Faculty at Plaksha have trained and worked at some of the world’s best universities, bringing with them diverse domain knowledge and interdisciplinary expertise.

1. Plaksha
Reimagining Technology
Education & Research
FACULTY BOOKLET

2. We seek Founding Faculty who have:
1. Faculty who are inspired, creative and passionate about what and how they teach, who truly enjoy teaching
and mentoring students, and are highly committed to student learning and success.
2. A willingness to embrace Plaksha’s vision of reimagining education by adopting new pedagogical methods,
including in teacher training, education workflows, course formats, and the role of technology in teaching and
learning.
3. A strong commitment and track record in one or more of the following:
a. Research framed by grand challenges of India and the world in the 21st
century
b. Research with impact on industry, public policy, practice, sustainable development etc.
c. Making inventions/ commercializing technology/software or other entrepreneurial experience
d. Experience in leading companies, or other significant industrial/corporate experience
e. Innovative pedagogy and/or scholarship of education and/or interdisciplinary education
4. An interdisciplinary mindset, in the broadest sense, recognizing the need for partnerships between social
sciences, humanities and STEM disciplines, and willingness to learn from colleagues with different perspectives.
5. A passion for institution-building with a desire for continuous improvement, entrepreneurial mindset and a can-do
attitude.
6. A willingness to work in a team, by accepting others’ ideas, partnering, leading or following, as needed to
accomplish team objectives.
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3. Join an institution
with an inspiring
vision
Great quality of life
for family and self
Attractive benefits &
package
Opportunity to build a
greenfield institution
Vibrant research,
entrepreneurial &
innovation ecosystem
Why consider a career at Plaksha?

4. Join an institution with an inspiring vision

5. Plaksha is founded and envisioned by a community of
business leaders, entrepreneurs via a collective philanthropic
effort
Click to hear few
Founders describe
the vision

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Dr. Vijay Kumar
Dean of Penn Engineering,
University of
Pennsylvania
Dr. Yannis C Yortsos
Dean of Viterbi School of
Engineering, University of
Southern California
Dr. Sriram Rajamani
Managing Director,
Microsoft Research Labs,
India
Dr. Jennifer Cochran
Shriram Chair of the Dept.
of Bioengineering, Stanford
University
Dr. Frances Ligler
Professor, NC State and
UNC Chapel Hill
Guided by an eminent Academic Advisory Board
Dr. Abhijit Banerjee
Co-Founder, J-PAL;
Professor of Economics,
MIT; Nobel Laureate
Dr. Anant Agarwal
CEO, edX; Professor of
EECS, MIT
Dr. Arvind Raman
Senior Associate Dean for
Faculty; Purdue
University
Dr. Ashish Nanda
Former Director of IIM
Ahmedabad; Senior
Lecturer, Harvard Business
School
Dr. James Holloway
Provost and EVP for
Academic Affairs,
University of New Mexico
Dr. Bijendra Nath Jain
Former Vice Chancellor,
BITS Pilani; Former Deputy
Dean, IIT Delhi
Dr. Pankaj Jalote
Founding Director, IIIT
Delhi
Dr. S. Shankar Sastry
Former Dean of
Engineering, Professor of
EECS, UC Berkeley
Dr. Julia Ross
Dean of Engineering,
Virginia Tech
Dr. Kaushik Basu
Professor of Economics
& International Studies,
Cornell University
Dr. Sharad Malik
Chair, Department of
Electrical Engineering,
Princeton University

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Our Advisors are actively engaged in academic strategy and
curriculum design
Online meeting (2020)
Academic Advisory
meeting at MIT
(2019)

8. Be agile and reinvent continuously
Enable industry
innovation & start-ups
Start-up mentorship
Academia-industry linkage
Industry sponsored research
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Reimagine engineering
education
Experiential + blended
Interdisciplinary
Self-development
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Address Grand
Challenges
Impact focused research
Structured around problems
21st
century technologies
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Three pillars of our vision

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Interdisciplinary
engineering curriculum
• No Departments
• Dismantling the walls between
engineering disciplines
• Learn by creating
• Flipped classrooms, online tools
• Industry projects, experiential learning
• Liberal art and design courses across
curriculum
• Engineering for people and society
• Self-awareness and authentic
leadership at the core
• Communication, critical thinking,
collaboration
Integrating the
Liberal Arts, Design
Experiential and
blended learning
Self and leadership
Reimagining technology education

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Robotics & Cyber-
Physical Systems
Biological Systems
Engineering
Cyber
Security
Health-tech
Future
Mobility
Data Science,
Economics & Business
Digital
Agriculture
Cross cutting application
Humanities Entrepreneurship Design
Interdisciplinary curriculum
Clean
Energy
Illustrative
Computer Science &
Artificial Intelligence
Research Centers
Focus
areas
Addressing Grand Challenges in industry and society
Learning &
Education

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Data Science, Economics & Business
Data science core interweaved with economics and
business. Paths in digital transformation, financial
engineering, policy and development
Robotics & Cyber-Physical Systems
Electrical/computer engineering core +
elements of robotics, autonomous systems,
internet of things, sensors, cyber-physical
systems
Four cutting-edge interdisciplinary undergraduate majors to
be launched in Fall 2021
Computer Science & Artificial
Intelligence
Computer Science core + elements of AI, machine
learning, natural intelligence, human-computer
interfaces, neuro-linguistic programming
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Biological Systems Engineering
Engineering principles + power of biology to
improve human health and planetary health.
Latest advances in computing sciences
combined with latest advances in life sciences.

12. Multidisciplinary
University;interdisciplinary
programs
Vibrant innovation &
entrepreneurial ecosystem
Distinctive Research
Centers to solve big
problems
Engineering | Bioscience | Design
Social Sciences | Policy | Business
Undergrad, Masters', PhD and
lifelong education programs
5-7 Research Centers on
Grand Challenges
e.g. Energy, Water, Health,
Security, Education, Mobility,
Agriculture
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2035 Vision
500+ faculty, researchers, practitioners
8,000+ students on campus
50,000+ via blended learning
100+ CEOs, entrepreneurs, VCs

13. Opportunity to
shape a new
University

14. Young Tech
Scholars
Plaksha Tech
Leaders
Fellowship
Research
Fellowship
(for Masters/ PhD)
Undergrad
program
(4 years)
PhD
programs
Phase 1 (2018-21) Phase 2 (2021-25)
2021
Launched in
2019
Venue: Gurgaon
Launched in 2018
Venue: Gurgaon
Nano-degrees
for lifelong
learners
Chandigarh campus
Our programs will be launched in a phased manner

15. ● Help establish the institution's vision
● Have a seat at the founding table - be a key
member in shaping the academic and
administrative processes
● Influence the design of the centres, labs,
indoor/outdoor spaces of the campus
● Ideate and define the university’s values,
research areas and pedagogy
● Create a culture of openness and
collaboration
● Explore avenues to make the university
accessible to all local and global
communities
Be part of the Founding
Team
Co-create the institutional
culture
Opportunity to co-create a University

16. A vibrant research,
entrepreneurial and innovation
ecosystem

17. MoUs for partnerships with top
global Universities
20+ academic & research
institutions in proximity
Deep industry and
government collaborations
Innovation Hub in Chandigarh
Dynamic ecosystem of industry, academia and government

18. Aakash Chaudhry Co-Promoter & CEO Aakash Institute
Alok Mittal Founder & CEO Indifi Technologies
Ambarish R Co-Founder & former CFO Info Edge Ltd
Ashish Gupta Founder & CEO Benori Knowledge
Brijesh Agrawal Co-founder & Director IndiaMart
CP Gurnani MD & CEO Tech Mahindra
Diwakar Nigam Chairman and MD Newgen Software
Hitesh Oberoi Co-Promoter, MD & CEO Info Edge Ltd
Dr. Manas Fuloria Co-Founder & CEO Nagarro
Manmohan Gupta Co-Founder Vidya Mandir
Mohit Thukral Founder & Managing Partner Vivtera
Neeraj Aggarwal Chairman, Asia Pacific Boston Consulting Group
Pankaj Chaddah Co-Founder Zomato/ Mindhouse
Pramod Bhasin Founder/ Chairman Genpact/ Clix Capital
Rakesh Bharti Mittal Vice Chairman Bharti Enterprises
Sumant Kathpalia CEO IndusInd Bank
Vineet Gupta Co-Founder & MD Jamboree Education
Vineet Nayyar Vice Chairman IL&FS
Ajay Arora Managing Director D’Décor
Ashish Kacholia Director Lucky Investment
Madhusudan Kela Founder MK Ventures
Mukul Agarwal Chairman Param Capital
Natasha Malpani Oswal Founder Boundless Media
Niten Malhan Founder & Managing Partner New Mark Advisors
Dr. Priya Jadhav Assistant Professor IIT Bombay
Srikanth V Co-founder & Group CEO Fractal Analytics
Pranav Gupta Founder & MD Parabolic Drugs
Sameer Jain Founder & CEO Net Solutions
Alok Goyal Partner Stellaris Venture Partners
Rajiv Kuchhal General Partner Exfinity Venture Fund
SK Jain Co-founder Westbridge Capital
Sudhir Jangir Founder & CTO Zettabytes Inc.
Sujeet Kumar Co-founder Udaan
Mumbai
Chandigarh
Corporate
donors
Bangalore
West Coast, Arjun Bhagat Chairman & CEO Calibrated Group
USA Dr. Ashish Gupta Co-Founder & Senior MD Helion Ventures
Gagan Hasteer VP, Content Engineering Netflix
Guru Pangal GM Storage, Google Cloud Google
Kapil Agarwal Founder & Chief Architect Upaya- The Solution Inc.
Krish Mantripragada Former EVP & Chief Product Officer Medallia
Navin Chaddha Managing Director Mayfield Fund
Rishi Yadav Founder & CEO Zettabytes Inc.
Rosen Sharma President & CEO Bluestacks
Sunny Gupta Co-Founder & CEO Apptio
Sunny Singh Founder Roundglass
Ursheet Parikh Partner Mayfield Fund
Vikram Sehgal Co-Founder & COO Nagarro
Vivek Vaidya Co-Founder & General Partner Super{set}
East Coast, Gaurav Suri CEO Arcesium LLC
USA Gayatri Sondhi Managing Director Mavian Labs LLC
Nitin Rakesh CEO & Executive Director Mphasis
Rakesh Jaggi SVP, Sales & Commercial Schlumberger
Dr. Ravi Jasuja Director, Translational R&D BWH, Harvard Medical School
London, Dalip Pathak Special Limited Partner Warburg Pincus
UK Devashish Chopra Global Industry Analyst Wellington Mgmt Int’l Ltd
Divyata Ashiya COO, Merchant Banking Division International Goldman Sachs
Ganesh Ramani Partner Goldman Sachs
Rohit Arora Founder & Chairman Silverskills
Vikrant Bhargava Founder & Managing Partner Veddis
Singapore Anil Chawla Director Clix Capital
Jai Rajpal Founder & CEO Crescent Asset Mgmt.
Harish Bahl Founder & CEO Smile Group
Rajesh Sachdeva Founding Partner Flowering Tree Inv. Mgmt.
Saurabh Mittal Chairman & Chief Investment Officer Mission Holdings
Sumita Ambasta Co-founder & Executive Director Flowering Tree Inc.
Delhi
NCR
Plaksha is founded by 60+ business leaders in 6 countries

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Companies founded by Plaksha
founders
PE/ VC firms led by
our founders
Global organizations where our
founders are CXOs
Non-exhaustive
Scope of deep industry partnerships with firms founded or
led by Plaksha founders

20. MoU covering:
● Joint research projects &
academic programs
● Exchange of faculty,
students & postdocs
● Other forms of cooperation
(erstwhile Stanford Research Institute)
Master Alliance Agreement
covering:
● Curricular development
● Faculty & student exchange
● Joint research
● Faculty capacity building
MoU with the purpose of:
● Setting up joint R&D Center(s)
to close gap between applied
research and ready-for-market
innovations
Plaksha has MoUs of partnership with top global
institutions
This creates opportunities for faculty collaboration & exchange

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• MoU signed with Government of Punjab to help build
Global Innovation Hub
• Land earmarked by Government close to Plaksha
campus– for buildings, incubator, maker space etc;
• Funding support from Government for initial capex
and opex
• Plaksha to help bring together 20+ academic
institutions and industry, entrepreneurs, investors
(L to R) Plaksha founders, Finance Minister of Punjab
The Govt. of Punjab is building a ‘Global Innovation Hub’
and selected Plaksha as it’s Knowledge Partner

22. CSIR - IMTECH
PGIMER
Panjab
University
PEC
ISB
IISER
NIPER
Chandigarh
Int'l Airport
20 min
radius
40 min
radius
Plaksha
University INST
90 min
radius
IIT Ropar
● Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar (IIT Ropar)
● Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH)
● National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education &
Research (NIPER)
● Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education &
Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER)
● Institute of Nano Science & Technology (INST)
● Indian School of Business (ISB)
● Indian Institute of Science Education & Research
(IISER)
● Punjab Engineering College (PEC)
● Panjab University
● Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)
Non-exhaustive list
PAU
Opportunities to collaborate
with other institutions
Plaksha has 20+ academic & research institutions in close
proximity

23. Enjoy a great
quality of life

24. What is Chandigarh tricity?
● Chandigarh is a Union Territory. Mohali and
Panchkula are its two satellite towns, and are
collectively called the Tricity.
Foothills of the Himalayas
● 2-hour drive from some of the most
emblematic hill stations in India
Driving distance to national capital
● 40 min flight/ 5 hour drive from Delhi NCR
India’s first ‘planned city’
● Designed by French Architect Le Corbusier
● Known as City Beautiful
(Clockwise from top left) 1. Open Hand Monument (symbolic structure of Le Corbusier) 2. Sukhna
Lake 3. Hill station near Chandigarh 4. Rock Garden
Chandigarh Tricity has a very high quality of life (1 of 2)

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Modern infrastructure
● Modern airport terminal
● Good roads and connectivity. You can
get to most places within the tri-city
within a half hour drive.
Clean and green
● Top 5 cities in India in terms of Human
Development Index (HDI) and
cleanliness
● Flourishes with a number of famous
gardens and parks
Great schools & hospitals
● Top primary & secondary schools in
close proximity
● Quality hospitals in the neighbourhood
● Plenty of safe and comfortable housing
options
(Clockwise from top left) 1. Aerial view of Chandigarh 2. Rose Garden 3. Capitol Complex 4. Roadways
in Chandigarh
Chandigarh Tricity has a very high quality of life (2 of 2)

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Central location
• 10 mins from Chandigarh International Airport
• 15 mins from several academic institutions
• 30 min drive from Chandigarh city centre
World class campus
• Encouraging interaction & community
• Highly tech-enabled
• Energy efficient & sustainable
• Signature maker spaces & labs
Reputed architect
• Campus designed by Aaron Schwarz, Founder
of PlanA, Former Senior Principal at Perkins
Eastman, New York
Architect’s renderings of Plaksha campus Phase 1
Plaksha has a world-class campus under construction in
Mohali, Chandigarh. Phase 1A will launch in 2021

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Recreation & Sports Centre
Dining Hall
Student Residences
Academic Blocks 2 and 3
Academic Blocks 1 and 4
Library
Auditorium
Tech Innovation Centre
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Note: The faculty residence will be located towards the other side of the campus (not visible in this view)
Campus rendering of Phase 1A and 1B buildings

28. Attractive
benefits &
packages

29. ● Faculty-friendly Intellectual
Property Right policies
● Dedicated Staff to help with
Relocation and Housing
● Special consideration for dual
career couples
● Career mentoring and
guidance
Key benefits Additional Benefits
Flexible and liberal policies
● Start-up Packages to help establish research ventures,
conference visits, kickstart entrepreneurial ideas, etc.
● Opportunities for industry and research exposure
○ Spend some time over the summer / during a sabbatical,
to work in the industry or conduct research at another
lab / university.
● Flexibility to choose and move between career tracks in
terms of:
○ Function (Research, Teaching, Practice, etc.)
○ Type of contract (Joint-appointments, part-time industry
appointments, etc.)
● Competitive Salaries

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Thank you
For more information and application
details, visit
Our website:
www.plaksha.org/faculty
Email us at faculty@plaksha.org