Approvals & Associations

The Council of Architecture is a statutory body constituted by the GoI. It is charged with the responsibility of maintaining the register of architects and regulating the education and practice of the profession throughout India.

Institute of Indian Interior Designers was founded to establish good professional & trade practices and ethics amongst its members and to highlight and enhance the image of the Interior Design Profession and exchange know‐how with similar organizations within the country & abroad.

The Bar Council of India is a statutory body that regulates the legal practice and legal edition in India. Its members are elected from amongst the lawyers in India and as such represents the Indian bar.

Bureau of Energy Efficiency is responsible for assisting in developing policies and strategies with a thrust on self-regulation and market principles, within the overall framework of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 with the primary objective of reducing energy intensity of the Indian economy.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is a ministry of the GoI that is mainly responsible for research and development, intellectual property protection, and international cooperation, promotion, and coordination in renewable energy sources such as wind power, small hydro, biogas, and solar power.

Indian Railways is a governmental entity under the Ministry of Railways that operates India’s national railway system.

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), is known for its cutting edge research & development knowledge base in diverse science & technology areas, is a contemporary R&D organization. The CSIR – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) is a research institute created and funded by GoI, with focus on water supply, sewage disposal, communicable diseases and to some extent on industrial pollution and occupational diseases commonly found in India.

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is a Ministry of GoI and is responsible to coordinate all skill development efforts across the country. Industrial training, apprenticeship and other skill development responsibilities were transferred from the Ministry of Labour and Employment to this ministry. It aims to remove disconnect between demand and supply of skilled manpower, to build new skills and innovative thinking.

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is GoI’s flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. AIM’s objective is to develop new programmes and policies for fostering innovation in different sectors of the economy, provide platform and collaboration opportunities for different stakeholders, create awareness and create an umbrella structure to oversee innovation ecosystem of the country.

Inter-University Accelerator Centre was setup by the UGC as the first Inter-University Centre in India. Its main objective is to provide front ranking accelerator based research facilities to create possibilities for internationally competitive research within the university system in the country.

The Mitsubishi Group is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries including shipbuilding, telecom, mining, electronics, automotive, construction among others. It is made up of 40 individual companies. VGU’s Robotics department has a Mitsubishi certified lab.

CSIR is known for its cutting edge Research & Development knowledgebase in diverse Science & Technology areas. Having a pan-India presence, CSIR has a dynamic network of 38 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, 3 Innovation Complexes and 5 units.

Royal Enfield is an Indian multinational motorcycle manufacturing company. VGU has a collaboration with Royal Enfield for its labs and workshops for the mechanical department.

National Skill Development Corporation is a non-profit organization set up by the Ministry of Finance, GoI. It aims to promote skill development by catalyzing creation of large, quality and for-profit vocational institutions. It promotes skill development by providing funding to enterprises, companies and organizations that provide skill training.

The Ministry of Rural Development, a branch of the GoI, is entrusted with the task of accelerating the socio-economic development of rural India. Its focus is on health, education, drinking water, housing and roads.

Jharkhand State livelihood Promotion Society is created by the Rural Development Department of Government of Jharkhand and it works as a nodal agency for effective implementation of livelihood promotion in the state

Tennessee State University is a public university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, it is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The university offers various graduate, post-graduate and doctoral degrees in Biological Sciences, Computer Information Systems Engineering, Psychology, Public Administration, Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Administration & Supervision, and Physical Therapy

The University of Wolverhampton is a public university located in England. The university has four faculties comprising eighteen schools and institutes offering various undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

SeedLab was formed in 2014, as part of the Novalliance Group in France. It is responsible for coordination of seed quality testing, development of analysis tools for the field and conducting R&D projects in seed technology.

Leland Stanford Junior University is a private research university located in Stanford, California. Stanford was founded in 1885. It offers graduate and post graduate courses in the following departments – Business, Earth, Education, Engineering, Humanities & Sciences, Law and Medicine

Transforming distribution and marketing with key capabilities in customer insight and analytics.

The University’s Royal Charter is the oldest in Wales and England. It offers various graduate and post-graduate courses in the following departments – Architecture, Computing & Engineering, Arts, Humanities and Business & Management.

Priyadarshini Institute of Engineering and Technology is a private institute based in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur. It offers various graduate and post-graduate courses in the field of engineering and technology.

Creanovation Technologies provides business solution through digital transformation, offering end-to-end web and mobile based software development solutions with cutting edge UI & UX.

University of Rajasthan is a public & state university located in the state capital, Jaipur. It was setup in 1947 and is one of the oldest universities in the state.

DataSoftLine is a Jaipur based company, known in the field of software solutions for Healthcare Industry.

Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is a not-for-profit super specialty cancer hospital managed by the in K G Kothari Memorial Trust in Jaipur. It is an NABH accredited institution, established in 1997. It is a cancer speciality hospital offering cancer prevention, treatment, education and research centre.

Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for Women was founded in 1994 in Pune, Maharashtra. It is affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University. It offers various graduate and post-graduates courses in the field of architecture.

Founded in 1988, CADD Centre is Asia’s biggest network of skill training provider in Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Engineering and Project Management. It is headquartered in Chennai, India.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group, established in 1920 and based in New Delhi, India. It represents interests of trade & commerce in India and acts as an interface between issues and initiatives. The goal of the organisation is to promote both domestic and international trade, reduce trade barriers while fostering conducive environment for the growth of trade and industry of India.

The Centre for Human Habitat and Alternative Technology is a student-led initiative at the Vadodara Design Academy in Gujarat, India. It’s main aim is to find universal building solutions while remaining attuned to place-sourced materials. It explores, incubates, and disseminates strategies for the built environment through a collaborative design-build process in order to meet real, contextual needs.

Palepu Pharma Private Limited is one of the largest pharma distributors in the state of Tamil Nadu. It works with more than 400 Indian and multinational pharmaceutical companies.

Computer Society of India is a body of computer professionals in India formed in 1965. The society aims to advance theory and practice of computer science & IT.

ICT Academy is a non-for-profit society formed by the GoI in collaboration with state Governments and industries. It endeavors to train teachers and students in the higher education category, developing the next generation teachers and industry ready students.

Club Mahindra Holidays is an Indian travel company founded in 1996. It is part of the Mahindra Group and provides holidays on a timeshare basis in India and on foreign locations.

Rajasthali Judicial School of Law was formed through a collaboration between VGU and the Rajasthali Law Institute.

Lex Assisto is an independent and interactive technology driven platform. It aims to simplify the legal process and assist people in a cost- effective manner.

edInbox is South Asia’s first journalism oriented, education focused media company.

Zee News is a Hindi language news channel owned by the Essel Group. It was launched in 1999.

Hindustan Times is an Indian English language daily newspaper introduced by Mahatma Gandhi in 1924. It is owned by HT Media, an Indian mass media company based in Delhi, with holdings in print, electronic and digital media.

The Indian Green Building Council is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry and was formed in 2001. It offers varied services which include developing new green building rating programmes, certification services and green building training programmes.

ASSOCHAM launched the GEM Sustainability (Green) Certification Program with the objective to promote environment friendly green building design and construction. It aims to address the sustainability of a given development throughout its life cycle from design through construction to operation.

Fortis Healthcare Limited is an IHH Healthcare Berhad company. It is a leading integrated healthcare services provider in India. It is one of the largest healthcare organisations in the country with 36 healthcare facilities, 4000 operational beds and over 400 diagnostics centres. Fortis is present in India, UAE & Sri Lanka.

Rungta Hospital, established in 1990, is based in Jaipur. It provides quality healthcare solutions. It is a premiere multi-speciality tertiary care hospital.

National Entrepreneur Network a Wadhwani Foundation initiative empowers students with knowledge and skills to create high-potential start-ups thereby leading to high-value job creation.

The Indian Society for Technical Education is a non-profit society. It’s key objectives are career development of teachers, personality development of students and overall development of the country’s technical education system.

The Lalit, headquartered in New Delhi, owns and operates many hotels in the luxury, and mid-market segments throughout India.

Le Meridien is an international hotel brand focused on the luxury segment. It is owned by Marriott International, an American multinational diversified hospitality company.

Katcheri is an online platform for law students. It aims to keep the students updated of the current happenings in the legal fraternity including law schools and develop their legal thought process.

The Law School Admission Council is a not-for-profit organization committed to promoting quality and access to law education worldwide. The Law School Admission Test is a standardized test for law school admission in the United States, Canada and many other countries including India.

• Sony Entertainment Television is owned by Sony Pictures Networks India, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony Corporation. It is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel and was launched in 1995.

SAEINDIA is a strategic alliance partner of SAE International registered in India as an Indian non-profit engineering and scientific society dedicated to the advancement of the mobility industry in India.

The Market Research Society of India is a non- profit autonomous market research body formed in 1988. It’s main objective is to encourage development & regulation of the field of market research.

The Indian Institute of Architects is the National body of Architects in the country. Established in 1917, the institute plays a major role in promoting the profession of architecture by organising and uniting the Architects of India to promote aesthetic, scientific and practical efficiency of the profession both in practice and in education.