Chandigarh University Hosts 3rd Edition of ‘CU Scholars’ Summit 2026’, 3000 CUCET 2026 Toppers from 22 States & UTs Felicitated
“India’s youth should not merely become job seekers
but should rather become job creators. Numerous schemes such as Startup India,
Stand-Up India, Skill India, Digital India, PM eVIDYA, SWAYAM, the National
Digital Library, the Atal Innovation Mission, and PM Vidya Lakshmiare being
implemented to empower the youth to become self-reliant. Rather than migrating
abroad, youth should work for India’s development,” said Punjab Governor and Administrator of
Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria at the inauguration of the third edition of
Chandigarh University’s ‘CU Scholars’ Summit 2026’.
Punjab Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab
Chand Kataria, inaugurated the Summit as the Chief Guest in the presence of Deepinder
Singh Sandhu, Senior Managing Director, Chandigarh University and Prof (Dr) RS
Bawa, Advisor to Chancellor of Chandigarh University along with other
dignitaries.
The CU Scholars’ Summit 2026’ kicked off on with felicitation of top
achievers of its admission-cum-scholarship entrance exam, Chandigarh University
Common Entrance Test 2026 (CUCET 2026), as part of Chandigarh University’s endeavour
to give due recognition to talent and merit. This day
CU Scholars’ Summit 2026 was attended by CEOs, Vice Presidents, industry
leaders, Bollywood actors and renowned artists to share their thoughts with
students to help them prepare for the changing job roles in the rapidly
evolving industry.
About 3000 students from various streams selected from
22 States and Union Territories including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bihar, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir,
Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra,
Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, and other states are
attending the Summit. In all, 7000 top achievers of CUCET 2026
will be felicitated by the Chandigarh University during the two phases of CU
Scholars’ Summit 2026.
The 3rd CU Scholars' Summit 2026 included star-studded
interactive sessions with motivational speakers, industry experts and
celebrities including popular comedian and actor Kiku Sharda, actor Chunky Panday, Mandeep Singh, Senior
Vice President & Global Head, Hitachi Systems India, Sushil Kumar Tripathi,
Vice President of Technology, Kellton Tech Solutions Ltd, Dr S Mangesh, GM
(Satellites), NSIL/ISRO, Rajveer Gambhir,
Deputy Director General, SIA- India, Subi Chaturvedi, Global SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs &
Public Policy Officer, InMobi, Air Vice Marshal (Dr) Devesh Vatsa VSM, Advisor,
DSCI NASSCOM, Prof (Dr) YVN
Krishnamurthy, former Director- IIRS, NRSC, NARL and IIST, Dev Tripathy, CFO,
Philips India, Dr Sachin Gulati, Director, Talent Acquisition, American Express.