Alliance University

Alliance University is a private research intensive university [5] that was established in the State of Karnataka by act no. 34 of year 2010 under the recognition of University Grants Commission[6] of Ministry of Education (India) (MoE). The university offers nationally and internationally recognized undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes [7] in the academic disciplines of Business, Engineering, Technology, Commerce, Law and Executive education [8] under the aegis of its flagship constituent colleges Alliance School of Business,[9] Alliance College of Engineering and Design,[10] Alliance School of Law [11] and the Alliance Ascent College [12] [13] [14]

Alliance University
ಅಲೈಯನ್ಸ್ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ  (Kannada)
अलायंस विश्वविद्यालय  (Hindi)
Former names
Alliance Business Academy (1995)[1] Alliance Business School (2005)[2]
MottoGyanashya Shaktihi Buddhaiya Prakasham (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
The Strength of Knowledge is the Light to Wisdom; is a Sanctum of Higher Learning
Type Private University
Established2010
AffiliationUGC
IACBE
AACSB
AICTE
BCI
AIU
Academic staff
216[3]
Students6482[3]
Undergraduates5198[3]
Postgraduates1220[3]
64[3]
Address
Anekal
,
Bangalore
,
Karnataka
,
India
CampusUrban, 55 acres (0.2 km2)
LanguageEnglish
HeraldryDome of the Building (Represents University's Power Bank of Knowledge), Tree (Liberation, Learning Styles) and Pillars (Strength and Support)
Colors  Maroon   Navy   White[4]
NicknameAlliancian
Websitealliance.edu.in
Official Seal used by the College and the University

History

Alliance University grew out of the "Alliance Business School", which was founded around 2005 and in turn grew out of the "Alliance Business Academy", which had been founded in the mid-1990s.[15] Madhukar G. Angur, then the faculty of University of Michigan, was an Honorary Dean of the Alliance Business School and his brother, Sudhir G. Angur, was the President.[16][17]

Alliance University was the first private university in the state of Karnataka and in South India, and was established under the Karnataka State legislation.[18] The sponsoring body of the university is Alliance Business School Pvt. Ltd, run by the Angur family, and until 2016 the university's chancellor was Madhukar G. Angur.[19]

As of 2016 it had around 6,500 students studying under its flagship constituent colleges.[20]

Academics

Academic programmes

Alliance University offers a wide range of degree granting programmes of study in Business, Commerce, Engineering, Technology, Natural Sciences, and Law. The University conducts educational programmes leading to the degree of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech),[21] Master of Technology (M.Tech),[22] Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA),[23] Master of Business Administration (MBA),[24] Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) (B.Com),[25] Integrated Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) with Arts (BA.,LLB),[26] Integrated Bachelors of Law (Hons.) with Business Administration (BBA.,LLB),[27] Master of Laws (LLM)[28] and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)[29] in Business, Engineering, Sciences, Law and other interdisciplinary areas. In addition to the full-time programmes, the university offers a wide variety of on-campus and flexi mode executive education programmes leading to the diploma of Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management (EPGDM) also known as Executive MBA.

Admissions

Alliance University admission processes and eligibility criteria are respect to merit basis. The admission process is based on the course candidate opts for with following parameters of evaluation considering the applicants'

  • Past Academic Performance
  • Nationalized or University Entrance Test Score
  • Versatility and Achievements
  • Oral Extempore
  • Essay Composition followed by a Personal Interview.

Alliance University also conducts its university entrance test and personal interview in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, & New Delhi cities on every academic year. [30]

International Collaborations

Alliance University has an extensive network of partner institutions worldwide through which it conducts semester exchange programmes, international summer schools, dual degree and credit transfer program. Students of the two-year MBA programme go on exchange programmes during the third semester of the course and students of the Four-year B.Tech and Three-year BBA and Five-Year integrated BA-LLB, BBA-LLB programmes go on for exchange during their fifth, seventh and ninth semesters respectively. More than two thousand students from Alliance University has visited the partner universities aboard and an equivalent number of candidates from various partner universities has arrived in Alliance University Bangalore. [31] Alliance University conducts international immersion programme with reputed universities in North America and Europe. Structured around a visit to an emerging economy such as United States,Canada, France,United Kingdom, Germany and other in the Asian region like Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea the module provides insights into the country's technological, economic, social, political and cultural life.[32]

Rankings
University and Engineering College rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[33]159

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Alliance College of Engineering and Design at 159 among the top engineering colleges in 2020.[33]

University and Business School rankings
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2020)[34]39

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Alliance School of Business at 39 among the top business schools in 2020.[34]

The CNBC TV18 ranked Alliance School of Business among the top Business schools in 2011 in India, after IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad, and IIM Calcutta making it the only private business school in the country's top five management institutes category. [35] [36]

The India Today (India Today) ranked Alliance School of Law among top ten law schools in India, 2018 [37]

The Outlook India (Outlook) ranked Alliance School of Business among top twenty business schools in India, 2020.[38]

Research

Alliance is a hub of innovative activity and research, which have been given a flip with the establishment of Research Centers that focus on specific needs of different specialized areas and industries, and focus on new and emerging areas of research and education. These centers include: The Centre for Academic Research (CAR) and Centre for Applied Research (CAR) intends to provide professional development to faculty members, motivate and engage research scholars towards excellence in their respective disciplines and undertake commissioned research from national and international agencies to provide a platform for accomplished stalwarts and doctoral students to share their ideas, innovations and findings with the global fraternity, and the Centre for Social Impact and Research (CSIR) focus on encouraging and empowering communities to attain sustainable living through indigenous practices backed by modern technologies as needed. This will encompass areas of education, health, water and energy conservation. Moreover, there are Centers of Excellence with three special initiatives namely, the Alliance Centre for Leadership and Public Policy (ACLPP), is an initiative launched by the University to create and support an environment of rigorous, systematic and scientific research; implement cutting-edge professional development programs; develop leadership competencies; improve leadership practice and enhance community robustness through law, justice and human rights, Alliance Centre for Media Studies and Research (ACMSR), is an initiative launched by Alliance University to impart quality education and offer certificate programs in the area of media production and journalism. The genesis of the Centre is driven by the fact that media in contemporary society has become the ubiquitous phenomenon that not only provides entertainment and information but also touches every facet of our daily life through social media and other user interfaces of varied types, and Alliance Centre for Living Consciousness (ACLC) is an interdisciplinary initiative by Alliance University to formulate a concrete view of consciousness that takes into account the subjective view offered by ancient Indian approaches as well as the objective view offered by modern scientific techniques.[39] [40]

Alumni

Alliance University has a strong alumni network with its alumni occupying many prestigious positions in institutions and organizations across the world. Alliance Alumni Association (AAA) manages interactions with the alumni network and keeps them engaged with the university. Alumni Reunion, a yearly event conducted across multiple cities in the world serves as a rendezvous. Some of the prominent alumni include entrepreneur and philanthropist Rajashree Birla and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi.[41] [42]

Leadership disputes

As early as 2014 disputes within the Angur family began interrupting the management of the university; in 2015 Madhukar G. Angur removed his brother, sister, and other family members from the board and filed police charges that they had stolen money and mismanaged the university.[43]

In February 2016 Madhukar G. Angur was arrested on rape charges, then released, and further rape allegations were made again in the next month.[44][45]

Around April 2016 Madhukar G. Angur was fired as chancellor and replaced by his brother, Sudhir G. Angur, and by June the power struggle within the family for control led to the university being closed for two weeks and semester-end exams were indefinitely postponed.[46] The university went on holidays two more times in 2016;[20] in September Madhukar Angur forcibly took back the chancellorship, and the next month his brother forcibly took it back.[47]

Government intervention

In November 2016 a government-appointed investigation by M.I. Savadatti reported that it found that between 2010 and 2016 Madhukar G. Angur had been "deeply involved in committing huge financial irregularities causing wrongful loss to Alliance University a total amount of INR 107 Crore"[48][49] (around US$14 million).

Students and their families began to request refunds, and appealed to the government of Karnataka to intervene.[50] The government had no legal right to intervene in a private university, and in November worked to change the law so that it could.[51] In December 2017 the government appointed an administrator with unspecified tenure and said that the Angurs could no longer be involved in managing the operations of the university.[52]

As of March 2018 litigation between family members over control of the university was pending in the High Court.[53]

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