What's new at Plaksha University? BTech applications for 2022 (August) batch started from November 2021. Also, admissions to the postgraduate Technology Leaders Program (TLP 2022 batch) will take place across three rounds on a rolling basis. The application deadline for Round 3 was March 20, 2022. The University was also accepting applications for the PhD programme and the last date to apply for the same was March 15.

A collective initiative of over 60 business leaders, entrepreneurs and academicians from across the world, Plaksha University is a private university located in Mohali, Punjab. With its conceptualization in June 2015, the founders were keen to change the landscape of Engineering and Technology education in India and the world. With this ambition, they launched a summer school program, namely the Young Technology Scholars Program in June 2018. Plaksha University forged partnerships with top global institutions, such as Purdue University, UC Berkeley, SRI International (formerly called Stanford Research Institute), IIT Kanpur and PGIMER. With these globally acclaimed institutions as its partners, Plaksha welcomed the founding class of the Technology Leaders Program (formerly called Tech Leaders Fellowship) in August 2019. In the very first year of its placements (2020), the Technology Leaders Program, the University managed to place 100% of students at an average CTC of INR 17 LPA. In 2021, it managed to place 99% of students and the average CTC was INR 19 LPA.  

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Supported by a large group of tech entrepreneurs, business leaders and academicians from six countries, Plaksha University is an effort towards building a new model for engineering education and research in India.

The University aims to prepare students who can address the grand challenges of India, the region and the world by offering BTech in four highly interdisciplinary undergraduate degrees. The first batch of its undergraduate students was welcomed in 2021 at Plaksha's 50-acre campus in Mohali, Punjab. Just a 10-minute drive away from Chandigarh airport, it consists of academic buildings along with residential complexes. 

A few other prominent highlights around Plaksha University are as follows:

Plaksha University offers a total of six courses to the students. These courses include a doctoral programme that puts emphasis on grand challenges including digital health and agriculture, water security, clean energy, etc. along with a one-year residential PG Technology Leaders Program (TLP), a four-year UG BTech programme across four specialisations and a two-week certificate, summer residential Young Tech Scholars (YTS) for the students of Class 9 to Class 12. More details about Plaksha University courses are as follows:

• Open to brilliant individuals desirous of starting their career in academia, the PhD programme is very selective and only those who have a genuine interest in pursuing research are selected

• Technology Leaders Program (TLP) is a first-of-its-kind programme that interweaves Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with real-world application
• The BTech programme offered by Plaksha University is designed to create ethical leaders who will leverage technology and social sciences to impact organisations and society
• The two-week YTS summer program has been designed by faculty members from leading universities around the world, such as Stanford, HBS, UC Berkeley, IITs, and IIMs

Table below presents the minimum eligibility criteria and fee structure required for all Plaksha University courses:

*Excludes a refundable security deposit of INR 50,000 and one-time admission fee of INR 40,000.

**This fee is inclusive of INR 1.5 lakh of the mandatory hostel fee.

The following table mentions all the important dates regarding Plaksha University admissions 2022 batch:

Plaksha University admission process is completely online for all six programmes. Candidates seeking admission to UG, PG and PhD courses can visit the official website with a valid score in the course-specific entrance exam to apply online. The application forms for the Technology Leaders Program (TLP) and BTech for 2022 batch admission have been released on the official website. Check out the selection process for all Plaksha University courses:

• BTech: SAT, ACT, KVPY, JEE Main exams, Pearson UG Entrance Exam + Interview
• TLP: Application Form + Tech Aptitude Test + Interview
• Young Technology Scholars: Application Form + Interview

The Technology Leaders Program offered by Plaksha University has graduated approximately 120 students since its inception in 2019. The pass outs of this course were offered key technology leadership roles such as Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Product Managers, Product Analysts etc. While a few students got the opportunity to study further in global universities, a few chose to start their own entrepreneurial ventures. Check out the highlights from Plaksha University placements 2021:

• Total number of students: 61
• Fellows placed: 57
• Fellows who started their own venture: 4
• Average CTC: INR 19 LPA
• 64.5% students were offered roles related to AI/ML/Data Science followed by 20% roles related to Product
• 15% of the students from the first two cohorts created trailblazing startups right after TLP

Top companies that have hired the students of Plaksha University after completion of their TLP are as follows:

To ensure that lack of financial resources do not create interference for deserving students, Plaksha University offers liberal scholarships to handpicked candidates from diverse backgrounds. Provided on need and merit basis, Plaksha University scholarships range from 25% to 100% waiver on tuition fee to the students who meet the set selection criteria. It also offers the Prestigious Bharati Scholarship to 20 students every year.

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