UGC RECOGNIZED | ISO 9001:2008 VISION To be an internationally renowned and respected institution imparting excellent education and training based upon the foundation of futuristic research and innovations. MISSION To free the mind and allow to explore the undefined boundaries of liberated thinking... To allow the intellectual spirit to take over and allow it to course its way through multiple disciplines and provide fresh lines of perception... To lend a bit of art to science and a bit of science to art... To bridge existing divides of conventional wisdom... To foster independence... To transform and to endow society with the benefits of a novel education... The School of Liberal Studies simply conforms... BOARD OF GOVERNORS Dr. Mukesh Ambani Mr. Vikram Singh Mehta Dr. H. B. Raghavendra Chairman & MD Chairman, Brookings India Director, School of Technology, Reliance Industries Ltd. & PDPU President, PDPU President's Message Chairman of the Board Mr. Sudhir Mehta Dr. Mukesh Ambani Chairman, Torrent Group, Prof. Nigam Dave Ahmedabad Director, School of Liberal Studies, Dr. D. J. Pandian PDPU IAS (Retd.) Director General, PDPU Mrs. Pallavi Shroff Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), a leader in Partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas & providing world-class education in Oil & Gas and allied energy Suresh A Shroff & Co., New Delhi sectors has also taken an initiative of inculcating human Mr. Pankaj Joshi, IAS values and has tried to tap the talent pool in the form of future Principal Secretary leadership for the world by introducing the School of Liberal (Higher & Technical Education) Dr. R. A. Mashelkar Education Department, FRS Bhatnagar Fellow & Studies. PDPU realizes the global requirement of producing Government of Gujarat President, Global Research Alliance, young leaders with inquisitiveness and passion for knowledge National Chemical Laboratory, Pune and wisdom. The global market expects students not just to be ‘informed’ but also ‘enlightened’ and ‘responsible’ today. Young Mr. K. V. Kamath Chairman & MD leaders have to chart their own path with innovative solutions President, BRICS Bank Prof. N. R. Dave Reliance Industries Ltd. & Chairman, Infosys Limited, Pune & Educational Advisor, PDPU for the world today which are seasoned with social concerns. Prof. Nigam Dave President, PDPU Liberal Studies programme, which is highly popular abroad is ACADEMIC Director, School of Liberal Studies, Chairman of the Board the need of the hour for the Indian society. Mr. L. Chuaungo, IAS PDPU Principal Secretary COUNCIL As the third batch of the School of Liberal Studies is on the verge Energy & Petrochemicals Dr. Anirbid Sircar of climbing the pedestals of research, careers and self-realization Department, Director, School of Petroleum Government of Gujarat Dr. D. J. Pandian, for a better world tomorrow, I convey my best wishes to the Technology, PDPU IAS (Retd.) students and hope that the School with its advanced academic Director General, PDPU structure and innovative approach will enable students to Dr. H. B. Raghavendra participate in constructive work to achieve a dignified quality of Prof. S. A. Bari Director, School of Technology, life through intellectually self-propelled pursuits. Vice Chancellor PDPU Central University of Gujarat I am sure the inclusion of students from Liberal Studies in the Dr. Surendrasinh Kachhwaha workforce would bring interdisciplinary perspectives and mould Prof. Indira J. Parikh School of Technology, PDPU President, FLAME University, Pune economic concerns with ethical dimension. Dr. Pramod Paliwal My good wishes to students. Prof. Virender Prakash School of Petroleum Management, Sharma PDPU Professor & Head, Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad Dr. T. P. Singh School of Technology, PDPU Dr. Jayant Kelkar Reliance Industries, Navi Mumbai Dr. Nirendra Misra School of Technology, PDPU Chairman's Message Dean's Message Shri D. J. Pandian, IAS (Retd.) Prof.(Dr.) Nigam Dave I feel a great sense of privilege in presenting the class of 2016 to Mahatma Gandhi used to say, “I do not want my house to be you. For a few years now, the School of Liberal Studies at PDPU walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want has passionately engaged itself in providing a program where the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as students and faculty can encourage intellectual exploration and freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any. discovery of ideas and concepts to promote the individual’s mind I refuse to live in other people’s houses as an interloper, a for lifelong learning. This learning is achieved in a variety of modes beggar or a slave.” across a wide spectrum of disciplines. We offer a choice of majors complemented by many minor courses to embed the consistent As the fourth batch of School of Liberal Studies is climbing the first step of their corporate ladder, I am confident that Director General, delivery of holistic learning. Director, the liberal arts pedagogy has not only provided them enough Pandit Deendayal The 4 year undergraduate program provides an opportunity for School of Liberal Studies exposure to the global trends and demands but has also Petroleum University students to broadbase their exposure through internships and sensitized them to the grass root realities and challenges of applied study programs. These endeavours allow our students Indian society. to combine their classroom education with practical workplace experience so that our graduates are prepared for successful I warmly express my best wishes to the batch and would like careers. On our part, we have ensured that our undergraduate to convey, “From those who have received much, much is students are immersed in an environment of academic courses, expected”. I look forward to relevant and genuine contribution creativity and primary research where they develop basic skills to from the batch for the nation and for the world at large. effect change and indulge in out of the box thinking in their chosen fields. Our collaborations with international institutions of repute also provides an opportunity to experience internships with a strong academic flavour. I invite you to visit our campus, and assess our students for their professional capabilities as an attestation of the differentiated learning delivered through this unique program. About Other PDPU SCHOOLS Recognition PDPU has been promoted by Partnership of Government, Industry & Energy to create a world class University in energy education and research with special focus on the oil and gas sector. UGC The University has further expanded its programs to address the need for trained human School of Petroleum School of Petroleum School of Technology resource in the domains of engineering, management and humanities. It intends to broaden This University has been established by Management offers Technology offers offers Undergraduate, the opportunities for students and professionals to develop core subject knowledge which an Act of the Gujarat Legislature, on 4th Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and are duly complemented by leadership training interventions, thereby helping the students to April, 2007. The University is recognized Executive and Doctoral Postgraduate and Doctoral Programmes. make a mark in the global arena. This objective is being further addressed through a number of by UGC vide E.NO.9-17/2008 (CPP-L) Programmes. Doctoral Programmes. specialized and well-planned undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs as well as dated 9th November,2009. intensive research projects. The School offers: The School offers: The School offers: Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) has been established by GERMI as a Private • 2 year MBA programme focused on • 4 year B. Tech. in Petroleum Engineering • 4 year B. Tech. in Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Marketing, Finance, Operations and HRM • 2 year M. Tech. in Petroleum Engineering Industrial and Mechanical Engineering University through the State Act enacted on 4th April, 2007. • PGDPM-X for working executives in Energy & • Ph.D. Programme in Petroleum Engineering • 2 year M. Tech. in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Infrastructure Sector Chemical and Nuclear Engineering • Ph.D. Programme in Petroleum Management • Ph.D. Programs in Engineering About SLS PDPU launched School of Liberal Studies in the year 2009, which currently offers afour year Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral Programme that equips a student to develop an array of intellectual skills, a variety of methodologies or ways of understanding our changing world, and a broad base of varied knowledge. In turn, such a liberal education establishes an invaluable foundation for more specialized study in one’s major or in one of the professions, and for a life-long affinity for learning and continuing intellectual development. The Programme offers classical education in various fields likeart, Values Philosophy Objectives literature, languages, music, dramatics, philosophy, politics, The School imparts following values School of Liberal Studies focuses on • To encourage creative thinking and . It history, law, mathematics, science and general studies through real time experiences in: developing holistic personalities who ability to see things as a whole. Critical emphasizes on the need to seek knowledge for knowledge’s • Multicultural / multi-religion tolerance are governed by the spirit of academic moments in life require ability to think sake, promoting intellectual growth, creative expression • Respect