Sanjivani Rural Education Society College of Engineering

India is the seventh largest country by area, the second most populous country with more than 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democratic republic in the world.Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. The Indian economy is the world's eleventh-largest by nominal GDP and third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). Following market-based economic reforms in 1991, India became one of the fastest-growing major economies; it is considered a newly industrialized country. India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 7 union territories. India is a pluralistic, multilingual, and multiethnic society. It is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats.

Kopargaon is a town and a municipal council in Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kopargaon is located some 14 km from the holy town of Shirdi. The famous temple of Sai Baba at Shirdi is 14 km from the town.The present population of the town is nearly 63,000. The economy is driven mainly by agriculture with sugarcane being the major cash crop of the region. Other cash crops are wheat and soybean. In addition, there is an industrial estate with 52 small-scale industries and dairy.

The College of Engineering is among the premier technical institutes in Maharashtra state and is recognized as one of the best in the country.

Established in 1983 by the Sanjivani Rural Educational Society, the Institute had a vision for social transformation and uplifting of the rural masses through education, training and research.

U of L students will enrol mainly in courses through the Department of MBA, but may take other courses available at the College of Engineering.

Facilities: library, gym, internet, hostel and canteen.

• Kumbh Mela Gathering: The 2011 Kumbh Mela was the largest gathering of people with over 75 million pilgrims. The gathering was so huge that the crowd was visible from space.
• Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, receives the highest recorded average rainfall in the world.
• Shampoo was invented in India, not the commercial liquid ones but the method by use of herbs. The word 'shampoo' itself has been derived from the Sanskrit word champu, which means to massage.
• India has won all 5 men's Kabaddi World Cups held till now and have been undefeated throughout these tournaments. The Indian women's team has also won all Kabaddi World Cups held till date.
• India has a spa just for elephants: Elephants receive baths, massages and even food at the Punnathoor Cotta Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Centre in Kerala.
• India is the world's second-largest English-speaking country. India is second only to the USA when it comes to speaking English with around 125 million people speaking the language, which is only 10% of our population.
• Be it because of religious reasons or personal choices or both, around 20-40% of Indians are vegetarians, making it the largest vegetarian-friendly country in the world.
• India is the world’s largest producer of milk: India recently overtook the European Union with production reaching over 132.4m tonnes in 2014.
• India's population will (probably) overtake China's in 2028. According to UN estimates, India will become the most populous country in the world in just 14 years' time, when it will have about 1.45 billion inhabitants.
• India is the world's biggest producer and consumer of mangoes. For many people, the greatest delight of the hot Indian summer is the profusion of mangoes - officially India's national fruit.

1. Kailasa Temple: One of Incredible India’s greatest monuments, this astonishing temple, carved from solid rock, was built by King Krishna I in AD 760 to represent Mt Kailasa (Kailash), Shiva’s Himalayan abode. To say that the assignment was daring would be an understatement. Three huge trenches were bored into the sheer cliff face, a process that entailed removing 200,000 tonnes of rock by hammer and chisel, before the temple could begin to take shape, and its remarkable sculptural decoration added.
2. Ajanta Caves: Ajanta’s caves line a steep face of a horseshoe-shaped gorge bordering the Waghore River. Five of the caves are chaityas (prayer halls) while others are viharas (monasteries).
3. Janjira: The commanding, brooding fortress of Janjira, built on an island 500m offshore, is the most magnificent of the string of forts which line the Konkan coastline. This citadel was completed in 1571 by the Siddis, descendants of slaves from the Horn of Africa, and was the capital of a princely state.
4. Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve: One of the best places to see tigers in India, the seldom-visited Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, 150km south of Nagpur, is now much more accessible thanks to the upgrading of state highways. Seeing fewer visitors than most other forest reserves in India, this is a place where you can get up close with wildlife without having to jostle past truckloads of shutter-happy tourists. Mammals in the reserve include gaurs, chitals, nilgais, sloth bears and leopards as well as very healthy tiger numbers.
5. Pune: A thriving, vibrant metropolis, Pune is a centre of academia and business that epitomises ‘New India’ with its baffling mix of capitalism, spiritualism, ancient and modern. It’s also globally famous, or notorious, for an ashram, the Osho International Meditation Resort, founded by the late guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.

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Cost of accommodation per month: RS 25000 - with kitchen available.

Transportation

Pick up is available upon request.

Summary of Approximate Expenses

In order to cover all basics like accommodation, food, books, public transportation, etc., a student will need about 600-650 CAD a month.

Canadians wishing to stay longer than three months to study in India need to apply for a visa.

Visa fees are listed here: http://boi.gov.in