Bennett University
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Bennett University is a private university located near Sector XU-3, Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 2016 by Times of India Group and established under Uttar Pradesh Act No. 24 of 2016,[2][3][4] the university has a fully residential 68-acre campus, near the proposed metro station on the Noida-Greater Noida metro railway line.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2016 |
| Chancellor | Vineet Jain |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr Prabhu Kumar Aggarwal [1] |
| Dean | Dr. Deepak Garg(engineering) |
| Registrar | Col. Guljit Singh Chadha |
| Location | Dabra village, Greater Noida , , India |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 28°27′02″N 77°34′55″E / 28.4506512°N 77.5820091°E
Academic Partners
Bennett University has tied up with following international institutions for curriculum design, guest lectures by visiting faculty, immersion programs, and other academic support.
- Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S.[5]
- Cornell Law School, Cornell University, U.S.[6]
- Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, U.S.[7]
- Babson College, U.S.[8]
- edX, U.S.[9]
Administration
- Chancellor - Vineet Jain Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.)
- Vice-Chancellor – Dr Prabhu Aggarwal, Former VC of the O.P. Jindal University[1]
- COO - Mr. Sudhanshu Varma
- Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences – Dr. Debajyoti Mukhopadhyay, Former Scientist at Bell Communications Research, USA
- Dean, School of Law – Dr. Nuzhat Parveen Khan, Former Dean, Faculty of Law, at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi [10]
- Head of Department, School of Media & Liberal Arts – Prof. Sunil Saxena (Previously founder Dean, School of Communication, G.D. Goenka University, Gurgaon and Director, Amity School of Communication, Amity University[11] in Rajasthan)
Bennett University is administered by:[12][13]
- Academic Council
- Planning Board
- International Advisory Council
Academic Structure and Admission
The university has 5 schools and 2 centres on its campus. It offers Undergraduate, Post graduate and PhD programs in the areas of Engineering, Management, Law, and Media.[10] The medium of instruction is English.
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) offers B. Tech. programs in association with Georgia Institute of Technology,U.S.[citation needed][promotional language] Admission is based on either JEE Main or SAT scores for all applicants.[14]
SEAS also offers PhD programs in all its disciplines. The admission to PhD program is held through a written and interview based admission test held twice a year.[10]
The school currently has the following departments:
1. Department of Computer Science Engineering[15]
2. Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering[16]
3. Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering[17]
4. Department of Mathematics[18]
6. Department of Chemistry[20]
7. Department of Civil Engineering[21]
8. Department of Biotechnology[22]
School of Management
The School of Management offers following three programs:[23]
Both BBA and MBA programs are in academic association with Johnson Cornell University, U.S.[7]
School of Law
The School of Law offers courses in law at undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and doctoral levels:[25]
Bennett School of Law has entered into an MoU with Cornell Law School U.S, for 5 years BBA LLB (Hons), BA LLB (Hons) and 3 years LLB (Hons) courses.[6]
It is currently ranked 387th nation-wide.
Times School of Media and Mass Communication
The Times School of Media and Mass Communication is an interdisciplinary professional school and offers the courses at undergraduate, diploma, and doctoral levels:[26]
School of Liberal Arts
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Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)
CIE in collaboration with Babson College, United States fosters an environment of innovation and entrepreneurship. The partnership has set up 'The Bennett Hatchery", the on-campus incubator, which provides physical space, funding, training, mentoring and resources needed to start their projects.[27]
Center of Executive Education
The Center of Executive Education offers executive programs primarily focused towards personal and professional development of industry personnel.[27]
Student Clubs & Societies
University has an active student life and provides ample opportunities to students with varied interests to participate in different activities and events organized by these clubs from time to time. A few clubs active are Alexis Club, Nomads club, Astronomy club, ISSAC club, Robotics Club, BU Pulse, SPIC MACAY among others.[citation needed]
Campus
The Bennett University has a completely residential 68 acre campus in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
The campus contains administrative and academic blocks (consisting of classrooms and labs), girls and boys hostels, and sports facility.
It has a supercomputer (NVIDIA), purchased through a MoU between School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and NVIDIA.[28]
References
- ^ a b "Dr Prabhu Aggarwal Appointed As New Vice Chancellor Of Bennett University". 17 February 2021 – via The Times of India.
- ^ "Ordinances, Statutes Rules and Regulations". Bennett University.
- ^ "Launch of Bennett University "a historic milestone" for the Times of India Group: Vineet Jain". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 10 August 2016.
- ^ "University Grants". ugc.ac.in.
- ^ "Georgia Tech partners with Bennett University for providing world-class BTech Program in India". The Economic Times. 6 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Bennett University partners with Cornell Law School for BBA+LLB". The Economic Times. 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Bennett University ties up with Cornell B-School". The Times of India.
- ^ "Bennett University ties up with Babson Global". The Times of India.
- ^ "Bennett University signs pact with edX to provide online courses". The Economic Times. 4 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Admission". Bennett University.
- ^ "Mr. Sunil Saxena". Bennett University.
- ^ "Leadership". Bennett University.
- ^ "Bennett University" (PDF). bennett.edu.in.
- ^ "Admissions Procedure for Bennett University".
- ^ "Computer Science and Engineering College have best Syllabus in Greater Noida (Delhi NCR) – Bennett University".
- ^ "Electronics and Communications Engineering". Bennett University.
- ^ "Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering". Bennett University.
- ^ "Mathematics". Bennett University.
- ^ "Physics". Bennett University.
- ^ "Chemistry". Bennett University.
- ^ "Civil Engineering". Bennett University.
- ^ "Biotechnology". Bennett University.
- ^ "School of Management - Best Management Schools in India - Management College in Greater Noida". Bennett University.
- ^ a b "Bennett University: BBA and MBA Course Eligibility, Fee Structure and Scholarship". PaGaLGuY. 26 March 2019.
- ^ "School of Law". Bennett University.
- ^ "School of Media And Liberal Arts". Bennett University.
- ^ a b "Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship". Bennett University.
- ^ "Bennett University gets artificial intelligence boost with super computer". The Times of India.