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		<title><![CDATA[Odisha Development Forum - An Initiative from The Odisha Society of the Americas - Ideas (new universitiess, etc.)]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[NEP 2020 and Other Central Government Initiatives]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2023 22:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[1. The UGC complied document at <a href="https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/5599305_Guidelines-for-Transforming-Higher-Education-Institutions-into-Multidisciplinary-Institutions.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/5599305_G...utions.pdf</a> is a guidelines about Transforming Higher Education Institutions into Multidisciplinary Institutions.<br />
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2. In <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/iits-iims-advised-to-become-multi-disciplinary-union-edu-min/articleshow/105517470.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/new...517470.cms</a> the education minister has advised IITs and IIMs to become multi-disciplinary.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[1. The UGC complied document at <a href="https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/5599305_Guidelines-for-Transforming-Higher-Education-Institutions-into-Multidisciplinary-Institutions.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/5599305_G...utions.pdf</a> is a guidelines about Transforming Higher Education Institutions into Multidisciplinary Institutions.<br />
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2. In <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/iits-iims-advised-to-become-multi-disciplinary-union-edu-min/articleshow/105517470.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/new...517470.cms</a> the education minister has advised IITs and IIMs to become multi-disciplinary.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[IMI Bhubaneswar should aim to become a University]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 20:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="/member.php?action=profile&uid=2">Chitta</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[IMI Bhubaneswar (<a href="https://imibh.edu.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/</a>) is a business school in Bhubaneswar that started in 2011. Some initial funding perhaps came from IMI Delhi and the Goenka group. (Industrialist Sanjeev Goenka is the Chair of Board of Governors.) That same year IMI Kolkata also debuted. <br />
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IMI Bhubaneswar has been doing well. It has now 22 faculty. Its student numbers have steadily increased, and is now more than 100 per year. Following shows how its number increased steadily (Collected from <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/earlier_admission_reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/earlier_admission_reports</a> ) <br />
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2011-13 (12) <br />
2012-14 (24) <br />
2013-15 (18)<br />
2014-16 (16)<br />
2015-17 (46)<br />
2016-18 (63)<br />
2017-19 (70) <br />
2018-20 (101) <br />
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2019-21 (108) - From <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/UserFiles/Image/19_21AR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/UserFiles/Image/19_21AR.pdf</a> <br />
2020-22 (115) - From <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/UserFiles/Image/20_22AR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/UserFiles/Image/20_22AR.pdf</a> <br />
2021-23 (111)<br />
2022-24 (180)<br />
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It has a diverse student body. For the 2020-22 batch the student body came from the following states:<br />
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Bihar 11<br />
Delhi 6<br />
Chhattisgarh 2<br />
Jharkhand 23<br />
Madhya Pradesh 2<br />
Odisha 18<br />
Rajasthan 2<br />
Uttar Pradesh 15<br />
Uttarakhand 1<br />
West Bengal 27<br />
Andhra Pradesh 1<br />
Assam 4<br />
Haryana 2<br />
Kerala 1<br />
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Its total fees for two years is about 13 lakhs (see <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/pgdm_fee_structure" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/pgdm_fee_structure</a> )<br />
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Its ranking information is given at <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/imi_in_b-school_rankings" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/imi_in_b-school_rankings</a> . In some of the rankings it is ranked higher than some of the IIMs.<br />
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This institute should aim to become a university (Goenka University) 5-10 years later and add add multiple programs. Perhpas the Odisha government should approach Mr. Goenka about this.<br />
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Note: See <a href="https://odishadev.odishasociety.org/thread-89.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://odishadev.odishasociety.org/thread-89.html</a> for an earlier posting on this.)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[IMI Bhubaneswar (<a href="https://imibh.edu.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/</a>) is a business school in Bhubaneswar that started in 2011. Some initial funding perhaps came from IMI Delhi and the Goenka group. (Industrialist Sanjeev Goenka is the Chair of Board of Governors.) That same year IMI Kolkata also debuted. <br />
<br />
IMI Bhubaneswar has been doing well. It has now 22 faculty. Its student numbers have steadily increased, and is now more than 100 per year. Following shows how its number increased steadily (Collected from <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/earlier_admission_reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/earlier_admission_reports</a> ) <br />
<br />
2011-13 (12) <br />
2012-14 (24) <br />
2013-15 (18)<br />
2014-16 (16)<br />
2015-17 (46)<br />
2016-18 (63)<br />
2017-19 (70) <br />
2018-20 (101) <br />
<br />
2019-21 (108) - From <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/UserFiles/Image/19_21AR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/UserFiles/Image/19_21AR.pdf</a> <br />
2020-22 (115) - From <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/UserFiles/Image/20_22AR.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/UserFiles/Image/20_22AR.pdf</a> <br />
2021-23 (111)<br />
2022-24 (180)<br />
<br />
It has a diverse student body. For the 2020-22 batch the student body came from the following states:<br />
<br />
Bihar 11<br />
Delhi 6<br />
Chhattisgarh 2<br />
Jharkhand 23<br />
Madhya Pradesh 2<br />
Odisha 18<br />
Rajasthan 2<br />
Uttar Pradesh 15<br />
Uttarakhand 1<br />
West Bengal 27<br />
Andhra Pradesh 1<br />
Assam 4<br />
Haryana 2<br />
Kerala 1<br />
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Its total fees for two years is about 13 lakhs (see <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/pgdm_fee_structure" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/pgdm_fee_structure</a> )<br />
<br />
Its ranking information is given at <a href="https://imibh.edu.in/imi_in_b-school_rankings" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imibh.edu.in/imi_in_b-school_rankings</a> . In some of the rankings it is ranked higher than some of the IIMs.<br />
<br />
This institute should aim to become a university (Goenka University) 5-10 years later and add add multiple programs. Perhpas the Odisha government should approach Mr. Goenka about this.<br />
<br />
Note: See <a href="https://odishadev.odishasociety.org/thread-89.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://odishadev.odishasociety.org/thread-89.html</a> for an earlier posting on this.)]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[DAV Business School should aim to become a univesrity]]></title>
			<link>/thread-365.html</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 20:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[DAV is a brand name in India, and its schools in Bhubaneswar are ranked very high and are providing quality education with comparatively low cost. <br />
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The DAV School of Business Management in Bhubaneswar (<a href="https://www.dsbm8.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.dsbm8.org/</a>) has been providing quality B.Com and BBA education. As per its recent prospectus (<a href="https://www.dsbm8.org/pdf/DSBM-PROSPECTUS-22-23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.dsbm8.org/pdf/DSBM-PROSPECTUS-22-23.pdf</a> )  7 of its BBA students  and 8 of its B.Com students were among the top  10 in the university. <br />
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Recently (perhaps last year) it has introduced PG Diploma in management. See <a href="https://www.dsbm8.org/pgdmform.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.dsbm8.org/pgdmform.php</a> .  I hope this program does well and the institution becomes a university. Perhaps some people can donate a significant amount to their trust towards that goal.<br />
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There is a DAV University in Jalandhar, Punjab (<a href="https://www.davuniversity.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.davuniversity.org/</a>) with a wide range of disciplines.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[DAV is a brand name in India, and its schools in Bhubaneswar are ranked very high and are providing quality education with comparatively low cost. <br />
<br />
The DAV School of Business Management in Bhubaneswar (<a href="https://www.dsbm8.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.dsbm8.org/</a>) has been providing quality B.Com and BBA education. As per its recent prospectus (<a href="https://www.dsbm8.org/pdf/DSBM-PROSPECTUS-22-23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.dsbm8.org/pdf/DSBM-PROSPECTUS-22-23.pdf</a> )  7 of its BBA students  and 8 of its B.Com students were among the top  10 in the university. <br />
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Recently (perhaps last year) it has introduced PG Diploma in management. See <a href="https://www.dsbm8.org/pgdmform.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.dsbm8.org/pgdmform.php</a> .  I hope this program does well and the institution becomes a university. Perhaps some people can donate a significant amount to their trust towards that goal.<br />
<br />
There is a DAV University in Jalandhar, Punjab (<a href="https://www.davuniversity.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.davuniversity.org/</a>) with a wide range of disciplines.]]></content:encoded>
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