Manav Rachna University

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Manav Rachna University
Former name
Manav Rachna College of Engineering
MottoCreating a better human being
TypePrivate
Established2004
2014, as University
AffiliationUGC
Vice-ChancellorDr. Deependra Kumar Jha
Address
Sector 43, Aravalli Hills, Delhi -Surajkund Road, 121004
,
Faridabad
,
Haryana
,
India
Websitemru.edu.in

Manav Rachna University is a private university[1] located in Faridabad, Haryana, India. It was established as Manav Rachna College of Engineering (MRCE) in 2004 and became a university in 2014.[2]

Campus

The university's campus is in Sector 43, Faridabad located 5 km (3.1 mi) from Delhi.

Academics

The university[3] offers three-year Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science (Honors) as well as four-year Bachelor of Technology in various fields. It also offers two-year postgraduate programmes which grant Master of Business Administration, Master of Science or Master of Technology. PhD programs are also offered.

ECO College

The E-cell of MRU in association with National Entrepreneurial Network organizes various entrepreneurial awareness campaigns and activities to groom the future entrepreneurs.[4]

Foreign collaborations

Collaborations has been made with international Institutes such as Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Algonquin College, University of Central Lancashire and Auckland Institute of Technology[5][6] to share curricula, teaching pedagogy, student projects, research and development, faculty and student exchange, expert lectures, and twinning programmes. These collaborations has been made jointly with other Manav Rachna Educational Institutions.

Extracurricular activities

The institute has constituted four committees to encourage student participation in extracurricular activities, namely technical, literary, sports and cultural. The annual technical cum cultural fest is organized by the student's committee.

Microsoft Imagine Cup

MRU has consistently represented India and won at Microsoft Imagine Cup.[7]

2013

Team "Path Finders"[8] mentored by Manasvi Sihag and consisting of Nikhil Dalmia, Prashant Gupta, Pritam Singh and Hardik Garg won the Indian Finals in 2013 under both "World Citizenship" and "Innovation" category and represented India at the world finals held at St. Petersburg, Russia with their project Swasthya Sanjivani.[8] Swasthya Sanjivani is an affordable, quick and automated blood and urine testing system with immediate confirmatory results covering diseases such as anemia, diabetes, jaundice and renal damage. For this achievement the team was later honored with Dr. O.P. Bhalla Award of Excellence.[9]

2014

The team "CodeBlue"[10] represented India at the world finals for Apps for Office Challenge held at Seattle, Washington and won the second prize. The team created an application for Microsoft Word called Molecule Maker which helps in creating dynamic 3D structures of molecules once the user has inputted its molecular formula. The team was mentored by Mohit Bahl and consisted of Saurabh Kanwar, Neha Valecha, Ankur Bhalla and Jehi Jha.

2015

In Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015, teams from Manav Rachna College of Engineering won the first prize in the India finals in both games and innovation category. The games category winning team was team "Aether",[11] composed of Saurabh Kanwar, Nikhil Dalmia, Priya Dugaya and Himanshi Badhana and they created a Windows Phone game called Tydee that focused on teaching people garbage segregation and waste management. The innovation category winner was team Eyeluminati who created the project Manovue. Team Eyeluminati went on to represent India in the world finals held at Seattle, Washington. It went on to win the World Health Summit Startup Award 2018.[12]

Rankings

University rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024)[13]201-300

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the university between 201-300 in the engineering rankings in 2024.[14]

References

  1. ^ "State -wise List of Private Universities as on 19.09.2017" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Manav Rachna doesn't want deemed university tag - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Manav Rachna University – Manav Rachna Vidyanatariksha". manavrachna.edu.in. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Events list | TERI".
  5. ^ "International Collaborations". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Admissions open in Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad". Business Standard India. 21 March 2011.
  7. ^ IANS (12 February 2019). "Faridabad students win Microsoft's Asia contest, set eyes on US finals". Business Standard India. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Imagine Cup Winners | Imagine Cup".
  9. ^ http://mris46gurgaon.mris.edu.in/academics/creating-tomorrows-winners/ [dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Imagine Cup Team Search | Imagine Cup".
  11. ^ "Imagine Cup Team Search | Imagine Cup".
  12. ^ "Startup Track 2018". World Health Summit. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  13. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  14. ^ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).