The Career Development Cell facilitates the process of placements for graduates and post-graduate students at the University, besides collaborating with prominent organizations in setting up of internship and training programs for students. Career Development Cell handles the placement policies which is assisted by Professor In-charge and students’ Placement Committee.

• PDPU has an excellent placement record with students getting hired by top companies of India. Some of the leading recruiters of PDPU include companies like ONGC, ExxonMobil, Shell, Oil India, L&T, Reliance Industries, Adani Wilmar, Ceat Tyres, Tata Chemicals, Infosys, Deepak Nitrite, Torrent Power, Jubilant Life Sciences, Torrent Pharma, Adani Gas, Gujarat Gas, Welspun India, Essar Oil, GNFC, GSFC, GACL, Bharat Petroleum, Yes Bank, Sintex, Suzlon, TCS, Coca Cola, Amul, KPMG and OPAL.
• PDPU not only intends to broaden the opportunities for students and professionals to develop core subject knowledge, but also believes in duly complementing it by sound non-technical skills thereby helping the students to make a mark. As part of regular program our students are imparted training in areas of Communication Skills, Aptitude Test – (Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning), Group Discussion & Personal Interview Skills, Resume Writing, Corporate Etiquette – (Dressing, Grooming, Mannerisms). The sessions are a combination of classroom training and mock sessions of group discussions and personal interviews.

Liberal Studies students take up entrepreneurial ventures and the rest pursue professional career in many of the fields listed below:

• Advertising/ Public Relations
• Business Analysis
• Consulting
• Creative Writing
• Economic Analysis
• Environmental Affairs
• Film and Television
• Human Resources
• International Business
• Library & Information Science
• Mass Communication & Journalism
• Non-Government Organizations
• Political Analysis
• Public Administration
• Publishing
• Sports Psychology & Management
• Teaching
• Technical Writing
• Tourism Management

RECOGNITIONS:

• The University has been recognised by UGC .
• Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) Recognition: On receiving this recognition, PDPU is entitled to all administrative support from the Ministry of Science and Technology.
• NAAC Accreditation: PDPU has been Assessed and accredited with ‘A’ Grade & CGPA of 3.39/4.0 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
• Member of the Association of Indian Universities.
• Member of the Institute of International Education (IIE, US).
• GPCB(Gujarat Pollution Control Board) Empanels PDPU as Scheduled I Environmental Auditor.
• Approval of the Technical Education programmes by AICTE.

ACCREDITATIONS:

• National Board of Accreditation (NBA) has accredited B.Tech Mechanical Engineering Program.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Approved as “Technology Business Incubator” by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
• PDPU has been awarded as the “Best Performing Private University” under Private University category at the SSIP Annual International Conference on Student innovation, start-up and Ecosystem-2019 organized by the Education Department, GoG.

• PDPU IIC is also recognized as “Incubation Centre of the Year with Prominent IP Culture” by Intellectual Property Protection Organization (IPPO) in IP Fest for 3 years in a row, 2017, 2018 & 2019.
• The SWAYAM-NPTEL PDPU local chapter has been rated with AA grade among 2805 such local chapters in the Country, and thereby it has stood among one of the Top 50 chapters across the country.

FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Dr. Tanushri Banerjee awarded 4th Venus International Women Awards - VIWA 2019, selected as 'Distinguished Woman in Management' (Major Area of Study - Decision Science) in February 2019.
• Dr. Anantha Singh received 'Early Career Research Award' for the project titled “Integrated electro-oxidation, electroreduction and electro-coagulation process for the degradation of Ammoniacal nitrogen in the presence and absence of carbon based pollutants” from SERB.
• Dr. Samir Patel elected Chairman for CSI Ahmedabad Chapter from 1st April 2019.
• Dr. Anirban Das received Bharat Vikas Award by Institute of Self Reliance, Bhubaneswar.
• Dr. Manoj Pandey and Dr. Rajib Bandopadhyay are recognized as a Schedule-I Environmental Auditor by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB).

Civil engineers play an important role in building the infrastructure for society as well as developing new real estate. They also maintain existing commercial, residential, or government buildings. The engineers also ensure that every road, bridge, office building, airport, water supply and sewage plant, and mass transit system is well-planned and executed.If you like new projects, Infrastructure, applied maths then this is the right choice.

Highlights of the Course:

1. Six major sub-disciplines: Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydrology and Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Construction Management.
2. Industry-focused State of Art Laboratories with modernequipment and software packagesworth more than Rs.4 Cr.
3. Opportunity to work for an ongoing consultancy assignmentfrom the Industry. The department has offered consultancy worth more than 1.2 Cr to various Industries such as ONGC, Reliance, Howe India Pvt Ltd., Tikitar Industries, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), and Irrigation Department, Govt. of Gujarat.

Following are the laboratories offered by the University:

• Concrete Technology and Material Testing Laboratory,
• Material Testing laboratory,
• Heavy Structure Testing Facility (200T) with strong floor,
• Dynamic Testing Facility with shake table,
• Highway and Traffic Engineering Laboratory,
• Surveying Laboratory with DGPS,
• Total Station Facility,
• Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory,
• High Computing Facility with latest Workstations and Software Packages,
• Environment Engineering Laboratory and
• Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology Laboratory.

1. PDPU is the only private University in Gujarat to get the graded autonomy status by University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2018.
2. NAAC ‘A’ Accredited with CGPA 3.39/4 in 2016.
3. The 4 schools of PDPU offer niche programs as well as programs of general interest, covering UG, PG and Doctoral programs in Management, Humanities, and Engineering and Sciences.
4. Top down approach from ‘Systems to Components’ to better appreciate holistic education.
5. Active industry participation in the conduct of various workshops and guest lecture programs.
6. University funding for Student Research Projects.
7. International Exposure Program to give global exposure to students to transform them into responsible global citizens.
8. Travel Grant by University for national & International research paper presentation by students.
9. Global culture and values, soft skills, continued scaling, and adaptability.
10. Rural, Industry and Research internships to provide better understanding and challenges faced in the rural and urban Indian landscape, industry culture and career options for students.
11. Derive inspiration from societal needs, develop solutions and convert into assertive action.
12. It also has its own coaching institute for UPSC preparations.
13. Relating education to society to benefit the society and in the process get useful employment.
14. Preparing ‘future ready’ youth for sustainable energy management.

Students’ centric learning is the main objective of grooming students over their stay on campus. The process is institutionalized & evolved gradually to shape the students of the future that they visualized. Faculty facilitates the process with planned resources created by the Institute. Major salient features & key programmes are given here under;

1) Syllabus is designed in a holistic way incorporating core basics subjects on physics; chemistry & maths; engineering subject covering core; elective & open elective. The course is designed by members of Board of Studies & approved by the Academic Council.

2) To integrate the students with practical learning three modules are designed each at the end of 1st, 2nd & 3rd year; during the vacation period as under;
· Civic Service & Corporate Responsibility (CSSR); for one month
· Industrial Orientation (IO); 8-10 industrial visits are carried out in 30-45 days
· Industrial Training (IT) - six weeks in plant training
All three practical learning interventions are a regular part of the programme. These are credit based & systematically planned; implemented as well as evaluated.

3) 10 % of total classes are delivered by experts from industry/academia who are invited to share their experiences. This is done practical for all subjects & it is facilitated by concerned faculty taking the subject.

4) Centres of Excellence (CoE) are created like:

1. Siemens Centre of Excellence to impart practical learning on automation; CIM; robotics..etc
2. Solar Research Development Centre
3. Centre of Excellence for Geothermal Energy
4. International Automobile Centre of Excellence
5. Drilling Cementing & Simulation Centre
6. Centre for Biofuel & Bio Energy Studies

5) Local Chapter for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) is established to facilitate learning from the best of the resources from India & Abroad.

6) Students chapter run with the participation of industry are managed by students like Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American Society of Quality (ASQ); Indian Institute of Welding (IIW)…etc

7) Internal Quality Enhancement Committees (IQEC) are well placed at the department/school/university level to monitor & enhance the practical learning taking place at all levels.

8) Capsules courses are planned for students – minimum three & maximum six during the graduation to facilitate additional learning to improve the relevance of the course offered by the university. It is planned that such courses are delivered by industry people.

9) Paper setting & answer sheet evaluation mechanism is well in place to ensure that subject learning outcomes are achieved.

10) Board of Studies (BoS) is constituted at each branch level & they meet at regular intervals. The BoS has two members each from Industry & reputed academic institutions to design & revise the curriculum which goes a long way to understand the perspectives of students & prepare them for the future.

11) Institute regularly carry out & participate in various accreditation processes of ISO/NAAC/NIRF so as it can continuously up-grade & enhance its relevance for industry – research orientation.