Amity offers courses which hone special skills

NEW DELHI: At a time when more and more students want to turn their passion into career, Amity University has come out with innovative programmes to attract and groom budding talents. Categorising them under talented-oriented courses, the university has started programmes in music, dance, sports psychology and competitive intelligence & corporate warfare.

"These courses are especially meant for those seeking to hone their skills in their fields of interest. The best part is that students will land up jobs after completing the courses," said varsity's founder president Ashok Chuahan.

The varsity, which has sold more than a lakh forms this year, also provides a number of professional courses like degrees in biotechnology, nano technology, MBA and engineering. Aiming to create a niche in the science stream, it has announced courses in virology, immunology, space science, avionics and oceanology. Looking at the growing demand for foreign languages, the university has started honours courses in English, French and Spanish.

Commenting on university's move to introduce more courses, Chauhan said: "There is a dearth of quality education in our country, and we are trying to bridge this gap. Most of the government colleges lack modern infrastructure and techniques. We are introducing courses according to the demands of the market. To blend the best of East and West, we conduct exchange programmes with foreign universities."

The university has got tremendous response for its nano technology course. "Amity is the first and only university providing degree courses in the subject. Though we already have two PG and one UG course, we are also planning to start three more courses looking at the growing demand both in India and abroad," said director of nano technology department, R P Singh.

Talking about placements, Chauhan said: "Over 2,500 students have got on-campus recruitments this year and around 800 students have been placed a year before graduating. Leading companies across various disciplines come for campus placements at Amity."

Brushing aside criticism that Amity is meant only for students from the higher strata of society, Chauhan said: "We are not funded by the government, so the expenses can only be shared between the university and students. We provide scholarship to meritorious students."
Source = Times of India