Scholarships Award Function at Shridhar University Pilani Rajasthan
As a socially responsible educational institution, Shridhar University Pilani firmly believes that economic constraints should not be a hurdle for deserving candidates to pursue higher education which is critical to enhance the quality of life. No one has doubt that Information is just bits of data while Knowledge is putting them together and Wisdom is transcending them.
- (1888PressRelease) February 27, 2012 - Transformation of the individual by education is precursor to social and economic transformation of society at large. With more than 50% of current population below the age of 25 and 72% of the population living in over 600 thousand villages no one has doubt that the real potential of India lies in its rural youth who are seen not only as a great hope but blessings for the global future. If India today gets it right by empowering the youth with the right education, it will benefit from its demographic dividend with a young, productive workforce that will propel economic growth for decades.
Shridhar University located at Pilani in the heart of Shekhawati region of Rajasthan has set its goals to be a top ranking institution in providing the transformational experience for the finest education and training in science, technology and arts to the next generation of independent and critical thinking scholars who will emerge as leaders and innovators in all walks of life.
Shridhar University has been offering attractive merit scholarships both to new admission students based on percentage marks obtained in the qualifying examination as well as to continuing students based on their semester performance. In addition, the university has been offering special scholarships to girls taking admission and wards of defence personnel.
On 16 Feb 2012, the University had the scholarship award function which was graced by Chancellor Shri Vijay Pal Yadav, Vice Chancellor Lt Gen Mahesh Vij apart from Prof Shakti Baijal, Prof Tarun Roy Choudhary and other faculty members. Over Rs 6 lakhs worth of scholarships were distributed to 72 students drawn from BCom, BTech, BBA, BCA, Diploma, MSc, MBA and MTech programmes. When the function ended, the students who had received the scholarships were indeed beaming with pride that they are part of an institution which is destined to make a name and fame in the educational map of India.
About Shridhar University: An initiative of the Sarvhit Trust, Shridhar University Pilani has been established under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956 incorporated by Government of Rajasthan vide Ordinance No. 3 of 2009 and the same ratified by the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly vide Act No. 4 of 2010 as The SHRIDHAR UNIVERSITY ACT BIGODNA, JHUNJHUNU. Further, Vide letter F.No 8-3/2010(CPP-I/PU) dated 31 May 2010, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has also notified Shridhar University under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956. ISO 9001:2008 certified Shridhar University has 11 Schools of Learning offering various Certificate, Diploma, Under Graduate, Post Graduate as well as Doctoral programmes. In order to prepare students for a global future, Shridhar University has actively taken up collaborations with various national & international institutions and already has signed MoU with top ranking Athens University of Economics and Business - AUEB, Greece.
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