Mewar Varsity to set up campus in Ibrahimpatnam, Hyderabad

With an aim to make Hyderabad the education hub in South India, Rajasthan-basedMewar University has set up a research and development (R&D) centre in the city and is also planning to build a sprawling campus spread across 20 acres of land.

The new campus mooted at Ibrahimpatnam will provide courses in engineering, computer science, law, basic sciences, humanities and pharmacy.

Mewar University, an autonomous institution, was set up by the government of Rajasthan at Chittorgarh. The varsity has other branches in Srinagar and New Delhi.

"Many reports state that most graduates regardless of their stream are unemployable. At the AP campus, we want to focus on practical training and making our courses job oriented. Courses have been designed accordingly with special attention on apprenticeships," said Dr M N R Sharma, pro vice chancellor of the university.

"We have around 350 students coming from AP including 150 research scholars. The idea for setting up a centre here came about after students suggested that a local centre will be useful for the large number of students from AP and also to promote research,' said Ashok Kumar Gadiya, chancellor of Mewar University.

For this, the university has signed MoUs with industrial bodies such as industry development council (IDC), Indian Tourism Development Corporation, Aditya Birla Training and Research Centre among others.

The R&D centre, which would be set up at Liberty Crossroads this week, will cater to the needs of the 150- odd research scholars from AP who are currently studying in the university campus in Rajasthan. The centre will have facilities such as a library, lab, information desk and assistance from professors.

SOURCE:
Times of India