LPU has been ranked as the 8th Best B-school in the Upcoming B-School category in a survey conducted jointly by The Sunday Indian, The Human Factor and ICMR (Indian Council of Market Research). More than 400 institutes and Universities took part in the survey, and the focus of the ranking hinged upon placements record of the University/Institute. The final ranking was based on the Mean Compensation Packages offered to the passing out students. The panel which evaluated the B-schools on the basis of placements secured by them, had experts of the stature of V Balakrishnan (CFO, Infosys Tech), Girish G Vaidya (Director, Infosys Leadership Institute), Narsh Gupta (MD, Adobe India), Brian Tempest (Former CEO, Ranbaxy) and Dr. Sanjeev Sahni (Head, Strategic HR, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.). In the overall ranking of B -Schools on basis of placements, (not confining to Upcoming B-Schools only), LPU was adjudged as the 36th Best B-School of India amongst 400 B Schools spread across the country.
Recently, LPU has shined brilliantly on the front of placements, with not only the number of visiting companies shooting through the roof, but also the pay packages offered to the selected students going northwards. Big names like Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Bharti Retail, Sharekhan, Nokia Siemens, Smart Chip-Online, Indian Army, Dell, Heromindmine, Keane, Spice, TATA, HCL, Eli Lilly, Omega Maritime Management Services Pvt. Ltd, Wipro, Wills Style Group, NIIT, Bharti Maxtel, Yo China are some of the companies that have visited the campus in the current academic session. Recruiters from finance and banking sectors have outnumbered recruiters from IT, Engineering or marketing companies. Statistics of on-campus placements at LPU in the last three years reveal that the companies that visited the university had more than doubled to 134 in 2008-2009 compared to 71 in the year-ago. The off-campus placements drives have also grown from 11 to 30 in the same period. Of the companies that visited LPU this year, more than 50 per cent were first timers. Equally encouraging is the repeat visits by most of the companies, which is a testimony to the fact that the students have proved their mettle in the job market. Many avenues have opened for the students with not only the corporate but the government sector is also eying the students. The Indian Army too recruited 31 students from the University campus.
Mrs. Rashmi Mittal, Executive Dean-LPU said, It is quite satisfying to feature in the bracket of top 10 B-Schools of the country, on the basis of placements secured by students. Placements of students is a very high priority for us, and we have an exclusive team of experts dedicated to the cause of placing students of the campus. It is pleasant to see that we have scored heavily in an otherwise a dull year on the front of placements. Now, as the world leaps back from recession, we expect a heftier number of placements in the ensuing year. Apart from the placements, the University has also launched an ambitious project on entrepreneurship, wherein students are encouraged to start business ventures of their own. Students with business ideas are also guided by experts to script success stories from their ideas. The University also helps in partly funding the projects, conceptualized by students and employees of the University; if it is deemed feasible by team of entrepreneurship development experts.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
LPU's Annual Athletic Meet ends with fanfare : Harinder Kumar and Shilpa of LIEd are the fastest man and woman of LPU
The Annual Athletic Meet of LPU drew to a close with some of the finest sporting feats displayed by athletes of various institutes and schools of the University. A number of records were made by the participating students, as the meet witnessed a more intense competition that ever in its history. The overall trophy was won by Lovely School of Education. Harinder Kumar was adjudged as the Best Male Athlete where the honour of Best Female Athlete went to Sandeep Kaur. Harinder Kumar ticked an amazing 11.89 sec to win the gold in 100m to become the fastest man in the meet. It is to be noted that the world record in the event is 9.58. In women's category the laurel was won by Shilpa with a timing of 15.88m. Both the athletes were from LI Ed. More than 500 athletes competed in 16 separate game contests in both men and women category.
Mrs. Rashmi Mittal, Executive Dean-LPU in her statement said, It is heartening to see that the students are more enthusiastic about the games than ever. I can see a marked change in the level of performance of players from student community than it was two decades ago. The results point towards the fact that the potential is on the rise. LPU will work more assiduously towards developing this potential and script possible success stories at national and international level.
The program ended with Prize Distribution Ceremony , in which Sh. Ashok Mittal, Chancellor-LPU honoured the athletes for their splendid performances. The overall trophy was awarded to Lovely School of Education for leading the score tally with 6925 points. The Runners Up trophy was won by Lovely School of Engineering and the First Runners up trophy went to Lovely Institute of Technology (Polytechnic), with 2300 and 1275 points, respectively. The vote of thanks was given by Dr. SS Bawa, Dean-LSEd, which was followed by a colourful Rajasthani Dance presentation and playing of National Anthem.
Mrs. Rashmi Mittal, Executive Dean-LPU in her statement said, It is heartening to see that the students are more enthusiastic about the games than ever. I can see a marked change in the level of performance of players from student community than it was two decades ago. The results point towards the fact that the potential is on the rise. LPU will work more assiduously towards developing this potential and script possible success stories at national and international level.
The program ended with Prize Distribution Ceremony , in which Sh. Ashok Mittal, Chancellor-LPU honoured the athletes for their splendid performances. The overall trophy was awarded to Lovely School of Education for leading the score tally with 6925 points. The Runners Up trophy was won by Lovely School of Engineering and the First Runners up trophy went to Lovely Institute of Technology (Polytechnic), with 2300 and 1275 points, respectively. The vote of thanks was given by Dr. SS Bawa, Dean-LSEd, which was followed by a colourful Rajasthani Dance presentation and playing of National Anthem.
LPU walks away with gold in Western Vocal Solo event at AIU's National Youth Festival
In the National Youth Festival jointly organised by Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and Ministry of Sports and Culture, Govt of India; Sakshi Mahajan, a BCA 6th Semester student of Lovely Professional University bagged the first prize in Western Vocal Solo event. The five day program titled Rajat Utsav was the 25th edition of the fest and was held at Rohtak.. The festival was inaugurated by Mr. Pranab Mukharjee, Finance Minister-Govt of India.
Sakshi competed with students from universities of 4 Zones, from all over the country and was awarded Gold Medal for securing First Position in Western Vocal Solo event. An estimated 900 participants from 63 universities participated in the Rajat Utsav. She represented the North Zone, after having secured the first position in the Intra-Zonal Festival held earlier at Kurukshetra
Attributing her success to hard work and dedication, Sakshi says, Success is appreciated by all, but very few try to understand the hard work that goes into writing a success story. I very religiously, devote 2 hours daily to my arts without a miss. If I skip my practice for once, it takes me five days of rigorous practice to regain my tempo. And its not just the hard work, but consistency also which holds the key to success.
Mrs. Rashmi Mittal, Executive Dean-LPU congratulated Sakshi on her feat and said, Our students have excelled as much in extra curricular activities, as in academics. Concerted efforts are being made to ensure that talents of students are brought forward and refined to their full potential. Through our various committees at departmental level, we are in the midst of massive drive to augment the extra curricular skills of the students. We are organising more talent oriented programs than ever with the motive that more students with hidden potential may be brought to light. With time, more Sakshis will emerge from our campus.
Sakshi competed with students from universities of 4 Zones, from all over the country and was awarded Gold Medal for securing First Position in Western Vocal Solo event. An estimated 900 participants from 63 universities participated in the Rajat Utsav. She represented the North Zone, after having secured the first position in the Intra-Zonal Festival held earlier at Kurukshetra
Attributing her success to hard work and dedication, Sakshi says, Success is appreciated by all, but very few try to understand the hard work that goes into writing a success story. I very religiously, devote 2 hours daily to my arts without a miss. If I skip my practice for once, it takes me five days of rigorous practice to regain my tempo. And its not just the hard work, but consistency also which holds the key to success.
Mrs. Rashmi Mittal, Executive Dean-LPU congratulated Sakshi on her feat and said, Our students have excelled as much in extra curricular activities, as in academics. Concerted efforts are being made to ensure that talents of students are brought forward and refined to their full potential. Through our various committees at departmental level, we are in the midst of massive drive to augment the extra curricular skills of the students. We are organising more talent oriented programs than ever with the motive that more students with hidden potential may be brought to light. With time, more Sakshis will emerge from our campus.
Monday, February 15, 2010
More than 400 patients treated free of cost at a physiotherapy camp organised by LPU and Pahal
Fulfilling its commitment towards the society, Lovely Professional University-Phagwara in collaboration with renowned NGO Pahal, successfully completed a week long Physiotherapy Camp held at Maqsudan village in Jalandhar. The program which was inaugurated by Dr. SS Walia, Civil Surgeon-Jalandhar aimed at imparting free medical check ups to people ailing from different diseases. A team of 4 doctors from LPU was deputed for treating patients. Around 400 patients were treated of various ailments like body stiffness, joint pain, sport injuries , paralysis and aging problems. The treatment was done through physical exercises, and steering away from chemical prescription.
Shyam Sunder, one of the patients who received free treatment at the camp said, The doctors diagnosed me with acute joint inflammation. In absence of this camp, I would have never visited any doctor elsewhere because of expensive treatment. Thanks to this initiative by LPU and Pahal, that I have been able to get free and quality medical facilities.
Shri KD Bhandari, MLA Jalandhar- North concluded the week long camp and lauded the efforts made by LPU in imparting free medical services to the students. Er H.R Singla, Director General-LPU and Dr. Monika Gulati, Dean-LSAMS were also present on the final day of the event. Er Singla, while addressing the gathering said, Being a socially responsible organisation, LPU constantly strives to find more and more of ways of extending good to the general public. The real motive of education is to bring positive transformation in the society, and all our undertakings at the University are aimed at achieving this objective. At the end of the program, the report of the entire proceedings of the program were read out by Mr. Lakhbir Singh, President-Pahal.
Shyam Sunder, one of the patients who received free treatment at the camp said, The doctors diagnosed me with acute joint inflammation. In absence of this camp, I would have never visited any doctor elsewhere because of expensive treatment. Thanks to this initiative by LPU and Pahal, that I have been able to get free and quality medical facilities.
Shri KD Bhandari, MLA Jalandhar- North concluded the week long camp and lauded the efforts made by LPU in imparting free medical services to the students. Er H.R Singla, Director General-LPU and Dr. Monika Gulati, Dean-LSAMS were also present on the final day of the event. Er Singla, while addressing the gathering said, Being a socially responsible organisation, LPU constantly strives to find more and more of ways of extending good to the general public. The real motive of education is to bring positive transformation in the society, and all our undertakings at the University are aimed at achieving this objective. At the end of the program, the report of the entire proceedings of the program were read out by Mr. Lakhbir Singh, President-Pahal.
"LPU organizes Udhyam 2010 : Call to embrace the spirit of enterprise"
With an objective of sensitizing the entrepreneurial spirit within the students, Lovely Professional University set off with a five day conclave named Udhyam 2010; which will help students to explore self employment as an alternative way of livelihood, not only for themselves but for many others as well.
The event is the maiden version of the summit that will be held on an annual basis by the University. The five day summit will feature lectures and students interaction with successful entrepreneurs of the like of Mr. Manish Munjal (Hero Group), Ms. Sandeep Riat and Mr. Ehsan ul Haq (Blue Heaven Securities). The second day of the summit is dedicated to entrepreneurship based quiz competition, while the third day has Role Model Research event, where students will present motivational life stories of their role models. Trade Fair will be held on the fourth day, while the final day will see Business Plan Presentations by students.
The program was inaugurated by Ms. Sandeep Riat, the lady behind the success of Akal Springs. She addressed the gathering and delivered a lecture on What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? The speech gave a comprehensive account of the ideas of starting a business, the difficulties and roadblocks in its establishment, the level of efforts required to script a success story, the dos and donts for the new generation entrepreneurs etc. Sharing her views, Ms. Riat said, Entrepreneurship should not be seen as a means of livelihood only. It is a social service also. The scale of employment it generates and the needs of society it fulfills through its products and services, ultimately add to the good of the society.
More than 500 students attended the proceedings of the first day of the summit, and gave up a thumbs up to concept of entrepreneurship. Sanjeev Sharma, one of the students who attended the summit said, Being from a service class family, I have always been motivated to pursue a career in some government undertaking. But after listening to the success story of Ms. Riat, I have become restless to prove myself as a successful entrepreneur.
Mrs. Rashmi Mittal, Executive Dean-LPU while addressing the gathering said, The event is being held with four fold objective of creating awareness amongst the students about entrepreneurship, to impart training to them to develop the entrepreneurship skills, to motivate students through real life examples of young and successful entrepreneurs; and to provide common networking ground for sharing entrepreneurial experience and know how."
She further added "The success of the Chinese economy hinges on the enterprise of their businessman. In India, the focus is more on services. Though we have earned the reputation of one of the best service providers of the world, we need to learn from the Chinese model also. To eradicate poverty from the country and to bring about a more homogeneous growth, regionally and demographically, we need more of entrepreneurs."
The event is the maiden version of the summit that will be held on an annual basis by the University. The five day summit will feature lectures and students interaction with successful entrepreneurs of the like of Mr. Manish Munjal (Hero Group), Ms. Sandeep Riat and Mr. Ehsan ul Haq (Blue Heaven Securities). The second day of the summit is dedicated to entrepreneurship based quiz competition, while the third day has Role Model Research event, where students will present motivational life stories of their role models. Trade Fair will be held on the fourth day, while the final day will see Business Plan Presentations by students.
The program was inaugurated by Ms. Sandeep Riat, the lady behind the success of Akal Springs. She addressed the gathering and delivered a lecture on What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? The speech gave a comprehensive account of the ideas of starting a business, the difficulties and roadblocks in its establishment, the level of efforts required to script a success story, the dos and donts for the new generation entrepreneurs etc. Sharing her views, Ms. Riat said, Entrepreneurship should not be seen as a means of livelihood only. It is a social service also. The scale of employment it generates and the needs of society it fulfills through its products and services, ultimately add to the good of the society.
More than 500 students attended the proceedings of the first day of the summit, and gave up a thumbs up to concept of entrepreneurship. Sanjeev Sharma, one of the students who attended the summit said, Being from a service class family, I have always been motivated to pursue a career in some government undertaking. But after listening to the success story of Ms. Riat, I have become restless to prove myself as a successful entrepreneur.
Mrs. Rashmi Mittal, Executive Dean-LPU while addressing the gathering said, The event is being held with four fold objective of creating awareness amongst the students about entrepreneurship, to impart training to them to develop the entrepreneurship skills, to motivate students through real life examples of young and successful entrepreneurs; and to provide common networking ground for sharing entrepreneurial experience and know how."
She further added "The success of the Chinese economy hinges on the enterprise of their businessman. In India, the focus is more on services. Though we have earned the reputation of one of the best service providers of the world, we need to learn from the Chinese model also. To eradicate poverty from the country and to bring about a more homogeneous growth, regionally and demographically, we need more of entrepreneurs."
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