Mohandas Pai will assist new Manipal universities
He will be the chief architect of a multi-discipline university cluster being planned by Dr Ranjan Pai of Manipal Education & Medical Group.
By Mini Joseph Tejaswi, TNN | Updated:
BANGALORE: T V Mohandas Pai, who quit Infosys Technologies recently, will open an innings in academics. He will be the chief architect of a multi-discipline university cluster being planned by Dr Ranjan Pai of Manipal Education & Medical Group.
The chain plans to have five universities, mostly under the brand name Manipal International University, offering degree courses in engineering, management, social sciences, industrial design, architecture, creative graphics, etc. Each of these universities will be built to have 25,000 students on campus by its 10th year of operation.
Mohandas Pai said, “We are looking at imparting holistic education, discourage rote learning. The pedagogy will be based on case studies, with the objective to build creative minds and instil problem-solving abilities.’’
Pai, who had spent 17 years with Infosys, had earlier said he would divide his time equally for quality higher education, the corporate world and his wife and two sons.
Mohandas Pai also has plans to join the boards of a few companies that are “systemically important” to the country and work on reforms in higher education.
“I’m not on the rolls of the Manipal Group and I’m not taking up any full-time job,’’ he said. The first university will come up in Jaipur. “Admissions are on now and we will have our permanent campus ready in a year,’’ said Ranjan Pai.
Another university will come up near the Bengaluru International Airport. The state government has just cleared the land parcel for it. The third university will be in east India, in Orissa, Bihar or West Bengal; the fourth will be either in Maharashtra or Gujarat; a fifth will come up in central India. All these campuses are planned to be up and running in the next 3 to 5 years.
Ranjan Pai said Mohandas Pai would be the key person in implementing this chain and would also be the mentor. He is already the MEMG adviser and will continue to hold that position.
Admissions to the universities would be through a common entrance test and meritorious students can choose from the bouquet of five universities.
The chain plans to have five universities, mostly under the brand name Manipal International University, offering degree courses in engineering, management, social sciences, industrial design, architecture, creative graphics, etc. Each of these universities will be built to have 25,000 students on campus by its 10th year of operation.
Mohandas Pai said, “We are looking at imparting holistic education, discourage rote learning. The pedagogy will be based on case studies, with the objective to build creative minds and instil problem-solving abilities.’’
Pai, who had spent 17 years with Infosys, had earlier said he would divide his time equally for quality higher education, the corporate world and his wife and two sons.
Mohandas Pai also has plans to join the boards of a few companies that are “systemically important” to the country and work on reforms in higher education.
“I’m not on the rolls of the Manipal Group and I’m not taking up any full-time job,’’ he said. The first university will come up in Jaipur. “Admissions are on now and we will have our permanent campus ready in a year,’’ said Ranjan Pai.
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Another university will come up near the Bengaluru International Airport. The state government has just cleared the land parcel for it. The third university will be in east India, in Orissa, Bihar or West Bengal; the fourth will be either in Maharashtra or Gujarat; a fifth will come up in central India. All these campuses are planned to be up and running in the next 3 to 5 years.
Ranjan Pai said Mohandas Pai would be the key person in implementing this chain and would also be the mentor. He is already the MEMG adviser and will continue to hold that position.
Admissions to the universities would be through a common entrance test and meritorious students can choose from the bouquet of five universities.
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