Strategic Planning

MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNIVERSITY · UTTAR PRADESH

Rejuvenating a campus without building a new one

How Paradigm gave Sharda University, Agra a phased, capex-light plan to modernise its campus, rationalise space and absorb programmes migrating from its Greater Noida campus.

9 blocks

Inspected room by room across academic, lab, hostel and admin spaces

6

Academic groups modelled for space demand against AICTE and UGC norms

~15%

Built-up surplus over projected demand: no new academic blocks needed

23

Prioritised interventions sequenced over a 36-month roadmap

The challenge

A mature campus, a new academic plan

With buildings dating from 1998 and programmes set to migrate from Greater Noida, the University needed to know what it had, what it needed and what to fix first.

Our approach

Evidence first, then a costed sequence

An architect, interior designer and project lead combined walk-through scoring, timetable utilisation, document review and norm benchmarking into one demand-supply model.

The impact

Redistribute and repurpose, not rebuild

Management received a phased roadmap that meets future demand from existing space, puts safety first and lifts student experience, brand and NAAC readiness.

What we delivered

Six workstreams, one roadmap

Condition and Utilisation Mapping

01
  • Room-by-room condition scoring, 1 to 5
  • Timetable-based utilisation by department
  • Statutory and utilities baseline

Space Rationalisation

02
  • Demand modelled for six academic groups
  • Centralised timetable and shared facilities
  • Block-wise target-state allocation

Phased Renovation Plan

03
  • Phase 1: life-safety, 0–6 months
  • Phase 2: renovation, 6–18 months
  • Phase 3: transformation, 18–36 months

Aesthetics, Signage and Wayfinding

04
  • First-impressions audit of arrival zones
  • Five-tier bilingual signage hierarchy
  • Zone colours and room-numbering standard

Green Campus and Sustainability

05
  • LED conversion and rooftop solar
  • STP reuse and rainwater harvesting
  • Aligned to NAAC green-campus criteria

Programme Migration Readiness

06
  • Space, lab and facility needs mapped
  • Migrating programmes placed by block
  • Delivery and accreditation gaps flagged

Outcome: A 36-month, capex-light campus rejuvenation roadmap

Submitted to Sharda Group management

The roadmap

Site visit to transformed campus

  1. July 2026

    Two-day on-site assessment

  2. Analysis

    Demand-supply model and report

  3. 0–6 months

    Phase 1: electrical, fire and structural safety

  4. 6–18 months

    Phase 2: classrooms, toilets, corridors, façades

  5. 18–36 months

    Phase 3: new entrance, student hubs, green plazas

Sharda University, Agra campus
Paradigm showed us we could meet our future needs from the campus we already have. Their phased, practical roadmap gives us clear priorities for safety, student experience and programme migration.
— Dr. Parmanand, Vice Chancellor, Sharda University, Agra
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