Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 12: Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Govindgarh, Punjab has announced the availability of various scholarship schemes for the students of Jammu Kashmir keeping in view of their needs.
Talking to media persons, here today, the university Controller of Examination, Dr Inderjit Singh Sethi informed that the Desh Bhagat University was offering all Jammu and Kashmir Government schemes like SC/BC scholarship schemes, all MHRD schemes like Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K students etc.
“Besides, we also promote students by offering Merit Scholarships and Sibling Fee Benefit Schemes,” he adding while listing several steps for the betterment of students, especially those belonging to Jammu and Kashmir region.
During the last year, Dr Sethi disclosed, the university disbursed scholarships to the tune of Rs 50 lakh under various Government and non-Government schemes while the scholarship amount this year is likely to be four times more as compared to the last year.
“Our aim is to make the students of this region employable and to ensure the overall development of their personality,” Dr Sethi said and claimed that the university was getting very good response for admission from all over India, especially from students of J&K region in various courses like B Tech, M Tech, Diploma in Engineering, MBA, MCA, B Sc Agriculture etc.
The university is offering Graduate, Post Graduate, Ph D, Diploma and other short term vocational courses in various streams.
While highlighting the remarkable distinctions achieved by Desh Bhagat University in the field of education, Parvinder Chopra, Director International Marketing, said that the university is ISO 9001:2008 certified and has been established with the lofty mission of pursuing excellence in higher education by providing the students a distinct and unique combination of academic, professional and personal development.
The Desh Bhagat Group of institutes provides career options in Dental Science, Engineering, Education, Ayurveda, Management, Computer, Information Technology, Law, Hotel Management, Nursing, Airlines, Tourism, Media & Film Technology, Fashion Technology, Multi Media, Animation, Art & Craft, Fisheries, Horticulture and Agriculture etc.
According to latest survey by the global Human Resource Development Centre, New Delhi, the University School of Engineering is ranked 5th in Punjab and 45th in India in the category of Colleges of Excellence; University School of Management is ranked 8th among best promising Business Schools in India while University School of Hotel Management is ranked 4th among top Hotel Management Institutes of excellence in India.
Er Paramjit Singh, Assistant Professor Desh Bhagat University; Rakesh Gupta and Angat Gupta were also present in the press conference.
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