Ramaiah Group in collaboration with University at Albany launches RISM

The Ramaiah Group’s Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), in collaboration with the University at Albany, State University of New York, launched the Ramaiah Institute of Science and Management (RISM), India’s first distinct greenfield deemed-to-be university in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Conceived as a next-generation STEM and management university, RISM will deliver a globally benchmarked, industry-embedded engineering and management education that prioritises resilience, translational research, and measurable societal impact, Ramaiah Group said in a statement.

RISM’s main residential campus is being developed in Bengaluru’s Information Technology Investment Region near Devanahalli, close to major innovation hubs and industry anchors. Academic operations will begin from a transit campus in Yelahanka in August 2026, with the main campus scheduled for full operation by September 2028, Ramaiah Group said.

All programmes will follow a fully residential model to support holistic development through sports, culture, wellness, leadership, and entrepreneurship initiatives, creating an immersive environment where industry context, academic rigour, and research converge to build the future, the Group said.

M.R. Jayaram, chairman and Chancellor of RISM, said that India’s education sector has lagged industry liberalisation since 1990, creating a 40-year gap between industry needs and educational outcomes. “RISM is conceived to bridge this chasm through experiential, outcome-based learning embedded with industry from day one,” he said.

Dr. Havidan Rodriguez, president of the University at Albany, State University of New York, stated that higher education systems built decades or centuries ago served an economy that no longer exists. “RISM is being built from the ground up to thrive in today’s rapidly changing economy — and to lead it, not just follow it,” he said.