Shiv Nadar University

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Shiv Nadar University
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SNU Entrance
Type Private
Established 2011
Chancellor S N Balakrishnan
Vice-Chancellor Rupamanjari Ghosh
Registrar Sudhir Naudiyal
Academic staff
 186
Students 1,797
Undergraduates 1,548
Postgraduates 149
100
Location
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Campus Planned, urban
Affiliations UGC, AICTE
Website snu.edu.in

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Shiv Nadar University (SNU) is a private interdisciplinary university situated in the Dadri village of Uttar Pradesh in India. It was founded in 2011 and is part of a series of initiatives launched by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, a private foundation funded by Shiv Nadar, founder and chairman of HCL Enterprise.[2][3][4] Its stated aim is "to create an enduring, research-led, inter-disciplinary university."[5]

Shiv Nadar University was established by the Act no. 12 of 2011 of State Legislature of Uttar Pradesh as a State Private University, and was empowered by the UGC to award degrees under Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956. The University started the Engineering Majors in the Academic Year 2011-12 with the approval of the AICTE. The University is currently registered with DSIR, Government of India as a Research Institution.

History

In 1994, Nadar established Shiv Nadar Foundation (SNF) and created its first initiative in Chennai, the SSN Institutions, which soon became a top ranked engineering college. The Foundation was a significant driver of social change and education through institutions spanning the education spectrum from schools to colleges. The SNF decided to build a unique research-led interdisciplinary university that can be identified as India's first Ivy League institution. In the early 2010s a 286-acre land plot near the town of Dadri was earmarked for building the campus. The university started with an undergraduate curriculum that was unique and unprecedented in India. The curriculum was designed to allow students to major in a particular subject while also studying and experimenting with a range of other minor and elective subjects and getting degrees with minors/ specialisations.

Academic organisation

Curriculum approach

Each is anchored in Core Common Curriculum (CCC) – a set of courses aimed to expose students to essential practice and knowledge from eight different categories.

Research

From 2011 to 2015, the University received Extramural Grants of over ₹10 crores for more than 30 active research projects, many of which are in collaboration with leading international universities. Researchers include faculty members, post-doctoral fellows, Ph.D. scholars, visiting scholars and undergraduate students.

Research centers are part of the schools, to encourage collaboration amongst the research and coursework areas and to provide opportunity for coursework students to participate in research projects. Several on-campus research opportunities are provided to meritorious undergraduate students under the guidance of professors and teaching assistants. SNU hosts the following research centers:

Schools

  • School of Engineering (SoE): At SOE, students are trained through a carefully customized curriculum, developed in consultation with industry and academia. The collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University keeps it connected with global trends. The school has five departments: Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. It offers B.Tech. and Doctoral Programs in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
  • School of Natural Sciences (SoNS): At SoNS, individual disciplines are taught in depth to encourage cross-disciplinary thinking. The school has four departments: Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, and Mathematics. It offers B.Sc. (Research) programs in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, along with Masters' in Mathematics and Data Analytics, and PG Diplomas in Business and Data Analytics. Doctoral Programs are offered in Physics, Life Sciences and Bioinformatics.
  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SoHSS): At SoHSS, research, teaching and creative activities go hand in hand to enable students to become engaged, critical thinkers. The School has seven departments: Art Design & Performing Arts, Communications, Economics, English, Education, History, and Sociology. It offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs for students to explore the liberal arts. SoHSS offers B.A. (Research) programs in English, History, Sociology and B.Sc. (Research) program in Economics. At the post-graduate level, the school offers Masters' in English and Economics; Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Film and Television; MFA in Visual Arts and PG Diploma in Theatre for Education and Social Transformation (T.E.S.T.) for working Professionals. Doctoral programs are offered in the departments of English, Economics and Sociology.[6]
  • School of Management and Entrepreneurship (SoME): SoME aims to develop organizational leaders by going beyond traditional management learning and focusing on skills, values and attitudes. Rural experiential program, skill building workshops, and widespread industry exposure help students to achieve a holistic perspective. The school also works in close collaboration with Babson College, widely acknowledged as the world’s foremost center for entrepreneurial learning. In keeping with global trends, SoME is entering domains such as Social Network Analysis, Data Envelopment Analysis in Supply Chain Management, and IPOs. The school offers Bachelors of Business Studies (BBS) Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees, and PG Diplomas in Entrepreneurship and Family Business. The latter is specifically designed to help local, small-scale entrepreneurs to compete in the modern business environment.
  • School of Extended Education and Development (SoEEPD) - SoEEPD’s mission is to present best-in-class knowledge, practices and skill development courses to the rapidly expanding ecosystem of learners and leaders both within and outside the university. The school focuses on three large segments of learning: · Executive Education & Leadership Development programs aimed at business, government and social sector organizations. · Continuing Education, Professional Certification and Skill Building courses for individuals and organizations interested in enhancing employability and job performance. · Novel University Extension courses on topics of interest to a broader community of adult learners.

Campus

The university is located on a 286-acre residential campus in India's National Capital Region.

The University’s campus has 6 academic blocks, 65 state-of-the-art laboratories and studios, 9 student hostels, 2 dining facilities, 15 sports courts and 2 fully equipped gymnasiums. Shiv Nadar University is the first private university and only the fifth research institution in the country with a ‘High Performance Computing Cluster’ with 30 TeraFlops of peak performance for research requiring advanced computational capabilities.

Apart from hostels, a residential complex is built for visitors. The faculty residential complex is under construction and are expected to be ready by 2016.

The campus is Wi-Fi enabled, a facility which extends to libraries, classrooms, and dining halls. SNU faculty, staff, students and guests can remain connected across most areas of the campus.

The central library has an extensive collection of books, scientific and technical journals and electronic reference material, which is updated regularly. The building is one of its kind and is housed in a huge block.

Clubs and forums offer various extra-curricular activities for students, faculty and staff.

Academic partners

SNU has collaborated with following international universities for Collaborative Research, Semester Exchange programs, Joint Degree Programs, Joint Research Grants, Curricula and Academic Support.

  1. Babson College : SNU has as strategic alliance with [Babson College] to bring excellent entrepreneurship education to India.
  2. Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania: SNU collaborated with Annenberg School to launch its school of communication.
  3. Duke University: For a broad framework of collaborative academic programs and experiential learning opportunities for faculty and students of both the universities.
  4. Queen's University, Belfast
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Mode of admission

Since 2015 the admission to the university for undergraduate programme is granted on the basis of marks obtained in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main) and SNU's own entrance tests (SNUSAT and APT).[8] The medium of instruction for all the courses at the university is English.

See also

Shiv Nadar Foundation

SSN College of Engineering

References

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  6. ↑ http://snu.edu.in/humanitiessocialsciences/humanities_social_sciences_overview.aspx
  7. ↑ http://snu.edu.in/theuniversity/academic_partners.aspx
  8. ↑ http://snu.edu.in/admission/undergraduate.aspx

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