2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business Practices and Innovative Models

CHRIST (Deemed to be University) was born out of the educational vision of St Kuriakose Elias Chavara, an educationalist and social reformer of the nineteenth century in South India. He founded the first Catholic indigenous congregation, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), in 1831, which administers CHRIST (Deemed to be University). Established in 1969 as Christ College, it undertook path-breaking initiatives in Indian higher education with the introduction of innovative and modern curricula, insistence on academic discipline, imparting of Holistic Education and adoption of global higher education practices with the support of creative and dedicated staff. The Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India declared the institution a Deemed to be University, in the name and style of Christ University. One of the first institutions in India to be accredited in 1998 by the NAAC, and subsequently in 2004 and 2016, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) has the top grade ‘A+’ Grade. The University is ranked among the top 100 universities in India at 67 in the NIRF India Ranking 2023 of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The multi-disciplinary University, which focuses on teaching research and service, offers Bachelor to Doctoral programmes in humanities, social sciences, science, commerce, management, engineering, education, and law to over 21000 students.