8th convocation 2020 report booklet - cutm vice-chancellor

Convocation

Report of theVice-Chancellor

5 October 2020

Centurion University Of Technology And ManagementOdisha

(Estd. Vide Odisha Act 4 of 2010 & u/s 2(f) of UGC Act, 1956)

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Convocation

5 October 2020

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2020Report of theVice-Chancellor

His Excellency, Professor Ganeshi Lal, the Hon'ble Governor of Odisha and the Visitor of Centurion University of Technology and Management;

Distinguished Members of the Governing Board;

President, Vice President, Honorary Provost, Registrar;

Dr. Somanth Sreedhara Panicker, Director Vikram Sarabhai Space

Center and distinguished recipient of the Honorary Doctorate of

the University for 2020;

Members of the Academic Council, Board of Studies, Pro Vice

Chancellors, Directors, Deans, Faculty and Staff of the University,

Parents, Distinguished Guests, Representatives of Electronic and

Print Media and most importantly our Graduating students,

Ladies and Gentlemen.

thAs Vice Chancellor, I warmly welcome you all to the 8

Convocation of the Centurion University of Technology and

Management, Odisha which for the first time is being conducted

online.

It is my pleasure to present before you and this distinguished

audience batches of students who have successfully completed

their course work in different academic domains. On this

auspicious occasion, let me take the liberty of briefly sharing with

you some of the key activities and events of the University during

this past year.

Centurion University, in ten years of its existence, has got the

distinction of being recognized as the Centre of Excellence in the

field of Skilling Ecosystem in the country by Government of India

in November 2019; Institute for the Training of Trainers (ITOT),

and 'Skill University' by the Government of Odisha. Earlier, it

received 12B status from the University Grants Commission

(UGC) in December 2016 and 'A' Grade from the National

Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Government of

India in November 2015 and accreditation by the Indian Council of

Agriculture Research (ICAR) in March 2019 for the University's

M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture for a period of five years

up to 2024. The School of Paramedics and Allied Health Sciences

(SoPAHS) has recieved recognition for Allied Medical Science

Courses for the academic session 2019-20 and onwards. This year

we will submit the SSR for the second round of NAAC

accreditation.

The year 2020 has been a very challenging year due to the COVID

19 Pandemic. The University has worked with the State and

District governments and provided its premises for a COVID 19

Hospital, Residence for medical staff and quarantine centers for

returnee workers. It has also ensured that we reflect on our practice

and resolve more firmly to deliver on our promise of 'shaping lives

and empowering communities'. Increasingly, all that we do is

aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The unprecedented circumstances of the COVID 19 pandemic has

meant a number of quick adaptations by the University. A week

following the first lockdown, the University moved to online

delivery of its programs on the impartus platform, conducted

online exams on the co-cubes platform and now the online

convocation. All the material used in online teaching was very

quickly placed on an online courseware (courseware.cutm.ac.in)

which is a highly commendable effort by the faculty to ensure the

availability of the same to all students. The faculty and students

embraced various digital technologies such as MOOCs, immersive

technologies, virtual labs as well as upgrading our learning

management systems. In the spirit of "Atamanirbharta", our

faculty along with industry partners is developing its own LMS

and examination system based on open source platforms such as

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Sakai and Big Blue Button. We will further enhance our capabilities

and create a national resource that can be offered to other HEIs as

well.

The National Education Policy 2020 has presented great

opportunities in the landscape of Higher Education in India. In line

with the recommendations of the NEP, the University has

realigned its programs with our strengths and the requirements of

the market and plans to offer 72 Certificate, 26 Advanced

Certificate, 14 Diploma courses in addition to its 69 under-

graduate and 54 post-graduate and doctoral programs through

Schools of Agriculture, Agriculture & Bio-Engineering, Applied

Sciences, Architecture and Planning, Engineering, Fisheries,

Forensic Sciences, Management, Media and Communication,

Paramedics and Allied Health Sciences, Pharmacy and Life

Sciences and Vocational Education and Training, located in four

constituent campuses across Odisha, at Paralakhemundi,

Bhubaneswar, Rayagada, and Bolangir. The total student strength

of 5569 as on September 2020 (this excludes new intake as

admission is continuing). Our admission had to be extended as the

results of all Boards and the entrance exams were delayed due to

the COVID situation.

For the 2020-21 academic session, the University launched the

following new courses:

· Bachelor in Aviation (with partner GATI)

· MBA in Rural and Urban Development Management (with

partner COSA)

With approval from Paramedics Board, Govt of Odisha, the course:

· BSc in Anesthesia Technology

· BSc Emergency Medical Technology

· BSc Operation Theatre Technology

· Certified Opthalmic Surgical Assistance

· Certified OT Technician

· Certified Dialysis Technician

· Certified ECG Technician

· Certified Ward Technician

· Certified EMG Technician

· Certified Blood Collection Technician

Further, we have also expanded the choice of domain

specialisations:

· Business Analytics

· Communication Systems

· Cyber Security

· Data Analytics – Visualization

· Gaming and Immersive Learning (AR, VR)

· Embedded System Design

· Software Technology

· Cloud Technology

· Agri Business Management

· Commodity and Food Storage

· Composite Design and Manufacturing

· Construction Planning and Project Management

· Food Processing

· Protected Horticulture

· Smart Agriculture

· Aerial Surveying and Remote Sensing Applications

· Automobile Engineering

· Architectural and Structural Design

· Business Analytics

· Computational Fluid Dynamics

· Chip Design and Fabrication using VLSI

· Dairy Processing and Development

· Genetic Engineering and Genomics

· Data Science and Machine Learning

· Industrial Automation

· Manufacturing (Conventional, CNC and Additive)

· Intensive Aquaculture


· Organic Farming

· Nutraceuticals

· Operation and Maintenance of Electrical Grid System and

Transformers

· Renewable Energy Applications

· Smart Farm Machinery

· Soil and Water Conservation through Watersheds

· Welding and Inspection

· Go-To-Market Product Development

· Financial Institutions, markets and Services

Teaching and Quality Assurance

During the year, the University consolidated its on-going Choice

Based Credit System (CBCS) for students by extending it to all

Schools. The University with industry partnership has introduced

industry linked skill courses.

Due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdown, the University

had to quickly adapt to the adverse situation in creative ways.

Online teaching was started and in order to support the effort

improved course material was prepared wherein the course

outlines along with all the teaching learning materials were

posted. In addition, virtual labs were identified where relevant.

Online lab records for students were introduced for better learning

and its traceability. Further, greater focus was placed on new ways

of engaging students in the online mode and on applying

different/ suitable pedagogies.

The University conducted about 151 regular semester

examinations for 37 programs in a year in which approximately

80166 answer-books are evaluated for 1527 subjects. In addition, 2

Examinations on Demand (EOD) for 1387 subjects were conducted

where students had a choice to register backlogs they wanted to

clear. Systematic use of ICT helps in timely execution of

assessment process while maintaining high quality.

Research, Publications and Consulting

Centurion University for the first time has provided internal

funding for projects in the form of seed grants. Till date 38 grants

have been approved by an expert committee from various

disciplines. Publications has also been a focus; in the last year alone

2093 papers have been published bulk of which have been in

Scopus/ Web of Science/ UGC Care/ NAAS indexed journals. In

2019-20, 21 patents have been published and 3 copyrights from its

research. Further, 3 patents and 3 design applications are in the

pipeline, 2 copyrights are also under consideration.

The University focus on research that has social impact and is SDG

aligned has led to the creation of 26 Research and Application

Centers. They are

· Computational Mathematics

· Communication Technologies

· Center for Smart Infrastructure

· Center for Manufacturing

· Center for Fintech

· Center for Drug Design and Delivery

· Center for Phyto Pharma

· Center for Smart Agriculture and Allied Sector

· Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

· Center for Agriculture Production

· Center for Data Sciences

· Center for AI and Robotics

· Center for Bioelectronics

· Center for Chip Making

· Center for e-mobility solutions

· Center for Space and Earth Sciences

· Center for New Material Applications

· Center for Lasers

· Center for Genetics and Genomics

· Center for Governance and Sustainable Societies

· Center for Medical Diagnostics


· Center for Waste to Wealth Management

· Center for Digital Manufacturing

· Center for Ed-Tech and Skills Tech

· Center for 3DS Applications

These Centers and social enterprises the University has promoted

help in solving real life problems faced by the community through

development of skilled manpower and appropriate technologies.

In 2020, Centurion University has received research and

consultancy projects from various government and industry

bodies (Dassault Systemes).

(Sun Moksha)

(UK-Karnataka initiative)

The University faculty under the leadership of Dean School of Applied Sciences and in some instances with industry partners, has undertaken the following initiatives related to product development:

· Hyperspectral image analysis to detect brown plant hopper attack to rice plants at an early stage

· Hyperspectral image analysis to detect moisture level in soil to control irrigation

· Analysis of Nitrogen content in rice leaves by image analysis

· Analysis of chlorophyll content in leaves by image analysis. This technique will be applied to determine chlorophyll content distribution in a rice field.

· Microgravity 3D printer using FDM technology (for

submission to ISRO)

· Phenotyping of plants based on RGB analysis and 3D printed strain sensor (Submitted to BIRAC-BIG)

· Technology for ornamental aquaculture (Project submitted)

· Controlled fertigation system based on AI based requirement of water, fertilizer and pesticide


· Prototype for aflatoxin detection kit

· Electrochemical synthesis of graphene

· Fire proof coating

· Liquid-liquid extraction column for isolation of phytochemicals

· Chromatography column for isolation of phytochemicals

· Repaired spray drier and vacuum drier

· Developing a heating system at GTF to prevent clogging of pipeline by sticky phytoextracts

· Application of Biovia Discovery studio, Materials Studio

and Pipeline pilot in simulations

Entrepreneurship Development

Entrepreneurship Development has its roots in CUTM since its

inception, albeit in the form of Skill Development linked to

Employability and Entrepreneurship. As a recognition to its

efforts, MSME and Startup Odisha have given the Incubator tag to

CUTM and Gram Tarang with funding support for its infra

augmentation in terms of lab machinery and R & D facility.

The incubation wing – CIE (Centre for Innovation &

Entrepreneurship) had taken 25 startups under its wings for

providing holistic support ~ funding, mentoring, market connects,

capacity building workshops and industry interventions and has

opened its gateway to attract more ideas through Hackathons,

Bootcamps, Accelerator Cohorts etc. In its endeavor to choose best

of ideas propelled for scale up, it is recognized as a Nodal Agency

under Startup Odisha for different sectors. The 25 incubated

startups are listed below.

· Centurion Fab (Metallic Utilities: Table, Chair, Almirah,

Bed, Desk, Grill etc)

· Centurion Woodworks (Wooden products and modular

accessories)

· Gram Tarang Garments (Uniforms, Customized Bag, T

Shirts with Screen/ Embroidered Printing)


· Centurion Transformers (Manufacturing and repairing of

electrical transformers of different power and size,

providing training and consultancy on transformer

repairing and manufacturing)

· Centurion MachTech (Training and production of

aerospace and automobile components as per industry

requirement and specification}

· Centurion Gram Sanjeevani (Provide low budget doctor

consultation and medicine in the rural Odisha through

CGS App in medicine kiosks)

· Centurion Crafts (Handmade paper, Writing Pads, Paper

Crafts, Ceramic Pottery and utilities)

· Centurion Repairs (Repairing and Maintenance of

Domestic and Industrial Machineries)

· Centurion Wonderwood (Products such as Jewelry,

Stationary, Tableware, Furniture etc. created from

reconstituted wood)

· Centurion VR (To develop and market different apps/

projects based on AR/VR, customize technical solutions to

the clients as per requirement. Training in Advanced

AR/VR techniques)

· Centurion Pavers (Paver blocks of varied designs)

· Centurion Renewables (Training and Consultancy in

Installation and Maintenance of Solar operated equipment)

· Centurion Dairy (Milk, Curd, Paneer, Sweet curd, Ghee,

Rabidi, Flavoured Milk, Powdered Milk)

· Centurion Compost (Training, Production and marketing

of vermicompost)

· Centurion Mush (Training, Production and marketing of

different types of mushrooms)

· Centurion Seeds (Training and processing of different

types of seeds and paddy)

· Centurion Green Feeds (Manufacturing and marketing of

different types of fodder. Training of fodder production

and supply chain management in the animal husbandry

sector)

· Centurion 3D Imaginator (Production of 3D printers and

marketing)

· Skyyrider Automotive Pvt Ltd (Skill Training on technical

subjects)

· E-JAK EV Pvt Ltd (Design and manufacture of Electric

vehicles)

· Likhan Ecowriting Pvt Ltd (Design and manufacture of

Paper Pens and Pencils)

· Sangam Designs (Art & Craft with local handloom and

fabrics. Handmade customised designs and sales)

· Zola India (Art and Craft)

· Familin (Pharmacy Aggregator)

· Beverage Bees (IoT solution for beverage services)

· Kalinga Fresh (Agriculture)

Innovation Agriculture Project

Innovation Agriculture Project is funded by National Skill

Development Corporation. Centurion University is working in 12

LWE districts of Tribal dominated South Odisha and North coastal

Andhra Pradesh through 12 training centers. This project is

implemented in collaboration with Non-Government

Organizations like Harsha Trust and SACAL in Odisha and

BREDS in Andhra Pradesh. As on August 2020, Centurion has

trained 3918 farmers and 180 Community Resource Persons and

has facilitated the enhancement of their incomes.

Project Atal

The project envisions doubling farmer's income by training and

certification of 100,000 small and marginal farmers through

specially developed 200 local Krishi Udyog Sahayaks (KUS) in 200

blocks of Odisha. 75 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) camps

will become semi-permanent training cum production centres. 9

Farmer experience zones are being setup in Pradhan Mantri

Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs). Producer groups are being created

among farmers and Last Mile Distribution Company (LMDC) has

been set up to provide market linkage. The project has also the


mandate to assess and certify the faculty and students of the School

of Agriculture by the Agriculture Sector Skill Council of India

(ASCI). Centurion University and LMDC also provide end to end

support which includes supply of raw materials, technical support,

mentoring, training and market linkage to the farmers for

producing RNR (15048) controlled sugar rice variety for doubling

their income.

Initiatives in the Area of Energy

Through 'Suryamitra Skill Development Programme', 'Clean

Energy Entrepreneurship Development Program', and the Domain

and Skill courses of the University, the Centre for Renewable

Energy and Environment has developed 920 skilled work force in

the field of solar plant installation and 50 Clean Energy

Entrepreneurs in Odisha (with its industry partner, SELCO).

Ministry of Nonconventional and Renewable Energy, Government

of India, Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency, SELCO

Foundation, Schneider Electric and Harsha Trust have been

partners of the programs. In 2020, the Centre has installed more

than 250 solar street lights within the campus to reduce carbon

footprints.

The University, in its endeavor to skill development in power

sector, has started with repair of distribution transformers of

various electricity utility companies in its workshops. In 2019, it has

started manufacturing and executing the order for 200 numbers of

11 kV/0.4 kV-Distribution Transformers up to 500 KVA capacity in

its workshop. This has been integrated to the course curriculum.

The students actively participate, gain hands-on knowledge and

are evaluated by the Industry-experts before qualifying for the

degree. This helps in developing a cadre of skilled manpower for

preventive maintenance of transformers in rural area, with the

ultimate aim of increasing electric power availability. In addition,

the Centre is facilitating erection of grid interactive solar power

plant of half a Megawatt capacity each in its Bhubaneswar and

Paralakhemundi campuses.

Community Outreach

The University has adopted a concept of 'Adarsh Gram' in Patikota

village near Paralakhemundi campus to promote sustainable

livelihood security and quality of life of people. The interventions

in the villages are designed to meet the requirements of United

Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Additionally,

under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan of the Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Government of India, the University adopted 5

villages, Barlanda, Badigam, Routpur, Jhampiguda and

Engersingh in the Gajapati district. The University has introduced

Community Action Learning where students assess the needs of

nearby communities in particular domains, then meet these needs

using the skills they have learnt at the University. The School of

Paramedics and Allied Health Sciences has started a Community

Diagnostics Center after receiving all the necessary approvals from

regulatory bodies.

Coping with Natural Disaster

Centurion University with a lot of effort from recovered from the

irreparable damage done by cyclones Fani and Titli, only to be

impacted by the effects of COVID 19. All the operations of the

University including that of the Social Entrepreneurial Initiatives

were affected. Centurion University has worked in close tandem

with the Government of Odisha to combat the impact of the

pandemic at a local level. The faculty and staff have worked in close

alignment with the State Government to address the issues arising

from the pandemic in supporting the community, civil society and

government in the restoration effort.

Social Entrepreneurial Initiative of the University

· The Urban Micro-Business Centre (UMBC), the Social

Entrepreneurial Initiative of the University, is used as a centre

for research and learning for Indian and foreign students of

management and engineering studies. UMBC has set up 16

different micro-business verticals for enhancing employability


and entrepreneurship of slum-dwellers. In 2020, the activities

of the UMBC have been hampered due to the COVID 19

pandemic, most training has come to standstill and operations

of micro entrepreneurs has also been temporarily shelved..

Through its various activities, UMBC is seizing this

opportunity to consolidate their employment, employability

and entrepreneurship work and plan for the future while

providing minimal services.

· Gram Tarang Employability Training Services Pvt. Ltd.

(GTETS), another social entrepreneurial initiative of the

University, has the distinction of training 1.5 lakh youth by end

of 2018 and placing most of them in India and some abroad. It

has built a capacity to train 50,000 youth annually, in 41

Centres, across 7 States of India. Its unique model of integrating

skills with higher education continued to receive recognition.

Gram Tarang has been ranked as No 1 Skill Training Provider

in the recent Rating & Grading of PIAs implementing DDU-

GKY programs in Odisha. This Rating & Grading exercise was

carried out by ORMAS, PR&DW department, Govt of Odisha.

The partnership with Dassault Systems has also done well

where Gram Tarang as a Systems Integrator for Dassault is

implementing training programs across 50 engineering

colleges of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. In the recent past, Gram

Tarang, due to the Covid 19 pandemic, has had to change its

strategy and is aligning itself with government programs of

recognition of prior learning and upgrading the skill sets.

Further, it is converting some of its infrastructure to establish

and operate budget hospitals.

· The Gram Tarang Inclusive Development Services Pvt. Ltd.

(GTIDS), a social entrepreneurial outreach of Centurion

University is active in Financial Inclusion space with a partner

from April 2011. GTIDS disbursed more than ₹400 crores

Microfinance loans to over 1,60,000 beneficiaries under Mudra

Scheme. In 2018, GTIDS developed its own technology, signed

agreements with 5 banks as a principal contractor - Andhra

Bank, Andhra Pradesh Gramina Vikasa Bank, Telangana

Gramina Bank, Bank of India and KBS Bank. GTIDS currently

employs 1200 Business Correspondent Agents and through

them provides banking services like withdrawals,

mobilization of savings, FDs, RDs, marketing government

schemes like APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY, recovery of NPAs etc.

· Gram Tarang Foods Pvt. Ltd. (GTF), another social enterprise

of Centurion University dedicated to producing high quality

spice extracts, supports local value addition, local market

creation and market linkage for farmers. In 2019,

· It scaled up Turmeric Oil production to 4000 kg annually.

· It secured its advance long term commercial contract.

· It made a successful testing of 24X7 commercial production

· It implemented intern's project as a standalone chilling unit

for pilot SCFE CO2 setup.

Collaboration

Students and faculty from many foreign Universities and

Institutions undertake teaching, training and research programs at

the Centurion University. Students from the universities and

institutes of Australia, Norway, University of California, Santa

Cruz, USA and other countries regularly visit Centurion

University as a part of their academic programs. In the year 2019 as

part of the partnership between Centurion University and NTNU,

Norway, two students from MDM spent a semester studying in

Norway. Previously, three Faculty had also been to Norway and

likewise three team members from NTNU Norway had also visited

CUTM.

To strengthen its academic and industry partnership, Centurion

has signed the following MoUs:

· Vasudhaika Software Pvt. Ltd in December 2019; with

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· Centre for Sustaibable Agriculture, Secunderabad in

January 2020;

· Shankaranarayana Life Science LLP, Bengaluru in

February 2020;

· Paygate India Private Limited in March 2020;

· IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited, New Delhi in May 2020;

· Skyline University, Nigeria in June 2020;

· Perfectice Eduventure Private Ltd in July 2020;

· UP Education & Iquery Australia in July 2020;

· Wipro Enterprises Private Limited in July 2020;

· Singapore Campus of James Cook University in July 2020;

· Trilochan Netralaya, Budharaja, Sambalpur in August

2020;

· Sunmoksha Power Private Limited & Mednutra Private Limited, in August 2020.

Centurion University's linkage with its Alumni Association has

been further strengthened by closely integrating it with the

curriculum development, class room teaching, student internship

and placement support.

Conferences and SeminarsDuring the year, a number of workshops and conferences were organised by the University. Some of these include

At the Paralakhemundi Campus:th

· 4 International Conference on “Management, Sciences, Engineering & Applications” (ICMSEA-2019) was organized by Centurion University, Odisha at Paralakhemumdi Campus on December 2019.

· A Colloquium on Nano-Science by Department of Chemistry School of Applied Sciences on December 2019.

At the Bhubaneswar Campus:

· Computer Science Engineering Department organized workshop on Web Services Using Advanced JAVA delivered by the Industry Consultant on December 2019.

· School of Forensic Sciences & School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences organized National Seminar on Recent advances and challenges in forensic crime investigation on December 2019.

· Department of Physics organized a National conference on Nanotechnology for smart materials on July 2020.

· School of Management organized a seminar on Marketing Strategies in the Digital Era on February 2020.

· School of Management organized a seminar on Challenges and Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in the new normal during and Post Pandemic on September 2020.

· Department of Botany organized a national conference on Biotechnological approach towards crop improvement on July 2020.

· Department of Zoology organized a seminar on DNA Profiling on January 2020.

· Department of Zoology organized a national virtual conference on challenges and opportunities in Applied Zoology on August 2020.

Faculty

The University faculty strength includes 154 in Paralakhemundi

campus, 128 in Bhubaneswar campus, 28 in Rayagada campus and

34 in Bolangir campus, as on September 2020. During December

2019 and September 2020, 83 faculty members left and 31 joined the

University. Faculty Development Programs are organized, with

both internal and external resource persons, on a regular basis to

strengthen the knowledge and skill and making teaching and

learning process more effective. Between 2011 and 2020, 43 patents

have been published by the University.

Enabling environment

Since most of the students of the Centurion University come from

an eco-system that is characterized by limited world view,

communication skill and motivation level; the University has

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integrated life skill development with the regular curriculum.

Participation in Culture, Sports and Socially Responsible (CSR)

activities are mandatory for students and individual performance

is indicated in the Grade sheet. During the year, a number of such

activities were organised by the University. Some of these include:

· Two weeks workshop on Ecocraft and sculpting was

offered by a volunteer from Pondicherry.

· Two days boot camp for students by Startup Odisha

· A team from Tarang Music Channel (Odisha Television

Network-OTV) completed the shoot for CAMPUS KHATI,

a special entertainment program at our campus.

· Number of competitions during the University's Annual

Event – Gajajyoti

· Speech and Cultural Programmes on the occasion of Utkal

Diwas

· The International Yoga day was celebrated

· Centurions for a Social Cause – street plays, flash mobs and

awareness camps on various issues (climate change, traffic

rules, drug de-addiction, etc) were conducted by students

· Various visits to orphanages, old age homes, and shelters

were organized and specialised camps for eye care were

also conducted by paramedic students and faculty.

· A Mega Voluntary Blood Donation Camp with a record

breaking collection of 382 units of blood in a single camp

The University is committed to creating and maintaining a

community in which students, faculty and staff can work together

in an environment free of violence, harassment, exploitation and

intimidation. This includes all forms of gender related violence,

sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex/gender.

Any form of ragging, gender discrimination and violence is

monitored through departmental and University level

committees.

Despite the pandemic, Centurion University was able to organise

over 1000 placements and internships for students this year. Key

recruiters include

· Extramarks, Toppr Technology, Kotak Mahindra, HDB

Financial Services Ltd for School of Management

· Dassault Systemes, Byjus, TCS, Wipro for School of

Engineering and Technology

· Capgemini, Surya International, Sigma Electric,

Motherson Automotive for Social and Vocational

Education and Technology

· Rallis India, IFFCO Tokio General Insurance, Nova Agri

Tech Ltd, Dhan Foundation for School of Agriculture

· Agarwal Eye Hospital, Zen X, Vijaya Diagnostic, SUM

Hospital for School of Paramedics and Allied Health

Sciences

· ZYLA Health, Pathkind, MacLeods, Apollo Pharmacy for

School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences

· Bank of America, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Deloitte for

School of Applied Sciences

The University facilitates study loan from financial institutions

and arranges scholarship from both internal and external sources,

for needy students. We are grateful to the Governments of India,

Australia, Norway, other national governments, international and

national organisations; Government of Odisha, other state

governments and their agencies; international, national and state

level companies, academic and research institutions; civil society

organisations, individual donors and well-wishers for their

support and trust in our mission, values and strategy.

To the Graduating Students

On behalf of the University and on my own behalf, I heartily

congratulate all the students graduating today. Please remember

that the purpose of education is not to bring livelihood security and

Prof. Supriya Pattanayak

Vice Chancellor, Centurion University. PhD in

Social Sciences, RMIT University, VIC, Australia,

MPhil Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of

Mental Health and NeuroSciences, Bangalore, India,

MA Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences,

Mumbai, India, BA, Mysore University, Mysore,

India.

Dr. Pattanayak comes with over 25 years of

experience both in the development sector and

academia like Department for International

Development (DFID) India; Deakin University, VIC,

Australia, Policy and Strategic Planning Unit,

Department of Health and Family Welfare,

Government of Odisha; Center for Youth and Social

Development, Odisha; RMIT University, Australia;

MahilaSamakhya, Ministry of Human Resources

Development, Government of India; Voluntary

Health Association (Delhi); United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees, New Delhiand Institute

of Applied Language Sciences, Mysore.

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prosperity for you, alone. As you move out of this University with

the degree in your hand, you owe responsibility to respect

diversity in all forms, social accountability for your family and

immediate community, and fearless nonviolent actions for

environmental sustainability. The foundation in which we in

India, could maintain a functioning democracy, socio-economic

growth with equity and positive hope for future, needs to be

strengthened. In a technology driven interconnected world, we

have the opportunity to make the world a fair and dignified place

for all. May God give you strength to bring glory to yourself, your

family and the country. On behalf of my colleagues and myself, I

wish you all the best.

Thank you.

Prof. Supriya Pattanayak

Vice Chancellor

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