The Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technological Sciences, established in 1995, is the first government-private initiative in the region. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission [2] and approved by the Government of India. It is a branch of the Manipal University in Manipal, Karnataka. Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) is a unique private-government partnership in the field of higher education between the Manipal Group and the Government of Sikkim. This university was established with the objective of providing the best in education for students in East India. SMU has two constituent institutes - Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS) and Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT). These two institutes were established with the mission of providing excellent educational opportunities for the young minds of Sikkim.
Punjab Technical University (PTU), at Jalandhar was established by an act of State Legislature on 16th Jan 1997, to promote Technical, Management & Pharmaceutical education in the Punjab state at the Degree level and above. Being the educational and research university, it has the mandate to set up centres of Excellence in Emerging Technologies and for promoting Training, Research & Development in these areas.PTU under its administration, has 150 Engineering colleges, 156 Management colleges, 96 Pharmacy colleges,68 architecture colleges, 41 B.Sc MLT colleges and 42 Hotel Management & Catering Technology Colleges, and 302 Learning centers under distance education. It has taken new initiatives in technical education to provide latest trends in technology and give opportunity to student and faculty to interact with the technology leaders in the country including e-Governance to PTU.