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Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies

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Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies, or AIGS, is a private co-educational engineering and management college in Bengaluru, India, affiliated with the Bangalore University (BU) and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Established in 2005, it offers seven undergraduate courses and nine postgraduate courses.[1]

Acharya organises the Acharya Habba, an annual two-day intercollegiate cultural festival that is one of the largest in Bengaluru and Karnataka.[2][3][4]

The Deccan Herald lists AIGS as one of the "notable" colleges to apply the Karnataka Management Aptitude Test (KMAT) for admission to postgraduate management courses.[5]

History edit

 
The Acharya emblem with motto and mission

The Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies (AIGS) was established in 2005 by Premnath Reddy, Chairman of the Acharya Group of Institutions.[6] The college is managed by the JMJ Education Society, Headquartered in Bengaluru.[7] AIGS offers seven Under Graduate (UG) courses, eight Post Graduate (PG) courses. All courses are affiliated to the Bangalore University (VTU).[1][8][9]

In 2009, the college constructed a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) long road from its campus to the Hesaraghatta Main Road. The road was inaugurated by Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga Math in September 2010. It is named Acharya Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Road after former Indian President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.[10][11]

In 2012, the institute was granted "Technical Campus" status by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).[12]

On 16 June 2012, the college hosted India's first Heavy metal music festival as a part of Bengaluru Open Air 2012 backed by Germany's Wacken Open Air at the college stadium. German Heavy metal bands and Teutonic thrash metal bands like the Kreator and the Suidakra along with an American Power metal band and Indian metal bands namely Kryptos, Eccentric Pendulum, Dying Embrace, 1833 AD, Bevar Sea and Albatross performed in the fest.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] Although Iced Earth were scheduled to perform at the fest, but backed out due to the denial of Visa by the Indian embassy.[26]

References edit

  1. ^ a b (c) 2009 Acharya Institutes. "Top management College in Bangalore, 10 best degree college in Bengaluru as per CSR rankings". Acharya.ac.in. Retrieved 29 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "A fiery performance at Acharya Habba". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Technical cum Cultural Festival". knowafest. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Three-day Acharya Habba starts tomorrow". The Hindu. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  5. ^ "A welcome option for MBA aspirants". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  6. ^ "About us". AIGS. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  7. ^ "JMJ Educational Society". JMJES. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies". BU. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Students with principles, that's Acharya's aim". The Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Acharya Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Road inaugurated". Acharya Samachar. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Road inaugurated". AI. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  12. ^ "AIT Brochure 2012" (PDF). Acharya Institutes. 2012: 3, 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ BOA. "Venue map". Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Change in Venue". BOA. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  15. ^ "When is Bangalore Open Air ?". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  16. ^ "Calling metal fans". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Calling out to metal fans". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  18. ^ "Head Bangalore". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  19. ^ "Midsummer dreams". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  20. ^ "Headbangers have a ball". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  21. ^ "'Bangalore Open Air' music festival to rock music lovers". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  22. ^ "The Rise of Metal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  23. ^ "Alert: Seismic June". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  24. ^ "Kreator to perform in Bangalore". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  25. ^ Metal India magazine. "Bangalore Open Air complete lineup announced". Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  26. ^ "Follow metalheads". BOA. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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