Birla Global University

Birla Global University

Former names	Birla Institute of Management Technology, Bhubaneswar Birla Global Institute, Bhubaneswar
Type	Private
Established	2013 (2013)
Chairperson	Jayashree Mohta
Vice-Chancellor	Prof (Dr.) Sudhakar Panda
Registrar	Prof (Dr.) B.K. Das
Address	Gothapatna , Bhubaneswar , Odisha , India 20.291306, 85.745957
Campus	30 acre
Nickname	BGU
Affiliations	University Grants Commission
Website	www.bgu.ac.in

About Birla Global University (BGU)

Birla Global University is a self-financed private unitary University and has been established by the enactment of Birla Global University Odisha Act, 2015 with its main campus spread over an area of nearly 30 acres of land situated at IDCO Plot No.2, Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar. As per the Act the management of the university is carried out by a Board of Governors headed by Smt. Jayshree Mohta, Chairperson, Birla Academy of Art & Culture being the main promoter of Birla Global University. Honorable Governor of Odisha is the Chancellor of the University.  

The University has been established with a goal to be the best destination for aspiring new-gen managers. It is committed to redefine ‘quality’ in management education with state of the art facilities, best of the infrastructure and finest faculty. Presently, the University operates with five schools.

Birla Heritage

Mr. Basant Kumar Birla and Dr Sarala Devi Birla, successors of late Syt. G.D. Birla, are our Founders and Patrons who established Birla Academy of Art & Culture (BAAC) in Calcutta in 1964 to promote arts, culture, literature and education. The academy has been vital in establishing Birla Global University, formerly BIMTECH, Bhubaneswar.

Mr. B. K. Birla has been involved in management since he was 15. Apart from being associated with management of several companies like Birla Brothers Pvt. Ltd. and Kesoram Industries & Cotton Mills Ltd., he has established many new industries for producing cotton, paper, polyester and nylon yarns, cement, chemical, tea, coffee, and cardamom.

He was the first Indian industrialist to set up a company abroad namely Indo-Ethiopian Textiles in 1959. For this, he was awarded with the medal of Maineik II, the highest Ethiopian award by the then emperor. Apart from heading his industrial ventures like Jay Shree Tea & Industries, Kesoram Industries Ltd., Century Enka Ltd., and Century Textiles Ltd., he has been making dynamic contributions to education sector of the country. While he is associated with Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani, Birla Education Trust, Pilani and BITS, Biwani as trustee, he has been pivotal and keenly interested in educational institutions noted below:

1. Birla Global University (BGU), Bhubaneswar

2. Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida

3. Birla Vidya Vihar Trust, Calcutta

4. Birla Sanskriti Trust, Calcutta

5. Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital

6. Birla Vidya Niketan, New Delhi

7. G.D Birla Memorial School, Ranikhet

Schools of Birla Global University

• Birla School of Management offering Ph.D in Management, MBA and BBA (Honours)  

• Birla School of Communication offering MA in Journalism & Mass Communication (MAJMC) and BA in Journalism & Mass Communication (BAJMC) (Honours)

• Birla School of Commerce offering M.Com & B.Com(Honours)

• Birla School of Social Sciences & Humanities offering Ph.D in Economics., MA in Economics & BA Economics (Honours)

• Birla School of Law offering BBA.LLB

Infrastructure

This campus is a blend of traditional Odisha Architecture with modern amenities and resources.

●	A campus spread across 30 acres, with nine blocks of buildings.
●	The main Administrative Block, flanked on both sides by two Academic buildings each with walls of yellow stone cladding, inspired by the   ancient Odiyan style of Architecture, looks majestic.
●	More than 50% of the area is kept green in the campus with existing philosophy of learning in the lap of nature. The buildings set among lush-green landscaped garden, have been designed to provide high standards in all respects.
●	Class rooms, Multi Media studio, offices, residential accommodation, gymnasium, play fields, cafeteria and health centre with all modern amenities.
●	English Language Lab in association with EnglishEdge & iLiqvid to enhance Personality Development and Communication skills in the areas of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
●	Facilitate Business English Certification (BEC) examinations conducted by Cambridge English.

Facilities for learning

●	World-class classrooms fully equipped with multimedia facilities – based on participatory style of learning.
●	State of the art library with access to world class facilities for academic learning.
●	Fully-residential, air-conditioned and Wi-Fi campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure.
●	Provision of an environment which promotes team-work while maintaining the individuality.
●	Facilities for sports and recreation.

On-line Resources

●	ProQuest: creates indispensable research solutions that connect people with vetted, reliable information. It also provides access to over 90 Newspapers and Magazines including many which are not found in BSE
●	J-Gate Social & Management sciences: J-Gate is an electronic gateway to global e-journal literature. Launched in 2001 by Informatics India Limited, J-Gate provides seamless access to millions of journal articles available online offered by 8,750 + Publishers.

CLUBS & CONDUITS

Student Activities

Several Student Conduits and Committees have been formed under which different activities are carried out throughout the year by the students.

Sports Conduit

Facilities are available on campus to engage students in several sporting activities throughout the year. The sports conduit organises various events both within the institute and also takes on the responsibility of forming teams for different competitions in intercollegiate events.

Cultural Conduit

The executive members organise various functions and festivals with the help of other student volunteers. To date, Independence Day, Janmasthami, Ganesh Chaturti etc. have been organised on the campus.

Food Conduit

The food conduit coordinate and assist the campus mess in preparing the monthly menu for all meals like breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. Besides this, the conduit also organises special meals on special occasions to the satisfaction of the students on the campus. Some special meals organised: on Campfire night, Independence Day, Janmashthami, Ganesh Chaturti, Onam etc

Quizzing & Debating Club

Organises quizzes and debates within the campus and also ensures participation of teams in intercollegiate events. One such team participation was in SRARX 2013 event conducted by IMI, Bhubaneswar. The team from BIMTECH, won the first prize.

Discipline Committee

Members of this conduit ensure that discipline is maintained on the Campus, in the hostel and in the mess. Any observations of deviations are dealt with deftly and differences resolved between differing individuals at the earliest.

Editorial Committee

Ensures that all events are recorded and reported; this is later brought out in the form of a Newsletter

CCR Committee

Is the team for the Centre for Corporate Relations (CCR). This committee is the single-window for contacting Organisations to invite them to the campus for various activities like guest lectures, student interactions, projects, internships, final placements etc.

Media & PR Committee

Maintains relations with the local and national media houses and ensures that all events conducted by the institute are given due coverage.

Photography

The members of this club are responsible for recording the various events on and off the campus through the ‘eye of the lens’. Records of all the memories captured are then maintained in the library for future use.

Graphics

Provides support to all the conduits and committees by creating the art and graphics required to be designed for various events. They are innovative and bursting with creativity.

CSR Committee

Spearheads and guides the Corporate Social Activities undertaken by the students of the campus.

Social Media Committee

It spearheads the activities in the social media space disseminating information and inviting participation in discussions and knowledge exchange from the external world.

Management Development Programmes (MDP)

With the aim to enhance employee performance, motivation & growth, BGU offers Management Development Programmes (MDP) to Corporate Executives, Govt. Officers, Teachers, Engineer & Management Trainees on a regular basis. MDPs in the areas of General Management, HR, Finance, Leadership Development Programme, Financial Econometrics etc. have been conducted by the Centre for MDP & Consultancy. Resource persons are drawn from the industry experts & highly acclaimed faculty members of BIMTECH Greater Noida & BGU, Bhubaneswar.

Faculty Development Programmes (FDP)

At Birla Global University, Faculty Development Programmes & Workshops are designed for the Management Educators to develop competence in understanding recent advances in management research, to learn to improve pedagogies and to better presentation skill to become an effective management faculty. It organises regular FDPs in the areas of General Management, Econometrics, Research Methods, Case Teaching, Innovative Teaching Learning Practices etc with the objective of disseminating knowledge to the larger academic and practitioner community alike. Besides, each faculty member is encouraged to attend training programmes and FDPs which would lead to skill building and knowledge enhancement in their chosen area of specialization.