IKGPTU signs pact with Cambridge varsity dept

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 7

To enhance the employability of students and to develop their communication skills for getting jobs in the global sector, IK Gujral Punjab Technical University has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cambridge Assessment English, a department of the university of Cambridge. The MoU will support only students of IKGPTU, its campuses and affiliated colleges across the state.

The MoU aims to enhance the English language proficiency of all students of IKGPTU and redefine the scope and creating access to language learning of the students. From the university side, Vice-Chancellor Ajay Kumar Sharma and from the Cambridge side, Regional Director-South Asia TK Arunachalam signed the MoU. The Cambridge department will develop a systematic method to improve the English language skills of students through continuous assessments, benchmarked on international standards.

Cambridge Assessment English is a not-for-profit department of the University of Cambridge. It helps people learn English and prove their skills to the world, and every year provides English language exams and tests to more than five million people in 130 countries.