India’s Only University dedicated to Steel Technology and Managment
Introduction:
OP Jindal University has been established under the aegis of the Jindal Education and Welfare Society with the defined objective of putting Chhattisgarh on the Global Education Map. Other education initiatives of the society include OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, Jindal Institute of Power Technology, Tamnar, Raigarh, and many schools and community colleges spread across the country.
As one of the major steel producers in India with a turnover of more than $5.5 billion, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) has revolutionized the process of steel-making in India. The continual thriving for excellence, supreme quality, and innovative approach have enabled the company to become a trailblazer in the steel industry. JSPL used its profits and resources for the betterment of society through the CSR initiatives of the JSPL Foundation. Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives of JSPL have touched over 10 lakh lives and continue to work on building a visionary India.
The JSPL Foundation addresses some of India’s most pressing development challenges in various fields such as Healthcare and Nutrition, Skill Development and Education, Sanitation and Hygiene, Women Empowerment, promoting Art and Culture, and Sports.
In tandem with the ‘FICCI Vision 2030 for Higher Education in India’, OPJU believes to impart higher education having global relevance and competitiveness, which aims not only to be the best in the world but also the best for the world. Our university is surrounded by approximately 100 industries because we feel that sustainable excellent higher education in engineering sectors cannot be possible without industry connection from the very early stage of B. Tech. All students undergo 02 months of full-time industrial training at JSPL, JPL, and other companies in OPJU. The university promotes long-term (6-12 months) industry internships. More than 70 % of long-term internships come with a pre-placement offer. Overall, 82% of the students have been placed, even during the Covid-19 upsurge.
Another pivotal aspect of OP Jindal University is providing higher education in an affordable capacity, mostly in the tribal belt of India (Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar). The university offers multi- layered scholarships to meritorious students so that financial matters should not be a hindrance to higher education.
In OPJU, we aim to ignite and educate young minds so that they contribute to the nation’s development. OP Jindal University, known as the University of Steel Technology and Management, is the only university in India catering to the need of the steel and power industries. Within a very short span of our journey, we received national and international recognition. OPJU has received the Best University of CG award from the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh along with Best Industry Connect (Featured in AICTE CII 2020), to name a few.
OPJU is a multidisciplinary university of choice to develop future leaders beyond boundaries. We create and support the next generation of ambitious innovators and entrepreneurs and encourage them to translate ideas into start-ups.
The OPJU is spread across a residential campus of 34 acres and with over 300,000 square feet of academic space, student residences to house more than 1000 students, and extensive facilities for students, staff, and faculty; University offers UG, PG, and Ph. D programs across all its schools, like School of Engineering (SOE) offers Diploma, B.Tech, M.Tech, PhD in Mining Engineering, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering. School of Management (SOM) offers MBA, Executive MBA, BBA, BA Economics (H), Bcom (H), and PhD in Marketing, Finance, HR and Operations, and Family Business. We also have a “Student Exchange Program” with Jindal Global University (JGU). School of Science (SOS) offers BSc. (Hons.), MSc., and PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biotechnology, Data Science and Analytics & Humanities.
One of our unique initiatives is the Centre of Sustainable Technology and Product Development (CSTPD) which conducts research on reducing carbon footprint and thereby promoting green steel- making.
We are crafting the vision of our Hon’ble Chairman Mr. Naveen Jindal with respect and vigour by developing state-of-art laboratories with modern equipment and the latest software. We are in the process of recruiting competent faculty with international exposure, establishing multiple centres of excellence, adopting ‘doing by doing’ teaching pedagogy, designing industry and research-linked curricula, harnessing national-international collaborations and tie- ups, promoting research, and focusing on career development of the students through training & compulsory industry internships.
Additionally, we encourage our students to participate in sports and games with the aim of lopping the students holistically. We want to channel young minds towards constructive direction through sports. Sports are known to boost alertness, disciple, team spirit, mental ability, confidence, and concentration in the students for a better tomorrow.
Higher education institutions can offer a strong potential for contributing to development. Throughout the history of humankind, institutions of higher learning have played an important role in society by educating the people and serving the communities. The work done by OPJU and the achievements demonstrates the sincerity and strength of OP Jindal University. However, the university is aware that it must do a lot more. The university is committed to delivering the best to society and it will be able to achieve the highest level of teaching and research in technology, management, science, and community services.
