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GD Goenka University
MottoFoundation To Flight
TypePrivate
Established2013 (2013)
AccreditationUGC
ChancellorRenu Goenka
PresidentSuku Bhaskaran
Location,
India
Campus60 acres (24 ha)
ColoursBlue
NicknameGoenkans
Websitegdgoenkauniversity.com

GD Goenka University is a private university[1] located in Sohna, Gurugram, Haryana, India. It was established in 2013 by the GD Goenka Group[2] through the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2013. The GD Goenka Group was founded by Shri A.K. Goenka. GD Goenka University is approved by University Grants Commission (UGC).

Academics

Recognition and approvals

GD Goenka University is a UGC-approved university.[3]

Awards and rankings

  • In 2015, GD Goenka School of Engineering was ranked as the 3rd Top Emerging Private Institutes in India by The Times of India.[4]
  • Listed as A Global League Indian University Skill Tree Great Place to Study 2014–16 at House of Commons, London.[5]

Student life

As part of the teaching practices, students are encouraged to document and present their work to experts. All the schools regularly conduct conferences and seminars where speakers, practicing managers and faculty researchers participate. Some of the events are REDSET, ELIXIR, ICON, ICAP, Media[6] clave, Agora, Code, Ihost, Mootcourt, Speed, ERA, and Udyami Bazaar.

The university organizes several events and other extra-curricular activities. Acceleron, Sportopia, Reva, Transcend, Research Conclave are some of the available activities.

See also

References

  1. ^ "State-wise List of Private Universities as on 19.09.2017" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "About GD Goenka Group". GD Goenka University. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Private universities list". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 26 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/NasData/PUBLICATIONS/THETIMESOFINDIA/DELHI/2015/06/16/PagePrint/16_06_2015_460_70f57eda0864e0bd53cd2793856f5d40.pdf
  5. ^ "Skilltree Great Place To Study". corecommunique.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. ^ "'The Edutainment Show' - India's Largest Exhibition & Summit of Media, Communication & Design sees a footfall of 7000+ - AnimationXpress". www.animationxpress.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.