Friday, February 14, 2014

Outreaching Education Boundaries
Second Knowledge Expedition at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok by JIS Group Students

Knowledge sharing is considered as one of the salient features of teaching learning practices of the 21st Century. Innovation can be brought about not only through assimilation of texts and classroom lectures but also by analysis, integration, comparison and exchange of skills, expertise, insights and know-how of other countries and cultures across the world. It has been observed that in the current scenario, our perennial pursuit for innovation can be assuaged effectively by fostering a knowledge sharing culture amongst students, teachers and institutions globally. In keeping with this ism JIS Group Educational Initiatives, one of the largest education conglomerates in West Bengal has strategically collaborated with Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok one of the oldest and leading education establishments imparting higher education in technological field. Both the institutions nurture a muti-cultural learning ethos to bring about sustainable development in technological research, outreach and higher education initiatives.
A remarkable initiative bearing testimony of such progressive efforts happened when recently the brightest students across the engineering colleges and departments under JIS Group were sponsored to participate in the knowledge camp which was organised by Asian Institute of Technology. This session was conducted during 5th January to 16th January 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Two faculty members from JIS Group of Institutions, Prof. Sajal Saha and Prof. Baisakhi Das accompanied the students as their project mentors in this assignment.
The two weeks training programme was designed to give the students exposure across the diverse fields of signals and systems, satellite communication, augmented reality, remote sensing, health GIS, energy engineering and management, 3D computer graphics, nano technology, transportation engineering, urban safety and management, advanced mapping techniques. Further, students received a golden opportunity to interact with the renowned scientists and professors of NSTDA, NASA, JAXA (Japan aerospace agency), AIT and Bangkok University. This apart, they derived a real time exposure on nano technology and optoelectronics and telecommunication at GIS lab and opto electronics lab respectively, At GIS lab they were taught about quantam GIS software which enabled them to develop the GIS map of their respective colleges. The students also explored the academic and heritage tourist destinations of Thailand like Bangkok University, National Science and Technological Development Agency, National Science Museum, , Bang-Pa-In Palace(summer palace of the king of royal govt. of Thailand), Bang Sa, arts and crafts center, Ayutthaya (ancient capital of Thailand), Bang Pu to name a few.
Cross-cultural programmes were organised to bring about a synergy between education and extra-curricular activities wherein people from both the cultures got acquainted and  shared each other’s thoughts, aesthetic and creative expressions.

This holistic knowledge sharing experience was not only beneficial for the cause of training the students with contemporary cutting-edge insights and skills but also helped them to imbibe a spirit of global connect, bridging the wide chasm of cross cultural inhibitions and differences while simultaneously empowering them with the limitless possibilities of knowledge.
















Thursday, February 13, 2014

About JIS Group Educational Initiatives



Marching towards Education Excellence

JIS Group is born out of Sardar Jodh Singh's entrepreneurial zeal and vision, which through the years have spanned in the fields of dairy business, telecommunication, transportation, infrastructure, logistics, education, healthcare and social service. However, his aspiration to serve society by imparting knowledge, education and employment culminated into JIS Group Educational Initiatives. It all started with a joint venture project in 1998 namely Asansol Engineering College.

JIS Group Educational Initiatives is a premier education service provider in West Bengal, having 22 Institutions, 21,000 students offering  58 academic programmes. JIS Group Educational Initiatives started its journey towards fulfilling its mission – Igniting Minds, Empowering Lives from the year 2000, with JIS College of Engineering , Kalyani. Presently, JIS College of Engineering is an Autonomous Institution, the only self financed Engineering college in West Bengal with NAAC accreditation, NBA accredited streams and has also been granted World Bank assisted, and MHRD sponsored Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP, Phase II)under subcomponent 1.2. Narula Institute of Technology has also procured TEQIP Phase II Grant, under subcomponent 1.1 and is on its way to gaining Autonomous status shortly. In the year 2002 a Centre for Management Studies was launched followed by  School for Management Studies. Guru Nanak Institute of Technology was established in the year 2003 and then forayed into health education with the first private dental college in West Bengal – Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences & Research. The Group also ventured into hospitality and pharmaceutical education in 2005 with Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management and Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology.

The year 2008 was a momentous year for us, as the foundation stone for the private Medical College & Hospital- Guru Nanak Institute of Medical Sciences & Research has been laid. In 2009 Dr. Sudhir Chandra Sur Degree Engineering College was established. Other Joint Ventures of JIS Group includes- Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management and Abacus Institute of Engineering & Management. In 2012, the Group collaborated with Konkan Gyanpeeth in Maharashtra which comprises four colleges in the fields of Engineering, Pharmacy, Science, Commerce and Humanities.
Our students have time and again proven their academic excellence by topping the chart in University Exams. They have also qualified in reputed institutes like IIM, ISI, IIT and also in countries like UK, USA and Germany. We have placed our students with major national and multinational brands likeTCS, Capgemini, L&T, Infosys, IBM, Cognizant, Ranbaxy, Glaxo and Google. Students have also procured esteemed placements in Govt. Organizations’ like ISRO and BARC and UBI.

The students aspiring to study in JIS Group can choose from a wide gamut of courses accredited by NAAC, NBA and approved by AICTE, Dental Council of India, and Pharmacy Council of India. The Group has AICTE sponsored Industry-Institute Partnership Cell as well as Entrepreneurship Development Cell. The Group also has prestigious and strategic collaborations with Volkswagen, Texas Instruments, IBM, Infosys, MSME and ICICI amongst several others to equip the students with cutting edge skill. Further, JIS Group has distinguished knowledge partnerships with esteemed institutions like Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok and National Institute of Technology, Sikkim. Further, they have established 1st Centre of Advanced Studies in JIS College of Engineering in the fields of Nano Science and Cloud Computing in association with Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute and Jadavpur University respectively to facilitate result oriented knowledge sharing.

The Group's continuous commitment towards achieving distinction in education has been crowned by many prestigious awards and recognitions. Europe Business Assembly, United Kingdom, recognises JIS Group Educational Initiatives as one of the Best Enterprises in Educational Sphere. Word Consulting and Research Corporation (WCRC) awarded JIS Group of Institutions as Asia’s Best Private Education Institute. The visionary edupreneur of JIS Group Educational Initiatives, Mr. Taranjit Singh has also been endowed with the illustrious title of Education Evangelist by ET Now in association with Skill Tree for bringing about innovation and transformation in the evolution of learning. Further, WCRC also awarded Mr. Taranjit Singh for his excellence in Education Innovation and Leadership.

Mr. Taranjit Singh, the edupreneur of JIS Group's Educational Initiatives is committed to creating an academic ground for social, cultural, scientific, economic and technological development nationally and globally and aspires for excellence that will bring the holistic development of our society and mankind. 
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Chairman's message

Sardar Jodh Singh
Chairman - JIS Group
I always experienced a yearning to acknowledge my responsibilities and reciprocate by contributing to the growth and development of our society. Years ago when I visited my son's school, I perceived that the best way to advance society is by fostering education and it was at that moment that the dream and vision of JIS Group Educational Initiatives was conceived.
"Vision looks inward and becomes duty. Vision looks outward and becomes aspiration. Vision looks upward and becomes faith."
Now, when this vision of duty, aspiration and faith has become a reality, it is a proud moment for me and my team to see thousands of students pursuing higher education in JIS Group of Colleges and equipping themselves to become industry ready professionals for successful careers. In this process the Group intends to unite all dimensions of Education from Undergraduate to Post Graduate Programmes in Engineering and Technology, Computer Applications, Dental Science, Pharmacy, Hospitality, diverse streams of Management and so on under the same umbrella in order to comprehensively and collectively optimize the reach of Educational Initiatives in every strata and corner of society towards a better future.
Our educational Initiatives believes that creating an academic foundation for social, cultural, scientific, economic and technological development in our Nation can mature into Global Interface by giving way to education exchange in the International territory as well. Therefore, our focus is to achieve unparalleled excellence that will bring development to our society and mankind by optimizing their potential, thereby establishing the observation of the renowned Journalist Sydney J. Harris on the role the purpose of education which is to "turn mirrors into windows.
Sardar Jodh Singh
Chairman
JIS Group
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·         VISION:
Leading and Inspiring knowledge excellence in society across the globe.

·         MISSION:
To advance and enhance the learning possibilities by fostering awareness, developing holistic knowledge acquisition through creation, innovation, exposure and interaction to build human talent for self enhancement and also for the cause of society.

·         OBJECTIVE:
To nurture research and knowledge initiatives, to empower students with education and employment opportunities, to establish worldwide network with industry and to entrust our enterprise as well as charge our students with social responsibilities.

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