Poornima University

Poornima University, established in 2012, is a private university in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The university was established by Rajasthan State Legislature vide Act No. 16/2012 and is recognized under section 22(1) of University Grants Commission (India) Act, 1956[1]

Poornima University
MottoYour Dreams Our Goal
TypePrivate
Established2012
ChairmanAr. Shashikant Singhi
PresidentDr.suresh chandra padhy
Location
Jaipur
,
Rajasthan
,
 India

26.7796°N 75.8771°E / 26.7796; 75.8771
WebsiteOfficial website

Affiliations and Approval

The university has associations with several governmental and non-governmental organizations. Poornima University is approved by Council of Architecture and University of Grant Commission. The Indian Institute of Architects, Young Indians and Confederation of Indian Industry are its industrial partners.

Academic Programmes

School Of Engineering and Technology

School Of Computer Science & Engineering

School of Planning & Architecture

  • Bachelor of Architecture
  • Master of Planning

School of Design & Arts

  • Bachelor of Design
  • Bachelor of Visual Art
  • Bachelor of Vocation
  • BSc in Animation and VFX
  • Master of Design
  • PhD in Design & Arts

School of Management & Commerce

School of Science & Humanities

School of Public Health

  • Bachelor of Science (Public Health)

Poornima Institute of Hotel Management

  • Bachelor of Science (Hospitality & Hotel Administration)

Advanced Studies & Research Centre

Campus and Facilities

Library The library of Poornima University has an E-learning resource centre. The library provides access to full e-journals and eBooks of IEEE Digital Library, ProQuest ABI/INFORM Global e-books from GIST, etc. The library also stocks a collection of newspaper, magazine, and books, which students can access through their ID cards.

Laboratories Poornima University has some laboratories that have been established in collaboration with partners like IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft. The latest laboratories include Open Source technologies, Theoretical Computer Science and Language Processing, Data technology, Software Systems, Computational Intelligence High-Performance Computing, Grid-Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing and Intel Multi-core laboratories and Image Processing.

Other Facilities The university has a ground to play cricket, football, tennis, handball, and basketball. There is a small metrological observatory to observe the geographical and climatological phenomena, which is open for all students. Besides, 32 acres of land is dedicated to the sewerage treatment plant, and the university has also set up a 100 KW solar plant.[2]

Research and Development The university has set up a research and development lab. The lab also helps students publish their research papers in different national and international conferences like IEEE, CCWC, etc.

Extracurricular Annual fest, cultural fest, and sports festivals, football league, etc., are held every year at the university. Apart from these, a three-day project exhibition is held every year at the university. Poornima University also organises different convention from time to time, last being NASA-2019.[3]

Rankings and Awards The University’s School of Management and Commerce has been ranked 98th in an All India Survey conducted by The Week Magazine and 36th in the North Zone. Earlier in 2016, the university bagged best upcoming university award at 9th ASSOCHAM Higher Education Summit.[4]

Social Work Poornima University runs a few social welfare programmes that offer computer literacy education and basic education to underprivileged kids in society. Poornima Pathshala is also run by Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi in the university campus. [5]

References
  1. "Proforma For Submission of Expert Committee Report" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 6 November 2013.
  2. "Experimental Investigation of Effect of Environmental Variables on Performance of Solar Photovoltaic Module". ResearchGate. 23 November 2015.
  3. "Elite Football League of India staging Jaipur Cup". 10 January 2018.
  4. "Poornima University bags Best Upcoming University Award". 26 February 2016.
  5. "Gurjar invited to Holland, shares tales of rescuing child labourers". Times Of India. 23 November 2015.
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