Deadline Oct  14

Imagine a place where students are prepared to address grand challenges, by developing necessary technical depth with cross-disciplinary knowledge of engineeringand social sciences. At Plaksha University, this happens every day! Plaksha aims to nurture and build ethical leaders who will leverage technology and social sciences to make the world a better place to. Plaksha is a private technology and research institution established in 2019 by a passion-driven founding group of 60+ CEOs and entrepreneurs from across the world for collective philanthropy with a vision to ‘Reimagine Tech Education’.

“You will be walking into a space that will nurture and inspire the next generation of fearless leaders who will solve the toughest challenges of our planet”, quotes a Plaksha professor. The world-class 50-acre campus academic blocks, research spaces, Makerspace*, student residence halls, recreation and sports center, dining hall, auditorium, state-of-the-art library, tech innovative center, wellness, and health center. Located in Mohali, it is a 10-minute drive from Chandigarh International Airport, and a 30-minute drive from Chandigarh city centre

A non-profit university, Plaksha is guided by a group of highly eminent Academic Advisory Board. They have helped create a curriculum that is globally benchmarked and in sync with the needs of the industry. Across eight semesters, students get access to a unique project-based learning experience at Innovation Labs and Grand Challenge Studios. The faculty-student ratio is 1:6 which provides an opportunity for the students to actively and personally engage with the faculty and staff at Plaksha, is unprecedented for any Indian university. Plaksha students graduate with a B.Tech degree in one of the following four cutting edge, forward looking programs: Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence, Biological Systems Engineering, Robotics & Cyber-Physical Systems, Data Science, Economics & Business. Plaksha’s Common Core or the Freshmore program enables students to have shared experiences across majors in labs, studios, self & leadership, human sciences, data science core, technical core, humanities, arts & social sciences.

Plaksha has partnered with top global and Indian institutions like UC Berkeley, Purdue University, IIT Kanpur, IISR, IIT Bombay, UC San Diego & SRI International. These partnerships focus on curriculum development, faculty exchange, student exchange programs, and joint research. Plaksha is also building a strong corporate network for placement opportunities at organizations like Microsoft, Paytm, Netflix, CISCO, Tech Mahindra, Schlumberger, Zomato, Infoedge, Snapdeal, Roundglass.

Residential life at Plaksha is all about living in a safe and conducive environment. Housing is on a twin-sharing basis. Plaksha has launched a ‘Centre for Clean Energy’ on campus for promoting sustainable and energy-efficient practices. Some popular sports on campus are volleyball, football, tennis, snooker, and squash. Additionally, the counseling and mental health support for each student is a valuable aspect of Plaksha and the health center is available 24x7.