Shiv Nadar University

Shiv Nadar University (SNU) is a private research university near Greater Noida, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, within the National Capital Region that surrounds Delhi.希夫-纳达尔大学（Shiv Nadar University，简称 SNU）是印度北部北方邦大诺伊达附近的一所私立研究型大学，坐落于环绕德里的国家首都辖区（NCR）。

It was founded in 2011 by Shiv Nadar, the founder and chairman of the information technology company HCL, and was recognised as an Institution of Eminence by the Government of India in August 2022.该校由信息技术企业 HCL 的创始人兼董事长希夫·纳达尔（Shiv Nadar）于 2011 年创办，并于 2022 年 8 月获印度政府认定为「卓越学府」（Institution of Eminence）。

It occupies a 286-acre residential campus, teaches about 4,200 students across four schools, holds a student-teacher ratio of one to fourteen, and is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027.校园占地 286 英亩、实行寄宿制，四个学院共培养约 4,200 名学生，师生比为 1 比 14，学校并入列 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名的 1001-1200 区间。

History

• Shiv Nadar University was established on 4 April 2011 by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of Shiv Nadar, the founder and chairman of HCL.希夫-纳达尔大学于 2011 年 4 月 4 日由希夫·纳达尔基金会创办，该基金会是 HCL 创始人兼董事长希夫·纳达尔的慈善基金会。
• When it opened in 2011 on a 286-acre campus near Greater Noida, the university had Nikhil Sinha as its first Vice-Chancellor.2011 年学校在更大诺伊达附近 286 英亩的校园中开办时，尼基尔·辛哈（Nikhil Sinha）出任其首任校长（Vice-Chancellor）。
• In its first year the university launched the School of Engineering and the School of Natural Sciences, and announced the School of Social Sciences and Humanities for the 2012-13 session.在第一年，学校即成立了工学院与自然科学学院，并宣布为 2012-13 学年设立社会科学与人文学院。
• The university launched its first research centre in mathematics in 2011, signalling its research-led model from the outset of its existence.学校于 2011 年设立其首个数学研究中心，自创办之初便凸显以研究为导向的办学模式。
• On 1 February 2016 Rupamanjari Ghosh succeeded Nikhil Sinha as the second Vice-Chancellor, having previously been a professor of physics in India.2016 年 2 月 1 日，物理学教授鲁帕玛贾里·戈什（Rupamanjari Ghosh）接替尼基尔·辛哈出任第二任校长。
• After completing her second term, Rupamanjari Ghosh handed over the leadership to Ananya Mukherjee on 31 January 2022.在完成第二个任期后，鲁帕玛贾里·戈什于 2022 年 1 月 31 日将领导权移交给阿南亚·慕克吉（Ananya Mukherjee）。
• On 3 August 2022 the university became the youngest institution to be recognised as an Institution of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.2022 年 8 月 3 日，该校成为印度教育部认定为「卓越学府」的最年轻院校。
• It was one of only a small number of private institutions in India to receive the Institution of Eminence status granted under national regulations.它也是印度少数依据国家规章获得「卓越学府」地位的私立院校之一。
• In May 2023 a student shot and killed another student before taking his own life, an event that prompted scrutiny of student welfare on the campus.2023 年 5 月，一名学生开枪杀害另一名学生后自杀，此事引发外界对校园学生福祉的关注。
• The university grew over its first decade from a start-up campus into a multidisciplinary research institution with four schools and a continuing-education academy.在第一个十年里，学校从一所新创校园成长为拥有四个学院与一个继续教育机构的跨学科研究型大学。
• It has recruited faculty from leading Indian and international institutions and has kept its student-teacher ratio at one to fourteen.学校从印度及国际知名院校延揽师资，并将师生比保持在 1 比 14。
• Its alumni community has grown to more than 5,300 graduates across its undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.其校友群体已增至 5,300 余名毕业生，遍及其本科、研究生与博士项目。
• The university was among the first in India to adopt a four-year multidisciplinary undergraduate curriculum with a research component for every student.学校是印度最早采用四年制跨学科本科课程体系的院校之一，每一名学生都含研究环节。
• By 2024-25 it enrolled 3,141 undergraduates, 596 postgraduates and 491 doctoral students, with a further 13 in integrated programmes.到 2024-25 学年，学校共有 3,141 名本科生、596 名研究生与 491 名博士生，另有 13 名学生就读贯通培养项目。
• The Shiv Nadar Foundation launched the university at Dadri in Greater Noida and opened its 286-acre campus in 2011 on a fully residential model.希夫·纳达尔基金会在更大诺伊达的达德里创办该校，并于 2011 年启用其 286 英亩、完全寄宿制的校园。
• Its 2021-22 annual report marked the institution's first decade, over which it had built four schools and an interdisciplinary undergraduate research curriculum.其 2021-22 年度报告标志着建校第一个十年，在此期间学校建成四个学院与跨学科的本科研究课程体系。
• In 2022 it became the youngest institution recognised as an Institution of Eminence under the regulations of the University Grants Commission.2022 年，该校依印度大学拨款委员会的规章成为最年轻的「卓越学府」。
• By 2025 the National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked it 85th overall in India and 57th among Indian universities.到 2025 年，全国院校排名框架（NIRF）将其列为印度综合第 85 位、印度各大学中的第 57 位。
• In 2025 the QS World University Rankings placed it 369th in its Asian table, an improvement in its standing in the region.2025 年，QS 世界大学排名将其列于亚洲榜第 369 位，提升了其在该地区的地位。

Academics

• The university is organised around four schools, namely Engineering, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Management and Entrepreneurship, together with an Academy of Continuing Education.学校围绕四个学院组建，即工学院、自然科学学院、人文与社会科学学院以及管理与创业学院，另设一个继续教育学院。
• The School of Engineering, established in 2011, offers engineering programmes built on industry and academic partnerships and hands-on laboratory work in modern facilities.工学院成立于 2011 年，其工程课程以产业与学术合作为基础，并在现代化设施中开展动手实验。
• The School of Natural Sciences, launched in August 2011, has departments of chemistry, life sciences, mathematics and physics across its four disciplines.自然科学学院于 2011 年 8 月成立，设化学、生命科学、数学与物理四个学科方向的系。
• The School of Natural Sciences hosts centres including the Big Data Analytics Centre, the Centre for Advanced Materials and the Centre for Environmental Sciences and Engineering.自然科学学院下设大数据分析中心、先进材料中心以及环境科学与工程中心等机构。
• It also hosts a Centre of Excellence in Epigenetics and a Centre of Excellence in Drug Discovery within its research ecosystem.该院还在其研究体系中设有表观遗传学卓越中心与药物发现卓越中心。
• The School of Engineering offers programmes across civil, chemical, computer science, electrical, electronics and mechanical engineering, among others.工学院开设土木、化学、计算机科学、电气、电子与机械工程等方向的项目。
• The School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Management and Entrepreneurship broaden the university's multidisciplinary offer in the liberal arts and business.人文与社会科学学院以及管理与创业学院，在人文与商科方面拓展了学校的跨学科办学布局。
• The Academy of Continuing Education extends the university's teaching to lifelong and professional learners through certificates and short programmes.继续教育学院通过证书与短期课程，将学校的教学延伸至终身学习者与职业人士。
• The university maintains a student-teacher ratio of one to fourteen, supported by 325 teaching faculty among a total staff of 616 members.学校师生比维持在 1 比 14，共有 616 名教职员，其中 325 名为专任教师。
• Its curriculum pioneered a four-year multidisciplinary undergraduate research programme in India, pairing each major with an individual research project.其课程在印度率先推行四年制跨学科本科研究项目，为每个主修专业配以个人研究课题。
• Research output indexed by OpenAlex amounts to 4,292 works and 117,702 citations, a substantial record for a university founded in 2011.OpenAlex 收录该校 4,292 篇研究成果与 117,702 次引用，对一所 2011 年创办的大学而言数量可观。
• In the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025 the university was ranked 85th overall in India and 57th among Indian universities.在 2025 年全国院校排名框架（NIRF）中，该校在印度综合排名第 85 位，在印度各大学中排名第 57 位。
• It was ranked 369th in Asia in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025, its main regional placing.该校在 2025 年 QS 亚洲大学排名中位列亚洲第 369 位，这是其主要的区域位次。
• The university's research focus spans the natural sciences, engineering, the social sciences and management, with interdisciplinary work across them.学校的研究重点涵盖自然科学、工程、社会科学与管理，并在其间开展跨学科工作。
• It supports doctoral study across its schools, enrolling 491 doctoral students in 2024-25 in fields from chemistry to economics.学校在各学院支持博士研究，2024-25 学年共招收 491 名博士生，领域从化学到经济学不等。
• Its campus built-up area of 3.5 million square feet houses teaching, research and residential facilities for the whole university community.其校园建筑面积达 350 万平方英尺，为全校社群提供教学、科研与住宿设施。
• The School of Management and Entrepreneurship builds programmes around business, entrepreneurship and the innovation economy of the Delhi-NCR region.管理与创业学院围绕商业、创业以及德里 NCR 地区的创新经济设置课程。
• The School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers programmes in economics, sociology, English and the arts, supporting the university's multidisciplinary model of learning.人文与社会科学学院开设经济学、社会学、英语与艺术等专业，支撑学校的跨学科学习模式。
• The School of Engineering's departments cover civil, chemical, computer science, electrical, electronics and mechanical engineering, with strong research laboratories.工学院各系涵盖土木、化学、计算机科学、电气、电子与机械工程，并配有实力较强的研究实验室。
• The Academy of Continuing Education offers certificates and short programmes for working professionals and lifelong learners, widening access to higher education through executive courses.继续教育学院为在职专业人士与终身学习者提供证书与短期课程，通过高管课程拓宽高等教育的入学渠道。

Campus

• The university's single 286-acre residential campus lies at Dadri near Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, within the National Capital Region around Delhi.学校单一的 286 英亩寄宿制校园位于北方邦大诺伊达附近的达德里（Dadri），地处环绕德里的国家首都辖区。
• The campus is largely residential, with hostels for students and staff and an academic core of teaching and research buildings set among green grounds.校园以寄宿为主，设有学生与教职员工宿舍，以及坐落于绿地之中、由教学与科研楼构成的学术核心区。
• Its built-up area of about 3.5 million square feet includes laboratories, lecture halls, a central library and sports facilities for students.其约 350 万平方英尺的建筑面积包括实验室、讲堂、中央图书馆与供学生使用的体育设施。
• The campus lies within the National Capital Region, giving students access to Delhi and its wider metropolitan economy and professional networks.校园位于国家首都辖区之内，学生因而得以接触德里及其更广阔的都市经济与职业网络。
• Situated near Greater Noida, the campus sits in a fast-developing corridor south-east of Delhi that hosts industry and research institutions.校园毗邻大诺伊达，处于德里东南方向快速发展的走廊地带，周边集聚着产业与科研机构。
• The residential model is intended to support a close-knit academic community and out-of-class learning across the whole year.这种寄宿制模式旨在营造紧密的学术社群，并支持全年课堂之外的学习。
• Its green campus includes sports grounds and open spaces used for cultural and student activities throughout the academic calendar.其绿色校园内设有运动场地以及文化与学生活动使用的开放空间，贯穿整个学年。
• The university's location allows students to draw on the industry and research institutions of the Delhi-NCR region for internships and projects.凭借所处位置，学生可以利用德里 NCR 地区的产业与科研机构资源，开展实习与项目。
• The campus opened with its first buildings in 2011 and has expanded its facilities over the following decade of growth.校园于 2011 年随首批建筑启用，并在随后十年的成长中不断扩建各类设施。
• The residential campus sits in the National Capital Region, within reach of Delhi's universities, research institutes and industry partners.寄宿制校园位于国家首都辖区，靠近德里的大学、研究机构与产业伙伴。
• Its facilities include hostels, sports grounds, laboratories and a central library that supports research and teaching in all four schools.其设施包括宿舍、运动场、实验室以及支撑四个学院科研与教学的中央图书馆。

Reputation

• Shiv Nadar University is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, a tied interval in the global table of the world's universities.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，希夫-纳达尔大学位列 1001-1200 区间，这是全球大学榜单中的一个并列区间。
• It stood in the 1201-1400 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027.该校在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中位列 1201-1400 区间。
• It did not enter the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 list, nor the main table of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026.该校未进入 US News 2026-2027 年度全球最佳大学排名，也未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜。
• In the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025 it was ranked 85th overall in India and 57th among universities, a leading position for a young private university.在 2025 年全国院校排名框架（NIRF）中，该校综合排名印度第 85 位、大学类别第 57 位，对一所年轻的私立大学而言属领先位置。
• It was ranked 369th in Asia in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025, reflecting its regional reputation and placing it among the leading young universities of northern India.该校在 2025 年 QS 亚洲大学排名中位列亚洲第 369 位，反映其区域声誉，并使其跻身印度北部领先的年轻大学之列。
• In 2022 it became the youngest institution recognised as an Institution of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, after a decade of growth in research, innovation and multidisciplinary teaching.2022 年，该校成为印度教育部认定为「卓越学府」的最年轻院校，这是对其十年间在研究、创新与跨学科教学方面成长的肯定。
• Research output indexed by OpenAlex records 4,292 works and 117,702 citations, evidence of a growing research profile in chemistry, materials science, engineering and the social sciences.OpenAlex 收录该校 4,292 篇研究成果与 117,702 次引用，显示其在化学、材料科学、工程与社会科学等领域的研究实力持续增长。
• It is one of only a handful of private universities in India to hold Institution of Eminence status under national regulations.它是印度少数依据国家规章拥有「卓越学府」地位的私立大学之一。
• Its NIRF position among India's universities places it among the stronger private institutions in the country despite its relative youth.其在 NIRF 印度大学排名中的位次，使其虽属相对年轻的院校却跻身国内较强的私立机构之列。
• Its entry into the QS World University Rankings 2027 at the 1001-1200 band marks it as a ranked university in only its second decade.其在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中进入 1001-1200 区间，表明这所创办仅第二个十年的大学已进入榜单。
• The university's research income and publications have grown steadily since its earliest papers were published after 2011, and its schools now run doctoral programmes and research centres across four disciplines.自 2011 年之后发表首批论文以来，学校的研究经费与论文数量持续增长，其各学院现已在四个学科领域开设博士项目并设立研究中心。

Student life

• The university has no formally adopted Latin motto, and expresses its purpose through its vision of becoming a globally recognised research university.该校没有正式采用的拉丁校训，而是以「成为全球公认的研究型大学」这一愿景来表达自身使命。
• Its residential campus is built around hostels, common spaces and student-run activities that foster a close community of learners.其寄宿制校园以宿舍、公共空间与学生自主组织的活动为中心，营造紧密的学习者社群。
• With a student-teacher ratio of one to fourteen, students receive close academic attention from 325 teaching faculty across small classes.凭借 1 比 14 的师生比，学生可在小班教学中从 325 名专任教师那里获得密切的学术指导。
• The university encourages undergraduate research, pairing students with faculty projects from an early stage of their studies.学校鼓励本科阶段的研究，让学生从学业早期便参与教师的科研项目。
• Cultural festivals, sports competitions and student clubs animate the campus across the whole academic year, alongside inter-hostel and inter-university events.文化节、体育竞赛与学生社团在整学年中活跃着整个校园，此外还有宿舍间与校际赛事活动。
• The Academy of Continuing Education also brings lifelong learners onto campus, enriching its academic community and public events.继续教育学院也把终身学习者带到校园，丰富了其学术社群与公开活动。
• Situated within Delhi-NCR, the campus connects students with the cultural, sporting and professional life of the capital region.校园地处德里 NCR 之内，使学生与首都地区的文化、体育与职业生活相联系。
• Its multidisciplinary curriculum and residential setting encourage students to study beyond a single discipline and to work in teams.其跨学科课程与寄宿环境鼓励学生跨越单一学科学习，并以团队方式协作。
• The university's residential houses and hostels provide a base for student clubs, cultural festivals and sports competitions across the year.学校的寄宿宿舍为学生社团、文化节与全年体育竞赛提供了依托。
• Its location in the National Capital Region lets students engage with the professional, cultural and research life of Delhi and its universities.学校地处国家首都辖区，使学生得以参与德里及其各大学的职业、文化与研究生活。

Notable people

• Shiv Nadar, founder and chairman of HCL, founded the university through the Shiv Nadar Foundation in 2011 and gives it its name.希夫·纳达尔（Shiv Nadar）是 HCL 的创始人兼董事长，2011 年通过希夫·纳达尔基金会创办该校，学校亦以其命名。
• Rajiv Swarup served as the founding president of Shiv Nadar University and helped set up its schools and governance.拉吉夫·斯瓦鲁普（Rajiv Swarup）担任希夫-纳达尔大学的创始校长（president），并协助设立其学院与治理架构。
• Nikhil Sinha was the university's first Vice-Chancellor from its opening in 2011, guiding its founding decade.尼基尔·辛哈（Nikhil Sinha）自 2011 年建校起担任学校首任校长（Vice-Chancellor），引领其创办初期。
• Rupamanjari Ghosh, a physicist, served as the second Vice-Chancellor from 2016 to 2022 and shaped its research culture.物理学家鲁帕玛贾里·戈什（Rupamanjari Ghosh）于 2016 至 2022 年担任第二任校长，塑造了其研究文化。
• Ananya Mukherjee became Vice-Chancellor in 2022, returning to India after more than two decades at the University of British Columbia and York University in Canada.阿南亚·慕克吉（Ananya Mukherjee）于 2022 年出任校长，此前她在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学与约克大学工作二十余年。
• Shikhar Malhotra serves as Chancellor of the university, chairing its ceremonial and governance functions.希卡·马尔霍特拉（Shikhar Malhotra）担任该校校监（Chancellor），主持其礼仪与治理事务。
• Suneet Tuli is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Research and Partnerships at the university.苏尼特·图利（Suneet Tuli）任该校副校长兼研究与伙伴关系院长。
• Partha Chatterjee serves as Dean of Academics, overseeing the university's teaching programmes and curriculum.帕尔塔·查特吉（Partha Chatterjee）任该校学术院长，主管教学项目与课程。
• Rajeev Kumar Singh is Dean of the School of Engineering and a professor of computer science and engineering.拉吉夫·库马尔·辛格（Rajeev Kumar Singh）任工学院院长，同时是计算机科学与工程教授。
• Sebastian C. Peter, a chemist and visiting faculty member, is a recipient of the Ramanujan Fellowship and a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.化学家、访问教师塞巴斯蒂安·C·彼得（Sebastian C. Peter）是拉马努金奖学金获得者，并当选印度科学院院士。
• Urbasi Sinha, an experimental physicist in photonic quantum science, joined the university as distinguished visiting faculty in 2026 and leads a quantum laboratory at the Raman Research Institute.从事光子量子科学的实验物理学家乌尔巴西·辛哈（Urbasi Sinha）于 2026 年以杰出访问教师身份加入该校，并在拉马努金研究所（Raman Research Institute）领导一个量子实验室。