Main Activities and Major Achievements

Main Activities

Education, research, active role in policy formulation for government and non-government organisations; development of technology, development and application of different types of indigenous knowledge, services to the community.

Current Activity Priority

• To make the university internationally competitive
• To work closely with policy makers
• To explore and invite funding agencies to support non-conventional activities of the University

Major Achievements

The University Grants Commission (UGC) of India has identified the University as one the first five universities in the country with 'Potential for Excellence'.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accorded the highest grading and accredited the university with 'five star' status.

The University was nominated the lead institution for the Word Bank funded programme TEQIP in 2005.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development identified the Faculty of Engineering and Technology as one of the seven major Indian centres specializing in technology.

The University is among the international centres of learning awarded the Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund by Tokyo Foundation, Japan.

The British Library granted three projects to the University in 2007 under its Endangered Archives Programme. No university in the world, except one in China, has been awarded so many.