Bennett University

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Not to be confused with Bennett College.

Bennett University
Bennett University .jpg
TypePrivate
Established2016; 8 years ago (2016)
ChancellorVineet Jain
Vice-ChancellorDr Prabhu Kumar Aggarwal [1]
DeanDr Debajyoti Mukhopadhyay (engineering)
RegistrarCol. Guljit Singh Chadha
Location
Greater Noida
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India
Websitewww.bennett.edu.in

Bennett University is a private university located in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh in the National Capital Region, India. Founded in 2016 by Times of India Group and established under Uttar Pradesh Act No. 24 of 2016,[2][3][4] the university has a fully residential 68-acre campus, near the proposed metro station on the Noida-Greater Noida metro railway line.

Academic Partners[edit]

Bennett University has tied up with following international institutions for curriculum design, guest lectures by visiting faculty, immersion programs, and other academic support.

Administration[edit]

Bennett University is administered by:[12][13]

  • Academic Council
  • Planning Board
  • International Advisory Council

Academic Structure and Admission[edit]

The university has 5 schools and 2 centres on its campus. It offers Undergraduate, Post graduate and PhD programs in the areas of Engineering, Management, Law, and Media.[10] The medium of instruction is English.

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[edit]

The school of Engineering and Applied Sciences offers BTech programs in association with Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S. Admission is based on either JEE Main or SAT scores for all applicants.[14]

SEAS also offers PhD programs in all its disciplines. The admission to PhD program is held through a written and interview based admission test held twice a year.[10]

The school currently has the following departments:

1. Department of Computer Science Engineering[15]

  • B.Tech
  • PhD. CSE
  • BCA
  • BCA (hons.)

2. Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering[16]

  • B.Tech Electronics and Communication
  • PhD Electronics

3. Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering[17]

  • B.Tech Mechanical
  • PhD. Mechanical

4. Department of Mathematics[18]

  • PhD. Mathematics

5. Department of Physics[19]

  • B.Tech Physics
  • PhD. Physics

6. Department of Chemistry[20]

  • PhD. Chemistry

7. Department of Civil Engineering[21]

  • B.Tech Civil

8. Department of Biotechnology[22]

  • B.Tech Biotech
  • PhD. Biotech

School of Management[edit]

The School of Management offers following three programs:[23]

BA Liberal Arts

Both BBA and MBA programs are in academic association with Johnson Cornell University, U.S.[7]

School of Law[edit]

The School of Law offers nine programs currently:[25]

  • 5 years BA-LLB (Hons)
  • 5 years BBA-LLB (Hons)
  • 3 years LLB (Hons)
  • 1 year LL.M (Regular)
  • 2 years LL.M (Weekend Course)
  • 1 year PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Law (IPR)
  • 1 year PG Diploma in Cyber Law
  • 1 year Diploma in Labour Law
  • PH.D in Law

Bennett School of Law has entered into an MoU with Cornell Law School U.S, for 5 years BBA LLB (Hons), BA LLB (Hons) and 3 years LLB (Hons) courses.[6]

Times School of Media and Mass Communication[edit]

The Times School of Media and Mass Communication is an interdisciplinary professional school and offers the following programs:[26]

  • 3 years BA Journalism and Mass Communication (English)
  • 3 years BA Journalism and Mass Communication (Hindi)
  • 1 year PGD Digital Journalism
  • PH.D in Media

School of Liberal Arts[edit]

  • BA Liberal Arts Majors available in Psychology, English, Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations, Political Science, Journalism, Philosophy, Finance, Business Studies and Economics.

This is however not an fully established school in the University and BA Liberal Arts Program will be provided by School Of Management (SOM) Bennett University.

Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)[edit]

CIE in collaboration with Babson College, United States fosters an environment of innovation and entrepreneurship. The partnership has set up 'The Bennett Hatchery", the on-campus incubator, which provides physical space, funding, training, mentoring and resources needed to start their projects.[27]

Center of Executive Education[edit]

The Center of Executive Education offers executive programs primarily focused towards personal and professional development of industry personnel.[27]

Student Clubs & Societies[edit]

University has an active student life and provides ample opportunities to students with varied interests to participate in different activities and events organized by these clubs from time to time. A few clubs active are Alexis Club, Nomads club, Astronomy club, ISSAC club, Robotics Club, BU Pulse, SPIC MACAY among others.

Campus[edit]

The Bennett University has a completely residential 68 acre campus located 10 km from Pari Chowk, Greater Noida.

The campus contains administrative and academic blocks (consisting of classrooms and labs), girls and boys hostels, and sports facility.

It has a supercomputer (NVIDIA), purchased through a MoU between School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and NVIDIA.[28]

CXO Series[edit]

CXO series is a periodic event where university invites industry leaders of different fields to interact and share their experience.[29] So far, the following industry seniors have visited the campus:[30][31][32]

  • Mr. Samiron Ghoshal – Sr. Partner, KPMG
  • Mr. Rachit Dubey – CFO, RCLD Pvt Lt.
  • Mr. Maneesh Sharma – Head of Strategy, Adobe India
  • Mr. Suresh Naraynan – Chairman and MD, Nestle India
  • Mr. Aditya Dubey – Associate VP, Dubey Incorporation
  • Mr. Saugata Bhattacharya – Chief Economist, Axis Bank
  • Mr. Bikram Singh Bedia – Director and Head of India, Amazon Web Services
  • Dr. Ashima Goyal – Professor, IGIDR and member of PM Narendra Modi Economic Advisory
  • Mr. Atul Suri – Associate VP – HR and Communication, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd
  • Mr. DP Singh – VP and HR Head, IBM India/South Asia
  • Dr. R. Sukumar – Founder and CEO, Optimal Strategix Group Inc
  • Mr. Aditya Chaudhri – MD – Communication, Media and Technology, Accenture India

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dr Prabhu Aggarwal Appointed As New Vice Chancellor Of Bennett University". 17 February 2021 – via The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Ordinances, Statutes Rules and Regulations". Bennett University.
  3. ↑ "Launch of Bennett University "a historic milestone" for the Times of India Group: Vineet Jain". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 10 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "University Grants". ugc.ac.in.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Tech partners with Bennett University for providing world-class BTech Program in India". 6 May 2016 – via The Economic Times.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Bennett University partners with Cornell Law School for BBA+LLB". 1 June 2017 – via The Economic Times.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Bennett University ties up with Cornell B-School". The Times of India.
  8. ↑ "Bennett University ties up with Babson Global". The Times of India.
  9. ↑ "Bennett University signs pact with edX to provide online courses". 4 March 2018 – via The Economic Times.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Admission". Bennett University.
  11. ↑ "Mr. Sunil Saxena". Bennett University.
  12. ↑ "Leadership". Bennett University.
  13. ↑ "Bennett University" (PDF). bennett.edu.in.
  14. ↑ "Admissions Procedure for Bennett University".
  15. ↑ "Computer Science and Engineering College have best Syllabus in Greater Noida (Delhi NCR) – Bennett University".
  16. ↑ "Electronics and Communications Engineering". Bennett University.
  17. ↑ "Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering". Bennett University.
  18. ↑ "Mathematics". Bennett University.
  19. ↑ "Physics". Bennett University.
  20. ↑ "Chemistry". Bennett University.
  21. ↑ "Civil Engineering". Bennett University.
  22. ↑ "Biotechnology". Bennett University.
  23. ↑ "School of Management - Best Management Schools in India - Management College in Greater Noida". Bennett University.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Bennett University: BBA and MBA Course Eligibility, Fee Structure and Scholarship". PaGaLGuY.
  25. ↑ "School of Law". Bennett University.
  26. ↑ "School of Media And Liberal Arts". Bennett University.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship". Bennett University.
  28. ↑ "Bennett University gets artificial intelligence boost with super computer". The Times of India.
  29. ↑ "Bennett University School of Management to start CXO series". 17 September 2017 – via The Economic Times.
  30. ↑ "Data can be used to change customer behaviour, too". 26 October 2017 – via The Economic Times.
  31. ↑ "Bennett University launches CXO Series with Nestle India's MD Suresh Narayanan". 20 September 2017 – via The Economic Times.
  32. ↑ "Bennett University hosts Ashima Goyal in CXO Series". 13 November 2017 – via The Economic Times.
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