The Higher Education Review

Counted as one of the prominent educational bodies in North-East India, Kaziranga University (KU) which was set up under the imaginative benefaction of prominent educationist has been in the forefront of education since 2012. The establishment of higher education institution like the Kaziranga University, the only Private University in the upper Assam province, is fulfilling the ambitions of many aspiring students of the region. KU provides quality education and professional training offering a holistic learning opportunity to the students without the stress and hassle of moving far away from their homes. "We are proud to be another addition to the North East Knowledge Hub, which is an apt term for the region's highly-reputed and renowned educational institutes located in and around the city of Jorhat, Assam. Jorhat also called the 'Knowledge City' has a long-standing history of being the center point of education and culture. It is also home to some of the major modern educational institutes such as the Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat Medical College and Hospital, Assam Women's University, CSIR-NEIST among several others. Tezpur University and Dibrugarh University are also located within 100 miles of Jorhat town and this has given rise to the North East Knowledge Hub," says Basant Khetan, Pro-Chancellor, Assam Kaziranga University.

Managed and led by the Khetan Group of Industries, KU has successfully fulfilled the requirement of capable management students in the industry and has made a niche place for itself in a very short span. The quality education offered at an affordable fee at KU has come forward as a blessing for the students who desire to rule the business world by signifying their expertise. "Kaziranga University - School of Business (KUSOB) is an institution with a difference. It differentiates itself with others in many ways, first and foremost, by the implementation 'ASK model' of learning and delivery.

ASK model emphasizes the

importance of Attitude (A), Skills (S) and Knowledge (K) and in the same order of hierarchy in training and education. It re-emphasizes that without right attitude and skill development, knowledge, per se, is most of the time, irrelevant," adds Basant.

The MBA program offered by Kaziranga University is designed & developed with National, International Industry and Academic partners like AIMA, NOCN, ICICI Direct, CIMA, Assumption University and many more. Students pursuing MBA are compelled to complete a mandatory 2-3 months of the internship program in Corporate and Industries located in Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata as a part of the curriculum. MBA students also get hold of the option for undertaking international study tour; attend immersion programs at Assumption University, Bangkok and Dubai with UREKA Education Group - the education partner of Curtin University, Australia. "As a matter of principle, KUSOB offers its specialized MBA programs only where they a have a leading industry domain expert as the academic delivery partner, viz. MBA Banking & Finance with TimesPro, MBA Tourism & Hospitality with Assumption University, MBA Logistics and SCM with Safeducate, MBA Event Management with TeamI, MBA Hospital Administration with Apollo, MBA Entrepreneurship with EDII-Ahmadabad, and MBA Constructions & Urban infrastructure with NICMAR-Pune," says, Rainy Khetan, Director, Kaziranga University.

"The MBA program offered by Kaziranga University is designed & developed with National, International Industry and Academic partners like AIMA, NOCN, ICICI Direct, CIMA, Assumption University and many more"

Kaziranga University endeavours to offer degree programmes in collaboration with Industry partners to ensure practical orientation, dynamism and industry base in content, teaching-learning process and evaluation. Such collaboration is already in place for all management programmes and for selected engineering programmes as well. Also, the development of Industrial Skills for all engineering students is being systematized by offering specific subjects in each semester. A 'YES Skill Development' Centre was launched at the KU campus in 2018, established in collaboration with SKF India. The Skill Development Centre conducts various programmes providing necessary auto-technical skills and training to high-school drop-outs

and other underprivileged youth groups from around the region and enables them to venture out into skilled professions and technical jobs.

Students are also exposed to co-curricular activities like seminar presentations, as well as through the organization of seminars, workshops, conferences, short term courses, and other events and activities. These co-curricular activities aid the students with leadership qualities, creativity, and decision making, learning organization skills, time management, and ultimately enhancing overall personality development.

Sprawling across a lush green campus, spread over 50 acres, Kaziranga University has the best in class infrastructure, comparable with global standards. It offers a host of resources to students to assist in meaningful discovery, academic challenges, real-life experiences, as well as diverse soft skill training and development. With over more than 40 labs, each school in the University is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities though air-conditioned digital classrooms, conference rooms, and seminar halls, helping our students absorb knowledge with the latest in technology. A residential University, KU has separate hostel accommodation for girls and boys, in a Wi-Fi-enabled campus, housing incredible sports facilities including cricket fields, football grounds, tennis, volleyball, badminton and basketball courts, hostel-gyms and several canteens and cafes.

KU's mission is to make North-East India the genesis of firsthand technologies and socio-economic discoveries. "The institution aims at enabling students to understand and develop their inherent special abilities and creates a place and a country filled with not just job-seekers, but entrepreneurs and decision-makers," concludes Basant.

Basant Kumar Khetan, Pro Chancellor, Kaziranga University
Basant Kumar Khetan is the Pro-Chancellor, Kaziranga University of the Khetan Group of Industries, which comprises of NECCON Power & Infra, North Eastern Cables, Toor Finance, Topline Finvest, and Brahmaputra Infra Power. The group has diversified businesses in the manufacturing, hydropower and finance sectors and has an impressive list of clientele. Within six years of its existence, the Assam Kaziranga University has emerged as the best private University not only in the state of Assam but in the entire North Eastern region of India.