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University Grants Commission (UGC)
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Co-Ed
About
Garden City University
Garden City
University is established under Karnataka State Act no. 47 of 2013. The Garden
City University Act received the assent of the Governor of Karnataka on 26th
March 2013 and was published in the Karnataka Gazette on 12th April 2013.
History
Garden City
Education Trust was established in 1992 by Dr. Joseph V.G. with the
support of like-minded educationists like the Prof. Shivarudrappa - former
Dean, Karnatak University, Dr. Hanumanthappa – former Vice Chancellor,
Bangalore University, Prof V.B. Coutinho - former Vice Chancellor, Gulbarga
University and Prof. Rame Gowda - former Vice Chancellor of the Karnataka State
Open University.
The Trust was
established to set up centres for educational excellence that would accept only
qualitative practices nurturing students with value based education.
The Trust
began its operations with Garden City College of Science and Management Studies
which has an “A - Grade”, the highest conferred to an educational institution,
when assessed by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) – the
premier accreditation body under the UGC consecutively in three cycles of
accreditation. These institutions are ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14000:2004
certified.
In 2013, the
Government of Karnataka passed the “Garden City University Act”, taking into
consideration the merits of the Garden City Education Trust. The Garden City
University Act received the assent of the Governor of Karnataka on 26th March
2013 and was published in the Karnataka Gazette on 12th April 2013. A new
university campus is being developed in a lush green area spread over 50 acres
of land, adjacent to the Volvo manufacturing plant. This is a part of the 150
acres township envisaged by Dr Joseph V G which would have Knowledge Parks, IT
and BT Parks, Hotels and Convention Halls, Shopping Malls and Residential
areas.
GCU
Concept
At Garden
City University, our primary focus is on revolutionising the outlook of
education in India by raising existing standards and elevating our students
employability, skills and knowledge.
Our emphasis
is on skill-based education in order to make our students employable globally.
We venture into this youthful space where students in their quest for higher
education are able to assess their potential and select a requisite study
program.
GCU is a learner centric University that allows its main stakeholders – its
students, the flexibility and the responsibility to choose what they want to
study. GCU offers its students 6 different study routes:
The Scholarly
Route
The
Managerial Route
The Skill
based Route
The Research
Route
The
Entrepreneurial Route and
The Academic
Route
GCU stands by
its motto of “Emphasis on Life” and works on both the Emotional Quotient
and the Intelligence Quotient of its students. Emotional Quotient
ensures that the learning is multi - dimensional and the Teacher-Student bond
is epitomized. Intelligence Quotient encompasses learning from all angles,
including learning from and amongst peers, which stimulates creativity.
The GCU
courses are modeled to achieve both vertical and horizontal growth. This is to
ensure that students have the freedom to pick their core courses and take up
subjects that may be outside their field of study. The curriculum at Garden
City University is designed in such a way, that it would not just stand out,
but also increase the involvement of its stakeholders in the process. The presence
of technology interventions at all levels will make study at GCU an
exhilarating experience.
Our exclusive
Learning Management System is being heralded as a catalyst for change in the
education field and will be one of our greatest strengths. Rapid interactive
tools and virtual/augmented reality based learning experiences are additions
that will give the students a comprehensive outlook to explore various learning
avenues.
GCU will
illustrate concepts envisaged and applied successfully at other institutions
under the Chairmanship by Dr. Joseph V.G our beloved Chairman. Some of these
practices include
Management
Trainee Concept
CREATE
ARM Strategy
Management
Trainee concept: The Management Trainee program aims at creating empowered
managers with an inherent ability to lead confidently and enthusiastically both
as individuals and as team players. A plethora of events unfold throughout the
year at GCU and students from their inception manage the events until their
conclusion, under the guidance of a faculty convener. Students from various
streams are selected for the position of Management Trainee (MT) and are
allotted important responsibilities. These MTs then build a team of students
around them and handle the events. The students gain incredible first hand knowledge
during the process of conducting these events.
CREATE (Culture,
Region, Evolution and Tradition in Education) This concept was implemented to
develop and improve "Practical Exposure Quotient (PEQ)" amongst both
students and faculty and benefitting all stakeholders to exhibit better inter
team coordination amongst departments. 'CREATE' adds value to students in terms
of soft skills and aligns them with our motto of Emphasis on Life. The ideation
behind CREATE was, that every Department provide a faculty member and five
students, in consultation with the programme convener, to contribute to an
event conducted by the University.
GCU builds
its robust universe of education adapting the questioning module at all its
levels. Every aspect is dealt with on the following principle –
"Forecasting,
Connecting, Pursuing, Clarifying and Recounting".
This
principle instills in students a deeper sense of commitment both in terms of
what they choose to study and in their potential careers.
ARM Strategy:With
years of innovation and insight behind us, we strive to bring in radical
changes in academic pedagogy, taking cue from the ‘ARM Strategy’ introduced at
Garden City College. ARM stands for - Ambition, Resources and Mentoring; where
in, we help a student focus on their ambition, provide them adequate resources,
and mentor them holistically so as help them achieve their goals.
We take our
University Social Responsibility (USR) very seriously and make it mandatory for
all stakeholders to respect the eco system where the University is built and
notably give back to society. The entire campus is built with a green purpose
integrating everything that is needed to preserve the ecology and reduce our
carbon footprint.
