The Higher Education Review

Higher education has transformed into a business over the course of the past couple of decades. Various educational institutions have been operating in the higher education segment to cash in on the increasing demand for higher education institutions in the country. Acknowledging this situation, Sri Sri University, founded by Poojya Gurudev, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji, was established with a vision to impart holistic and value-integrated education in order to develop visionary thinkers with social consciousness to lead and precipitate inevitable changes with summative call for Learn, Lead and Serve. Standing apart from most other educational institutions in the country, Sri Sri University has always given importance to the wholesome development of their students by offering them the Best of the Spiritual Values and Wisdom of the East and Best of the Innovation and Technology of the West in order to nurture inspired learners. This has helped the University to offer top-notch higher education that can make a positive impact on the lives of their students and at the same time equip them with the required skills needed to thrive in this modern world.

Creating Centres of Excellence Sri Sri University stands unique in the crowded Indian higher education space and the institute strives to offer the best of the east and the best of the west. The mission to create centres of excellence in knowledge and research across the fields of study in order to equip students to achieve the highest levels of professional ability in a learning atmosphere that fosters human values to serve the needs of local, national and global economies further resonates the uniqueness of the University. Sri Sri University has never backed down from any challenges and the University considers these challenges as opportunities to develop and become even stronger. This ability to take lead is just one of the many reasons why the University is able to grow at a rapid pace and attract worldwide attention. Amidst the current COVID scenario where educational institutions all

across the country were struggling to find alternate methods to continue with their classes, Sri Sri University was quick to act and they successfully trained their teachers to conduct online classes which helped the University to conduct exams and even publish results without any major problems or delays.

Sri Sri University offers 43 different undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Business Administration, Commerce and Economics, Agriculture, Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Horticulture, Architecture, Interior Design, Environmental Science, Computer and Data-science, Physics and Mathematics, Yoga, Applied Arts, Painting and Animation, English and Sanskrit, Journalism and Mass Communication, Odissi Dance and Hindustani Vocal Music. It is the first in the country to offer BSc Hons Agribusiness, 1st in Asia to have BSc and MSc in Osteopathy and has introduced this year, programmes in Psychology and Contemplative Studies which are one of its kind in the world! The flagship MBA programme offers unique specializations in Good Governance and Public Policy (1st in the world), Data analytics, Entrepreneurship, Agribusiness along with the General Management specialisations. The University has also signed an MOU with the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education for their MBA in rural management program.

“Sri Sri University follows an outcome based curriculum which allows their student to acquire both the theoretical knowledge and practical knowhow about the concepts they are learning”

Imparting Top-Notch Education
Sri Sri University follows an outcome based curriculum which allows their student to acquire both the theoretical knowledge and practical knowhow about the concepts they are learning. The University also aligns their curriculum to meet the requirements of the industry so that their students are perfectly poised in the graduate job market. “Students are constantly involved in various projects and industry experts have interactions with our students regularly. We also provide various career-readiness programs to our students so that they are equipped with the required skills and make them connected to the industry. We give attention to helping our students in developing leadership skills and

our students are also practicing yoga regularly which helps their mind to be sharp and clear. We have a student council and we conduct open house sessions with them to make sure that our students’ problems are addressed quickly. We also have a student aspiration forum where we ask them about their career ambitions and aspirations and our mentors in the campus guides the students towards achieving those goals”, avers Ajay Kumar Singh, Vice Chancellor, Sri Sri University.

Sri Sri University has also got strong industry connections throughout the globe and this allows the University to offer unique internship opportunities and regular industry interactions for their students. This strong connection with the industry along with the expertise of their faculties and the top-notch infrastructural amenities provided to the students has helped the University to clock 90 percent placement even during this pandemic period.

When it comes to the future, Sri Sri University has high hopes of developing into one of the best universities in the world providing the best east and west combination. The University is also aiming to secure impressive NAAC and QS world rankings and become the leader of spiritual, scientific, and innovative education in the world.

Ajay Kumar Singh, Vice Chancellor, Sri Sri University
Prof. Singh has 33+ years of teaching experience with 211 publications including many award winning research papers, 35 Scholars have been awarded Ph. D. degree under his supervision. Prof. Singh also served as the Vice Chancellor of University of Jazeera, Dubai, UAE and has travelled to 23 countries and addressed in more than 300 conferences/ seminars/ workshops/training programs. Dr. Singh is Fellow and Managing Trustee of Indian Commerce Association (ICA), Immediate Past President of Indian Commerce Association Delhi NCR Chapter, Past President of Indian Association for Management Development (IAMD), and Fellow of Computer Society of India. He has served as a Professor in Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce & Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He was also Dean (Works), DU and has held many other important positions. His guidance and experience has been a crucial part of Sri Sri University’s consistent development.