I distinctly remember my first few weeks at JGU – as I soaked in the new environment and interacted with students from all walks of life, I discovered how so many students have rebelled and defied the age-old “Engineer or Doctor” career option to embrace the beauty and complexities of Continue Reading
India Poised to Open Up its Legal Sector Recognising the Globalisation of Legal Profession
Level Playing Field Necessary with Liberalisation of Legal Profession, say Experts O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and Indiana University organize joint seminar to discuss key areas of concern U.S. Ambassador to India delivers keynote address, says liberalisation will benefit both India and the US Indian government needs to take steps Continue Reading
The Usual Life – By Nikita Achanta
College is, as they say, “the best years of your life”. I wouldn’t disagree but I cannot agree completely either, only because I’ve been in college for a period of ten months now, and it feels like forever. I never knew moving to university would be this hard. I don’t Continue Reading
Of Board Exams, Percentages and Despondency – by Hedwig
The Board Exam results were announced not too long ago, and, as always, they have incited as many reactions as possible. I personally have counted 3 instances of fainting, 5 instances of applying to an engineering college, one instance of destroying the computer, and 10 instances of ‘My-Life-Can-Go-Nowhere-Now’. Stop. As Continue Reading
Finance Minister Calls for Indian Higher Education Institutions to break into World Rankings
Key Highlights: 317 students awarded degrees on successful completion of graduate and post graduate courses Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director, Biocon Limited graces the occasion Chancellor Naveen Jindal says university aims for some schools to break into the top 200 of the world in the next 5 to 10 Continue Reading
Fashion, Style and In-Between – By Hedwig
At the outset, it’s important to mention that I’m heavily unqualified to write any article that has remotely anything to do with fashion. My wardrobe consists of neatly folded clothes that have been separated into three stacks – clothes that I wear all the time (which consist of T-shirts I Continue Reading
Punjabi Rapping Romeo Is A Thing – By Nemo
Now that I have (hopefully) caught your attention with the off-beat title, let me tell you something amazing about this university: The co-existence of cultures. We have such an abundance of identities, and unlike in school, where there was just one overarching event, here, events and expressions of all kinds Continue Reading
The University of Spoilt Brats – By Sue Don M
Jindal Global University – the college for rich, spoilt kids who have can while away their time. Is that what we are? Are we not more? Does it matter? Students of the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) and the Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities (JSLH), two of the Continue Reading
THE ONE WITH THE DOG – By Nemo
Picture Credits: Shivendra Shukla A lot of people call JGU their home – the students, faculty members, the Sodexo didis and bhaiyas, and also the numerous dogs that can be seen basking under the sun in the lawns during summer or hibernating under benches in the winter. They accompany us Continue Reading
From a Second Year, to the First – Using my head start to help you – By Hedwig
I still remember the indecision and uncertainty; a plethora of colleges to choose from that somehow simultaneously outweighed and fell behind each other. While my Facebook friends were busy going on vacations to beaches and burrowing their feet in the sand, I was busy burrowing my head in college brochures Continue Reading