TOP 15 Student Friendly Campuses in North India

Amity University

The Amity University has been established by an act of State Legislature and recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) through the Act of State Legislature. The university has been at the forefront of technology and education and has launched programmes like cyber laws, bio-informatics and nano-technology among other professional courses. The institution has been pro-active in the field of research in science and technology. The main campus is not only tastefully built but is completely high-tech and wireless. The university has well-stocked libraries, good hostel and canteen facilities. There is also an Academic Staff college where staff development activities are undertaken. The university has filed number of patents from nanotechnology to food processing. It has been certified with the ISO 9000-14001 Quality Award by AQSR, USA. Though there were divergent views but most students agreed that they get lot of exposure and support from the institution. For instance, an IT student informed that he is pursuing a networking programme of a reputed IT company through the university’s tie-up initiatives.

IMT Ghaziabad

IMT was established in 1980 by eminent industrialist Mahendra Nath along with Dr. C. B. Gupta. Ranked as one of the top business schools in India, its primary campus is located at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. It also has two other campuses, one in Nagpur and one in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). The main campus looks modern and is known for its eminent faculty and the quality of its courses. The institute strongly focuses on synthesising partnerships with global institutes. With over 70 student exchange tie-ups, students get the right exposure to work in a multi-cultural environment, with strong emphasis on team-based learning methods. The institute provides students with opportunities to work on joining research and consulting projects with their peers from international institutes. The faculties have put together a spectrum of more than 100 electives, including foreign languages. There are number of societies and clubs formed by students that conduct annual events, seminars and conferences. A spirited female student said, “These activities form a valuable part of our training at IMT”

O.P. Jindal Global University

JGU is a non-profit global university established by the Haryana Private Universities Act, 2009. Situated on a 70-acre residential campus in the National Capital Region of Delhi, the university claims to maintain a 1:15 faculty-student ratio and has faculty members from different parts of the world. JGU has currently established four schools namely Jindal Global Law School, Jindal Global Business School, Jindal School of International Affairs, and Jindal School of Government and Public Policy. The University has forged a number of international collaborations and is actively involved in organising seminars, lectures and conferences on major issues relating to law, business, international affairs and public policy. It has tie-ups with universities like Yale University, University of Michigan, Indiana University, Harvard University, Cornell University and the likes. “The University’s Global Library is being modeled after leading libraries at reputed universities in the world such as Harvard, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge”, informed a student of the university. Though, he was more impressed with the sports facilities for students available at the campus.

JRE Group of Institutions

JRE Group of Institutions, located at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh focuses to on create a good learning environment in which intellectual, practical and social skills are developed in a holistic way. The institute has academic partnership with names like Raffels Education, Singapore and Educomp. The faculty members are not only qualified but have hands on approach. The modern campus has been designed by professional architects and the institute has invested a lot in the latest technology. Apart from the regular library, there is also a digital library for student to view and listen to multimedia materials with the help of innovative learning system. The institute offers a Post Graduate Diploma in Management and B.Tech degree (as per the norms of Mahamaya Technical University). According to a student, “experiential learning through exposure to a range of real world practical problems helps us to understand better”. The institute is gradually gaining a reputation of being modern; stimulating pedagogy; focuses on individual mentoring, industry driven knowledge and communication skills.

Sharda University

Established as a private university in Greater Noida through the U.P. State Legislative Act, the university is spread over 63 acres of land with well-developed infrastructure. The institution aims to inculcate competence through application of knowledge in real-life work environment. A multi-disciplinary institution, Sharda University has developed a number of international collaborations with reputed universities and colleges. It also has a high percentage of global faculty members with the aim to bring global best practices and a skill based learning environment. Students have the flexibility to pursue their programmes according to their needs. The options are all open and it all depends on the student how she/he wants to increase her/his effectiveness by choosing courses and credits. Apart from the number of research projects undertaken by the university, there are regular seminars, conferences and workshops for students and faculty members. Its Research and Technology Development Centre (RTDC) is involved in performing cutting edge research in the frontier areas of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT)

With the aim to play a leading role in the development of technical manpower and research programs comparable to the best, Jaypee Institutes of Information Technology, Noida is fully backed and supported by the Jaypee Group of Companies. The education system at the institute is based on credit system which ensures continuous evaluation of student’s performance. Each course is assigned certain number of credits depending upon the class contact hours. A specified number of credits and CGPA are to be completed satisfactorily in order to qualify for a degree. JIIT has an impressive infrastructure and loads of facilities and programmes like tutorials problem solving exercise, group discussions, self learning, guest lectures and seminars. It offers under-graduate, post-graduate, dual degrees and Phd programmes to students. It has strong foreign linkages with universities such as University of Florida, University of Abertay Dundee, University of Westminster, University of California, Berkeley and the likes. Its management arm, Jaypee Business School has made considerable progress in short span of time. “Our campus life is quite hectic but we enjoy the drill as it is fun and learning at the same time”, says a student.

Ansal University (AU)

Popular for its schools of art & architecture and technology, Ansal University is known for its strong international collaborations with some of the top universities of USA and Canada like, Clemson University, North Dakota State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and the likes. The university has adopted a trans-disciplinary approach and their focus lies on integration of curricula with the needs and demands of industry. Students are encouraged for project based learning but also from any other subject of your interest where completing the project involves joint research work that draws together concepts, theories, and approaches from the more than one discipline. The campus and its facilities are good and well-maintained. Recently, Sushant School of Design, part of AU and the University of Arts, London (UAL) got into a tie-up that provides students to study up to one semester at the UAL in London as part of their 4 year B Des programme. “Seminars, interaction with renowned professionals and our project works give us good learning and exposure”, says one of the students.

Apeejay Stya University (ASU)

Established by Apeejay Satya Education Foundation, Apeejay Satya University claims to be country’s first Liberal Arts and Meta university focused on research and technology. It offers a wide range of innovative graduate, postgraduate, doctoral programmes across a plethora of disciplines. ASU allows you to change your degree or major even in later semesters and re¬apply credits already gained. There is great flexibility as students can take any course the university offers and individually customise their schedule in a semester. Sound incubation facilities, tie-ups with industry to encourage research that is applicable to real world situations, strong focus on trans-disciplinary approach and research across all programmes and disciplines and adoption of latest teaching-learning pedagogies, incorporating the best ICT practices are some of the high points of the university. Students and faculty are exposed to various programmes organised by key industry associates like FICCI, PHDCC, AIMA, NHRDN and FMA. The university has signed MoUs with many international institutions and universities to extend a global exposure to its students and faculty.

APG Shimla University

APG Shimla University is an upcoming university formed by AP Goyal Charitable Trust, New Delhi. Ideally located in the hills, the university is not only technologically advanced but has well-developed curricula. It has collaborations with Univerza V Mariboru (University of Maribore) Slovenia, Mogilev State A Kulesshov University, Belarus and China Agricultural University, China. APG Shimla encourages students to participate in extra-curricular activities, projects, seminars and conferences. For instance, besides the core degree courses, students do have the option to go for yoga classes, learn a language, and even indulge in some music therapy. Apart from regular class rooms, the university has digital learning and video recording in classes that immensely help the students if they want to revisit the lectures. The university offers wide range of undergraduate and post-graduate courses. It has active involvement of leading academicians and researchers like former directors of IITs, VCs of leading universities. “We have a vibrant campus life”, quips one of the students.

Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida

Established in 2004, the Noida campus is the second of the Jaipuria campuses. Considered one of the best B-schools of Delhi-NCR, Jaipuria Noida offers three AICTE approved PGDM programmes PGDM, PGDM (Service Management) and PGDM (Marketing). The institute focuses on learning through in-class sessions as well as practical exposure. The centralised placement for four campuses provides recruiters a large pool of talents to recruit students across all campuses with more opportunities through live projects, internship, industry visits, guest lecturers and placement opportunities. The institute has international linkages with universities in USA, Finland, Switzerland, Thailand and Taiwan for global student and faculty exchange programmes. The course content at the Noida campus has been developed in association with industry experts from various domain areas. There is a strong focus on entrepreneurial development and service mindedness. Avers a student, “We get the opportunity to interact with a number of academicians as a part of the series of guest lectures and industry interactions throughout the year”. The mentoring programme of the institutions is quite popular among the students.

Shiv Nadar University (SNU)

SNU is a private philanthropic institution established by the Shiv Nadar Foundation in 2011 through an act of the State of Uttar Pradesh. It aims to be an international, multi-disciplinary research university. Located on a 286 acre campus in India’s National Capital Region, the University offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs in a range of disciplines in engineering, humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, communication, business and education. The university is focused to help students acquire and develop knowledge, skills and leadership qualities of the 21st Century and beyond. It has tied up with Duke University of North Carolina to collaborate in research, teaching and student and faculty exchange programmes. The alliance will pave the way for the two institutions to partner in academic programmes and experiential learning opportunities for the faculty and students. The university is constantly creating a strong eco-system of global partnerships with some of the best institutes of higher education in the world. It has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University in the US for a Global Dual Degree Program in Engineering. Most of the current students are happy and satisfied to be part of an “international set-up” where they are getting “rich learning experiences”.

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