‘Platinum’ rating for Chitkara University

Solan, April 19

Chitkara University has been awarded ‘Platinum’ rating by QS I-GAUGE, a comprehensive and independent rating system for India’s universities and colleges.

Rated on seven primary indicators and five secondary indicators, which range from teaching and learning, employability and social responsibility to research and innovation, the QS I·GAUGE rating provides a unique and comprehensive perspective of India’s higher education institutions for learning. Post assessment, the institutes are awarded an overall rating ranging from Bronze to Platinum .

Chitkara University was rated ‘Platinum’ in four key indicators: ‘ Employability,’ ‘Facilities,’ ‘Entrepreneurship,’ and ‘Governance & Structure.’ In the other five indicators, namely ‘Research,’ ‘Teaching & Learning,’ ‘Faculty Quality,’ ‘Diversity and Accessibility,’ and ‘Social Responsibility, the university was rated ‘Diamond’.

The award certificate was presented recently at Bangalore by Dr Ashwin Fernandes, QS Regional Director – Middle East, Africa & South Asia & CEO QS I-GAUGE.

Citing the rigorous process preceding the rating, Dr Archana Mantri, Vice-Chancellor, said, “QS I-GAUGE follows a rigorous and comprehensive institutional rating procedure, and the application process can become cumbersome and time consuming for the unprepared applicants, but owing to Chitkara University’s process centric approach to teaching, research and learning, we were ready with all the documentation even before we started the application process. I am happy that the wonderful teamwork and quality education at Chitkara University finally has the recognition of QS I -GAUGE.”

Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor, Chitkara University, said “The governing board has entrusted us with the surmountable task of surpassing our benchmarks and acquiring ‘platinum’ rating by none other than QS I-GAUGE is certainly a feather in our cap.” — TNS