{"id":67741,"date":"2026-05-19T11:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/skyways-air-services-ltd-and-o-p-jindal-global-university-sign-mou-to-skill-youth-in-logistics-aligned-with-skill-india-mission\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:48:14","slug":"skyways-air-services-ltd-and-o-p-jindal-global-university-sign-mou-to-skill-youth-in-logistics-aligned-with-skill-india-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/skyways-air-services-ltd-and-o-p-jindal-global-university-sign-mou-to-skill-youth-in-logistics-aligned-with-skill-india-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyways Air Services Ltd. and O.P. Jindal Global University Sign MoU to Skill Youth in Logistics, Aligned with Skill India Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sonipat (Haryana) [India], May 19:<\/strong>\u00a0In a step towards strengthening industry integration in management education, Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) of O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Skyways Air Services Ltd., through its training arm MyLogistics Gurukul.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Skyways Air Services, India\u2019s No. 1 and globally Top 50 Air Freight forwarder, offers integrated first-to-last mile supply chain solutions across Air, Ocean, Road, Express and Warehousing. JGBS is India\u2019s top ranked private university-based B-school as per the latest QS\u00a0World University Rankings\u00a0by Subject 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As part of this partnership, the students of JGBS will get practical, hands-on experience on India\u2019s growing logistics industry. This initiative also ties perfectly into the Government of India\u2019s Skill India Mission, helping impart young people the employable skills they need to make India a global talent hub. The MoU provides JGBS students hands-on exposure through internships, facility visits, industry sessions and certified modules from MyLogistics Gurukul, bridging learning with real-world operations.<\/p>\n

Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU),\u00a0<\/strong>stated: \u201cOver the past 17 years, JGU has established itself as an unparalleled and pioneering institution, setting the benchmark for global higher education in India. In our quest for academic excellence, we have ensured that our students are exposed to a diverse and inclusive learning environment with suitable exposure to industry. The business school of the university, JGBS, is forging strategic partnerships with major players in the industry. This helps create meaningful avenues for our management students to understand and work on the opportunities and challenges faced by the industry, helping them become employable and future-ready. As an Institution of Eminence, JGU remains committed to contributing to national growth by adding a skilled youth workforce to the national pool.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the terms of the MoU, JGBS students will gain access to Skyways\u2019 operational ecosystem through structured internships, facility visits to warehousing and freight hubs, and industry-led sessions conducted by senior logistics professionals\u00a0from Skyways Air Services.<\/p>\n

On the occasion,\u00a0Mr. Yashpal Sharma, CMD, Skyways Air Services<\/strong>\u00a0stated: \u201cWe are delighted to partner with JGBS, who has been contributing immensely to the academic world and bringing great talent to the Indian workforce. We are looking to work with them and together nurture talent that will propel Indian Logistics as the engine of economic vitality. Logistics is fast-tracking global trade through e-commerce and quick commerce, thrusting academic talent into\u00a0logistics-ready professionals so India can compete worldwide, create effective supply chain solutions, and be most cost-competitive for Logistics. This alignment with JGBS will contribute hugely to the national vision for a skilled and competitive India.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Key areas\u00a0of cooperation\u00a0include knowledge partnership for\u00a0courses offered in the areas of\u00a0supply chain, logistics and allied areas,\u00a0industry\u00a0guest lectures,\u00a0and research\u00a0related collaboration between\u00a0Skyways\u00a0professionals and JGBS faculty members.<\/p>\n

JGBS Dean Professor (Dr.) Mayank Dhaundiyal said<\/strong>: \u201cI am thrilled about this industry partnership with the Skyways group.\u00a0Through this partnership, our students will get to experience the logistics sector first-hand and work on real problem statements and actual challenges that companies like Skyways are solving today. These activities\u00a0complement\u00a0well the other pedagogical interventions we are doing inside the classroom including simulations, case studies and experiential activities that help students with the course and program learning objectives. As India\u2019s top-ranked private university business school, we will keep pushing to ensure our students graduate not just with a degree but with the skills and\u00a0industry\u00a0exposure that make them\u00a0industry-ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

For JGBS students, this partnership is about getting closer to how the industry actually works.\u00a0The business school students\u00a0at\u00a0O P Jindal Global University\u00a0will work on live problem statements\u00a0along\u00a0with professionals\u00a0from the\u00a0Skyways Air Services Ltd., taking concepts like supply chain strategy and operations management\u00a0and optimization\u00a0out of the classroom and into real business settings. Beyond\u00a0live\u00a0projects\u00a0and industry visits by students of JGBS, the collaboration also brings Skyways experts to\u00a0the JGU\u00a0campus for\u00a0industry\u00a0guest lectures\u00a0thereby\u00a0adding a layer of practical insight that textbooks alone cannot provide.<\/p>\n

About Skyways\u00a0<\/strong>Air Services Limited<\/strong>and My Logistics Gurukul<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skyways Air Services Limited (Skyways Group), founded in 1984, is one of India\u2019s established logistics groups with over four decades of experience in freight forwarding and supply chain solutions. Recognised as India\u2019s No. 1 Air Freight forwarder since 2017 and Globally Top 50 Air Freight forwarderas per World ACD rankings, the company offers integrated, first-to-last mile supply chain solutions across Air, Ocean, Road, Customs Brokerage, and technology-enabled Express Services & Warehousing, Cold Chain solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Group\u2019s skilling arm, My Logistics Gurukul, was set up to focus specifically on building logistics talent in India through training programmes designed in close conversation with the industry it serves.<\/p>\n

About Jindal Global Business School<\/strong><\/p>\n

JGBS is one of twelve constituent schools of O.P. Jindal Global University, and the second largest by faculty and student strength. JGBS is India\u2019s top ranked private university B-school and among the top 200 B-schools in the world as per QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. JGBS is also an AACSB accredited B-school with a AAA+ rating\u00a0by Careers360; its BBA (Hons.) programme is now consistently ranked India\u2019s No. 1 BBA programme for last 3 yrs in row (Outlook ICARE 2023, 2024, 2025). Its programmes sit across three levels \u2013 undergraduate (the BBA Honours and its specialised tracks in Business Analytics, Family Business and Financial Markets), postgraduate (a five-year integrated BBA\u2013MBA and a two-year MBA), and online (MBA and BBA programmes). The school\u2019s faculty count is around 200, drawn from premium institutions in India and abroad.<\/p>\n

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