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{{Short description|University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat}} | |||
{{Distinguish|University of Gujrat}} | {{Distinguish|University of Gujrat}} | ||
{{EngvarB|date=January 2015}} | {{EngvarB|date=January 2015}} | ||
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| state = [[Gujarat]] | | state = [[Gujarat]] | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]] | | campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]] 300Acres | ||
| colours = | | colours = | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
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| website = {{url|https://www.gujaratuniversity.ac.in/}} | | website = {{url|https://www.gujaratuniversity.ac.in/}} | ||
| coor = {{coord|23|2|10|N|72|32|47|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}} | | coor = {{coord|23|2|10|N|72|32|47|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}} | ||
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] | | affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] ; NAAC; | ||
| image_name = Gujarat_University_Logo.png | | image_name = Gujarat_University_Logo.png | ||
| colors = | | colors = | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Many leaders like [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Sardar Patel]], [[Anandshankar Dhruv]], [[Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar]] and [[Kasturbhai Lalbhai]] recommended formation of the university in the 1920s, and the university was established soon after the [[Indian independence movement|independence of India]].<ref name="guob">{{cite web | url=http://gujaratuniversity.ac.in/web/page/history | title=Brief History | publisher=Gujarat University Official Website | access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> Gujarat University was evolved out of [[Ahmedabad Education Society]], a major educational organisation of Gujarat then.<ref name=g>{{cite book|title=Gandhinagar: Building National Identity in Postcolonial India|year=2004|page=53|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVhNO2MwOCAC&pg=PA53}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Mehta|first1=Kapilray M.|title=Ahmedabad, 1958|date=3 May 2010|publisher=Gujarat Publishers, 1959|pages=233|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AouAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> | Many leaders like [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Sardar Patel]], [[Anandshankar Dhruv]], [[Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar]] and [[Kasturbhai Lalbhai]] recommended formation of the university in the 1920s, and the university was established soon after the [[Indian independence movement|independence of India]].<ref name="guob">{{cite web | url=http://gujaratuniversity.ac.in/web/page/history | title=Brief History | publisher=Gujarat University Official Website | access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> Gujarat University was evolved out of [[Ahmedabad Education Society]], a major educational organisation of Gujarat then.<ref name=g>{{cite book|title=Gandhinagar: Building National Identity in Postcolonial India|year=2004|page=53|isbn=9781570035449|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVhNO2MwOCAC&pg=PA53|author=Ravi Kalia}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Mehta|first1=Kapilray M.|title=Ahmedabad, 1958|date=3 May 2010|publisher=Gujarat Publishers, 1959|pages=233|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AouAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> | ||
Gujarat University was formed under the Gujarat University Act of the [[Government of Gujarat]] in 1949 as a teaching and affiliating university. It was established under the recommendation of a committee headed by Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar for rearrangement of university education in [[Bombay State]].<ref name=hun>{{cite book|last1=Kumar|first1=compiled by Ameeta Gupta; Ashish|title=Handbook of universities : includes universities, deemed universities, colleges, private universities and prominent educational and research institutions|date=29 October 2008|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors|location=New Delhi|isbn= | Gujarat University was formed under the Gujarat University Act of the [[Government of Gujarat]] in 1949 as a teaching and affiliating university. It was established under the recommendation of a committee headed by Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar for rearrangement of university education in [[Bombay State]].<ref name=hun>{{cite book|last1=Kumar|first1=compiled by Ameeta Gupta; Ashish|title=Handbook of universities : includes universities, deemed universities, colleges, private universities and prominent educational and research institutions|date=29 October 2008|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8126906086|pages=472|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bFucAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> Many universities were established later which resulted in decrease in jurisdiction of Gujarat University.<ref name="guob"/> | ||
It is an affiliating university at the under-graduate level and a teaching one at the post-graduate level. Close to | It is an affiliating university at the under-graduate level and a teaching one at the post-graduate level. Close to 300,000 students study at university in the courses, faculties and affiliated institutes. The university caters for external as well as enrolled students. Affiliates include 285 colleges, 35 approved institutions and 20 recognised institutions, as of 2014. Gujarat University Ranks 1st in Gujarat and 26th in India for the Category: "Public State Universities" under the prestigious Outlook-ICare India University Ranking 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated Colleges & Recognised Institutions Part (A) Colleges|url=http://gujaratuniversity.ac.in/web/data/pdfs/static/08082017_Gujarat_University_Affiliated_Colleges_List%20(2017).pdf|website=gujaratuniversity.ac.in|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Gujarat University Tower Building.jpg|thumb|Gujarat University Tower Building]] | [[File:Gujarat University Tower Building.jpg|thumb|Gujarat University Tower Building]] | ||
Organisation of the university is based on the Gujarat University Act, 1949.<ref name="guoc">{{cite web | url=http://gujaratuniversity.ac.in/web/page/overview | title=Organization of Gujarat University | publisher=Gujarat University | access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> | Organisation of the university is based on the Gujarat University Act, 1949.<ref name="guoc">{{cite web | url=http://gujaratuniversity.ac.in/web/page/overview | title=Organization of Gujarat University | publisher=Gujarat University | access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Campus== | ==Campus== | ||
[[File:Gujarat University3.jpg|thumb|The Gujarat University clock tower in Ahmedabad]] | [[File:Gujarat University3.jpg|thumb|The Gujarat University clock tower in Ahmedabad]] | ||
The campus of the university, located in the [[Navarangpura]] area of [[Ahmedabad]], is spread over {{convert| | The campus of the university, located in the [[Navarangpura]] area of [[Ahmedabad]], is spread over {{convert|300|acre|km2}}. Affiliated colleges and institutes are spread across the [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gandhinagar]], [[Kheda district]] (excluding the limits of [[Vallabh Vidyanagar]] in [[Anand, Gujarat|Anand]] Taluka and the area with a radius of {{convert|5|mi|km}} from the office of [[Sardar Patel University]]). | ||
==Academics== | ==Academics== | ||
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| NIRF_U_2020 = 44 | | NIRF_U_2020 = 44 | ||
| NIRF_O_2020 = 60 | | NIRF_O_2020 = 60 | ||
| NIRF_O_2021 = 62 | |||
| NIRF_U_2021 = 43 | |||
}} | }} | ||
The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Gujarat University 60th overall in India<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2020/> and 44th among universities<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2020/> in 2020. | * Gujarat University has successfully achieved First rank (5 Star) in the Gujarat State Institutional Rating Framework (GSIRF) for the academic year 2020-21. {{CN|date=November 2021}} | ||
* Gujarat University Ranks 1st in Gujarat and 26th in India for the Category: "Public State Universities" under the prestigious Outlook-ICARE India University Rankings 2021{{CN|date=November 2021}} | |||
* The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Gujarat University 60th overall in India<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2020 /> and 44th among universities<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2020 /> in 2020 | |||
* The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Gujarat University 62th overall in India<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2021 /> and 43th among universities<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2021 /> in 2021. | |||
===Awards=== | ===Awards=== | ||
Gujarat University has received the University Level National Service Scheme Award (2016–17) by [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuliGEduzFY|title=Gujarat University receives NSS Award {{!}} YouTube}}</ref> | Gujarat University has received the University Level National Service Scheme Award (2016–17) by [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuliGEduzFY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/xuliGEduzFY |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Gujarat University receives NSS Award {{!}} YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | ||
[[File:NSS 2016-17 Trophy 1.jpg|thumb|NSS Awards (2016-17)]] | [[File:NSS 2016-17 Trophy 1.jpg|thumb|NSS Awards (2016-17)]] | ||
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{{alumni|date=February 2018}} | {{alumni|date=February 2018}} | ||
*[[Narendra Modi]], [[Prime Minister of India]] and former [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]] state. | *[[Narendra Modi]], [[Prime Minister of India]] and former [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]] state. | ||
*[[Pranav Mistry]] | *[[Pranav Mistry]] (born 1981), Indian computer scientist and inventor. | ||
*[[Hasmukh Adhia]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], [[Secretary to Government of India|Revenue Secretary]] of [[Government of India|India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14275&PageId=|title=Dr. Hasmukh Adhia - Executive Record sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/economy/phd-in-yoga-iim-a-gold-medallist-all-about-hasmukh-adhia-indias-new-financial-services-secy-1995383.html|title=PhD in Yoga, IIM-A gold medallist: All about Hasmukh Adhia, India's new financial services secy|date=5 November 2014|website=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref> | *[[Hasmukh Adhia]], [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], [[Secretary to Government of India|Revenue Secretary]] of [[Government of India|India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14275&PageId=|title=Dr. Hasmukh Adhia - Executive Record sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/economy/phd-in-yoga-iim-a-gold-medallist-all-about-hasmukh-adhia-indias-new-financial-services-secy-1995383.html|title=PhD in Yoga, IIM-A gold medallist: All about Hasmukh Adhia, India's new financial services secy|date=5 November 2014|website=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref> | ||
*[[Mallika Sarabhai]], Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer | *[[Mallika Sarabhai]], Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer | ||
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*[[Ashis Nandy]], [[Political psychology|Political psychologist]] and [[social theorist]] | *[[Ashis Nandy]], [[Political psychology|Political psychologist]] and [[social theorist]] | ||
*[[Deepak Pandya]], neuroanatomist | *[[Deepak Pandya]], neuroanatomist | ||
*[[Pankaj Patel]], CEO Cadila | *[[Pankaj Patel]], CEO of [[Zydus Cadila]] | ||
*[[Geet Sethi]], Billiard, BKS | *[[Geet Sethi]], Billiard, BKS | ||
*[[Haren Pandya]], former Home Minister of Gujarat | *[[Haren Pandya]], former Home Minister of Gujarat | ||
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*[[Rengaswamy Ramesh]], geophysicist | *[[Rengaswamy Ramesh]], geophysicist | ||
*[[Kanchan Pande]], geologist | *[[Kanchan Pande]], geologist | ||
*[[Himanshu Pandya]], Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University | |||
*[[Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan]], Indian Space Scientist | *[[Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan]], Indian Space Scientist | ||
*[[Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi]], 26th Chief Justice of India | *[[Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi]], 26th Chief Justice of India | ||
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*[[Raghuveer Chaudhari]], Novelist | *[[Raghuveer Chaudhari]], Novelist | ||
*[[Saumya Joshi]], Poet | *[[Saumya Joshi]], Poet | ||
*Piyush Patel, Registrar, Gujarat University | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| File:Gujarat University Logo.png Seal of Gujarat University | |
Motto in English | Excellence in action is Yoga |
|---|---|
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 23 November 1949 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Gujarat |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Himanshu Pandya |
| Pro Vice Chancellor | Dr. Jagdish Bhavsar |
Academic staff | 169[1] |
| Students | 3,747[1] |
| Postgraduates | 3,376[1] |
| Location | , , 23°2′10″N 72°32′47″E / 23.03611°N 72.54639°E |
| Campus | Urban 300Acres |
| Affiliations | UGC ; NAAC; |
| Website | www |
The Gujarat University is a public state university located at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The university is an affiliating university at the under-graduate level and a teaching university at the postgraduate level. It is accredited B++ by NAAC.[2] It was established in 1949.
History
Many leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Anandshankar Dhruv, Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar and Kasturbhai Lalbhai recommended formation of the university in the 1920s, and the university was established soon after the independence of India.[3] Gujarat University was evolved out of Ahmedabad Education Society, a major educational organisation of Gujarat then.[4][5]
Gujarat University was formed under the Gujarat University Act of the Government of Gujarat in 1949 as a teaching and affiliating university. It was established under the recommendation of a committee headed by Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar for rearrangement of university education in Bombay State.[6] Many universities were established later which resulted in decrease in jurisdiction of Gujarat University.[3]
It is an affiliating university at the under-graduate level and a teaching one at the post-graduate level. Close to 300,000 students study at university in the courses, faculties and affiliated institutes. The university caters for external as well as enrolled students. Affiliates include 285 colleges, 35 approved institutions and 20 recognised institutions, as of 2014. Gujarat University Ranks 1st in Gujarat and 26th in India for the Category: "Public State Universities" under the prestigious Outlook-ICare India University Ranking 2019.[7]
Organisation of the university is based on the Gujarat University Act, 1949.[8]
Campus
The campus of the university, located in the Navarangpura area of Ahmedabad, is spread over 300 acres (1.2 km2). Affiliated colleges and institutes are spread across the Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Kheda district (excluding the limits of Vallabh Vidyanagar in Anand Taluka and the area with a radius of 5 miles (8.0 km) from the office of Sardar Patel University).
Academics
Rankings
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2020)[9] | 60 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2020)[10] | 44 |
- Gujarat University has successfully achieved First rank (5 Star) in the Gujarat State Institutional Rating Framework (GSIRF) for the academic year 2020-21. [citation needed]
- Gujarat University Ranks 1st in Gujarat and 26th in India for the Category: "Public State Universities" under the prestigious Outlook-ICARE India University Rankings 2021[citation needed]
- The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Gujarat University 60th overall in India[9] and 44th among universities[10] in 2020
- The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Gujarat University 62th overall in India[11] and 43th among universities[12] in 2021.
Awards
Gujarat University has received the University Level National Service Scheme Award (2016–17) by President of India Ram Nath Kovind.[13]
Student life
In March 2012, the university started a campus radio service named GURU on 90.8 MHz, which was first kind of it in the state of Gujarat and fifth in India.[14]
Notable alumni and faculties
| This article's list of alumni may not follow Bharatpedia's verifiability policy. (February 2018) |
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Gujarat state.
- Pranav Mistry (born 1981), Indian computer scientist and inventor.
- Hasmukh Adhia, IAS, Revenue Secretary of India.[15][16]
- Mallika Sarabhai, Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer
- Sudhir Mehta, Chairman, Torrent Group[17]
- Ashis Nandy, Political psychologist and social theorist
- Deepak Pandya, neuroanatomist
- Pankaj Patel, CEO of Zydus Cadila
- Geet Sethi, Billiard, BKS
- Haren Pandya, former Home Minister of Gujarat
- Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group
- Harin Pathak, former MP from Ahmedabad East
- Praful Bhavsar, director, Space Applications Center, ISRO
- B. M. Choudary, inorganic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Bhupendra Nath Goswami, climatologist
- Rengaswamy Ramesh, geophysicist
- Kanchan Pande, geologist
- Himanshu Pandya, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University
- Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Indian Space Scientist
- Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi, 26th Chief Justice of India
- Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs (India)
- Tejas Patel, cardiologist, Padma Shri
- Mahipatsinh Chavda, Academic
- Abhijat Joshi, Screenwriter
- Raghuveer Chaudhari, Novelist
- Saumya Joshi, Poet
- Piyush Patel, Registrar, Gujarat University
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "University Student Enrollment Details". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "List Of Institutions Accredited By Naac (2nd And Subsequent Cycle) (On 24th September 2014) Universities" (PDF). naac.gov.in. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Brief History". Gujarat University Official Website. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ Ravi Kalia (2004). Gandhinagar: Building National Identity in Postcolonial India. p. 53. ISBN 9781570035449.
- ↑ Mehta, Kapilray M. (3 May 2010). Ahmedabad, 1958. Gujarat Publishers, 1959. p. 233.
- ↑ Kumar, compiled by Ameeta Gupta; Ashish (29 October 2008). Handbook of universities : includes universities, deemed universities, colleges, private universities and prominent educational and research institutions. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. p. 472. ISBN 978-8126906086.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Affiliated Colleges & Recognised Institutions Part (A) Colleges" (PDF). gujaratuniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ↑ "Organization of Gujarat University". Gujarat University. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Ahmed, Syed Khalique (31 March 2012). "GU launches first campus FM radio station in state, fifth in country". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ "Dr. Hasmukh Adhia - Executive Record sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ "PhD in Yoga, IIM-A gold medallist: All about Hasmukh Adhia, India's new financial services secy". Firstpost. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Bloomberg - Bloomberg". Investing.businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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