups with 400 multi-national companies.

An Overview about the Programs The management courses of the institution enable students to gain insights into existing and developing financial and economic markets. In this course of study, students receive a broad overview of the commercial world. Listed here are some of the courses: PGDM- The School offers two years AICTE, GOI approved Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), where the Curriculum is completely set to suit the requirements of Corporate Companies.

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BBA- The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) course is designed to craft graduates with well-developed business insights and critical thinking and decision-making skills.

MBA- The MBA program of DMBS is affiliated to Osmania University and is approved by AICTE. The course curriculum is prescribed by Osmania University and is designed to make the students capable of gaining a holistic perspective of Management.

B.Com- B. Com Global is a unique programme introduced for students who have passed their +2 under any stream (Science / Commerce / Humanities). A golden opportunity provided to students, wherein they can pursue a professional course (chartered accountancy / company secretary ship) simultaneously with their graduation and thereby earn an advantage of dual qualification with minimal time.

Hotel Management- The institute has an excellent programme in hotel management, which is called Bachelors in Hotel Management and Catering Technology its BHMCT Industry Integrated, which comes with 5 reputed certifications in hotel revenue management, hospitality data analytics, food service management, hospitality digital marketing and strategic hotel leadership.

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Boosting with Extra-curricular Activities DMS initiates variety of extracurricular activities within and outside the campus. It is initiated through activity team, clubs, or completely separate team. It also includes workshops, corporate meetings, and celebrations. The institute covers a wide range of activities and interests which include painting, music, science, helping students to explore skills and concepts around them.

“We like to admit students who are involved in their communities, interact well with others, and work to develop their talents and passions. A student who participates in extra-curricular is more likely to do each of those things than a student who has no extra-curricular”, adds the institute.

Sushant Divakar Secretary

THE INGENIOUS LEADER

About Placements and Career Opportunities The college has three layer placements which are carried out for all its PGDM students. In this Program, a student can choose to get in to an appropriate placement as per his/her choice. It provides graduate trainee-ship program to all its incoming students and if a particular student wishes not to take it and rather willing to concentrate on his academics, will be helped in securing a summer internship.

Sushant Divakar is the Secretary of the David Memorial Education Society. Initially, he started his career as an entrepreneur at the age of 19 in computer sales business. Gradually, he ventured in the F&B industry in the year 2001 by starting “Twist” – an Italian Café .

The college has a strong linkage with the corporate which has helped them to achieve excellent placements year after year. This strong industry association has helped it to surpass its own records in terms of compensation year after year.

He joined David Memorial Education Society in 2003 and is presently the Secretary, who is channeling the organization’s goals with focus on increasing long term value added services for students by facilitating effective and result oriented governance.

The institute has an excellent corporate network which includes ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Facebook, Airtel, Dell and many such leading organizations. The placements team consists of professionals from all fields with varied experience and exposure in the corporate industry.

The team CRG helps to • • • • • • •

Initiate Corporate Events Invite Guest Lectures Invite Corporate for Placements Support by referring Summer Internships Coordinate with Certification Programs Initiate Placements training Programs Mentoring sessions

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He is the Vice- Chairman of the Indian Society for Training and Development, Hyderabad Chapter and has previously held the of ice of the Secretary and Treasurer among others.

He is an active member of Hyderabad Management Association. Sushant has pursued his MBA in an International Management from the Royal Holloway University of London, England and a Mechanical Engineer from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. He was awarded a fellowship from the John Lloyd Huck Institute of Management Research for contributions made to their research program in Higher Education sub-branding.

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tudying abroad seems like a dream to many a students, but checking with the ongoing momentum, it seems like a trend. According to a survey, the number of students studying abroad and expenditure on tuition fees have gone up by 44 percent.

Keeping in mind the current situation, the statistics show that the Indian students will continue to ock the foreign countries for pursuing their education in the forthcoming years. And with the year 2020 just around the corner, there will certainly be trends and new transformations that will shape the overseas education industry.

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Some of the benets of studying abroad includes exploring a new culture and experiencing their traditions, routines, lifestyle, and much more. Becoming an independent individual leads to taking up new responsibilities and makes one self-radiant. Building a network personally and professionally helps in the future and also making new friends will help one in getting acquainted with the new place. Every country has a set of protocols and policies, hence each country has a different education style according to their suitable curricula. Also, while studying abroad the performance of the students matters the most, these students need to give their best shot in order to stand out amongst all. But, the most important thing while studying abroad is about the place and university to choose from, as the university and the country matters the most for the longer run and also for the career opportunities. Listed below are some of the prominent countries for the overseas higher education.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The American dream is something that every individual works to make it a reality. It is considered to be a leading choice among students due to its quality education. It offers multiple academic options for them to choose and pursue based on academic and cultural preferences. There are over 4000 universities around the country that one can opt for pursuing their respective courses or degrees. It has some of the most renowned universities such as Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Yale University, and many others.

There are a wide range of excellent programs for the undergraduate and graduate studies and the US is known and acknowledged around the world for their utmost offerings of top-notch educational amenities.

Some of the popular subjects rated in percentage that Indians pursue abroad are Engineering which is almost 36 %, Business & Management which is 10.3 %, and Maths & Computer Science which is 34.9%.

Also, the other key points that make the US an ideal choice are academic exibility, career opportunities and exposures, research and training opportunities, use of advanced technology, American culture and campus life, and mainly help and support to international students.

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EUROPE According to a survey, in the year 2012, over 1.4 million students from across the globe enrolled in European universities for their higher education and ever since, the number has doubled. With a number of highly appreciated universities located here along with multiple research centers and higher education institutions, Europe has been the go-to location.

It is known for its multi-lingual approach of teaching as the European union has 24 ofcial languages. Some of the prominent business language used are Spanish, German, French, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese and many others. They also offer scholarships which makes the students’ educational journey affordable, while also providing them with the best facilities. Some European countries also offer free of cost education which is a unique quality that this part of the world possess.

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AUSTRALIA It’s home to the world’s eight most renowned universities, where the higher education system provides 22,000 courses to foreign students. The country attracts almost 300,000 international students almost every year to its major cities. According to a survey, some of the most destinations among the international students include Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, and Brisbane.

The public vocational education system followed here is known as TAFE which stands for technical and further education. These institutes receive their funds from the government and have various certicates, diplomas, and other such qualications to offer to the students. The credits that an individual earns at TAFE are also accepted in other general universities as well or they can also be transferred towards an advanced degree.

UNITED KINGDOM The UK hosts close to 270,000 students every year as it offers profound teaching methods as well as an amazing environment to live in which prepares a person for their future endeavors.

There are many universities such as the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge that have stood tall for years. They still continue to build inspiration in students to pursue their dream courses which will carve a path towards becoming outstanding and responsible individuals.

According to recent numbers, many Indian students have taken admission at universities like Bangor University, University of Edinburgh, University of Dundee, and the University of Glasgow. These cities hold preference amongst students due to their cost effectiveness when compared to the larger cities. These institutes focus on the content in their curriculum and work towards building the students’ curiosity for the subject using in-depth research.

CONCLUSION Mentioned above are some of the prestigious universities and countries that provide proper guidance and put immense efforts into building the students’ knowledge base. The institutes around the world are upgrading with time and adapting to modern techniques and technology which are giving the students much needed exposure to stand tall and shine among all.

With these limitless aspects, these countries are grabbing the title of becoming prominent names in the world for their educative initiatives. Playing the role of a beacon in every student’s professional journey, they are putting their best foot forward to help the student’s raise to their true potential. It is serving their purpose of providing the students with a comprehensive approach, which will help them personally and professionally to mold into responsible and well-versed citizens.

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FINDING THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO UTILIZE ONES STRENGTHS ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alpa, is a cer fied leadership and life coach (ACC, ICF Cer fied, by Peter Reding, MCC, USA, Life Fulfilment Coaching Model), trainer and mo va onal speaker. She “ignites the spark” in talented and successful execu ves and entrepreneurs, by helping them discover and achieve their highest poten al. Her 13 years of experience in the Training and Leadership Development domain, designing and delivering training programs for Godrej and from being an Art of Living and Medita on Instructor, add a unique dimension to her coaching and keynote speeches.

A er heading learning and development at Godrej, Corporate HR, and doing performance and poten al assessments and talent management and development planning for few years, she decided she wanted to be part of the solu on and not the problem and she quit her corporate job to follow her passion, that is “To help people unlock their latent poten al, and to help them live be er quality lives, by reconnec ng them to their life purpose and values”.

Her passion and calling is working with women, to help and support them to break their own internal barriers and thus go on to sha er the proverbial “glass ceiling” at the work place. Most of her clients are women by her own choice. She specializes in grooming women for leadership roles and women who have re-joined the workplace post a break and those women who are going through a major change in role professionally or personally. Alpa supports clients from all sectors at a Mid-Senior Leadership Level. Her clients include high poten al leaders from companies like Piramal, Godrej, Schneider electric, RBS, QED Capital, IL&FS among others. She also coaches CEOs of SME’s and start-ups.

She is a human resource thought leader and has wri en many ar cles on personal development and growth in organiza ons. She is a pioneer in the field of holis c coaching, as she uses tools that help her clients’ progress in all areas of their lives. She is the creator of the product “Crea ng a Coaching culture”, which has been launched and is being offered by “Believe in yourself”. The product is a first of its kind in India and has a unique concept and pedagogy and is a powerful interven on for building coaching skills in an organic way for all its par cipants.

Alpa has a widespread online presence. She hosts a closed Facebook group called Radiant Women Rise for women across the world, which have a higher purpose and want to breakthrough their societal condi oning and gain momentum around their dreams. She loves wri ng and reads one book a week. She enjoys traveling and consciously paren ng her two kids. She rejuvenates by being with nature and refuels her soul by dancing and medita on.

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here needs to be a huge change in the way we interact with the world, and for this to happen we need to understand a sneaky tendency of the mind, which is - If I give you 10 beautiful compliments followed by one negative comment, your mind will only cling to the negative comment. It’s funny how our mind works. Due to this we often find ourselves focusing on what’s lacking in our lives. We are mainly focusing on things we don’t have in our life. The usual human behavior is the gap finder behavior. We all do it. We are trained and conditioned to look for the gap, the weakest link, our weakness and we try to improve on it. This disease of always finding fault affects our relationships, our parenting and the happiness quotient in our lives quite adversely.

Truth is, it is a bad strategy to live life. No matter what you have, there will always be something you don’t. We pride ourselves on being self-critical and being able to give ourselves a good critique, before anyone else does. We think it’s a very intellectual and mature thing to find faults; we call it attention to detail! Yes it is intellectual, but intelligence is linked to our minds and from the mind, we can only get transactional results.

If you want transformation, you need to drop to the heart space. It is here, that we celebrate our strengths and have gratitude for our gifts. The environment in this space is a fertile ground for transformation.

If we can change our focus to look at our strengths, to see what we are good at, what we enjoy doing and then create a life around those strengths, we will be truly able to live a fuller and content life. Personally, when I coach clients, or even when it’s about me, I see that 90% -95% lives of most people are completely fine. They however choose to magnify the remaining 5-10% which is not acceptable in owing to that fact that we let that spill over our entire lives. When we focus on what we don’t have, it makes us feel inadequate and small which is not the right thing to do. When we shift our focus to what is actually working, it puts us in an empowered state and gives us the confidence that we are strong, and powerful. It reminds us of all that we have accomplished in life and leaves us inspired to raise ourselves again.

But, how does one know what are our strengths? I have a great exercise for you.

Ask yourself these questions.

1) The last 4-5 times someone has complimented you on something you do so naturally and effortlessly and so well, what have they been complimenting you on?

2) What are those things that when you do, you get a sense of deep joy and satisfaction? Cooking, helping others, facilitating, solving math problems. etc.

3) What are the ways of being that give you immense joy, pleasure, happiness, adventure, content, etc.

This will not give you an exhaustive list, but it will give you an idea of what your strengths are. Focus on those, do more of those and you will see that your life will start blossoming, and also the unhappiness, fear, and insecurities slowly loosen their grip over you. You will be pulled to become the best version of yourself lovingly and gracefully.

The way to live life is not by being pushed by your fears but by being pulled by your vision.

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DELHI COLLEGE OF ARTS AND COMMERCE “We endeavor to nurture students with a keen analytical and scientific bent of mind with sensitivity to their responsibilities and human values so that they are amongst the best citizens of India.”

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stablished in 1987, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC) is a premier educational institution that provides a platform for nurturing talent by stimulating its students to pursue excellence. Over the years, DCAC has expanded its quest for knowledge and intellectual aptitude and reaches out to crunch vibrant and dynamic academicians and strong alumni world over. The college has been recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and accredited with grade ‘B+’ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

DCAC offers undergraduate courses in arts and commerce. The college is well known for its Honors program in Journalism and also offers certificate/diploma course in German, French, and Spanish languages.

The college ensures an extensive use of ICT resources including development and use of computer aided teaching/learning materials by staff and students. The curricular transaction is further enriched through the use of technology such as LCD Projectors in the classroom and transaction of the curriculum through projects which supplement regular lecture mode.

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The college has a well maintained library which keeps updating its database and technology to the latest versions.

The fully computerized library has an open shelf system and OPAC which facilitates open access of books. The college library is fully automated with wide ranging collection of over 55000+ books of various disciplines to cater to the academic and recreational requirement of the students.

Upgrading with Extra-Curricular Activities DCAC provides a dynamic learning environment for its students to gain knowledge, acquire skills to achieve their goals, and pursue excellence.

It offers a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities along with active cells operated for students. It has a number of academic and non-academic societies and encourages students to come out and showcase their talent.

The co-curricular activities are integrated into the academic life of the students so that the desired learning outcomes are achieved. The various cultural and other societies of the students help in their holistic development by imbibing in them the necessary organizational and administrative skills.

The college ensures participation of students in physical activities and inter-college tournaments.

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sciences, and commerce, the college values the importance of research. It initiates the students into research and encourages them to be involved in various research projects.

In order to inspire the students to think critically, the faculty members strive to lead by example and undertake various research projects.

The introduction of the Innovation Projects by the University of Delhi has been a real boon for the college.

Almost fifteen faculty members and sixty-six students have successfully undertaken six innovation projects as research investigators. One such project was selected for special display at Antardhvani (DU annual festival) and two other projects led to the publication of two edited books which offered a sound platform to students to publish their research findings.

Several of these Innovation Projects were based on the concept of community outreach which developed in the students a huge understanding of social awareness and responsibility. They constructed the first of its kind online portal (www.enablethedisabled.in) that allowed instant communication between its registered members.

One of the projects took the students outside the comforts of their classrooms and led them to conduct extensive household surveys and work as facilitators with slum women to skill them.

Placement and Career Opportunities The college is actively involved in the placement cell, which is a combination of experienced teachers and young minds.

It functions to provide placement opportunities in leading national and international companies. The equal opportunity cell functions here for the empowerment of individuals with disabilities by organizing sensitization workshops and mobility orientation campaigns and providing career counseling to the disabled students.

The Accomplished Alumnus Delhi College of Arts and Commerce has sculpted excellent students who are putting their best foot forward in their respective fields and grabbing the title of the remarkable alumni. To name a few of them are Nalin Mehta- Senior Journalist, Headlines Today; Anup Rau- CEO, Reliance Life Insurance; Cyrus Sahukar- VJ/Bollywood Actor; Gursimran Khamba- Founder, AIB, Comedian; Vikram Kocchar- Vice President, Accenture Philippines; and Rahul Kanwal- Senior Journalist, TV Today Network.

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Dr. Rajiv Chopra Principal

FROM PRINCIPAL’S DESK A diligent personality, Dr. Rajiv Chopra is the Principal of the college.

“In DCAC, we uphold traditional values and at the same time adopt contemporary infrastructure and pedagogies. The College boasts of a state of art Media Lab and Multi-Purpose Hall. The college promises to provide an exciting learning experience of a lifetime and no stone will be left unturned in this endeavor. To achieve this, we expect to receive tremendous selfmotivation on the part of all concerned, which will be ful illing both for the students as well as faculty. The college nurtures and offers a unique space for social transformation and is committed to enlighten students to go together and shape minds to think critically and analytically. The learning process includes lectures, seminars, workshops, powerpoint presentations and conferences to acclimatize the students and create academic environment to grow.”

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Artificial Intelligence A TOOL NOT A THREAT

Dr. Rupali Dhamdhere Principal

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Rupali Dhamdhere is the dedicated educational professional with more than 15 years of teaching experience covering all aspects of school operations, including teaching, counseling and special program management. She has proven her ability to create and monitor policies and practices that promote a safe learning environment, ensure a school culture that encourages continuous improvements for teachers and students. She had been part of many prestigious institutions as coordinator and is currently the Principal of C M International School. Among many achievements of her, recognized as top 25 women leaders in Indian Education Sectors 2018 is the latest feather in her crown.

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JULY 2019

Expert’s Choice

“Alexa give me the news updates” “Alexa play this song”

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ounds very familiar, very common today. But maybe just a couple of decade’s back this seemed like a distant thought, a fantasy.

Remember Star Wars and those other sci-fi movies where one just touches the glass and it transforms into a touch screen that gives you all the information or a robot following all the given instructions. But all this is almost real now.

We are rethinking about all the things that we do and how we are doing them. All this comes together as artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence or AI has always been there at least I feel that human beings always had the idea of lifeless objects coming to life always wanting more and accurate information and thus we as humans have put an extension to our imagination and intelligence.

Anything that could move has caught the attention of the human eye, it could something as simple as the toys that were operated with keys and as they were wound the sudden movement caught the attention.

AI or Artificial Intelligence though formally founded much later has always been the mirage of the human brain which was brought into concreteness through a lot of research and it also went through a lot of winter periods where there was a lot of criticism to the entire execution and implementation of AI. The entire driving force behind this was to create a properly automated and educated world where machines might prove to be like a true humanizing experience.

But however close we get to be humanized ultimately the human touch is what may be missing.

The question then arises whether the machines created by humans who are supposedly the dominating species on Earth, today will exceed human intelligence tomorrow.

The answer is that it is very likely that machines will be much more smarter than us, which will give us almost error free results by the end of the century.

We still have a long way to go so as to conclude the pros and cons of AI, but there is no need to fear…..do we feel insecure when we see a dew drop on a flower or how much ever we are prepared for a natural disaster we still are far away from assumption.

Yes I still believe it is a tool and should be used as an effective tool.

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SHAHEED SUKHDEV

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES To create a centre of excellence for learning, dedicated to meet the aspirations of society and explore new frontiers of knowledge so as to nurture value driven, socially responsive, committed, and ethical citizens of the world.

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stablished in August 1987, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies provides world-class facility and is located in Delhi. It has always been known as one of the top undergraduate management college. Bachelor of Management Studies and BBA (FIA) program has earned lot of fame for the college not only in the country but also has set precedence for world class education. Students of this prestigious college have secured admissions in top institutions worldwide, London School of Economics, London Business School, Oxford University, Kellogg School of Management, INSEAD, Booth School of Business,The Wharton School of Business, ISB Hyd, IIMA, IIMB, IIMC are to name a few. It has a highly integrated infrastructural space which consists of air- conditioned classrooms equipped with latest furniture and audio-visual system, large auditorium with capacity of 530 students, and 5 independent well-equipped conference halls. The college also comprises of an air-conditioned library spread over two levels with nearly 22000+ books, a fully air-conditioned cafeteria and hostel mess, excellent playground, Nescafe outlet, and separate hostel wings for girls and boys with air-conditioned rooms with attached washrooms, guestrooms, and WiFi-facility.

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It has 6 fully air-conditioned computer labs equipped with latest hardware, software, and subscriptions to a large number of e-journals and databases. The entire campus is spread across 5 acres and is WiFi enabled with an open gym and basement parking. The institute was given/awarded an A grade by NAAC. Fostering with Top-notch Amenities Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies offers a set of 4 short term (value addition) courses to expose the students to the diverse set of contemporary skills. It conducts workshops and seminars on the latest issues at regular intervals to add and sharpen the classroom learning imparted under the course curriculum. The institution believes in developing students with contemporary technology interventions and industry demanded certificates to make them better accepted among growing industries which are as follows: • NSE Certified Capital Market Professional (NCCMP) is a short duration 100 hours (4-6 Months) weekend course launched jointly by “Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (SSCBS)” and “NSE Academy Ltd: A wholly owned subsidiary of National Stock Exchange (NSE)” to impart knowledge and awareness about the securities market.

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• FMAT is a joint Certification Program of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (SSCBS) and BSE Institute Ltd (BSEIL), an arm of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to develop competencies in vital areas of management and finance such as risk management, valuation modeling, project finance, algo trading, financial statement modeling, and data mining etc.

• The Certificate Course on Financial Technology at Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi is jointly offered in association with YStart Innovation Labs under academic guidance of Department of Financial Studies (South Campus, University of Delhi).

• Data Analytics for Business course: To impart knowledge of machine learning and statistical methods for data analysis. The course also provides sufficient knowledge of python programming language to use for machine learning algorithm and python/R programming for statistical methods. A brief introduction of neural networks and deep learning is also covered.

• Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security and Law (PGDCSL): To fulfill the need for professionals empowered to develop defense mechanisms for cyber security and contribute to development and growth of professionals in the sector of cyber security.

Placements at the College Average Salary offered to its undergraduates is 7 LPA and the highest goes to 18 LPA. Students even after MBA from many of the premier institutions are not near to this figure.

That loudly speaks about the quality of education college imparts.

Bain Capability Centre, CBRE, DE Shaw, Boston Consulting Group, Reckitt Benckiser, McKinsey & Co., FTI Consulting, Goldman Sach, PwC, Grant Thorton, Dabur are among the top recruiter at the campus.

The Notable Alumni Since inception college has been consistently producing business leaders who are among the heads of top level Multi National firms.

Dhirendra Kumar (1990) Founder & CEO Value Research India Rajiv Kumar (1990) Global Vice President Frost & Sullivan Arun Menon (1991) Managing Director Accenture Australia Ashima Bhat (1991) Country Head HDFC Naresh Priyadarshi (1991) CEO SSCBS Innovation and Incubation Foundation Aditi Arya (2014) Former Miss India

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Dr. Poonam Verma Principal

A PERSISTENT LEADER A diligent personality, Dr. Poonam Verma is the Principal and the key person behind the success of the institute. She is well known for her dedication and commitment towards the long term development of the institution. Being a leader, she has kept herself fully involved in strategy building exercises and planning activities to take the college to newer heights. Despite her busy schedule, she still ensures to take regular lectures and interact with students, so that her rich experience can go a long way inculcating strong value system in students. SSCBS also cherishes a team of world class faculties, who are highly experienced and make the entire learning process a memorable one.

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he aim of higher education is to make a person to play his part well as an enlightened member of society. Rabindranath Tagore said, “The higher education is that which does not merely give us information, but makes life in harmony with all existence”.

India has a large higher education sector and it has world’s third largest position in student population, after China and the United States. This is a remarkable achievement. It has significant advantages in the twenty first century knowledge race. But the challenges that the system faces is exceedingly high, daunting, and at times looks insurmountable. The challenges confronting the Indian higher education system are challenging, complex and have different hues. One of the fundamental weaknesses of the system is lack of transparency and recommendations have been made to mandate high standards of data disclosures by institutions on performance.

Higher education system not only there for trains you in your field, but it also trains you to think analytically, understand subjects that are complex and have the ability to communicate them in an effective way. Additionally, it instills important skills like self-discipline, organization, and being able to finish a task from beginning to end. It also helps to turn you into a more professional person with work-related skills. Since you learn broad range of skills, you could end up in a field you didn’t necessarily study for.

This can open up new and unexpected opportunities that might have not become available to everyone.

The main goal of higher education is to provide a direction and purpose to one’s life. If you aim to go far in that chosen direction, you need to set the stage for achieving higher education for yourself. We can draw a simple analogy here.

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A person who knows to drive a motorcycle hits the road with ease, but only in his motorcycle.

Preparing for a jump in one’s career: If you joined your organization at the most basic level and you are ambitious to climb the ladder, you need supportive skills. These extra skills are gained by putting your time and energy in a course that gives you extra edge to score higher in your career ladder. In short, making time for achieving higher education in your chosen filed will directly reflect on your career prospects and you can definitely aim for promotions and perks in your work field.

Higher skill gain: After exploring the benefits that one can achieve in one’s workplace let us now go beyond that circle and see how higher education can benefit. These days nobody sits with a single job in hand throughout his or her lifetime. Everybody likes to taste success at new destinations. To have confidence in emerging out from one’s familiar shell and taste unexplored waters, it needs lot of courage doubled with knowledge. We can get this only from higher education. All the skills and specializations derived from higher education help a person to explore unexplored territories and achieve higher excellence in life.

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About the Author Manickam Ramasamy, CEO of Rathinam Group of Institutions was born in Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore.

His schoolings where at GHS School and he completed his under graduate in Physics & Post-graduate in Computer Application at Govt. Arts College, Coimbatore. He completed his M. Phil at Bharathidasan University, Trichy. Currently he is pursuing his Ph. D in Bharathiar University. His area of specialization is ‘Data Mining’. He is having 15 years of teaching experience and 18 years of administrative experience.

He has guided 4 M. Phil candidates. He is esteemed Senate Member of Bharathiar University for 3 times and member in various educational panel members. He is experienced in building and transforming educational institutions in all aspects since 2002.

help in community and societal development and has the capability to build a citizen friendly nation. Ideas and innovations that are garnered from people who have sought higher education provide a global competing space for the entire nation.

Motivation to pursue one’s passion for a subject: If we like to prepare a chocolate cake, we try to find out the recipe and try it at our kitchen. Probably, the next time we may try to add some more ingredients to make it more delicious. Another time, we may add a touch of experimentation to give it a better look. So, every time the cake you make gets a higher level of transformation than the previous. In a similar way, a person pursues higher education out of passion too! If he loves to specialize in a subject, he would love to study more and gather more knowledge out of his previous degrees. That gives him a better edge than the rest pursuing similar interests.

Nowadays, the education system is undergoing a drastic change. We can see that the rank-based conservative system of education is being replaced by a much friendlier, grade based system of evaluation and merit. Scores are graded and not evaluated by marks. This helps a student to lessen the pressure on rote learning and gives way to a much broader perspective of rational thinking and open mindset.

It creates space for better interaction and discussion about knowledge being taught. This is in the main stream. To achieve higher education at all levels of society, we have to think a little away from the main stream branches too.

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Manickam Ramasamy CEO Conventional thinking can be replaced by vocational learning that may not be so famous in the first place, but holds equal importance for a society to thrive. We can see the rise of many vocational and trade schools that offer specialization in many branches of non-conventional learning and they are formal courses too! Certificates and academic degrees are awarded even to these higher education courses and stand an equal chance to promote good higher education literacy in the country.

The privatization of higher education in India has certainly increased the bar when it comes to standards in learning, but is not reachable to all classes of society. To ensure that it is reaching out to the larger population, students must be encouraged to avail scholarships and study loans at banks with cheaper repayment interests. Also, a credit based higher education system as discussed before has the capability to transform the whole education system and take on research and development prospects to an all new level in the country.

With increase in literature and government actively spending on school and college education, the number of enrolments of students in higher education is also on the rise. It is very essential that we encourage students not to just look at the fancy side of a job and a good salary, but build an attractive career and track record with a good higher education. The country can see all round development if more number of people specialize in the subjects they choose because they can be assets for the future and the country depends on such scholars to rise in global competition.

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INSTITUTES OF MANAGEMENT To be a world class centre of excellence in innovative learning, combining the best of Indian sensibilities with a western outlook and to be rated as a premier Education Institute; offering contemporary education, using state-ofthe art technology, spearheading high quality research, besides providing expert training and consultancy services catering to the ever-changing needs of the industry and society.

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uryadatta Institutes of Management believes in holistic development of students from an academic, industry and social prospective by aiming to develop well rounded citizens for a globalized society.

The students are continuously motivated, guided and coached to excel in the different walks of life by highly qualified and committed faculty members. Learning resources such as well stocked knowledge resource centre, information technology centre, academic association with leading national and international institutes of higher education, innovation, and incubation cell, adequate open learning spaces, etc. contribute towards the academic performance of the students. A Wi-Fi campus, well equipped auditorium, seminar halls, syndicates rooms, health centre, cafeteria, and other amenities act as the perfect foil to this entire academic ambience.

The Institute is NAAC Accredited, ISO 9001: 2015 certified, affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University

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(SPPU). The institute is also approved by AICTE, recognised by the Government of Maharashtra and is also recognized by ministry of HRD, Government of India.

Bestowing with Utmost Amenities The overall development of the students is ensured through various unique initiatives such as active learning sessions by senior adjunct faculty from the industry, blended learning through MOOCs, extensive usage of Innovationext lab, emphasis on digital and self-paced learning, peer learning through innovative pedagogy, group learning through groups, and forums and cells. It also conducts leadership development programs through outbound training and intercollegiate events, innovative industry connect activities such as shadowing, study tours, corporate interviews, knowledge management initiatives, and many more.

The MBA and PGDM curricula are based on Choice Based Credit & Grading System (CBCGS) and Outcome Based Education (OBE) pattern. The students have enough flexibility to choose amongst multiple elective aligned with their choices, aspiration, and competence.

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for activities such as curriculum planning, curriculum delivery, concurrent assessment and end semester evaluation.

This is ensured through wide use of open source content like Google, YouTube, Google Scholar, academic databases, academic and research portals, resources from AICTE, SPPU, UGC, digital platforms such as swayam, NPTEL, DELNET etc.

The institute has specific MOOCs through an association with Harvard Business Publishing(HBP), IIMBx, AIMA Business Simulation Lab, Innovationext Lab for delivery of online MOOCs, online cases, online simulations and online innovations and incubation activities.

The Accomplished Alumnus Several of the institute’s alumni are working with top ranking national and global corporations as well as have ventured into entrepreneurship and social sector. To name a few are • Ms. Vandana Chandel student of PGDM 2009-11 batch has come up with Diet Delicious in Pune (Entrepreneur) • Mr. Saurabh Mishra, student of PGDM 2010-12 batch is working with Otsuka Pharmaceutical, Srilanka as Country Manager.

• Mr. Aditya Narayan student of PGDM 2013 -15 batch has become co-founder of Microteck Learning Inc. (Entrepreneur) • Mr. Aishwarya Nisal student of MBA 2017-2019 batch has joined Byjus company as Business Development Associate.

The Future Goals Till date, the Institute has already achieved multiple recognitions and rankings in its journey. The institute truly believes that excellence is a journey and not a destination. Going ahead the Institute aspires to seek NBA accreditation followed by academic autonomy. The institute is also looking forward to introducing MDP’s, Consultancy & Executive Education to serve the industry professionals.

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Dr. Sanjay B. Chordiya Founder, President, & Chairman

LEADING FROM THE FOREFRONT Prof. Dr. Sanjay B. Chordiya is the Founder, President, and Chairman of the Suryadatta Education Foundation. He is a visionary, educationist, philanthropist, who has led the Suryadatta Group of Institutions from the stages of pre-school to Ph.D. He is a Chartered Engineer with over three decades of experience in the ield of Corporate, Management, Information Technology, Mass Communication, Corporate Governance, Academics, Innovation, Value Education, Yoga Meditation, Training and Research. With the meticulous work, he has been honored with numerous awards counting over 50 awards for his indelible contribution to Excellence in Education, Spiritual, Social, and World Peace activities.

He has successfully initiated the “Edu-Socio Connect Initiative” where in, he religiously follows the philosophy of “Free Education for equal number of students taking professional education, in their various institutions, beyond all boundaries of caste, religion, culture, and geography and for the rehabilitation of the needy, deserving strata of society to enhance the quality of their life.”

Listed here are some of the positions, where he actively leads for the betterment of the society and welfare of the students.

• As a member of the Indian Institute of Automobile Engineers, Institute of Materials Management and Member of Chamber of Commerce.

• He has served the Govt. of India as Member of Sub-Group on Raw Material for the Auto Industry, and as a member of Strategy and Planning for the Department of Industrial Development, Ministry of Industry and as the Of icial Coordinator for Corporate Governance Curriculum - a project by the Parliamentary Standing Committee and as a Member of the Ministry of Steel Industries for Automobile Industries.

• Recently, he also served the Ministry of Telecommunication as a Member of the Telephone Advisory Committee - Pune division.

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