Mahindra University News & Events ,Bahadurpally, Hyderabad

Mahindra University Hosts First Annual Convocation, Confers Degrees to Future Tech Leaders of India 

July 26, 2022: Mahindra University, one of India’s fastest-growing multidisciplinary educational institutions, held its 1st Annual Convocation at the Mahindra University Campus in Bahadurpally today. The Convocation Address was delivered by the Chief Guest KT Rama Rao, Hon'ble Minister, Government of Telangana in a ceremony presided over by Anand Mahindra, Chancellor, Mahindra University in the presence of the Guest of Honor Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman, Bharat Biotech International and other esteemed dignitaries.

Leading the charge for an interdisciplinary global education agenda with a focus on R&D and higher education, Mahindra University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tech Mahindra, a top provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business reengineering services and solutions, to jointly construct a Center of Excellence in the Mahindra University grounds that will facilitate joint R&D across new age technology domains, like Quantum Computing, artificial intelligence, and robotics. The Partnership wants to improve skill development in order to close the skills gap in emerging technologies, which will lead to additional job opportunities.

The inauguration of MU's cutting-edge X-Ray Diffraction Facility, which will support research and development in molecular science, was another highlight of the Convocation. In addition, the 500-student capacity state-of-the-art Lecture Hall Complex was officially opened.

Mahindra University Organises Annual Sport Fest, AIRO And Techno-Cultural Fest, Aether

May 26, 2022: Mahindra University recently held its AIRO Annual Sports Festival, which drew students from around Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Football, cricket, volleyball, chess, and snooker were among the 12 sports featured. During the five-day festival, almost 40 colleges participated in various events. The prize money for the winners of sporting events totaled two lakhs.

The university's numerous groups organised Aether, Mahindra University's Annual Techno-Cultural Festival.

Character Collision, a speaking engagement called Devil's Advocate, and a debate named Repartee were all presented by the Erudite, MU's literary and debating society. Synolo, MU's Music Club, organised the 'Battle of Bands.' Enigma, the Computer Science Club, hosted the event Reverse Coding and a Hackathon. The dance club 8 Counts set the stage on fire with their dancing performances. The Power Speakers club has dubbed the Sultans of Speech. The kids also put on events such as a re-enactment of the Squid Game, Meme Wars, and Filmy-Hungama. One lakh nine thousand rupees was awarded to the winners of cultural activities.

Kanan Gill's comic act wowed the crowd, while the band Elyzium's unique music and DJ Carnivore's presence had everyone screaming and singing along! After a two-year hiatus, the campus came alive with sports and cultural events, culminating on May 22, 2022, with an incredible night of laughter, music, and dance.

Mahindra University Organises Week-Long Gender Sensitisation And Equality Workshops And Discussion Forums

March 16, 2022: Mahindra University, celebrated International Women's Day with a week-long celebration. The curriculum was created with the purpose of educating future citizens for and in service to a better world in mind. Students and faculty were made aware of the hardships and injustices that women face in India and around the world as a result of the event.

As part of this project, students and faculty participated in a variety of activities, including an essay competition on "Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow," and a debate on "Raising the Legal Age of Marriage for Women: A Step Towards Right to Equality or Just a Political Move." The University also presented 'Blindspot,' an interactive session that used demonstrations and movies to address the challenging topic of casual sexism in society and gender sensitization among participants.

Another fascinating activity held during this one-of-a-kind event was a panel discussion on 'creating gender equal spaces: from policy to practise.' During this panel discussion, various panellists discussed their personal journeys, the challenges that women face in male-dominated industries, and critically considered the type of policy development and strategies that should be designed to correct implementation flaws in creating gender-equal spaces.

The theme of this year's International Women's Day was "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow," according to the UN. Ambati Swechcha won the essay competition and received a cash reward of INR 5000, Trishul K was awarded second place and received INR 4000, and Soumya Nema and Teena Sachdeva were awarded third place and received INR 3000. Sakshi Reddy won the argument competition with a prize of INR 5000, followed by Ashray Gupta in second place with INR 4000 and VV Saikiran in third place with INR 3000.

Mahindra University Organises Webinar On The “Three Factors In The Formation Of Dharmashastra”

December 17, 2021: Professor Timothy Lubin, the Jessir Ball duPont Professor of Religion at Washington and Lee University, presented a webinar on the "Three Factors in the Formation of Dharmashastra" at Mahindra University's School of Law. During the seminar, Professor Madabhushi Sridhar Acharyulu, Dean, School of Law, Dr. Paromita Das Gupta, Faculty at School of Law and the webinar's organiser, and Dr. Sehar Khwaja, Faculty at School of Law, talked.

Prof. Timothy Lubin used the Upnishads to convey the cosmic notion of "Dharma" in the following way: Dharma is the power that rules over the power that rules (Dharmam Kshatrasya Kshatram). As a result, the supremacy of the law reigns supreme. The Dharma is the supreme ruler over both the people and the rulers. Nothing is more important than Dharma, which is "what is right and true."

Professor Timothy Lubin is affiliated with the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in Delhi and the French Institute of Pondicherry, and is an expert on religion and law. He previously taught at Harvard and the University of Virginia. Working with sources in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Old Javanese, and Old Tamil, he is a constant researcher in Dharmashastra and their relationship to practices apparent in the inscription.

Prof. Timothy Lubin charted the three central elements that were brought together in the earliest Sanskrit texts on Dharma: rules of ritual practice modeled on older Vedic priestly rulebooks; rules for royal policy and legal procedure from the tradition that produced the Arthashastra; and customary norms, primarily those of various Brahmin male authorities but also (in theory) those of women and other groups.

Mahindra University Announces Admissions To The PhD Programme

December 14, 2021: Mahindra University, Hyderabad, has opened applications for the Spring 2022 academic session of its PhD Programme in Engineering, Applied Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The deadline for submitting applications for admission to the programme is December 24, 2021, for the session beginning in February 2022. On the website, you may learn more about the full-time PhD programme, including requirements, prerequisites, and experience.

"Mahindra University considers research to be an integral aspect of its mission and seeks to achieve international research excellence. In terms of state-of-the-art laboratories in science and engineering, we have a superb research infrastructure. DST, SERB, BRNS, DRDO, MeitY, and other government of India funding organisations have already sponsored and funded a number of research projects for our faculty, as well as international partnership initiatives through DST's International Division. We provide PhD programmes in Engineering and Applied Sciences in a variety of current areas of interest. We have a strong Humanities and Social Sciences curriculum, which is underpinned by high-quality Media and Design Thinking laboratories and an Entrepreneurship cell for individuals interested in pursuing liberal arts at the PhD level,' says Dr Yajulu Medury, Vice-Chancellor, Mahindra University.

In the engineering domain, PhD admissions are available in Civil Engineering, Computer Sciences and Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, while in the Applied Sciences domain, admissions are available in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Scholars interested in conducting research on innovation, start-ups, and tech entrepreneurship are urged to apply under the Entrepreneurship field. Those interested in pursuing research in English and American Literature, Indian Writings in English, English Language Education, English as a Second Language Education, Women's Writing, Strategic Management, Cultural and Gandhian Studies, Professional Ethics, Philosophy, and other liberal arts fields are encouraged to apply.

Full-time PhD students would be paid INR 25,000 per month in addition to free boarding and lodging on the MU campus. They will be required to work as Teaching Assistants for 8 hours each week. This programme's application deadline is December 24, 2021.

MU focuses on encouraging research at the institutional level, with a focus on solving real-world and basic science and technology problems. It works on government and corporate research initiatives both locally and globally, with a focus on basic and applied research. Sponsored research funding, industry research, and a concentration on research publications and presentations in international journals and conferences are all strongly encouraged.

In terms of research infrastructure and sophisticated laboratories, MU is well-equipped. Over the last five years, it has published 140 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and 160 papers at international and national conferences, with over 20 active research teams working on Indian and global research projects, demonstrating its commitment to enabling and encouraging quality research.

Mahindra University School Of Law Organises Its Orientation Lectures Series

September 29, 2021: From September 6 to September 17, 2021, Mahindra University School of Law hosted a series of online and offline courses as part of its orientation lecture series. For all of its freshly admitted BA-LLB and BBA-LLB students, each session was an eye-opening and educational experience.

“We cordially invite the first batch of Mahindra University School of Law students to join us. Our law school is based on the values of justice, equality, and service to all members of society. Gandhiji, who was a well-known lawyer, always prioritised honesty and service over the advantages of the profession. Dr Yajulu Medury, Vice-Chancellor, Mahindra University, states, "We are focused on giving education for and of a better world, and there is no better way to begin their education than by exposing them to the opinions of the country's top legal luminaries."

Each day of the orientation began with a lecture from prominent legal practitioners who shared their knowledge and experiences in order to teach the principles and abilities required in the legal profession in the foundation batch of lawyers.

Prof. VC Vivekanandan, Vice-Chancellor, Hitayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, conducted a virtual session on the needed skillsets for the legal profession in the first session of the lecture series. He discussed the importance of ethics, legal discipline, and the applicability of law in unexplored territory.

Advocate Ramchandra Rao, a member of the Telengana Legislative Committee in Hyderabad, spoke about the legal profession's inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary role. His discussion covered topics including Conventional Practice, Corporate Practice, High Court Practice, Supreme Court Practice, and Advising Chamber Practice, among others.

The principles of studying law were underlined by Prof. Dr Srikrishna Deva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi. He emphasised the significance of lawyers cultivating their imaginative capabilities by reading poetry, viewing great paintings, and engaging in other creative activities in order to develop a genuinely complete legal professional.

Prof. Dr Vijaya Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of the National Law Institute University (NLIU) in Bhopal, led a workshop on how to interpret the Indian constitution. The Constitution, he said, is the supreme law of the land, as well as the fundamental law of higher obligations. He also mentioned the Constitution's, Constitutional Law’s and Constitutionalism’s unique value.

Understanding Law and Justice was the topic of Justice J. Chelameswar, Judge (Retd.) Supreme Court of India, in the series' last lecture. He highlighted the importance of history in the formation of societies. He claimed that democracy is a government system, and that democratic governance should be the goal in order to produce a just and lawful society. He also argued that if power is not checked, it might corrupt the system and have a negative impact on society's functioning.