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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = '''National Forensic Sciences University'''
| image = National Forensic Sciences University Logo.png
| motto = Knowledge Wisdom Fulfilment
| established = * 2008 as Gujarat Forensic Sciences University
* 2020 as National Forensic Sciences University
| chancellor =
| vice_chancellor = J. M. Vyas
| city = [[Gandhinagar]], [[Gujarat]]
| country = [[India]]
| students =
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry Of Home Affairs]]
| website = {{url|https://www.nfsu.ac.in/}}
}}

[[File:Gujarat Forensic Sciences University - Panorama - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Panoramic view]]
'''National Forensic Sciences University''' ('''NFSU'''), formerly '''Gujarat Forensic Science University''' ('''GFSU'''), is a higher-education institute<ref name=State>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/State%20University/Consolidated%20State%20%20University%20List.pdf|title=List of State Universities as on 06.08.2021|date=6 August 2021|access-date=25 August 2021|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/hbOh5|archive-date=25 August 2021}}</ref> in [[Gandhinagar]], [[Gujarat]]. It is solely dedicated to [[Forensic science|forensic]] and [[Criminal investigation|investigative science]].<ref name="saysfirst">{{cite news|title=Narendra Modi says world's first forensic science university is in Gujarat |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/narendra-modi-says-worlds-first-forensic-science-university-is-in-gujarat_915108.html |date=1 March 2014 |location=Gandhinagar |publisher=[[Zee News]] |access-date=27 Sep 2014}}</ref> It was created by Act 17 passed in the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] on 30 September 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gfsu.edu.in/pages/about-gfsu | title=About GFSU | publisher=www.gfsu.edu.in | access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gujarat to have forensic science university: Modi|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1500954211.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328204339/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1500954211.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2015|newspaper=Hindustan Times {{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}|access-date=26 September 2014 |date=26 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/narendra-modis-brainchild-to-do-joint-research-and-academics-in-cyber-security/1260100 | title=Narendra Modi's brainchild to do joint research and academics in cyber security | newspaper=The Financial Express (India) | first=Muhammad Zulqarnain | last=Zulfi| date=13 June 2014| access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> It is recognised as an [[Institutes of National Importance|Institution of National Importance]] by the Act of Parliament.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/lok-sabha-passes-bill-to-set-up-national-forensic-sciences-rashtriya-raksha-universities/articleshow/78228948.cms | title=Lok Sabha passes bill to set up National Forensic Sciences, Rashtriya Raksha Universities | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=21 September 2020 | access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/parliament-clears-3-bill-to-declare-5-iiits-national-forensic-sciences-university-rashtriya-raksha-university-as-institutions-of-national-importance-read-bills-163318 | title=Parliament Clears 3 Bill To Declare 5 IIITs, National Forensic Sciences University & Rashtriya Raksha University As Institutions Of National Importance | publisher=LiveLaw | date=22 September 2020 | access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>

==Controversy==
GFSU has faced multiple court petitions and appeals due to various governance issues.

* Admission procedure irregularities<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/hc-rules-acpc-will-monitor-this-years-gfsu-admissions/articleshow/65250297.cms|title=HC rules ACPC will monitor this year's GFSU admissions | Ahmedabad News - Times of India}}</ref>
* Faculty adequacy issue<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-ensure-varsity-has-adequate-faculties-gujarat-hc-to-gujarat-forensic-science-university-2624829|title = Ensure varsity has adequate faculties: Gujarat HC to Gujarat Forensic Science University|date = 13 June 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Central Forensic Science Laboratory]]
*[[National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science]]
* [[Institute of Forensic Science, Mumbai]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.gfsu.edu.in}}

{{Universities in Gujarat}}
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{{Coord missing|Gujarat}}

[[Category:Forensics organizations]]
[[Category:Universities in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Education in Gandhinagar]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2008]]

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