Shri Mahipal Maderna Cabinet Minister Government of Rajasthan visits Pilani Shridhar University

PRLog (Press Release) - Feb. 1, 2011 - Shridhar University Pilani is gearing up 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 various walks of life.

Cabinet Minister in Rajasthan Government for Water Resources, Indira Gandhi Canal Project, Public Health and Engineering, Ground Water and Command Area Development  Hon’ble Shri Mahipal Maderna visited Shridhar University Pilani on January 16, 2011. The minister on his arrival at the university had a traditional Rajasthani welcome with tilak garland and turban.

Prof BR Natarajan Pro Vice Chancellor unfolded the Shridhar University dream mission with passion to the minister and informed him that it was indeed a matter of pride that the new institution right in its very first year has attracted students not only from Rajasthan but also from various states of India which include Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

Minister in his address to the faculty of the university complimented the management for putting up at a rapid pace the Shridhar University with state of the art infrastructure in a rural place like Pilani. He urged the faculty to focus on curriculum with emphasis on water resources and conservation measures.

On behalf of the University, Vice Chancellor Lt Gen (Retd) Dr Mahesh Vij PVSM AVSM gave a special memento to the honorable minister. Prof Natarajan in his vote of thanks made a special mention of Dr Brij Mohan Mishra Chairman of JMA School at Pilani for facilitating the minister visit.

For more details about Shridhar University see http://www.shridharuniversity.ac.in

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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. http://www.shridharuniversity.ac.in

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