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INDIA
HIGHER
EDUCATION
GRAND JURY
2020-21
EXCELLENCE IN
IT-ENABLED LEARNING
INDIA 1
SHOOLINI UNIVERSITY

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ESTABLISHED FACULTY STUDENTS CAMPUS SIZE
2007 250 3,500 40 acres

ABOUT
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HIGHER
MAJOR EDUCATION Located near Kasauli in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, Shoolini
RANKINGS
2020-21 University (estb.2007), is a private university accredited by the UGC
FACULTIES
and NAAC. Ranked #1 in Himachal Pradesh and #22 in India among
Agriculture HIMACHAL PRADESH 1 private universities in the latest EducationWorld India Higher Educa-
Basic Sciences tion Rankings 2020-21, the university is known for its focus on innova-
Pharmaceutical Sciences tion, quality placements, and world-class faculty. It has developed a
Engineering and Technology unique pedagogy for its 140 courses that comprises an eUniv for
Applied Sciences and Biotechnology online access, a skills-based SPRINT programme, writing seminars,
Management Sciences and Liberal Arts open electives and flexible learning by incorporating liberal arts.

RANKINGS PARAMETERS Research & innovation

To focus and identify issues related to Himalayas, the
university set up the Center of Research on Himalayan
Infrastructure and facilities Sustainability and Development (CRHSD) in 2015 which gets an
Awarded one of India's cleanest campuses under annual grant of Rs 15 lakh. It is the third highest patent filer among
the Swachh Bharat Survey by the Government of India, private institutions in 2019 including IITs and IIMs. Faculty and students
Shoolini is known for its green campus that produces twice the have so far filed over 400 patents.
electricity that it consumes. It has a state-of-the-art five-storied
library with access to over one million books, a seminar
complex with two auditoriums, three seminar rooms, a Placements
cineplex, a 500-seater amphitheatre, modern residential
facilities, indoor gymnasium, cafeteria and sports stadium. The university focuses on aligning the academic
curriculum to industry requirements helping in immense success in
placements every consecutive year. Final year students also take up an
intensive skill development SPRINT programme inspired by Stanford's
mini-MBA. The university has placed over 2,000 students at 100
Competence of Faculty companies with the highest salary package of Rs 15 lakh.
The university has a team of qualified and
accomplished faculty members, most of them are Ph D
holders. The faculty members include Prof. Dinesh Singh, a Internationalism
Padma Shri awardee, Dr. Narendra Chirmule, a renowned Shoolini university has collaborated with more than 250
biotechnology scientist, Vivek Atray, author, advisor and higher education institutions in over 28 countries. The Office of
former IAS officer, Dinesh Dua, chairman at Pharmexcil and International Affairs (OIA) at the university creates partnerships,
Manjit Singh Gill, former corporate chef & culinary facilitates student and faculty exchange programmes and organises
consultant of ITC. joint research collaboration.

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