Hindustan University : An Overview

Situated in a prime location of Chennai, Hindustan University was established in 1985 as Hindustan College of Engineering by K.C.G Verghese and thus got its status of Private University by UGC(University Grant Commission) in 2008.The University is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

University offers various courses in different streams like engineering, management, arts, commerce, various industry collaborated programmes like IBM programmes, Volkswagen Programmes, HTC – ITMR Programmes. Along with that it also offers Research programmes.

Following are the list of courses offered by the University:

• Btech (with 9 specialization)

• B.arch

• M.arch

• M.plan

• Mtech

• MBA

• MCA

• Integrated Courses

• BBA

• Bcom

• B.sc

• B.L.I.S

• M.L.I.S

• BCA

Besides these programmes, it also offers various Diploma courses and evening courses as well.

Eligibility criteria for UG Courses like B. Tech and B. Arch is 10+2 with 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Math, for B.Tech (Bio-tech) with minimum 10+2 with 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Math and for BBA, BCA and other courses have 10+2 is the eligibility criteria.

Similarly, for PG courses, Bachelor's degree in relevant field is the eligibility criteria.

University also offers various scholarship for the students, below are list of Scholarships available for students: 1. Scholarships for SC / ST provided by the Government of India. Candidates belonging to Tamil nadu and who have passed Higher secondary from Tamil nadu are this scholarship. It is only available for students provided the candidates should not be a recipient of another scholarship / assistance from other sources

1. Dr. K.C.G. Verghese Memorial Foundation Scholarships/Aid
2. Scholarship based on Merit
3. Sports Scholarship

Hindustan university has received various prominent awards like;

According to NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Hindustan university has been ranked as one of the top engineering institutes. It has been ranked 2nd in Chennai, 13th in Tamil Nadu, 20th rank in South India and overall India it has got 31st rank.

Besides this University has received Good green Governance G3Award 2013 in recognition for spear-heading Green University Revolution in India.

Also CRISIL has rated "CRISIL BBB+ / Stable" for long-term ratings

HITS has also bagged four B-School Awards from Daily News Analysis (DNA) & Star News.

Urmila is Post graduate in management. She writes about Indian Colleges, universities, exams and other prevalent issues.