Janak Mulchandani's Review on Manipal University, [MUJ] Jaipur

PLACEMENTS

Training and Placement Cell at MUJ is a well-established cell and conducts training activities for the final year students mainly focusing on Career planning, Personality Development Industry- Institute Interaction, off site training, guest lectures, Industrial visits, Campus placements, Entrepreneurship Development. In view of above Training and Placement Cell conducted various programs like Group Discussions, Mock Interviews, and Aptitude test etc to encourage students and to develop their skills. With a view to bridge the gap between industrial requirements and academic curriculum, experts from the various fields of engineering and management are invited to enable the students to know and understand the requirements of industries and accordingly prepare themselves for the future

The academic year 2014-2015 has been an eventful and landmark year for the Training and Placement Cell of MUJ.  The students were successfully placed for their internship in top notch companies. Campus Recruitment for this academic year started on 6^th September 2014.

As on today Sixty three (63) companies, both national and multinational, from all over India interviewed our Engineering students either for direct recruitment or through internship followed by placement. We were fortunate enough to host companies across sectors, with Amazon, Appirio, SAP Lab, CSC, Asahi Glass, Kirloskar, Eagle Burgman, ST Microelectronics, cruiseline shipping, JCB, Infineon, Temenos, Shree Cement, Everest Industries, Salucro, Xebia, Advanced Technology, Sasken Communication, Wipro Technologies  to name a few. The highest package offered so far had been 10.5 lpa by Amazon. Our Management students were exposed to 30 companies so far including Vodafone, Jokata, American Express, TCS, NS Group, SAR Group, AU Financers, Corning, Godrej etc and secured successful placement. MUJ is a multifaculty University and is equally concerned for the placement of our Non Engineering graduate students . Despite the fact that we have limited number of Non engineering students passing out this year, the students were given excellent placement opportunities with top companies including Godrej & Boyce, Accenture, TCS, Zensar Technologies, DTC, Genpact, Pepper Square, WNS, Jaipur Rugs, Horizon Technologies and many more. Many more companies are in pipeline till the early june.

TRAINING

It arranges training for students in industries for 8 weeks at the end of 6th Semester and for 6 months in  the 8th Semester. All the Engineering Department students undergo Six months training. The students of the college undergo their training at various prestigious organisations as, Maruti Udyog Ltd., L&T, Havells, DRDO, CSIO, Ericsson, Siemens, Reliance Group, HCL, Samsung, LG , Shree Cement etc. The students act as a channel of communication with industries.

MUJ Infrastructure is a state of art and has been recognised by the various awards mentioned below

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Manipal University Jaipur has been conferred with two National Awards of Excellence by ASSOCHAM India in New Delhi as part of Higher Education Summit 2016.
• Manipal University Jaipur received award of excellence in the field of e-Governance by Economic Times on 28th August, 2015. 
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi praised Mr Akshay Saini, student of B Tech CSE for the animation walk through of Skill India Portal developed by him.
• Manipal University Jaipur ranked 1^st Among Private Universities of Rajasthan by Dialogue India Academia Conclave.  
• Manipal University Jaipur has been awarded as First Smart Campus for being pioneers and architects of India’s digital transformation, by NDTV and CISCO.
• Manipal University Jaipur has been awarded the National Education Excellence ASSOCHAM Award 2015 under the category 'Best University Campus'
• The MUJ Academic and Administrative buildings have been awarded 5-Star ratings by GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) making us the 'First University in the country to receive this honour'
  
• MUJ is part of the Manipal Consortium, ranked 1st in India and 100th in BRICs
• Recognised as the leading University of the region by Hindustan Times in December 2013
• Recognised centre for QEEE under MHRD initiatives
• MUJ recognised as eGov campus by NIC of Government of India.
• Limca Book of Records National Record- 25 students and five chefs of School of Hotel Management Manipal University, Jaipur prepared the heaviest 87 kg Gateaux Ananas, a sliced pineapple dish with dry fruits and fruits. The 5 ft long, 4 ft wide 5 inch high gateaux was made at the inauguration of Manipal University on April 2, 2015.

The Central Library:

FACILITIES OFFERED AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY:

• More than 7539 reference and text books
• High Speed Internet Connectivity
• Online access of 3,000 Journals and few electronics database under the UGC/ INFONET Digital Library consortium of INFLIBNET
• DELNET facility promotes sharing of resources among the libraries by developing a network of libraries, by collecting, storing and disseminating information and by offering computerised services to the users and develop specialised bibliographic database of books, serials and non-book materials
• The subscriptions of 48 National and International printed journals
• Multimedia PCs in the library

Currently, the library has about 18000 books, 700 CDs/DVDs and subscribes to more than 100 journals/magazines in print and e-resources. Major e-resources such as IEL Online Library, Science Direct, ACM Digital Library, ASME, ASCE, McGraw-Hill Access Engineering,   EBSCO for Management, Hotel Management and Architecture are accessible to the MUJ community from anywhere on the campus.

HOSTELS:

Hostel fee each year will be Rs 1,46,000 and it increases every year by 10% roughly

Hostels are no less compared to a three-star hotel. 
Following facilities are provided:

• Twin sharing AC rooms are available; however, single rooms can be allocated, if requested on first come first serve basis
• Hostel rooms are furnished with wooden beds, mattresses, wooden wardrobes, tables, chairs, AC, bucket, mug, dustbin, curtain, lights etc.
• in-house security and house-keeping teams working 24*7M
• edical facility with qualified resident doctor & nursing staff along with 24*7 Ambulance service is available within campus
• SBI ATM
• Laundry facilities Multi cuisine restaurant, Indian, Chinese, Street food, Laundry services, Airtel Kiosk, Gift Shop, Stationery shop, departmental store, Unisex Salon are available within the hostel premises
• A state-of-the-art Gym, with a dedicated trainer.
• sports facilities catering to most of the sports like Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton etc., are provided
• Centrally Air-conditioned Rooms
• Each hostel has Wardens, Caretakers/Block Supervisors, other Attendants and Maintenance & Security personnel.

COLLEGE EVENTS:

• Oneiros- Annual Cultural fest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6LTLRZ4CTo
• Abhivarta - Annual Sports Fest : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db4uPqQFsc8
• Techideate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBLJNTeHiDg

Academic facilities provided by MUJ are above par compared to most private colleges in the North. MUJ is a new college and it has been working hard to earn a name and reputation in the region. To do that, excellent faculties who are researchers, PhDs, UPSC advisers, experienced industrialists.

Teaching methods are simple and yet understanding. Its an advantage for students who grasp less easily as I believe there is a lot of spoon feeding. A students whose school concepts are weak can also perform well in academics due to this factor.

Each branch has a few PhDs and associate professors. Most of the other faculties are Asst Professors I & II

Like most engineering colleges,For each course in a semester, there are 2 internal exams carrying 20 marks each. 10 marks are granted by the faculty based on class performance, quiz, assignments and your behaviour terms with the faculty. End semester exams carry 100/2 = 50 marks.

Grades are awarded on relative basis and are measured on a 10 point scale. 

Btech fee for four years for students enrolling in 2016 will be Rs 10 lakh 31 thousand.

Two scholarships in each engineering stream, restricted to students with top 5000 ranks in the MU Engineering Entrance Examination, will be given on merit-cum-means basis.

Rajasthan Merit Scholarships

One Scholarship in each stream of engineering and one in each non-engineering programme,  will be given to students from Rajasthan domicile, with the highest aggregate marks in excess of 80% in 10+2 or equivalent qualifying exam. To be eligible, the student should have passed his/her 10th and 10+2 exam from a school in Rajasthan.

    i.  The maximum scholarship given to each student will not exceed the annual fees of the programme joined, or Rs. 1 Lakh, whichever is lower.

    ii. To continue to get the scholarship, the student should maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or above, failing which the scholarship for the subsequent years         will be withdrawn.

TMA Pai Merit Scholarships

    i.  One Scholarship in each stream of engineering and one in each non-engineering programme, with 100% waiver on annual tuition fees, will be         given  to the student with the highest aggregate marks in excess of 90%, in the qualifying exam.

    ii. One Scholarship in each stream of engineering and one in each non-engineering programme, with 50% waiver on annual tuition fees, will be         given to the student with the highest aggregate marks in excess of 80%, in the qualifying exam.

    iii. One Scholarship in each stream of engineering and one in each non-engineering programme, with 25% waiver on annual tuition fees, will be         given to students with the highest aggregate marks in excess of 75%, in the qualifying exam.

    iv. To continue to get the scholarships, the students should maintain a CGPA of 8.0 or above, failing   which the scholarship for the subsequent         years will be withdrawn. 

1. The Science Club is operational under the auspices of Department of Physics, MUJ. This club is for all the Science Lovers of the University. The club provides its members a forum to discuss ideas related to different branches of science and organise as well as participate in various activities.
   The goal of the Science Club is advancement and diffusion of knowledge of both basic and applied sciences. The activities will include (i)lectures by renowned scientists (guest speakers) (ii) presentations and public outreach programmes (iii) field visits and tours to science labs/museum/exhibition (iv) promotion of interest in science through quiz contest, documentaries, movies etc. (v) promote/guide innovative science projects.

2. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB APERTURE Provide a platform for constructive hobby and  expose members to photography and inculcate the sense of creativity a diverse viewpoint to the surroundings differently.

3. The Robotics Club involves the student community who derive pleasure in creating robots that may even be potent to work without human intervention. The Club was created with the purpose of developing interest in the field of robotics among the student community. The Club will provide workspace, tools, and guidance to interested students apart from taking up specific projects.
   The Club provides an opportunity to participate in national or international level competitions.

4. INNOVADER (THE INNOVATION CLUB): Innovader's objective is to promote innovation in MUJ and to enhance the technical knowledge of the students. The Club tries to convert the students innovative ideas into reality. It organizes workshop, seminars, industrial visits, paper presentation, competitions etc. for practical exposure. Innovader aims at executing good projects and help in making their club members dream come true.
   
   
5. GREEN CLUB (ENVIRONMENT & SOCIAL WELFARE INITIATIVE): Green Club of Manipal University Jaipur has been an active social and environment fruition club since many academic years, and has continued to aid a helping hand for the benefactor factor of the environment.
   Since its inception, the club has motivated the students or the Y-Generation to take initiative about the environment that we subsist in which sorrowfully is under rapid depletion!
   From social awareness, technical solutions, to more evident clean drives and plantation, the club has been working extensively on such projects and pioneers path breaking ideas for the future.
   
   
6. TRACTRIX (MATHEMATICS CLUB): The Mathematics Club is a collaboration of students who hold a practical view towards Mathematics.It consists of those students who are very passionate to deal with the challenges offered by the subject. Tractrix holds frequent meetings and problem-solving sessions to complement the enthusiasm that each member carries in them. It is a club with more than a 75 members and is one of the most productive club of the university which makes students inclined towards maths.  
   
   
7. WINGS (AEROMODELLING CLUB): WINGS is aimed to motivate and cultivate interest and skills in aero-modeling, design and flying of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The club gives access to equipment and provides a platform for knowledge sharing in aeromodelling for it’s members, which is achieved by weekly club meeting, frequent workshops, guest lectures and Industrial visits.
   
   
8. SOPHIA CLUB (PHILOSOPHY CLUB): The club proposes to instill and integrate humanistic/philosophical perspective in the technological and other pursuits of MUJ students through SOPHIA Study circles, dialogues and other activities. A common platform for all students to exchange intellectual ideas and thoughts.
   
   
9. R. P. M. – SAEINDIA COLLEGIATE CHAPTER OF MUJ (THE AUTOMOBILE CLUB): SAEINDIA Collegiate Chapter of MUJ, under the aegis of R.P.M., is a student-driven club with an aim to inculcate the technical knowledge and skills in its members. R.P.M. provides a platform to share knowledge, ideas and projects amongst the members. The club emphasises on practical knowledge, for which it conducts interactive sessions, workshops, guest lectures, industrial visits, lab visits and stresses on the participation in SAEINDIA events.
   
   

10. LITMUS (THE LITERATURE CLUB): 
    Litmus is Manipal University Jaipur’s very own literature society. The ethos of this club revolves around providing an open forum for students to discuss, discover and grow, Litmus aims to help each of its members to express themselves through various platforms such as
    1. Debates
    2. Group Discussions 
    3. Mock Muns
    4. Creative Writing(Prose, Poetry)
    5. Opportunities to anchor events

11. E-CELL CLUB: E-cell of Manipal University Jaipur, is a non-profit student driven organization dedicated to lit up the spirit of entrepreneurship and promoting it. With mind numbing competitions, innovative strategies and multitudinous national workshops, this is a perfect place that brings a rush of adrenaline that only a peculiar business can ever bring. We at Entrepreneurship Cell, believe in hard work, dedication, team work and unquenched thirst for success. Join us, to find yourself in a brotherhood of ideation and innovation, with people who love nothing more than the thrill of coming up with ideas, working them out into businesses and experiencing the thrill of watching it come alive. With our motto of, Turning Imagination into Reality Come and Join us to unsheathe the brilliance of your mind and to bring out the person who you really are. 

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION OF MUJ:

• Edinburgh Napier University, UK
• Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
• n + i Group of  Seventy plus Frontline French Universities
• International Association for Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE)
• USIEF Partnership, India
• Chartered Institute of Management
• Accountants (CIMA), UK
• Universal College of Learning, New Zealand
• University of Western Switzerland- Summer University Program
• Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand
• National Education Foundation, Washington DC
• Hochschul Bremen University, Germany
• T&R Consulting Pty Ltd, Australia
• Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore
• ESTACA, Montigny – le- Bretonneux France
• Szechneyi Istvan University, Gyor, Hungry 

MUJ is in the process of establishing International programmes with the following:

• Boston University, USA
• Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok
• Australian Trade Commissioner for Australian Universities
• University of Lancaster, United Kingdom
• University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
• University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
• Purdue University Calumet Hammond, USA
• University of Missouri-Kansas City

NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS OF MUJ:

• Department of Science and Technology, Rajasthan, Govt. of India
• TAPMI for TSB Management programme
• INTEL
• Microsoft  IT Academy
• Manipal Academy of Banking
• Institutional Membership / Student Chapters of professional bodies: ICEIT, IBC, IEEE, IE(I), IETE, CSI & IUCEE
• Seimens
• BOSCH
• Advanced Technologies
• National Instruments
• Sardar Patel University of Police Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur
• CDAC
• Dassault Systems and EDS Technologies
• EMC2
• INTACH Jaipur Chapter
• NVIDIA
• School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, JNU
• Mahaveer Viklang Sansthan Jaipur Hand.
• JCB
• Ayushraj Enterprises Pvt Ltd

IAESTE

The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) is an independent, non-profit and non-political student exchange organisation. It provides students in technical degrees with paid, course-related training abroad and employers with highly skilled, highly motivated international trainees. With more than 80 member countries and over 4000 traineeships exchanged each year, it is the largest organisation of its kind in the world.
The main aim is to help the members realise their dreams and to facilitate the exchange of ideas both technical as well as, cultural, by connecting students from various cultures and countries