CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

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...