CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

CHRIST University, Pune Lavasa Campus, welcomed its new batch of 2026. The 3-day programme marked the academic year 2026-27. It was conducted from 12 to 14 August 2026. The programme welcomed students from BALLB and BBALLB programmes. It also welcomed LLM students in Corporate and Commercial Law. The orientation aimed to introduce students to university life. It also familiarized them with legal education. The inauguration began on 12 August 2026. The ceremony commenced with a welcome address. This was followed by the traditional lighting of the lamp. University leaders, faculty members, and students participated. The ceremony then moved towards prayer and reflection. Readings represented diverse religious and spiritual traditions. The Bhagavad Gita and Holy Quran were read. The Holy Bible was also read. Words from Blessed Chavara were presented. The ceremony concluded with intercessory prayers. Rev. Dr. Fr. Lijo Thomas addressed the gathering. His message welcomed students into univer...

Laptops glowed in unison as complex data arrays instantly transformed into clear, interactive visual dashboards. Across five immersive days, thirty-five dedicated educators abandoned traditional, intuition-based teaching to master modern data analytics, automated deployment workflows, and structured artificial intelligence prompt engineering. The atmosphere was charged with intellectual energy as faculty systematically unlocked the future of management education. Organized by the School of Business and Management - BBA, the Faculty Development Programme on "Analytics-Enabled Management Education" addressed a pivotal shift in higher education. As global industries lean heavily on automation and data-backed decision-making, academic institutions must evolve in tandem. This comprehensive initiative bridged theoretical database architectures with practical software deployment, empowering educators to transition toward agile, outcome-based academic governance aligned with national...

Imagine replacing rigid bluebook examinations with student-produced podcasts, curated digital archives, evocative photo-essays, and other multimodal projects. At the Conference Room of the Management Block, faculty members gathered around screens and whiteboards, rethinking how higher education can measure creativity, critical thinking, and authentic learning. This intellectual energy shaped a five-day Faculty Development Programme that reconsidered humanities assessment from the ground up. Organized by the Department of English & Cultural Studies, the programme addressed an urgent question in contemporary higher education: how do we assess the participatory classroom? As students increasingly communicate through diverse digital and creative forms, conventional written examinations alone cannot capture the breadth of their learning. Faculty members explored criterion-referenced rubrics and alternative assessment models that provide academic rigor while recognizing multimodal studen...

A surge of electric ambition echoed through the packed auditorium as hundreds of aspiring corporate strategists stepped into their shared future at Christ University Lavasa. Dynamic icebreakers and team challenges shattered the morning calm, transforming quiet nervous energy into a roaring buzz of spontaneous collaboration within mere minutes. The atmosphere was charged with high-stakes anticipation, marking the exhilarating commencement of a deeply transformative academic voyage for the incoming undergraduate business cohort. The School of Business and Management - BBA organized its highly anticipated Departmental Orientation to seamlessly integrate the new cohort into today's rapidly evolving corporate landscape. In a modern global economy dictated by digital disruption, sustainability imperatives, and agile market strategies, this orientation moved far beyond routine administrative introductions. It intentionally bridged foundational business management theory with real-world ex...

Laughter echoed through the central hall as high-stakes pitch decks collided with raw creative energy under the mist-kissed Sahyadri skyline. Paper prototypes, rapid crisis simulations, and passionate strategy debates filled the air with electric excitement. This was far more than an academic welcome—it was the exact moment a new cohort of business thinkers realized their ideas held real-world power. Organized by the School of Business and Management - BBA, Prarambh 2026 - 27 was designed to blend foundational management principles with the demands of today's fast-moving corporate climate. In a global economy driven by digital disruption and shifting market trends, textbook theories are no longer enough. The event challenged incoming management students to look past standard spreadsheets, embedding early habits of ethical leadership, strategic foresight, and dynamic problem-solving. The energy peaked during a series of intense, fast-paced business simulations and real-time case st...

The Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Alternative Pedagogies for the 21st Century Humanities Classroom” was organised by the Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, from 15 to 19 June 2026. The programme was conducted as a five-day faculty development initiative with the objective of strengthening pedagogical practices in humanities education and encouraging faculty members to explore innovative, participatory and multimodal approaches to teaching and learning. The programme was attended by faculty members of the Department and included a series of expert-led sessions conducted through both online and offline modes.  The FDP was conceptualised in response to the growing need for participatory, multimodal and experience-based approaches in higher education. The programme recognised that conventional lecture-based teaching did not always address the diverse range of critical, creative and collaborative competencies expec...

The School of Business and Management (BBA) at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), in formal collaboration with the Centre for Research, successfully organized and conducted a three-day Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) titled "Inquire, Ink & Impact: QIP on Scholarly Research Paper Writing" from August 06 to August 08, 2026, in the Smart Room of the Management Block. Designed specifically for teaching faculty and academic staff, this institutional quality enhancement initiative aligned directly with Sustainable Development Goal 04: Quality Education by reinforcing continuous academic leadership and elevating high-impact institutional research output. Facilitated by faculty in-charges and resource persons Dr. Shine Raju Kappil, Dr. Saran Murali, and Dr. Shakeeb Mohammad Mir, the bootcamp directly addressed critical technical and structural skill gaps among management educators in converting scholarly inquiry into publication-ready manuscripts that satisfy the stringent cri...