Edu-curator: Vikas Kumar Tyagi

PIET was established in the year 2006 by Vidhyapeeth Education Trust, under the guidance of Shri Hari Om Tayal Ji.  At that time there was a dearth of good educational institutions in the region. There were few outstanding colleges in Delhi NCT, but in Haryana, this was the first of its kind institution. Earlier it was known as PITE (Panipat Institute of Textile and Engineering). However, later when Computer Science and Electronics and Communication started becoming its flagship programs, it changed its name to PIET. Later it kept on creating legacies one after another in the form of most beloved schools under the brand name PIET Sanskriti School and its degree college that is PIET NCR College. Coming back to the top ten reasons which makes PIET an excellent place for studying.   1.       OPPORTUNITIES First and foremost reason would be the kind of opportunities which institution provides to its students. Prospects are ranging from various curricula to...

Prologue          I was coming from a conference of IIM Lucknow. I boarded Swarn Shatabdi Express from Lucknow to Delhi at 15:30, and the journey was seven hours long and out of courtesy of a few scholar friends, I had black coffee, so I could not sleep. Two young kids were sitting on the front seat, one of whom was wearing the T-shirt of the college in which I am currently teaching, i.e.,   Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology (PIET) . When I struck a conversation, I came to know that they both are the alumni of PIET, now working in an IT MNC, and were coming for a project presentation to Delhi.   Although being associated with the institution for a few years now, I stated to them, ‘I have heard a lot about your institution,’ without revealing my own identity as I wanted to hear the genuine feedback, both positive and negative of the institute. I further asked them, ‘In this time, when there are sixteen IITs and thirty...

Your favorite color has relevance and existence only till other colors exist   D iversity is the heterogeneity in an organization made up of diverse groups of people; individuals from different gender, ages, cultural background, religion, and socio-economic condition. Firms such as Stryker, Cisco, and Accenture; and Universities such as City University of Hong Kong, Imperial College London, and the National University of Singapore; attain commendation and free 'Public Relations' promotions every year just for their workplace and student diversity respectively. An increasing number of institutions are attempting to enhance inclusiveness in their organization by protecting and managing the diversity of the workforce. Many of the good firms have even started hiring Chief Diversity officer, Inclusion Officer, and formulating diverse board to promote diversity in the organization. Mainly, all the major corporate houses talk about diversity; it is high time that educational ins...

Alumni are the brand ambassadors of a college, just like a company flaunts on its product, an institution showcases its alumni. Their relevance is so high that even the ‘Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Ranking’ previously known as ‘Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings’ considers the alumni outcome and development while ranking world universities. The whole world was overwhelmed in 2018 when billionaire Michael Bloomberg provided a financial aid of $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University. Harvard is known as one of the most excellent educational institutions in the world, the primary reason being its research facilities and infrastructure but also its high-profile alumni, which includes former US presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Barack Obama to name a few. Even the dropouts of the institution are notable names such as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. At the Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology (...