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EW Grand Jury Higher Education Awards 2020-21

he EducationWorld Higher Education Grand professional education, vocational and skills education
Jury Awards were introduced last year to and best academia-industry alliance.
Tacknowledge and recognise higher education Nominations were received from more than 700
institutions (HEIs) implementing global best practices. private and government higher education institutions
Juries comprising knowledgeable educationists were countrywide. To assess the evidence and rank nominated
constituted to recommend conferment of these awards, institutions in each category, this year’s Grand Jury
especially upon low-profile and newly promoted private comprising eminent educationists Deepakkumar
HEIs. Mukadam, Chancellor’s nominee on the management
To select progressive higher education institutions council of University of Mumbai and founder,
across the country, we invited nominations from Academistan, Dr. Hiren Ghelani, IT entrepreneur
educationists, individuals and HEIs themselves (Softwisdom Infoway) and board of study member,
supported by evidence of best practices in 12 categories Rajkot University and Dr. A.S. Seetharamu, former
— extraordinary leadership, campus design excellence, professor of education at the Institute of Social and
quality of campus life, contemporary IT-enabled Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore was constituted.
learning, student diversity, sports and co-curricular The Top 10 EW Grand Jury Higher Education
education, promising future-ready universities, Rankings 2020-21 is published below.

Extraordinary leadership 3. Apeejay Stya University, Sohna, Gurgaon
These rankings acknowledge extraordinary leaders of 4. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
progressive higher education institutions. (Deemed-to-be University), Coimbatore
1. Dr. Suhas Pednekar, vice chancellor, University of 5. Presidency University, Bangalore
Mumbai 6. KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
2. Dr. Rajendra Shinde, principal, St. Xavier’s College 7. Don Bosco Group of Institutions, Bangalore
(Autonomous), Mumbai 8. SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Ramapuram,
3. Dr. Arjun Singh Rana, vice chancellor, Swarnim Gujarat Chennai
Sports University, Gandhinagar 9. Nagarjuna College of Engineering & Technology, Ban-
3. Dr. Sunil Rai, vice chancellor, UPES, Dehradun galore
4. Dr. Devanshu Patel, president, Parul University, 10. Morning Star Home Science College, Angamaly
Vadodara (Kerala)
5. Dr. Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, founder, Sai International
College of Commerce, Bhubaneswar Campus design excellence
6. Dr. Monojit Ray, principal, Barrackpore Rastraguru Institutions with attractive and conducive campuses that
Surendranath College (West Bengal) enable students to learn joyfully and give of their best, are
6. Prof. Samit Ray, chancellor, Adamas University, Kolkata ranked in this category.
7. Prof. Dr. Kamal Ghanshala, president, Graphic Era 1. Amity University, Kolkata
Deemed-to-be University, Dehradun 2. FLAME University, Lavale, Pune
3. Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal
Quality of campus life 4. Manipal University, Jaipur
Higher education institutions that provide excellent board 5. AURO University, Surat
and lodging facilities, health, wellness and other student 6. Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon
welfare programmes are awarded in this category. 7. SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
1. KCG College of Technology, Chennai 8. Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan
2. Hindusthan College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore (HP)
2. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and 9. Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Research, Chennai 10. Ascent Academy Group of Institutions, Guwahati

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