Two unidentified men set fire to the guest house in the Madurai Kamaraj University after locking up an assistant in one of the rooms, triggering tension in the area, police said today.
The assistant, Manickam, was later rescued by some passers by and Fire and Rescue service personnel put off the fire, they said.
The duo confronted Manickam and wanted to know who were staying in the guest house, but he told them it was unoccupied.
Then they locked him up in a room and set fire to the building which spread to kitchen and reception hall.
Hearing his cries for help, some passers by broke open the window of the room and rescued Manickam.
Police said they were investigating into the incident, including the motive of the duo.
"Dr. Rao's rich experience in implementing innovative
ideas in industry-linkage programs is strongly aligned to NU's uniqueness in partnering with industry leaders in the sunrise sectors of the knowledge economy", added Mr. Pawar.
Widely known for offering exclusive Industry-Linked programmes, NU has entered into strategic alliances with leading organisations like ICICI, ESRI, IBM, WNS, PwC and Federal Bank, for offering pioneering Masters level programs.
Expressing his excitement about his forthcoming role at NU, Prof VS Rao said, "NIIT University's four core principles that make learning Industry-Linked, Technology-Based, Research-Driven and Seamless, provide a solid foundation for building the University of the Future."
Actively involved with industry associations for promoting innovations in learning, Prof Rao has been a member of the CII State Council since 2012; a member of FICCI Higher Education Committee since 2016; member, AP Society for Knowledge Network (2013-14) and a member of Telangana Academy of Skills & Knowledge (TASK) since 2014.
About NU
Set up with the vision of being the leading center of
innovation and learning in emerging areas of the Knowledge Society, the not-for-profit NU is dedicated to building great careers and ensuring excellent job opportunities to all its students. It has been developed as an institution of excellence to provide exceptional education based on the four core principles that make learning Industry- linked, Technology-based, Research-driven and Seamless.
NU offers BTech Programs in Computer Science & Engineering, Biotechnology and Electronics & Communication Engineering, MTech Programs in Educational Technology, as well as Geographic Information Systems and Ph.D. Programs in Humanities & Social Sciences and Management in addition to all the above disciplines. NU offers exclusive Industry-linked programmes at the Masters level. Recently, NU announced the launch of MBA (Business Analytics) with Industry leader WNS and MTech (Cyber Security) in collaboration with PwC.
With a focus on innovation and a research-driven approach to education, NU is beginning to emerge as the hot-bed of entrepreneurship. The university provides an enabling platform for students to innovate ideas for their own startups, under the guidance of expert faculty. These startups are based on innovative ideas like - a smart network health monitoring tool; a dedicated one-stop solution for pet care services; NU-Window; First Move Technologies; AT-Lead; Food tech; My Geo Info, Astra and a peer learning site, to name a few.
