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Developing

world-class

tertiary

educational

institutions

Jio Institute Infrastructure Academics thinking, communication skills, new-age pedagogy,

Jio Institute has completed the development of its The academic goals of Jio Institute are in line with research opportunities and industry immersions.
Vision facilities at the Ulwe Campus, including facilities the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Committed to the pursuit of both scholarly quality
such as classrooms, offices, hostel, laboratories, a and relevance to the industry, the Institute's faculty
Jio Institute is a multidisciplinary higher education of offering accessible and equitable Quality
gymnasium, a world-class athletic track, an open-air members come from prestigious Indian and
facility founded by the Reliance Foundation Education (Goal 4).
amphitheatre and multi-use open area. The masterplan international universities and corporations, including
Institution of Education and Research (RFIER) in
for the Jio Institute Dronagiri Campus, designed by Jio Institute began its academic operations in
Navi Mumbai, India. Georgia State University, Northwestern University,
Sasaki, a Boston-based globally recognized firm July 2022 with two Post Graduate Programmes,
University of California, and University of Houston,
The Institute strives to be an exemplary Indian specializing in university campus development, has PGP in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
academic institution of international repute. been finalized. and PGP in Digital Media and Marketing among others, as well as Google, Tableau, Fractal,
and the Allen Institute of AI.
Communications. The programmes received
applications from 25 Indian states and 14 countries. The Institute strives to bring global scholars and

Selected students came from 18 Indian states and thought leaders to India. Lectures are organized with
Union Territories and four countries outside India, eminent scholars and leaders from institutions such as

and represented diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Caltech, Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon, and
They also came from multiple functional and industry University of Melbourne, among others, and with

backgrounds, with over four years of experience. industry leaders from Adobe, Deloitte, Godrej,
More than 25% of the PGP students were women. Google, NASSCOM, Ogilvy India, SBI General,
Scholarships were awarded to 28% of the students, among others.

out of which 48% were women.
Jio Institute has begun accepting applications for its
The Institute takes a holistic approach to education by PGP Class of ’24, for the current programmes as well

introducing modules that focus on design and research as a new one, PGP in Sports Management.