The NIIT University (NU) hosted its 5th convocation ceremony at its Neemrana campus. Dr K Kasturirangan, formerly Member of Planning Commission, MP and Chairman, ISRO, was the chief guest. Also present were Rajendra S Pawar, founder NIIT University, Vijay Thadani, co-founder NIIT University and Prof. Rajendra Kumar Pandey, president, NIIT University.
On the occasion, 335 students were awarded degree certificates for successful completion of programmes at NU. As many as eight students received the Dr Karan Singh Gold Medal for 2015 and one student was awarded the Ram Rajindra Malhotra Medal, 2015, for exemplary performances in their respective fields.
Addressing the gathering, Pawar said: “I am delighted that our vision of offering holistic education to groom youth to take up the challenges of a fast evolving knowledge economy has taken off, as NU students move into real world of corporate and business. I am confident that the education that they have received here will guide them through their lives. I congratulate our team which has worked with conviction and commitment to give shape to this vision.
Over the years, NU has focused on building extensive linkages with the industry through active collaboration with organisations like ICICI Bank, Microsoft Research, IBM Research, Ruckus Wireless (India and USA).
It has also added industry-linked programmes like the MTech (GIS) in collaboration with ESRI, MBA (Finance & Banking), in partnership with ICICI Bank and PG programme in Financial Services with Dewan Housing Finance Corporation limited.
Established with a vision to bringing about innovation in higher education and learning in emerging areas of the knowledge society, the university is dedicated to
building great careers and ensuring excellent job opportunities to all its students. The university is equipped with state-of-the-art technology-enabled methodology that is backed by a strong research-focused curriculum for facilitating a continuous process of learning.