SHIV NADAR UNIVERSITY

A brief Introduction about Shiv Nadar University

ABOUT SHIV NADAR UNIVERSITYMISSION

The University's mission is to help students acquire and develop knowledge, skills and leadership qualities of the 21st Century and beyond.

Shiv Nadar University (SNU)is a pioneering effort of Shiv Nadar Foundation (SNF) (www.ShivNadarFoundation.com) in the field of higher education which aims to create a Centre of excellence in higher education, which will be at par with premier education institutions across the world. The university has been founded with the goal to help India regain its ancient glory.

Envisioned as one of India's foremost research led, multidisciplinary universities, the Shiv Nadar University has been set up to build a landmark institution in higher education in India. The University is dedicated to the discovery, development, organization, preservation, dissemination and application of knowledge in a wide range of fields with a goal to expand the scale and scope of human understanding and contribute to the betterment of the world. With the Shiv Nadar University, we bring about a shift in higher education by creating something new and more relevant to the global landscape.

Its most significant differentiator will be the strong emphasis on research and learning that will cut across all schools to break the silos, to deepen and broaden the learning process. The idea is to actively engage faculty and students to constantly create knowledge rather than just disseminate it. Envisaged to become an enduring global center of learning and higher education, the Shiv Nadar University will be anchored in research, innovation and technology, supported by an outstanding faculty, exceptional students and international academic partnerships.

SCHOOLSSNU has envisioned the following schools under its umbrella, providing the students a diverse academic experience and a well-rounded personality. These are:

› School of Engineering Launched in August 2011, the School of Engineering (SOE) is a pioneering effort in the field of engineering under the aegis of the Shiv Nadar University.The School of Engineering aims to provide an international ambience in a local setting with innovative and engaging teaching methods, international guest speakers and key partnerships in research. The institute encourages group learning and provides value-added hard and soft skills workshops along with key internships each summer.The School of Engineering currently offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral programs in five streams of engineering -- Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The School of Engineering also provides meritorious applicants with scholarships, internships and other opportunities to enable them to get the finest education.About the DirectorDr. M Gopal is the Director for the School of Engineering, SNU. He joins the Shiv Nadar University from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi. His teaching and research stints span three decades at the IITs. He is a globally known academician with excellent credentials as author, teacher, researcher, and administrator.

› School of Natural SciencesThe School of Natural Sciences aims to provide an international ambience in a local setting with innovative and engaging teaching methods, globally benchmarked curricula, world class faculty, and key partnerships in research. The institute encourages group learning and provides value-added hard and soft skills workshops along with key internships each summer. Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs have been designed on the basis of SNU's underlying philosophy of interdisciplinary and research-led learning.About the DirectorDr. Rupamanjari Ghosh is an eminent teacher, a renowned researcher, and a great academician. Her research interests are Experimental and Theoretical Quantum Optics, Laser Physics, Nonlinear Optics, and Quantum Information. She is a former Dean, School of Physical Sciences at JNU. Professor Ghosh completed her PhD from the University Of Rochester, USA. She pursued MSc at the University of Calcutta and MA at the University of Rochester.

› School of Humanities and Social SciencesIn keeping with the overall objective of the Shiv Nadar University, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences help students distil and assimilate the knowledge that already exists, but also develop new and deeper insights to add to the stock of existing knowledge.

This has been made possible by rigorous classroom teaching, round-the-clock interaction among students from different disciplines housed in the same campus and faculty that follows a single dictum "Good researchers make good teachers." Students are taught both the abstractions necessary for scientific enquiry and the skills needed to solve immediate and local problems. Our students are therefore, adept at whatever career they choose, be it in business, government, or research.About the DirectorDr. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay is a well-known economist and a former advisor to the Union Finance Minister. The youngest ever Secretary to the Government of India, he is a PhD in Economics from Cornell University, USA, and the Founding Director of India Development Foundation.

› School of Management and EntrepreneurshipThe SME intends to launch its maiden program, the Master of Business Administration in 2014. The program is designed specifically to respond to the needs of industry and to provide a high quality education to students who have the passion to develop themselves into outstanding leaders of organizations.

The SME realizes that in India and in many developing countries; governments, in spite of their best efforts are not in a position to create enough jobs for the teeming millions. It is therefore necessary that universities like SNU play a role in creating entrepreneurs, who would have the ability to create new businesses that generate jobs for the large number of unemployed youth in the country. Realizing this need, the SME plans to offer programs and organize activities to train and encourage students to become entrepreneurs.About the DirectorProfessor Shekhar Chaudhuri has held faculty and administrative positions in management institutions of repute in his long career including Director at IIM Calcutta, faculty at IIM Ahmedabad, visiting faculty at College of Business and Administration, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois, USA, and Dean at Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT Kharagpur. Professor Chaudhuri’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of strategic management, management of technology and innovation and international management. He has received many awards for his contribution to management education including the “Bharat Asmita Acharya Shrestha Award 2009” and the Ravi J Mathai National Fellow Award by the Association of Indian Management Schools in August 2012. Dr. Chaudhuri holds Ph.D in a Doctorate in Management from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, with specialization in Business Policy and a B.Tech (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

WHY SNU?› The relentless pursuit of knowledge

SNU schools will not just institutes of learning, they will be institutes of discovery. Making research an integral part of the curriculum, we shall provide the facilities, the training, and the motivation of undertaking original research in every sphere, preparing students to be future leaders.

› Multi-Disciplinary achievements and initiativesWith six schools under its umbrella of academic excellence, SNU will allow its students the flexibility to pursue courses from any of its schools. Students can take up courses from any of the schools, even while pursuing their chosen academic field.

› Education that meets realityEach curriculum at SNU has been developed from scratch, to provide the best mix of theoretical and practical. Through constant interaction with practicing professionals, we make sure our courses are tailor made for the job market, giving students the winning edge when it comes to placements. SNU shall provide placement services at students along with career awareness sessions, model aptitude tests, and mock group discussions and interviews.

› The world at your doorstepsTo accelerate the path of excellence, SNU is tying up with the finest institutions from across the world. Our involvement with international academia, ensure that our students and faculty, benefit from various exchange programs, internship and research fellowships.

› Corporate focus Aware of the competitive nature of the industry, SNU’s course content is continuously with the best inputs from around the world. Given the entrepreneurial back ground of the founder and management team, the university will provide students the best possible infrastructure, interaction with industry professionals and a rich learning experience.