Dr. Hitesh Marwaha has been working as the Head of Computational Science Department at GNA University, Phagwara, Punjab. He has 5+ years of teaching experience and he has done Doctorate in Computer Applications as part of his academics.

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Which latest program are you offering in your institute to help students stand apart from the crowd?

"We are offering B. Sc. BCA and MCA Degree courses to students"

After doing rigorous analysis and research about the scope of digital marketing and cybersecurity in today's time, we offer a wide variety of courses to students so that they can explore the diverse career areas in upcoming time. And we are offering B.Sc (DMSN) Degree and Diploma in Cyber Security along with BCA, B. Sc. (IT) and MCA Degree program. 

Which factors make the programs of your University worth pursuing for students?

"Associated learning opportunities and career growth scope are the best reasons for pursuing our courses"

I firmly believe and confident that after successfully finishing their respective courses from our University, students will be able to work as amazing Digital Marketing Professionals and will help companies to grow by providing an in-depth understanding of how to strategize and implement effective digital marketing campaigns. In addition to this, students will be able to build a digital profile using various social media and content marketing tools such as blogs and also implement cyber security solutions to fix real time cyber issues and threats. And our college overall is more focused on imparting practical knowledge to students, so emerging career opportunities and the learning ambiance we offer to them makes each course worth pursuing. 

What would you say are the best practices of courses which your University is providing to students?

"Value based courses and training programs are offered by us to enhance technical and non-technical skills of students"

I would like to say that in addition to regular courses, we offer a wide variety of value added courses, personality development sessions to students to enhance their technical, communication and interview skills. Industrial visits are regularly planned to give real-time exposure of latest trends and technologies prevailing in IT sectors to students. Apart from this, our PG students undergo a stipend based internship for six months where they implement their ideas and develop real-time applications. Lastly, various activities are organized by the NSS and NCC wing of our University.

What are some valuable insights of the courses students are pursuing from your University?

"We educate our students about latest technologies like AI, DS, ML, Cyber Security and digital marketing"

As the technology advances at a rapid pace, our Department offers post-graduate, under-graduate and diploma programs that capture the latest advancements. These programs provide an excellent and in-depth curriculum to meet industry requirements. And through the various structured courses we offer to students, they gain knowledge of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytical, cryptography and network security, digital marketing, cyber security, social media marketing, search engine optimization, digital branding, content writing, cyber forensics, kali Linux, penetration testing, digital forensics and many more. 

How do the programs of your University ensure the future preparedness of students?

"Our courses prepare our students for a wide variety of domains like education, medical, hospitality and tourism industries"

As we all can observe that the IT sector is the most demanding sector nowadays and technically competent and proficient employees are required in every domain be it software industry, education field, research, medical domain, hospitality and tourism industries or entertainment and transportation sector. Therefore we train our students in the best possible way by providing them customized training programs and best industrial exposure. 

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How did you train your faculty to deliver the latest programs to students in the best possible way?

"Faculties are upskilled through FDPs, seminars, workshops and conferences"

Our university provides various platforms to faculty members to enhance their skills and upgrade themselves in accordance with the latest requirements of the industrial and educational world. Apart from this, Faculty Development Programs, seminars, expert talks, workshops, conferences are organized by us to upskill them and they are also motivated to do certification courses from online learning platforms NPTEL and Swayam. Last but not least, our institute has signed MOUs with leading companies of IT sectors in order to train faculty members so that they can deliver the best content to students. 

How do you build an industry connectedness between your courses and industry demands?

"We have collaborated with reputed industries like AWS, Alto Palo and LinkedIn to link our courses with their demands"

For the purpose of establishing a link between our institute courses and demands of the industrial world, the Training and Placement Cell of our University has collaborated with various companies and with AWS, RedHat, Palo Alto, Oracle, LinkedIn and NPTEL which are generally recommended by faculty members to bring best learning opportunities for our students. Apart from this, professional and field visits are arranged by us as and when required and during these visits, our students spend an entire day in reputed organizations and prepare reports as well about their experiences and knowledge they gain there to get a fair idea about how the industry actually works. 

What challenges have you faced while inculcating new programs in your curriculum?

"Dynamic nature of Computer Science field possess numerous challenges like continuous upgradation of teaching pedagogies"

The field of Computer Science is always developing, dynamic and challenging in nature. And a major challenge for us is to align our educational practices in accordance with ever evolving demands and developments of the industries and to address those issues, we organize seminars, guest lectures, workshops, conferences and faculty development programs in collaboration with industry experts of various domains like full stack development to digital marketing.

On what types of projects your students are currently working on under their respective courses?

"Our students are developing many software based applications"

Our students are working on many software based and hardware based projects and are also developing web-based and application based projects. And whenever we assign projects to students, their areas of interest along with technical speciality are thoroughly considered. Apart from this, we encourage our PG students to write and publish research papers along with project development. 

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How does your University prepare its students for the industrial world?

"Students are made industry ready through customized training programs and project based internships"

Our department starts guiding the students from day one regarding their areas of interest and we also provide a platform through TBI where students are motivated to become Entrepreneurs and funding is provided to them if required. In addition to this, 6 months and 45 days of stipend based internships is offered to students to help them understand the industrial environment and latest trends and technologies being used there. Also, many of our students are placed with good packages in eminent industries like TCS, Infosys, Wipro and Accenture etc. Students also take the advantage of having stipend based internships for 45 days and 6 months during degree. This helps them understand the industry environment and about the latest trends and technologies prevailing in the IT industry.