THE opening up of deemed university status to standalone engineering and management colleges has enabled some institutes such as Mewar University to drastically increase capacity in the last two to three years. While the recent decision by the government to derecognise some of them came as a jolt, the Supreme Court’s decision to maintain status quo has resulted in most of these colleges moving further up on their growth path.

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While some of the deemed universities like Amrita  have begun to produce academic work of good quality, all of them have infrastructure of a reasonable quality. Some of these colleges like SRM have multi-location campuses while many others like VIT  boast of  a truly international student body. Most of them have student exchange programmes with different universities. What stands in good stead for the student is the assurance of a certain level of infrastructure and resource availability, though the level of teaching and learning experience vary widely. With individual admission processes and large capacities, these colleges do provide a better chance of obtaining an admission vis-à-vis some of the comparable state colleges. So  it makes sense to keep some of these colleges in your consideration set. 
 

College Profile: Mewar University

Location: Chittorgarh, Rajasthan
Chancellor: Shri Ashok Kumar Gadiya
Flagship programme: BE/BTech (Honours)
Entrance exam: AIEEE / Any national or state-level Engineering Entrance Exam
Student intake: 960
Disciplines: Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Electrical and Electronics, Information Technology, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Polymer & Chemical Engineering
Full-time faculty: 32
Fees (full course): Rs. 233,000
Board & lodging (two years): Not Available 
Approval/Accreditation: AICTE approved, NBA accredited 
Average placement salary: Not Available
Top recruiters: Not Available
Other programmes: MTech, MBA, BCom, BCA, BJMC, BEd, BFD, BBA
Other campuses: None
Web site: www.mewaruniversity.org

Located in the Aravali ranges, the university is spread across 30 acres at Gangrar, just 12 km away from Chittorgarh town. It is a residential campus with facilities for the students, faculty and staff. Being the only university in the district, it especially benefits students from nearby districts such as Bhilwara, Neemuch, Rajsamand, Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Bundi, Udaipur (Rural) and Kota.

The campus has a fully computerised  central library which stocks about 50,000 titles and a large collection of video/audio CDs. Industries and company information sources are also made available to the students. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled with a 2MBPS broadband connection for students’ use. The main computer lab is spread over 450 square metres and all machines have 24x7 online UPS power supply back-up by 750 KVA DG sets.

Scholarships are available as follows: MU Scholarships (75% tuition fee exemption to students securing 90% and above in 10+2) and Meritorious student Scholarships (25% of tuition fee free for students who secure 85% and above in 10+2).

The topper from each faculty is reimbursed tuition fees for one full year. Also, one student from each faculty, adjudged for excellence in extra-curricular activities like sports, oratory, presentation and cultural activity, will be reimbursed 50% of the tuition fee. The PDP programme for students is designed to equip students with skills such as workplace discipline, effective communication, office etiquette,  to face the corporate world.