BML Munjal University, Gurgaon

About College:

The BML Munjal University was set up in 2014 on the outskirts of the city of Gurugram. It is built over fifty acres of land in the state of Haryana. The BML stands for the initial of the founder- Shri Brij Mohan Lall Munjal. He is the Founder and Group Chairperson of the Hero Group, which is among the top ten business houses in India. Besides this university, there are several other educational institutions which the Hero Group runs. Those institutions are – the BML Munjal Green Meadows Public School in Haridwar, the BCM Chain of Schools in Ludhiana, Raman Munjal Vidya Mandir in Gurugram, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital in Ludhiana and the BCM College of Education, also in Ludhiana. Besides, the Hero Group are also the promoters for the famed Indian School of Business in Mohali. Thus, we can see that the group’s educational footprint straddles the states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand. 

The entire academics may be divided into different schools, each possessing expertise in its own area. So far, three of the schools have been put into practice. These are the Schools for – Management, Engineering & Technology and for Economics & Commerce. Plans are afoot to develop four more schools in the next phase of development. These will be for the areas of- Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences and for Law. Another one will be the School of Art, Architecture and Design. Courses at the BML Munjal University exist right from the UG till the doctoral levels. At the UG level, courses on offer are the – B. Tech, BBA, B.A. (Hons.) Economics and the B. Com (H). The B. Tech is available in five major specializations, which are for – Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering and for Electronics & Communication Engineering. At the Masters level, there is the MBA on offer. There is also an Executive MBA which is for working professionals. A prominent certification here is for the Women in Leadership (WIL) programme. The last two programmes mentioned also see several sponsored candidates from corporate houses. 

The coursework and pedagogy at the BML Munjal University involves a lot of innovation. One of those is the “Workshop of the Future” which is used in the B. Tech programme. This is a virtual- cum- physical lab aimed at creating innovative leaders. Cutting-edge technologies such as CAD and CAM are made use of here. In order to foster a collaborative culture, the university also focuses on the group- based learning, so that silos do not get formed. Another innovation used in the engineering and management programmes, in particular, is the Innovative Instructional Design. Through this methodology, the trainers showcase the real- world applications of the concepts elucidated in class. To further the research credentials of the university, several Centres of Excellence (CoE) are being set up on campus. To develop technical skill development programmes for the state of Haryana, Swedish telecom giant Siemens is setting up one such hub. Others are being planned by other leading corporate houses such as IBM, Intel and Shell. The major research areas already identified are in health care operations & delivery, energy, environment, climate change, pollution reduction, network design, technology, bureaucracy, smart transportation, infrastructure and in supply chain management. 

The BML Munjal University has been a proactive developer of international collaborations. This has been both with academic institutions as well as with corporate houses. The Imperial College in London is acting as the mentor to the BML Munjal University. The latter is being modelled on the lines of the former. The Institute of Inclusive Innovation (I3) has been honed between the two together. In this, the commerce, engineering and management students get opportunities to spend time at the Imperial College in London. They get training in various areas of grassroots concern such as healthcare, edible water, education, women’s rights, employment generation and skill development. Partnerships have also been linked with the likes of The Carleton University, Berkeley University and the Kent State University. These players held in curriculum development, research opportunities, guest lectures as well as in immersion programmes. Exchange programme agreements have also been put in place. 

The concept of the Practice School is inherent to the BML Munjal University. Instead of the usual internship, this is a system of continuous industry engagement. A total of twenty- eight weeks will be spent on the field overall, during the course. It amounts to 22% of the total hours in the course. It is applicable to all the courses, and points earned here carry over to the Grade Point Average (GPA). These internships and industry visits will be provided by the university rather than by students themselves. The Gurugram location helps massively, as this is one of the top corporate hubs in India. All this has helped boost up the placements process massively. Some of the key recruiters in recent seasons have been the likes of – Axis Bank, Hero Fin Corp, Development Bank of Singapore, Dell, Byju’s, KPMG, Amazon, TVS Motors, OYO Rooms, S&P Global, Protiviti, Hero Moto Corp, housing.com, Sokrati, NTT Data and Virtusa amongst others.