PRIVATE R UNIVERSITIES KARUNYA’S CREDENTIALS AS A WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY

When Stanford University selected the world’s top 2% of scientists, four were Karunya professors! Like world-class universities, Karunya has also set up 25 Technology Missions backed by interdisciplinary teams. Consistency is key in everything Karunya Deemed University, near Coimbatore, does and achieves. It is accredited at the highest A++ Level by NAAC and has been ranked consistently and consecutively for 4 cycles among the Top 100 institutions in India by NIRF Rankings. It is also rated as a Three Stars Institution in QS Star Rating, and awarded QS E-LEAD certification for exemplary performance in online teaching-learning.

hile most universities in both public and private sectors are running behind emerging technologies so as to stay contemporary and relevant, Coimbatore based Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences, a deemed-to-be University has been focusing on advancing research and education on four most important focus areas - food, water, healthcare and energy.

This is as per the vision of Dr. Paul Dhinakaran, Chancellor of KITS, who realizes that these four areas will be most useful for not only India, but the whole of humanity. While technology development is essential, it achieves maximum impact when it starts solving the biggest challenges in these four critical sectors.

According to Dr. Paul, what sets apart Karunya Deemed University is that it is an institution with a social concern. Karunya’s mission is not just to raise scientists and entrepreneurs, but to enable them with the best skills to find solutions by developing products in the areas of food, water, healthcare and energy to solve the most pressing problems of humanity.

Under Dr. Paul’s guidance the top level academic and research leadership of Karunya has embarked on a most comprehensive and systematic planning initiative to be a big achiever in these focus areas. Towards this, Karunya has set up 25 Technology Missions, each having clearly articulated goals and interdisciplinary teams needed for their success.

These Missions include, 3-D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, Smart Technology for Precision Farming, Small Satellite Technology Mission, Green and Sustainable Manufacturing, Data Analytics & Block Chain Mission, Green Energy Technology Mission, Cyber Security Knowledge Mission, Millets for Nutrition Mission, Drone Technology for Agricultural Mission, Vaccinology for Viral Diseases Mission, Isotope Application Mission, Wetland Conservation Mission and Stem Cell Research Mission.

Other such Missions at Karunya include Technology Mission for Food Security, Smart Intelligent Building Mission, Nanotechnology for Healthcare & Vaccinology Mission, Machine Learning Technologies for Societal Problems Mission, Smart Vehicle Mission, Water Treatment and Desalination Mission, Robotics in Everyday Life Mission,

Satellite and GIS Application Mission, Smart City Mission, Indigenous and Herbal Medicine, Technology Mission for Rural Development and Medical Devices Mission.

Considerable investments too have been made to make these Technology Missions effective in producing nextgeneration solutions. For example, for the Water Treatment and Desalination Mission, a Centre of Excellence named Water Institute has been set up, and it will be assisted by seven departments of Karunya including the faculties of Civil Engineering, Bio-Technology, Agriculture, Applied Chemistry, Nanoscience & Technology, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering. Outside university tie-ups including overseas tieups too are made whenever necessary.

Karunya has been able to undertake such large scale planning due to its long history in academics and research, facilitated by one of the largest campuses in India that spans 720 acres. Karunya has been in higher education for 36 years, and is today home to over 8000 students and nearly 500 most renowned faculty. When Stanford University selected the world’s top 2% of scientists, four were Karunya professors!

Karunya is accredited at the highest A++ Level by NAAC and has been ranked consecutively for 4 cycles among the Top 100 institutions in India by the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings under the University and Engineering Institution categories. Karunya is also ranked among the Top 26-50 institutions in India by Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement Ranking. The Deemed University is also approved by UGC and AICTE.

In the international rankings and accreditations too, Karunya has made its mark. It is rated as a Three Stars Institution in QS Star Rating, and awarded QS E-LEAD certification for exemplary performance in online teaching-learning. Karunya is also accredited by NBA & ACCA.

Chancellor Dr. Paul Dhinakaran is ably assisted in the administration and academics of Karunya by Dr. P Mannar Jawahar, Vice Chancellor; Dr. EJ James, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Collaborations); Dr. Ridling Margaret Waller, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Quality Standards); and Dr. R Elijah Blessing, Registrar, as well as the Deans of various Departments and Directors of various projects and initiatives.

The sprawling Karunya campus is also home to several Centres of Excellence, established in partnership with international tech giants including Siemens Limited, Cisco Systems, Novell India Pvt Limited, IBM, Salzer Electronics Limited and the Lancet Commission. Karunya also has nationally acclaimed laboratories for Water Research and Food Processing. Its capabilities in the field of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology are also well known.

Karunya has also spared no expense in deploying one of the best computer laboratories in the country. Systems include high-end IBM PureFlex System,

Blade servers, Rack servers, Workstations and Personal Computers. Green computing is practiced by server consolidation and desktop virtualization using VMware products. A separate Storage Area Network has been commissioned by the Centre for Data Storage.

The Computer Technology Center is well-equipped with licensed software for academic and administrative needs. A state-of-the art campus network with 10 Gbps fiber optic backbone connects all the departments and residence buildings, which include fully furnished residential facilities for boys and girls separately. Internet connectivity is available 24x7 through multiple service providers via Internet leased lines.

Karunya is equipped with gallery classrooms and uses latest teaching aids for providing application oriented teaching. Students have the freedom to choose the course of their study according to their liking with the worldclass Choice Based Credit System (CBCS).