Excelsior Correspondent
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JAMMU, Nov 24: Sharda University has been certified and awarded as Global League Institute by Great Place to Study Research Institute (GPTS) at prestigious House of Commons, UK, for Excellence in Academics.
“It is our belief that the honor recognizes our pursuit of a world-class academic standards & pedagogies, partnership with foreign universities, global faculties and integration with industry”, said Prashant Gupta, Executive Director, Sharda University.
The award also honours Sharda University’s role in knowledge creation through courses in emerging technologies in partnership with industry leaders and with leading universities of the World.
With over 27 per cent of international students from 46 countries across the World and over 80 international university tie-ups, Sharda University provides a global eco-system to a student. Today Sharda is known for its global outreach, students and faculties from around the world come to Sharda to get that global edge. There are more than 35,000 colleges & universities in India and only 2% of these institutions are ready with global standards. Sharda University has been recognised for the excellence in building a global community to jointly deliver UG and PG programs, joint research and unlimited exchange programme for students from all across the world.
Sharda University creates world-class skilled manpower for the technology industry finds reflection in the fact that Sharda’s students have been placed in top corporates at the recent campus interviews. Tech-giants such as Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro and Tech Mahindra recruited huge percentages of students, with many of them receiving multiple job offers. Global tech-majors have set up labs and are deeply engaged in syllabus and pedagogy development as well as teaching processes.
Sharda University ensures complete job-readiness by putting students through a rigorous industry-driven, 360 degree inputs program, across the entire education span. This includes English and foreign language skills. Many Sharda students are placed even before they complete their studies.
Prashant Gupta added that “We train our students with a very high level of professional approach using world-best resources. We are confident that our students will emerge to occupy top positions in their respective domains”.