Chandigarh University News

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. Just like a medicine cures us of an illness, our diet and nutrition makes sure that we don’t catch one in the first place.  They say that time is the wisest counsellor of all and the present times testify to this statement. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has guided mankind towards several important realizations, which includes our health, nutrition and diet as well.  A full-time Dietitian & one of the students from the first passing-out batch of B.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics at Chandigarh University, Ms Parul Ahuja is among those persistently working to uplift the standards of nutrition and dietetics in the country with her hard work and skills. Having been a student of B.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics at Chandigarh University, Ms Parul was a part of the virtual campus placement drive by the varsity and was among the students placed amid the pandemic.   Chandigarh University , ensuring placements...

210 Multinationals selects MBA students from Chandigarh University during campus placements; More than 1078 offers made during campus placements 2020-21 The campus placements 2020-21 for MBA students kicked off to a flying start which saw 210 multinational companies from Banking, E-Commerce, IT, Healthcare, Retail, Business Analytics, FMCG Tourism & Hospitality sectors recruiting fresh talent from Chandigarh University. Global companies like Amazon, Flipkart, IBM, Deloitte, Earnest & Young, Danone Foods, KPMG, Reliance Industries, Bank of America, VIVO, ICICI Bank, ITC have selected a large chunk of MBA students. Even during the pandemic, University School of Business (USB) at Chandigarh University saw a jump of 20% in placement offers while a surge of 15% was registered in the number of companies visiting campus for placements in comparison to last year. The highest package offered by the Indian multinational for MBA touched Rs. 18 LPA by Go Winning while the highest internati...

Chandigarh University taekwondo player Aruna Tanwar to represent India at Asian Paralympics Qualification Round Becomes first Paralympic taekwondo Indian player to reach Asian qualification round; On selection will represent India at Tokyo Paralympic Games 2021   World ranked no. 4 and 5 times National Gold Medalist, taekwondo player from Chandigarh University Aruna Tanwar is all set to represent India at the Asian Paralympics Qualification Round 2021 to be held at Jordan from 14th May 2021. Aruna Tanwar who hails from Bhiwani district of Haryana is a student of B.PEd. (Bachelors of Physical Education) at Chandigarh University. She has become the first and youngest female Paralympic player from India to reach the Asian qualification round. Upon selection at Jordan, Aruna Tanwar would qualify for Tokyo Paralympic Games 2021. In the 43 class under 49 kg category, Aruna Tanwar has won 5 five gold medals at National level while representing India she has won 1 Gold, 2 Silver and...

A campaign to bring colors and joy in the life of poor and needy people "Rangla Punjab" has been kicked-off by the volunteers of Chandigarh University. Under the campaign, Chandigarh University offers to renovate the homes of poor people especially physically challenged who are leading a tough life and can barely meet their basic necessities. Team Chandigarh University also provided basic furniture which includes wooden beds, almirah, chairs & tables under the Rangla Punjab campaign. Currently the campaign is being run at the neighbourhood 6 villages which have been adopted by the University.     The first beneficiary under the campaign, Gurpreet Singh a resident of Gharuan Village is physically challenged person who lost his leg during a road accident in 2015. Gurpreet was a truck driver and had met with an accident while he was on his way to Kanpur and later on life has been tough as he was the only earning member to support his family which has 9 members. "I am l...

Chandigarh University Mechanical Engineering student Sachin cracks GATE exam Bags All India Ranks 76th in his first attempt, wants to do research in Vehicle Designing   Chandigarh University has been stamped with another proof of academic excellence as a student of Mechanical Engineering, Sachin Sharma has qualified the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering conducted by the Indian Institute of Engineering, Bombay for the year 2021. Sachin has not just qualified for the GATE exam but secured an AIR 76 in the said stream for which over 2 lakh candidates appear every year. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination in India is considered as one of the most important national examinations for Engineering undergraduates. Sachin scored 84.16 marks out of 100. Sachin opted for one out of 27 papers and cleared the exam with scores of 885 in Mechanical Paper. GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and seven Indian Institutes of Technology...

Chandigarh University invites you at Virtual Joint Placement Drive! Register before the deadline 8 April & Earn the chance to work at Optum!   Accredited as the ‘University with Best Placements’ by WCRC and Limca Book Record Holder for bringing highest number of companies to the campus for placements, Chandigarh University is undertaking another student placement initiative by hosting the Virtual Joint Campus Placement Drive by OPTUM (UnitedHealth Group Information Services Pvt. Ltd.). The joint placement drive is open for students from any streams, including BA, B.Com, B.Sc., BBA, and others, who wish to work at the one of the leading Health Services and Innovation Company.  Aiming to magnify professional opportunities and an all-inclusive atmosphere in the higher education sphere, Chandigarh University extends its invitation towards the region’s other Institutions and their Students to be a part of this virtual joint placement drive. Any student from the 2021 passin...

More than 500 Multinationals conducts virtual campus placements during COVID-19 for 2021 batch   Chandigarh University has once again proved their leadership in campus placements in Northern India by clocking 5000+ job offers for 2021 passing-out batch. The global COVID-19 pandemic seems to have no effect as more than 500 multinational companies conducted virtual campus placement drives for the students of Engineering, MBA, Hotel Management, Pharmacy, Bio-Technology, Architecture and other programs. This is stated by Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chancellor, Chandigarh University during a media interaction at Chandigarh.  “As the economy picked-up after lockdown, the companies started rolling out their recruitment process which shifted to online mode this year. The placement session for 2021 batch kicked-off in the month of July 2020 and within three months the University registered 1000+ job offers as 150+ companies had completed their recruitment process by then” said Satnam San...