Ansal University - AU

About Ansal University - AU

Ansal University is a Private University providing education in multi disciplines including science, engineering, management and arts. Ansal University was established in 2006 by combining various schools set up by Ansal Industrial House. The Ansals have been in the real estate and construction business for about a century and it all started when Chiranjiv Charitable Trust established a school of architectural education to address the gap in Indian architectural education. This institute was Sushant School of Art and Architecture and its foundation was laid by Mr. Sushil Ansal in 1989. As the School made a mark in the field of architectural education under the guiding force of late Fellow of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Padma Shri MM Rana, the Trust further expanded to establish the Ansal Institute of Technology in the year 2000 that received international recognition in the field of research, extension and global collaborations. The Sushant School of Design was instituted a decade later and in 2012 the ‘Sushant Group of Institutions’ came under the Ansal University, established through the legislation of the State of Haryana under Haryana Private Universities Act 2006.

Backed by the support of half a century old real estate and construction business family of Ansals, the University has the benefit of the wisdom of great industry leaders, renowned architects, technologists and management experts. The various institutes under the University have a history of long standing academic relationship with eminent personalities like late MF Hussain, Sonal Mansingh, Sir Joseph Allen Stein, Mario Botta, Sir James Bevan, Sunil Kant Munjal, Hafeez Contractor, Rajan Anandan and many more from various fields. Most of the programmes have a built-in provision of opportunity for students to go for industry attachment, corporate intern-ship, field studies and surveys. Such trainings chisel the students to adopt real world work environment after completing their studies. The unique feature of Ansal University is its fully interactive, trans-disciplinary, virtual campus without geographical limitations. The satellite network for education and research links the campus of the university with leading experts thereby enhancing academic interaction.

Schools at Ansal University

• Sushant School of Art and Architecture
• Sushant School of Design
• School of Engineering and Technology
• School of Management Studies
• School of Allied Health Sciences
• School of Law

Facilities at Ansal University

Hostel Facility - Hostel facility is available on campus and off campus. Ansal University provides hostels on a triple-sharing basis for girl and boy students separately. There are six floors with elevators. Each resident is provided with cupboard, computer table with rack, chair and bed with mattress. Geysers are provided in all wash rooms. Meal facility is available for all the students of the hostel. There is a provision for common/dining room with TV, newspapers and magazines. Outdoors games facilities like basket ball and volleyball are available in the campus. A gym facility is also available. Water coolers with RO water are available on alternate floors. Limited Internet facility is provided at no extra cost. Free consultation by the doctor twice a week is also provided.

KRC – The Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC) of Ansal University is spread over a carpet area of approx. 5000 sq. feet. It has three sections including a main section and has two auxiliary sections where 200 students can be accommodated at a time. The Centre is fully linked with AU Intranet and internet. The library here has a collection of about 45,000 books and CDs on various topics. It also has a vast collection of reference books; handbooks, dictionaries and encyclopaedias on the subjects to cater to the need and the requirements of the faculty members, researchers, and students. It also has an extensive collection of latest books and journals, both in print and electronic form. The university also subscribes to online Journals and database like IEEE, EBSCO host, JSTOR, MANUPATRA. It is also z member of DELNET for academic and research requirements of the students and faculty members. The Library is fully automated and computerized by LS Ease software and follows Open Access System OPAC/e-journal access facility for the students and faculty members. Web OPAC is available locally within the campus to get the information.

Foreign Exchange / Short term Study - Faculty and student exchange programs in collaboration with reputed and accredited Universities of the USA, Canada, Australia, France and New Zealand etc. These opportunities in international education foster cross-cultural awareness, cooperation and global career opportunities.

The University has collaborations with:

• Clemson University
• New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Valparaiso University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Tarleton State University
• University of Canberra
• Deakin University
• Lawrence Technological University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Angel Funding Scheme - Ansal University has constituted an Angel Funding Centre (AFC) that will provide support to the young ideators and innovators with an entrepreneurial streak who have the potential, so that they can be encouraged to develop their business proposition. With the funding from AFC, these ideas will be better equipped to survive on a long-term sustainable basis. Typically an Angel fund provides seed funding for business ideas which are at a very nascent stage and are yet to be proven and established in the real world.

Banking Facility - Ansal University (AU) has signed an agreement with Yes Bank Ltd., Wazirabad, Gurgaon for students saving account facility with Zero Balance.

In addition to the Zero balance facility, the following facilities are also provided:

• Loans
• At Par Cheque
• ATM Network
• Any where Banking
• Free mobile banking
• Full Pocket money facility from parent account
• Reduced Annual Charges
• Free Draft Facility up to balance maintained
• Payment of AU fee through cheque from this account
• Relaxed KYC Norms for account opening

Laboratories - The laboratories provide hands on experience on the concepts learnt in the theory classes. These are well equipped with various tools, modern facilities, advanced and sophisticated instruments.

One of the exceptional laboratories is:

• Zyxis Studio - This lab is equipped with modern technologies such as the Laser Cutter and Engraving Machine that can enable students to cut and engrave across a range of dimensions on various materials such as paper, acrylic, leather, stone and clothes. The printer behaves just like a normal printer, which can be operated through various software such as CorelDraw, Autodesk AutoCad, Adobe Photoshop and other software in the Adobe Suite. Since it can cut or engrave on any material, as per design, it is especially beneficial for students of architecture (SSAA) in model making. The accuracy and precision saves times in model making. The Z-Printer 450 (3D Systems) simplifies the 3D printing process with automated operation at every step and transforms electronic 3D data into hand-held physical models.

Platform Lecture Series – It is a unique initiative by the University where eminent thought leaders and industry stalwarts come together to give insightful talks on a number of issues affecting our world. These inculcate in students the quality of rational thinking, whereby developing them into competent global professionals and responsible citizens. The presence of renowned leaders also inspires and enthuses students a great deal.

TDL - Trans-Disciplinary Learning integrates multiple disciplines in order to connect new knowledge and deeper understanding to real life experiences. A host of trans-disciplinary courses are offered to the students across all the Schools. Students have to select these courses which are not necessarily from their core subjects. The uniqueness of these courses is that none of them have been repeated ever since the inception of the University. TDL gives an opportunity to students to be in a heterogeneous class with students of various disciplines. This enables a very rich learning and helps improve their team building and inter-personal skills. The students are able to add new knowledge. They are able to breakdown traditional framework of learning and attain knowledge through multidimensional perspective –sharing them and learning from them to develop new knowledge & theory. Some of the courses that have been very popular in the past include Tourism, Theatre, Photography, Art, Vastu Shastra etc.

Soft Skills - Ansal University has embedded soft skills trainings within the academic curriculum, assigning it weekly classes, mandatory credits and compulsory evaluation for all the Schools across the campus, so as to prepare and empower the students for the professional field and personal life. This training module of Soft Skills has been devised after extensive research, industry feedback and professional experience of the Soft Skills team in a way that makes the learners achieve quick progress. The pedagogy adopted is a unique blend of classroom teaching along with interactive and engaging activities. By making soft skills trainings as a mandatory part of the curriculum for the students, the University strives to enhance their employability and industry acceptance by overall personality grooming and development

CRC – The Corporate Resource Centre (CRC) ensures the right placement for each student. The CRC plays an important role in shaping the careers of students from their induction and orientation, summer internships, mid-term projects, right to their final placements and even beyond. CRC also undertakes various academic and non-academic initiatives so that students are well equipped to meet varied industry requirements. The leading companies from all the sectors are invited by the CRC Department on the campus, where the eligible students are facilitated to go through the entire selection process. The entire process is governed by the students’ ability and performance, as well as the requirements and norms of the industries. The CRC also networks with the institution’s alumni for creating more career opportunities.

Transportation - Transport facility is provided to have access from all points of Delhi-NCR. A shuttle service to the metro is also provided by the University. The University transport covers areas of Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad.

Sports – AU facilitates various sports and has sports grounds, tennis court, basket-ball court etc. for this purpose.

Annual Cultural Festival – It provides the opportunity for creative and cultural expression to all the students. A host of intra and inter-college events are organized as part of this festival, which is usually held in the month of February/ March every year. 

Annual Sports Day – The university organises annual sports day ever year which includes athletics, basketball, volleyball, football, lawn tennis, table tennis, carom and chess tournaments. Some fun games such as ‘hit the wicket’, ‘penalty shoot-out’, arm wrestling, sudoku etc. are organised for the light entertainment of students.

Alumni – The Alumni Association promotes and strengthens the relationship between alumni and their alma mater’ in order to enhance the University’s goodwill. It helps in maintaining and promoting alumni participation in the development of the institution through professional, educational, and various social/ recreational events along with providing a contributive environment for the free exchange of ideas.