Chandigarh University News

Chandigarh University becomes first University in India to announces special scholarship for wards of Doctors, Para-Medical Staff, Sanitation Workers, Media Persons and Police Personals   While the war against coronavirus is still being waged, Chandigarh University has paid tribute to the real warriors battling at the frontline against the pandemic in India by announcing COVID-19 Warriors Scholarships. While announcing the scholarship scheme, Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chancellor, Chandigarh University said, “Scholarships worth Rs. 5 crores would be given to wards of COVID-19 warriors which includes Doctors, Nurses, Para-Medical Staff, Housekeeping Staff of Hospitals, Police Personals of all Indian States, Para Military forces, Media Persons and Sanitation Workers as a mark of honoring them, who are stepping out of their homes & working tirelessly amid this pandemic crisis risking their lives to ensure that each and every one of us remains safe”. It is important to me...

Chandigarh University comes-up with Special Serving Trolley to maintain social distancing Chandigarh University “CU-AID” campaign kicks off in Tricity; Staff and Management donates one day salary for COVID-19 crisis Social Distancing is the key that would help India to stop itself from entering into the third stage of community transmission and recently the Union Government instructed States and UT’s to observe social distancing while serving the poor. Underlining the importance of the call, Chandigarh University Gharuan has designed a special serving trolley which is being used by the volunteers of university to serve cooked meals twice a day to the poor and needy in the villages of Mohali. “One day I watched a news on television where some NGO was distributing food to poor and suddenly there was big rush near the distribution truck barely maintain any social distancing” said Rakesh Kumar Negi, a technical & maintenance supervisor at University, who is the brain...

Chandigarh University joins hand with Indian Red Cross to offer First Aid Training Program    Target to impart training to 1000 students More than 1.5 lacs every year are at risk in India due to lack of training and skills in providing First Aid to the needy persons and half of them die to non-availability of any first aid treatment on time. Taking the mission to save precious lives, Chandigarh University has joined hands with Indian Red Cross to offer First Training Program to university students. Chandigarh University has kept a target to train more than 1000 student volunteers in the first year of the training program itself. The program was launched by Avinash Rai Khanna, National Vice-President, BJP and Vice-Chairman, Indian Red Cross Society. The first batch comprising of 60 students will be trained by experts of Punjab Red Cross Society at the University campus. Punjab Red Cross Society Secretary P.C.Talwar, Chancellor CU Satnam Singh Sandhu and Vi...

Punjab Government honors sports achievers of Chandigarh University  Chandigarh University announces Dhyan Chand Sports Scholarship worth 2 crores for players  In a glittering ceremony, Punjab Government honored sports achievers and medal winners of Chandigarh University on the occasion of National Sports Day. More than 180 medal winners who have represented India at International Championships and national players who have represented Punjab and University in their respective sports were honored by the Sports Minister Punjab, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi along with Additional Chief Secretary, Sanjay Kumar (IAS). The university players have won 86 National and International medals in Boxing, Wrestling, Kick Boxing, Weight-Lifting, Power-lifting, Wu-Shu, Taekwondo, Roll Ball, American Football and Gatka Championships.  The felicitation ceremony was organized the mark the 114th birth anniversary of Hockey Legendary Player, Dhyan Chand which is also celebrated a...

CU students from Indonesia celebrate 74th Indonesia Independence Day  Chandigarh University students of Indonesia origin celebrated their 74th Independence Day at the university campus by presenting a Musical & Dance performance. Dressed up in their traditional attire, more than 100 Indonesian students presented a colorful tableau of their rich heritage and culture. It was in the year 1945, Indonesia got independence from the occupation of Dutch and Japan with great struggle and sacrifice.  On the occasion, the students from Indonesia presented their traditional folk dance Roti-Manis which means sweet bread and is performed by the farmer's community during the reaping season. The main attraction of the program was Pendent Tari Bali Dance which was performed by the female students who were dressed as damsels doing prayers in the temple by presenting flowers to Lord Rama. Indonesian students studying in Hotel Management prepared the traditional cuisines & ...

Chandigarh University leverages emerging tech to transform into ‘smart university’ The higher education sector in India is no stranger to digital transformation; educational institutions have already embarked on their digital journeys. Chandigarh University is has taken several significant steps and is leveraging IT and digital solutions to facilitate an enhanced learning environment for students One of India’s renowned universities, Chandigarh University , since its foundation, has been focusing technology-enabled education ecosystem, having an annual IT budget of Rs 11 crore. The university was recently in news for using 3D printing technology for designing ventilator splitters, in order to help the healthcare sector amidst the global COVID-19 crisis. Chandigarh University had also constituted a Core Research Group on the call made by Department of Science and Technology (DST) which had invited proposals from companies, universities and research institutions to derive ...

UNAI Global Conference concludes at Chandigarh University with the message to Universities & Institutions to take-up Social Oriented Research and Innovation  “It is important to engage with new generation to find solutions to the global problems and this exercise will bring sustainable development for future” said Federico Sales Lotfe, Ambassador of Mexico. The ambassador was speaking during the inaugural session of United Nations Academic Impact Global Conference on “Opportunities and Strategies for Collaborative Higher Education Impact in Emerging Economies” being held at the campus of Chandigarh University, Gharuan. Ambassadors of 7 countries, academicians, research scholars and students from all over the world took part in the two day global conference which is being organized to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of United National Academic Impact (UNAI). Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari, Chairman, Punjab Human Rights Commission and former Chief Justice, Patna High Cou...

Chandigarh University Gharuan bags Education Leadership Award 2019 Based upon its remarkable achievements in the field of Higher Education and excellent perception amongst students, parents and Industry community, World Marketing Congress and ABP News has honored Chandigarh University Gharuan with Education Leadership Award 2019. University Vice-Chancellor, Dr. R.S.Bawa received the award from Group Director, ABP News, Aushotosh Tripathi during a glittering ceremony of Punjab Leadership Awards 2019 held at Chandigarh. After receiving the award, Dr. Bawa said, "The year 2019 has been year of achievements, as Chandigarh University became the youngest University of India and the only private university of Punjab to be honored with A+ Grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Agency (NAAC) this year". CU has achieved this remarkable fete within a short time span of 7 years of its inception. "Chandigarh University has placed itself amongst the elite Hi...

In men MDU Rohtak wins North Zone Inter University Chess Tournament: University of Delhi wins in the Women Category Team of MDU Rohtak lifted the overall trophy of AIU North Zone Inter University Chess Tournament in the men’s category which concluded at Chandigarh University Gharuan while team from University of Delhi came second in the tournament. After finishing of round 7, teams of MDU Rohtak, University of Delhi, PEC University Chandigarh and CCS Merrut which lead the final scoreboard have qualified from North Zone for the All India Inter-University Chess Championship which will be played later during the year. In the women’s Category University of Delhi lifted the North Zone Inter University Chess Tournament while Punjab University came close second.  The other teams who have qualified for the All India Chess Tournament in the women’s category are Punjabi University Patiala and Lucknow University. More than 61 university teams from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal ...

Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Badshah enthralls audience at Chandigarh University Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar also known as Khiladi reached the campus of Chandigarh University along with young & dynamic actress Kiara Advani to perform live for the Musical Night. Both the actors performed the signature step "Hook Step" with a crowd of 8700 which was an attempt to break World Record to perform mass dance step. There is a record of more than 8000 dancers performing at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. Music Composer and Bollywood rapper Baadshah and Punjabi Singer Hardy Sandhu performed live and enthraled the audience with their peppy dance numbers. Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani also launched the song "Chandigarh Mein" which is a party dance song from their upcoming movie Good News.     Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Badshah enthrals audience at Chandigarh University Fine-Arts student Parkhi presented a sketch of Bollywood Khiladi showcasing his character in the...

World's No. 1 Entertainment Company Walt Disney Selects 47 Chandigarh University Students Students bag Record 18 LPA Package by US based Multi-National History has been created as World's No. 1 Entertainment Company Walt Disney, USA has selected 47 Chandigarh University students during campus placements 2019-20. This information was shared by Meenu Bhardwaj, Manager, Department of International Relations, Chandigarh University. While giving details about the campus placements conducted by Walt Disney, Meenu said, "Its been fifth year in a row that the US based Multi-National has conducted campus placement and selected students from Chandigarh University." The number of selections, 47 this year has been pan-India highest number of selections made by Walt Disney, she added.  World's No. 1 Entertainment Company Walt Disney Selects 47 Chandigarh University Students Department of International Relations informed that the students have been offered a ...

Arshan Khan of Chandigarh University was declared Mr. All India Inter-University Arshan Khan of Chandigarh University was declared Mr. All India Inter-University during the of All India Inter-University Weightlifting and Best Physique Championship (Men) 2019 at the campus of Chandigarh University , Gharuan. Earlier during the day, Arshan Khan (CU) bagged gold medal in the +90 kg weight category of the Best Physique Championship while B. Ravi Kumar of Andhra University, Visakhapatnam won silver and Ananthu V.R. of Calicut University, Kerala won bronze medal. In the 90 kg weight category of the tournament, Krishna Kadam of SPPU Pune, Maharashtra won gold medal while Mohammed Araf of Kerala University, Kerala won silver and Rohit Pramod of Rani Channamma University, Karnatka won bronze medal in the Best Physique Championship. Sanket Mahadev of Shivaji University, Kolhapur bagged the Best Lifter title during the All India Inter-University Weightlifting Championship 2019 at ...

Team MDU Rohtak wins overall trophy; CU came close 1st runner-up in women and 2nd runner-up in men championship Team MDU Rohtak bagged overall trophy in both men & women categories of All India Inter-University Qwan-Ki-Do Championship 2019 which concluded today at the campus of Chandigarh University Gharuan. Players of MDU Rohtak won 8 Gold Medals & 1 Silver to claim overall championship in the women’s category while host team of Chandigarh University Gharuan finished as 1st runner-up with 1 Gold 2 Silver & 5 Bronze. Team GNDU Amritsar finished closed third by winning 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medals in various weight categories of women’s championship.   In the men’s championship, team MDU Rohtak won 6 Gold Medals, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals to clinch the overall championship while team GNDU Amritsar won 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals to win 1st runner-up position. Host Team Chandigarh University bagged 2nd runner-up position by winnin...

Slowdown has no Impact on Campus Placements at Chandigarh University Record 4000 Offers Made During First Phase of Campus Placements for Batch 2020 Students of Chandigarh University have bucked the fears of an economic slowdown as the university has registered record number of recruitments by top notch multinationals during the first phase of campus placements for the batch 2020. More than 4000 offers have been made till date in the first phase of the campus placements for Engineering , MBA, Hotel Management, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Media and students of other programs. This was informed by Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University, Dr. R.S. Bawa during a media interaction. "Some of multi-nationals which participated in the first phase of the recruitments for batch 2020 students included Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Flipkart, IBM, Nutanix, Capgemini, Cognizant, Accenture, Wipro, Walmart, Deloitte and others. There has been about common 100 multinationals this year which are c...

Chandigarh University Gharuan creates history by lifting overall North Zone Inter-University Youth Festival trophy for two years in a row Students of Chandigarh University Gharuan have once again proved their mettle by winning the overall trophy of the North-Zone Inter-University Youth Festival consecutively for the second year. The 35th North Zone Inter-University Youth Festival organized by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) concluded yesterday at GNDU Amritsar campus. In addition team Chandigarh University also bagged overall theatre championship and overall fine arts championship during the 35th North Zone Inter-University Youth Festival. While giving details about the positions won by team Chandigarh University Gharuan, Dr. R.S.Bawa, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University said, “We have bagged the overall trophy by winning 1st positions in One Act Play, Skit, MIME, Group Song Western, On-the-spot-Painting, Clay Modeling, Collage Making, Poster Making, Proc...

NCC Cadet of Chandigarh University Gharuan wins Gold Medal at All India Vayu Sainik Camp (AIVSC-2019)  NCC Cadet Dalbir Singh and third year student of Aerospace Engineering of Chandigarh University Gharuan have won gold medal in Aeromodelling RC Flying Competition organized during All India Vayu Sainik Camp (AIVSC-2019) at Airforce Station Jodhpur. AIVSC is the most prestigious National Level Camp organized by Air Wing of NCC (National Cadet Corps) to encourage and motivate the young NCC cadets all over India to choose Indian Air Force as a career. More than 600 Air Wing Cadets of 17 Directorate across the country took part in the 10 day AIVSC-2019.  Dalbir Singh who aspires to be an Indian Air Force officer after completing his engineering degree and hails from district Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab was part of team of Directorate, Punjab and represented 3 PB Air Squadron NCC Patiala took part in the RC Flying Aeromodelling competition. In the first round, Dalbir Sin...

Chandigarh University Gharuan ranks first amongst Universities in Clean & Smart Campus Rankings by AICTE Chandigarh University Gharuan has been ranked first amongst the Universities in the Clean & Smart Campus Rankings 2019 of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India. Dr.B.S.Sohi, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Chandigarh University received the honor from Ramesh Polhriyal Nishank, Union Minister for Human Resource Development during 3rd Swachhta Ranking Awards held at New Delhi. Chandigarh University ranks first amongst Universities in Clean & Smart Campus Rankings by AICTE Ministry of Human Resource & Development (MHRD) conducts the survey of Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) under “Clean & Smart Campus Rankings” every year on the basis of Cleanliness & Hygiene, Kitchen Hygiene in University Mess, Green Cover in Campus, Garbage Disposal in Hostels & Campus, Water Supply & Sewerage System. While the Smart Campus par...

Chandigarh University makes a National Record in the field of Research; Files 500 patents in just 7 years The economic status of a nation depends upon the efforts putting by the respective countries in the field of research and innovation. Developed nations such as US, Japan ,Germany are amongst the top nations which have major share in global innovation index, whereas countries like India lag behind and are dependent on such countries for new age technologies. As per the data available from world intellectual property organization (WIPO) with more than 1.5 million patents filed ,China leads the list of countries who has filed the maximum number of patents in 2019 which is followed by USA with 0.6 million . India has been ranked 7th in this list with more than 50,000 patents being filed in 2019 with just 2.3 % increase over the last year. The main reason attributed to the current situation is that India with 0.85% contribution of its GDP for R&D currently ranks 52nd among...

Innovative projects marks “National Science Day” celebrations at Chandigarh University Gharuan  Contribution of Women in the field of Science & Technology has been since early civilizations says Scientist Dr. Dapinder Kaur Bakshi   Innovative projects and presentation of ideas in the field of science and technology marked the celebration of National Science Day 2020 at the campus of Chandigarh University Gharuan. Students of different departments participated in various activities and competition which were based on the theme highlighting the role of women and her contribution in the field of science. A project exhibition was organized in which more than 60 projects were exhibited that showcased the latest technological advancement in the field of science and technology. Dr. Dapinder Kaur Bakshi, Scientist & Coordinator, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology presided over the inaugural ceremony in which a rally was flagged off to showcase the rich...