Over the past couple of years and at present, institutes who provide a variety of degrees have constantly tried to ensure that their students are employable. At the same time, most of these institutes come under universities who have not yet taken necessary steps such as upgrading curriculum, recruiting more experienced faculty members, increasing the interactions with the industry and last but not the least spending more funds to encourage research. While central and state run universities have realized the importance of implementing these aspects to an extent, the private universities are taking it up in a big way. A significant number of private universities have realized that they need to guide the various the students, faculty and various institutions under them to achieve success in their careers.
There are over 200 private universities out of the 650 universities in India and as such students have a large number of universities to select to pursue courses of their choice. These universities have begun in increasing their efforts to focus on expanding infrastructure, increasing research and getting students ready to face the industry and research world.
In this issue, the team at Siliconindia Education Magazine presents the "Top 20 Private Universities Survey 2015" where students can gain a lot of knowledge and skills to stand on their own feet in the world and have a brighter future. The survey will throw a light on the top universities who provide the best knowledge and possess the brightest faculty members who contribute equally to research and are creating pedagogies, which will improve the students' focus in their studies. Along with increasing their infrastructure to provide the students with the best theoretical and practical knowledge, the universities are also able to enhance the interest of the industry in them, thus securing the best placement offers with high pay packages.
In this survey, various parameters such as Student Intake, Infrastructure, Faculty, Industry Interaction, Innovative Programs, and Research & Placements have been taken into consideration. The nominations were evaluated by our panel of experts from SiliconIndia consisting of top HR Managers and Dignified Educationalists. In the next few pages, the magazine would aim to provide the right insight to its readers on the top universities across the country in various domains and streams, as selected by our panel of experts for ' Top 20 Private University Survey 2015.'