Pune: Suryadatta Institute of Management and Mass Communication (SIMMC) and Suryadatta Institute of Business Management and Technology has been ranked under Platinum Category by AICTE – CII Survey of Industry-Linked Technical Institutes 2020.
SIMMC won the coveted ranking for six consecutive years, while SIBMT applied first time for ranking and it is ranked under platinum category. Along with Suryadatta, College of Engineering Pune, Department of Management and Marathawada Mitra Mandal College of Pharmacy and other 53 institutes from Maharashtra ranked under this category. Recently, the results of the 19th edition of AICTE-CII Survey of Top Industry-Linked Technical Institutes 2020 were announced at the CII Education Summit held virtually.
Initiated in 2012 by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the IndPact Survey is an objective source of information with the core being the industry – academia collaboration that exists. The first survey in 2012 focused only on engineering institutes approved by AICTE. Year 2013 witnessed the expansion of scope to include four major streams of study, viz engineering, management, pharmacy and architecture/planning.
Suryadatta Group Founder President and SIMMC Director Prof Dr. Sanjay Chordia said, “SIMMC is one of the very few institutes in India who have been ranked in Platinum category for six consecutive years. This achievement was possible due to the active support and involvement of all students, Faculties, Staff, Alumni, esteemed recruiters and other Stakeholders of the Institute.”
Dr Sanjay Chordia, Founder President, Suryadatta Group of Institutes
“The vision of Suryadatta is to be a World Class Centre of Excellence in innovative learning, combining the best of Indian sensibilities with a Western outlook and to be rated as a premier Education Institute; offering contemporary education, using state-of-the art technology and spearheading high quality research. Therefore, we provide a vibrant atmosphere for Industry-Institute Interface in the form of Management Development Programs, Consultancy, Applied Research, Internship Tenures and Event Management,” he added.
Survey Highlights
- Number of institutes shortlisted for Full Survey: 4486
- Number of Institutes participated in the full survey: 814
- The actual numbers stood at 184 for Platinum, (Out of 184, 53 Colleges are from Maharashtra)
- The actual numbers stood at 246 for Gold and
- The actual numbers stood at 384 for Silver categories