A detailed overview of Bennett University

Author: Reena Tanwar

Bennett University, Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) commenced its establishment in the academic year of 2016. It is a state private university with the aim of imparting the quality of education to the undergraduate and postgraduate students making them ready for real-life challenges. The university was founded by the Times of India Group. The university has also been approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The main objective of establishing the university was to provide quality education to the students of different segments of the society by continually undertaking initiatives for the betterment of Indian society. Besides, while talking about the academic structure of Bennett University, below mentioned academic schools of the university are worth mentioning:

  • School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • School of Management
  • School of Law
  • School of Media and Liberal Arts

The infrastructure of the university provides fully residential 68-acre campus. It contains all the basic amenities that ought to be there such as administrative block, academic block that consists of classrooms and labs, Girls’ and Boys’ hostel, and sports facilities. These blocks are fully air-conditioned, and the entire campus is capable to accommodate almost 13,000 students. The classrooms along with lecture theatres are equipped with a broadband communication network. This communication network ensures global connectivity. The hostels are provided for the students seeking residence inside of the college campus. The residents are provided with mess and laundry facilities as well. The rooms are spacious, air-conditioned, well-furnished, and equipped with campus LAN and internet. The campus of the university consists of two libraries. One of them is the Central Library and the other is Bennett University Law library. The libraries are well stocked with the latest collection of books of recent editions. The books are informative and appropriate for learning. There are various sophisticated laboratories that are committed to create and develop a strong academic environment.

Following are the main features managed by Sports Committee of Bennett University:

  • Gymnasium
  • Football field
  • Synthetic turf lawn Tennis court
  • Squash courts in AC indoor complex
  • Badminton courts in AC indoor complex
  • Basketball courts
  • Swimming pool
  • Outdoor Volleyball court
  • Recreational Cricket set up
  • Recreational Table Tennis set up

Besides these infrastructural facilities, the students are facilitated by making them participate in various students’ club. These clubs help students grow professionally and personally and are encouraged to put forth their ideas. These clubs include MUN Society, Nomads club, Silhouette club, ISAAC club and many more.

The university organizes job fairs and placement activities for graduating students. Bennett University Placement activities are conducted to make sure that the students get the opportunity to acquire their dream job. The university has collaborations with various reputed companies. These recruiters conduct events which require students’ participation based on which the candidates are shortlisted. The candidates are primarily shortlisted based on their academic performance and their participation & performance in the events conducted.

Companies that have participated for internships are HSBC, AXIS Bank, IIFL, Food Panda, Marks & Spencer, Standard Chartered, Sopra, Steria, and Escorts.