subject: Ansal Institute Of Technology Gets Varsity Status [print this page] Ansal Institute of Technology got the university status under the Haryana Private Universities Act, 2006 yesterday.
Speaking on the occasion, Ansal Institute of Technology director Dr CS Nagpal said this university has a rich intellectual capital comprising of about 150 highly qualified and experienced faculty from diverse fields. And it was their dream to provide quality education to the youth of the country. Therefore, Ansal Institute of Technology was formed under the banner of The Chiranjiv Charitable Trust. With the help and full moral support of Ansal API chairman Sushil Ansal, they joined hands to fulfill their desire to set up a university. Sushil Ansal now becomes the first chancellor of the Ansal University.
Dr Nagpal added innovation in education isnt a slogan for them but they strongly believe that with quality education they can make future of the students bright. It has been a long journey but its not the end. It is a new beginning and we need to reach the top of the list of respected and reputed educational institutes in the country, he added. Dr Nagpal put in that it is their motto to do something revolutionary for the youth. Ansal University will provide a stimulating teaching and learning environment where the best of teachers and researchers apply innovative pedagogical techniques and encourage young minds to explore the frontiers of research.
Ansal API chairman Sushil Ansal said it is a historic day and remembered his father late Chiranji Lal Ansal, a Railway employee who left his job and started teaching poor children. Basically, it was his dream was to set up an educational institute for children those who came from the weaker section of the society. His dream has come true today as Ansal Institute of Technology has got the university status, he said. Ansal added that it is now their responsibility to impart quality education not only to the urban but the rural belt too. We will create a competitive as well as cooperative environment. We aim at developing centres of excellence to usher in cutting-edge to all fields, benefitting society as a whole, especially the poor and the underprivileged, he shared. The group is now applying for a university status for its Lucknow institute.
Speaking on the occasion, Ansal API vice chairman Pranav Ansal said the group believes in talking about its plans and vision. The USP of Ansal University is not just to create well-trained managers or CEOs but successful entrepreneurs. After finishing their graduation or post graduation courses, if a student has a great business plan, we will provide them financial help. This can be refunded to us when he/ she starts earning, he said.
