IIS Universiity: Promoting Academic Excellence

In this age of a fast-changing educational scenario, new universities are challenged to accommodate not only a growing campus, but also rising costs on campus which increase exponentially each year, says Dr Ashok Gupta, Vice Chancellor, IIS University, in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN) and shares much more.

Considering the existing competition and changing times, what prominent challenges a private university like yours is faced with?

IIS University constantly strategises to become more flexible to attract best students in a highly competitive market, assessing their position and mapping the segments most important to them. In short, the real challenge for the university is to continue its efforts for bridging the ever-widening gap between knowledge and skills and to work towards building a national character through purposeful education, not merely an overdose of information.

What steps your university has been following to ensure finest faculty is in place?

The university works to align recruitment with its hiring strategy and priorities. It follows a stringent recruitment procedure to ensure that the faculty members keep up the robust academics thereby ensuring the much-needed rigour in the programmes on offer. In addition, career advancement for faculty members is linked to professional competencies combined with their involvement in and contribution to the corporate life on campus.

How significant is innovation for your university? What steps have you undertaken to promote research based learning at the university?