National Education Summit organized by ASSOCHA

"Best Higher Education University of the Year"-Amity University Gurgaon

Dr Ram Shankar Katheria, Hon'ble State Minister of HRD, Government of India, Honorable Prof PB Sharma, Vice Chancellor AUG, Prof. Padmakali Banerjee, Honorable Pro-Vice Chancellor AUG

At the National Education Summit organized by ASSOCHA  (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in  India),on Saturday, 18th April 2015 Amity University Gurgaon has been conferred with the National Education Excellence Award 2015 for being the "Best Higher Education University of the Year". The award was presented by Dr Ram Shankar Katheria, Hon'ble State Minister of HRD, Government of India in presence of Shri Ravi Wig. Shri Anil Aggarwal, outgoing President ASSOCHAM was also present among the galaxy of industry experts and education leaders from the various Institutes of higher learning and Universities from all over India.

Shri Ravi Wig, Chairman ASSOCHAM India – SAARC Committee in his opening remarks emphasised the need for focusing on employ ability and new business development as part of the University's preparation of its graduates for the world of industries and the corporates. Shri Wig advocated for a strong academia- industry cooperation in the universities across the countries to nurture the vital industry relevant skills and corporate values in the university campuses. Dr Ram Shankar Katheria, Hon'ble State Minister of HRD, GOI informed the august gathering that the mission of the Hon'ble Prime Minister "Make in India" requires skilled manpower in abundance for its success. As such the government is paying serious attention to promoting National Skills Mission to meet the challenge of providing industry ready professionals for the industries in India. He invited the University leaders to be partners in progress with the Government's Skill Mission to empower India with the skilled manpower at all levels.

Expressing his delight on receiving the "Best Higher Education University of the Year" award for Amity University Gurgaon, Prof PB Sharma, Vice Chancellor AUG informed that at AUG we pay a greater emphasis to the tripod of curriculum innovation, industry integration and internationalization for our education and research programs. We have a strong industry connect at AUG and have succeeded in nurturing the culture of research and innovation from under graduation level upwards. AUG curriculum offers the vital flexibility to integrate industry relevant skill courses along side with domain specific subjects ensuring high employability.

Amity Education Group is India's largest education group currently enrolling over 1,25,000 students in Amity Universities in different states in addition to its global campuses in US, UK, Singapore, China, Mauritius and Dubai is driven by the visionary leadership of its Founder President, Dr Ashok K Chauhan and is inspired to achieve excellence by the innovative leadership of Shri Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor AUG.