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llery> ]] C M Jha University is a private university located in Shillong, India. The Government of India, over the last 60 years, has made provisions for full policy support and considerable public funds to create one of the world’s largest systems of higher education. However, these institutions, with a few notable exceptions have not been able to maintain the high standards of education or keep pace with developments in knowledge and technology sector.

Financial constraint with ever increasing enrolments, over a period of time, and an explosive demand from primary and secondary education has led to the deterioration in the financial support provided by the government. India has an immense population of uneducated children and the Indian Constitution provides for free and compulsory education up to the age of 14. India also has the dubious distinction of one of the highest levels of illiteracy in the world. The system of public education at all levels is in urgent need of repair and reforms. Subsequently, Governments both at the Center and in the States need to allocate substantial resources to ensure that future generations are adequately equipped to engage meaningfully in the new knowledge based economy. Therefore, India has to find a strategy that will enable it to effectively address the numerous challenges in the education sector of improving literacy, universalizing access to basic and secondary education and simultaneously ensuring an adequate supply of higher skills and technically trained manpower.

It should be noted that the gross enrolment rate of higher education in India is roughly 6 per cent. This will need to touch 15 per cent by 2015 if India dreams of joining the pantheons of super powers by the next decade. This will involve thousands of crores of Rupees of investment and since the Government will not be able in a position to meet the huge financial requirement, all other sources of funds will need to be tapped.

In the given scenario of well defined constraints on public funding of education, the role of the private sector especially in the provision of higher education and technical training has become increasingly important.

Keeping the above backdrop in mind and to bridge the considerable gap between the huge demand and supply in the technical education field, a group of like minded denizens of Meghalaya founded a Trust for the purpose of education and development in north east India in 1999 and through their tireless efforts were able to establish the first private Engineering college of North East India-Shillong Engineering & Management College(SEMC). Within a span of more than a decade, the institute has established itself as a pioneer in the field of technical education. Till date, more than 4000 students have graduated from this venerable institution and are currently placed at some of the top MNCs and reputed companies all over India and the success of SEMC has prompted numerous private technical institutes to come up in Meghalaya and its neighbouring states. In the process, this near boom in the technical education sector has benefited a large number of indigenous students of North East who now have the option of studying near their home states at a fraction of cost compared to the students who were forced earlier to pursue their higher education far from their home states.

In order to sustain this trend, and to ensure that our state in particular and North East region in general do not lag behind in the new Knowledge era, it is imperative that we continue to produce a critical mass of highly skilled manpower at an accelerated pace. Keeping this objective in mind, the CMJ Group headed by Mr. C.M.Jha decided to set up one of the first private university in Meghalaya- CMJ University in 2009, where the highest quality of education with the best of facilities could be provided to every student. The University is situated on a 40 acre Campus on a scenic hillock in Jorabat on the Guwahati-Shillong Highway with spectacular 360 degree views of the picturesque hills. It has a built up area of more than 1, 50,000 sq ft with well furnished modern classrooms, fully quipped laboratories, well stocked library with broadband connectivity and well qualified faculty. It is a fully residential university boasting of superior accommodation for Boys & Girls.

CMJ UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES DEGREE / DIPLOMA COURSES THROUGH INDUSTRY COLLABORATIVE MODE OF INSTRUCTION As per Sec. 7 (e) and 7(k) of the CMJ University Act, 2009 (Act 4 of 2009)

The Scientific Manpower Committee (1947), Engineering Personnel Committee(1956), AICTE (1958, 1966, 1969, 1971), Thacker Committee (1961), Kothari Education Commission (1966), National Policy on Education (1968), Ministry of Education, Government of India (1978), Draft National Policy on Education (1979), AIEI (1980), Nayudamma Review Committee (1980), Challenge of Education – a policy perspective, Ministry of Education, GOI (1985), IIT Review Report (1986), National Knowledge Commission (2007) ...... many more committees, commissions, seminars, symposiums……have repeatedly advocated and emphasized on the need for strong university industry linkages in India.

On basis of above said reports and recommendations, the CMJ University has to setup Center for Collaboration of Industry and Institution (CCII) as a constituent to promote Industry Collaborative programme as per section 7(e) and 7(k) of the CMJ University Act 2009 (Act 4 of 2009) for the ability of a nation to use and create knowledge capital determines its capacity to empower and enable its citizens by increasing human capabilities. In the next few decades, India will have the largest set of young people in the world. Following a knowledge-oriented paradigm of development would enable India to leverage this demographic advantage.

It will forge the closer links between the industry / trade and academic faculties and their activities. This kind of interaction will improve exchange of information and facilitate to develop industry associated / related courses and programmes. These kind of educational activity / programmes are characterized by Industry / Institution / People centered approach where, the rigor and standard are maintained on par with the University / College courses. These courses / programmes judiciously combine flexibility and ingenuity with the regular features of the on-campus and out reach educational programmes Industry Integrated System. Also the teaching / learning activities (course syllabi) and evaluation process and research activities and programmes will be based on established methodologies followed by the University.

This has been principally due to linkages to be established by the university with various industries (Private, Public and service sector), R&D Organizations, development agencies, etc. For this activity, the University is going to evolve several Degree / Diploma / Certificate courses by integrating the working environment of the industry and institutions with learning environment required by the University for prescribed period in a professional location where the students and faculty along with the industry experts get involved in academic curriculum related to functional areas of their interest.

The Industry / Organisation shall also include/s entities established under the following provisions and those engaged in the training, research and allied activities as established under:

Industrial houses including companies registered under the Companies Act, 1956; Statutory Organizations including but not limiting to Banking Federations etc; International Organizations (like UNICEF, UNESCO, UNDP etc.); The Societies Registration Act / Co-operative Societies Act, 1959; Public Trust and Private Trust performing public functions; Public Sector Unit and Government Organizations and Departments Non-Profit Companies under Sec 25 of the Companies Act, 1956; Professional Bodies; and Any other legal entities constituted with the primary purpose of furthering education;

CMJ University has signed an exclusive agreement with APEX eLearning Technologies Limited on 1st August 2011 to promote Industry Integrated Programs of the University in regular and full time mode in undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate, diploma and certificate levels through Collaboration of Industry and organizations in the country.

Interested Industry and organizations may coordinate with APEX eLearning Technologies Ltd, to obtain necessary approvals from University as per norms and guidelines of the University for offering Industry Integrated programs. For further details, please refer to the website: www.cmju.in