HT Campus held its First Ever HT Conclave on ‘Excellence in Education 2013’

The click4college Campus (HTC) Conclave on Excellence in Education 2013 was organised with the objective of felicitating private institutions who have made considerable contribution to education in the Delhi NCR region. A survey was carried out by click4college in association with Cfore, a multi-disciplinary research organisation. The survey spanning about 200 colleges across engineering, technology, management, mass communication, animation and fashion and hotel management was carried out on the basis of courses on offer, faculty, facilities, fees, placement, industry exposure, among parameters.

A special category, the Jury Awards for excellence extraordinaire was also instituted after individually auditing the infrastructure facilities of colleges. Planned, conceptualised and executed by click4college, the click4college Campus (HTC) Conclave on Excellence in Education was the first event of its kind.

All about the awards

The Jury Awards were designed to felicitate colleges who have made extraordinary contribution to the field of education in various capacities. These categories were awarded to colleges who have gone beyond the regular course curriculum to offer a holistic learning experience to students. This section of awards was finalised after a rigorous round of cross checks and data validation whereby members from the survey team individually visited each college under consideration

Best Innovation in Industry Integration - This category recognised innovation of an institute in terms of a project,programme or any other initiative with a view to strengthen the industry academia interface in terms of student learning. And the award for Best Innovation in Industry Integration was presented to Amity University, Manesar Campus

The winning edge: Amity University, Manesar Campus has integrated academic learning with a plethora of innovations like military camp, moot court and Amizone - a forum where students and faculty can interact, track and know about various happenings virtually.

Best Innovation in Collaborative Learning - This category recognised innovation in terms of an initiative to promote meaningful collaboration with other educational institutes from India or other countries. The award for Best Innovation in Collaborative Learning was presented to Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

The winning edge: IMT Ghaziabad’s initiative on Centre for Rural Innovation, Capacity Building, Knowledge Management and Entrepreneurship (CRICKET) undertaken in association with Kellog School of Management, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Project, Action Research Projects and international collaborations makes it one of the frontrunners providing collaborative learning to the students.

Best Innovation in Technology - This category recognised technological innovation which translated to an integrated and enhanced module of teaching and learning across multiple campuses and environments. The award for Best Innovation in Technology was presented to Delhi School of Business

The winning edge: The Delhi School of Business has enhanced its teaching efficiencies across campuses by devising collaborative tools, virtual communities and virtual learning environments. This has resulted to a world class learning experience. Some of ite technical initiatives are iLearn and iCampus, which are cloud-based Learning Management Solutions (LMS) within a three-fold innovation system, with a built-in framework to incorporate a detailed blueprint for laying down learning outcomes as required by AACSB International.

Profile of colleges that won awards:

• Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication: The college offers postgraduate diploma in advertising and marketing communication, public relations and event management, and television
   
• Oberoi Centre for Learning & Development: The institute offers a bachelor degree in hotel management.
• Pearl Academy: Affiliated to Indira Gandhi National Open University, it offers courses in fashion and textile, fashion marketing and fashion merchandising.
   
• Birla Institute of Technology, Extension Centre, Noida: This institute is affiliated to BIT Mesra and offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in management, computer science, animation and multimedia.
   
• Jaypee Institute of Information Technology: This institute under the Jaypee Group of Companies offers BTech, MTech and dual degree B Tech and MTech programmes.
   
• ITM University: ITM University was founded to promote excellence in technical and management education.
   
• JSS Academy of Technical Education: This institute offers engineering and technology courses along with management courses.
   
• Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology: This institute affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University offers bachelor of engineering and master of business administration courses.
   
• Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology: Affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University it offers BTech and MTech programmes.
   
• International Management Institute: This is a corporate backed management school offering post graduate diploma courses on management and human resource maangement.
   
• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad: Known for its part time and executive management courses.
   
• Birla Institute of Management Technology: It offers postgraduate diploma and PhD courses in business management, retail management and international business.
   
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management: It offers courses like post graduate diploma in finance management along with part time and executive postgraduate diploma courses.
   
• Fore School of Management: It has courses like managerial decision-making, problem-solving, analytical reasoning, among others.

Jury Awards Excellence Conclave 2013:

• Mass Communication
  
  Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication

• Hotel Management
  
  Oberoi Centre for Learning & Development
  
  
• Fashion Technology
  
  Pearl Academy

• Animation
  
  Birla Institute of Management Technology
   
• Engineering
  
  Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
  ITM University
  JSS Academy of Technical Education
  Krishna Institute of Engineering and Technology
  Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology
   

• Management
  International Management Institute
  Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
  Birla Institute of Management Technology
  Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management
  Fore School of Management

Jury Awards:

• For Best Innovation in Industry Integration: Amity University, Gurgaon Campus
• Best Innovation in Collaborative Learning: Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
• For Best Innovation in Technology: Delhi School of Business

You can download the survey by clicking on 'Download file' link on this page.

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