QS I-GAUGE 2nd Academic Excellence Conclave concludes successfully
MITWPU, SIU, DPU from Maharashtra awarded with Diamond badge
Pune (Voice News Service): Ten Indian universities were conferred upon with the prestigious QS I-GAUGE Rating Awards at the 2nd Academic Excellence Conclave organised by QS I-GAUGE in Pune. MIT World Peace University (WPU), Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, and D Y Patil Vidyapeeth from Maharashtra received the Diamond badge with the awards.
Reva University, Bengaluru (Diamond badge); The NorthCap University, Gurgaon (Diamond); Alliance University, Bengaluru (Diamond); S. J. C Institute of Technology, Chikballapur (Gold); Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Bengaluru (Gold); and Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru (Gold) were among the awardees who were felicitated during the conclave. The awards were presented at the hands of Ravin Nair, Chief Operating Officer, QS I-GAUGE and Dr Ashwin Fernandes, Regional Director, QS and CEO QS I-GAUGE. The conclave witnessed participation of over 100 institutes and around 200 representatives.
Universities were evaluated on several parameters including teaching and learning, social responsibility and sensitisation, competency and development, resources and facilities, employability, faculty quality, diversity and accessibility, governance and structure, research and academic development.
Expressing his gratitude, Dr R M Chitnis, Vice Chancellor, MITWPU said, “We are excited to receive this award. We are continuously striving to improve the quality of education imparted to our students. We will try to gain the Platinum badge in the next edition of QS I-GAUGE.”
Earlier in the conclave, experts including Prof Swati Karad Chate, Trustee Secretary General, MAEER’s MIT Group; Dr Vidya Yeravadekar, Pro-Chancellor, SIU; Prof Dishan Kamdar, Vice Chancellor, FLAME University discussed various topics like ‘Benchmarking Quality of Holistic Education’, ‘Fostering Empathy in Global Citizenship Education’, ‘Unlocking New Frontiers of Learning in the Digital Realm’, and ‘Reverse Engineering to Cultivate Youth Employability’.
