Overview
- Jadavpur University, which announced the move Sunday, launched the Distinguished Alumni JU Award to honor former students for sustained contributions.
- The honor will be given in five fields: academia and research, corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, public life and philanthropy, and arts, literature and creative expression.
- Any alumnus can be nominated, with winners chosen by a high‑level panel coordinated by the ACER‑JU Cell to ensure transparent selection.
- JU plans to confer the first set of honors at its next convocation, signaling a shift to steady, structured alumni engagement rather than one‑off outreach.
- Separately, the Executive Council approved alumni funding from a California platform for a UGC‑approved professor of practice in mechanical engineering to bring industry experience into teaching.