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| name = '''National Forensic Sciences University'''
| name = '''National Forensic Sciences University'''
| image = National Forensic Sciences University Logo.png
| image = National Forensic Sciences University Logo.png
| motto = Knowledge Wisdom Fulfilment
| motto = Knowledge, Wisdom, Fulfillment
| established = * 2008 as Gujarat Forensic Sciences University
| established = * 2008 as Gujarat Forensic Sciences University
* 2020 as National Forensic Sciences University
* 2020 as National Forensic Sciences University
| chancellor =  
| chancellor =  
| vice_chancellor = J. M. Vyas
| vice_chancellor = [[J. M. Vyas]]
| city = [[Gandhinagar]], [[Gujarat]]
| city = [[Gandhinagar]], [[Gujarat]]
| country = [[India]]
| country = [[India]]
| students =  
| students =  
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| type = [[International university|International]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry Of Home Affairs]]
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry Of Home Affairs]]
| website = {{url|https://www.nfsu.ac.in/}}
| website = {{url|https://www.nfsu.ac.in/}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|display=inline, title}}
}}
}}


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'''National Forensic Sciences University''' ('''NFSU'''), formerly '''Gujarat Forensic Science University''' ('''GFSU'''), is a higher-education institute<!-- Note a university, see source--><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>
'''National Forensic Sciences University''' ('''NFSU'''), formerly '''Gujarat Forensic Science University''' ('''GFSU'''), is a government [[international university]]<!-- Note a university, see source--><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><ref name="NFSU">{{cite news|title=India's NFSU opens first overseas campus in Uganda, EAM Jaishankar describes it as 'significant milestone' in bilateral ties|url=https://www.ptinews.com/news/international/indias-nfsu-opens-first-overseas-campus-in-uganda-eam-jaishankar-describes-it-as-significant-milestone-in-bilateral-ties/549350.html|work=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=12 April 2023|access-date=12 April 2023|language=en}}</ref> in the capital of [[Gujarat]], [[Gandhinagar]], and an Institution of National Importance under the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] (MHA), [[Government of India|Government of India as recognised by an act of the Indian Parliament]]. 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>


==Controversy==
== History ==
GFSU has faced multiple court petitions and appeals due to various governance issues.
The Gujarat Forensic Science University was formed by the [[Government of Gujarat]] in 2008. It was created by Act 17 passed in the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] on 30 September 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=About NFSU|url=https://www.nfsu.ac.in/about-nfsu|url-status=live|access-date=9 December 2021|website=www.nfsu.ac.in/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 June 2008|title=Gujarat to have forensic science university: Modi|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1500954211.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328204339/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1500954211.html|archive-date=28 March 2015|access-date=26 September 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times {{Subscription required|via=HighBeam}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Zulfi|first=Muhammad Zulqarnain|date=13 June 2014|title=Narendra Modi's brainchild to do joint research and academics in cyber security|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/narendra-modis-brainchild-to-do-joint-research-and-academics-in-cyber-security/1260100|access-date=26 September 2014|newspaper=The Financial Express (India)}}</ref> It was upgraded to the National Forensic Sciences University in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-19|title=NFSU Gandhinagar to set up 10 campuses in different states|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/gandhinagar/nfsu-gandhinagar-to-set-up-10-campuses-in-different-states-7520069/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> It is recognised as an [[Institutes of National Importance|Institution of National Importance]] by the Act of Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 September 2020|title=Lok Sabha passes bill to set up National Forensic Sciences, Rashtriya Raksha Universities|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/lok-sabha-passes-bill-to-set-up-national-forensic-sciences-rashtriya-raksha-universities/articleshow/78228948.cms|access-date=3 January 2021|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=22 September 2020|title=Parliament Clears 3 Bill To Declare 5 IIITs, National Forensic Sciences University & Rashtriya Raksha University As Institutions Of National Importance|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|access-date=3 January 2021|publisher=LiveLaw}}</ref> It became an [[international university]] in April 2023, after the first campus of the university outside India at [[Uganda]], which also became [[Africa]]'s first Forensics Science University, was inaugurated and opened by the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]], [[S. Jaishankar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=First forensics science university in Africa to be built in Uganda|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/first-forensics-science-university-in-africa-to-be-built-in-uganda-3963634|work=Monitor|date=27 September 2022|access-date=10 April 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NFSU"/>


* 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 &#124; Ahmedabad News - Times of India}}</ref>  
==Campuses==
* 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>
As of April 2023, it has 4 campuses across India and 1 campus in [[Uganda]].<ref name="NFSU"/>
 
===India===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Established
!City
!State/UT
|-
|1
|NFSU Main Campus
|2008
|[[Gandhinagar]]
|[[Gujarat]]
|-
|-
|2
|[[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science | LNJN-NICFS]]
|1972
|[[Delhi]]
|[[Delhi]]
|-
|-
|3
|NFSU Goa Campus <ref>{{Cite news|date=19 October 2021|title=National forensic university to offer four courses at its Goa Campus|work=[[Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/national-forensic-university-to-offer-four-courses-at-its-goa-campus/articleshow/87120949.cms|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref>
|2021
|[[Ponda, Goa | Ponda]]
|[[Goa]]
|-
|-
|4
|NFSU Tripura Campus <ref>{{Cite news|date=27 October 2021|title=Tripura allocates Rs 100 crore to set up NFSU campus on 70-acre site|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-tripura-allocates-rs-100-crore-to-set-up-nfsu-campus-on-70-acre-site-7592538/|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref>
|2021
|[[Agartala]]
|[[Tripura]]
|-
|}
 
===Uganda===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Established
!City
![[Regions of Uganda|Region]]
|-
|1
|NFSU Uganda <ref name="NFSU"/>
|2023
|[[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]]
|[[Eastern Region (Uganda)|Eastern Region]]
|}


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


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{{Universities in Gujarat}}
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[[Category:Forensics organizations]]
[[Category:Forensics organizations]]

Revision as of 20:45, 21 July 2023


National Forensic Sciences University
MottoKnowledge, Wisdom, Fulfillment
TypeInternational
Established
  • 2008 as Gujarat Forensic Sciences University
  • 2020 as National Forensic Sciences University
Vice-ChancellorJ. M. Vyas
Location
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
,
India

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CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC, Ministry Of Home Affairs
Websitewww.nfsu.ac.in
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National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), formerly Gujarat Forensic Science University (GFSU), is a government international university[1][2] in the capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, and an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India as recognised by an act of the Indian Parliament. It is solely dedicated to forensic and investigative science.[3]

History

The Gujarat Forensic Science University was formed by the Government of Gujarat in 2008. It was created by Act 17 passed in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on 30 September 2008.[4][5][6] It was upgraded to the National Forensic Sciences University in October 2020.[7] It is recognised as an Institution of National Importance by the Act of Parliament.[8][9] It became an international university in April 2023, after the first campus of the university outside India at Uganda, which also became Africa's first Forensics Science University, was inaugurated and opened by the Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar.[10][2]

Campuses

As of April 2023, it has 4 campuses across India and 1 campus in Uganda.[2]

India

No. Name Established City State/UT
1 NFSU Main Campus 2008 Gandhinagar Gujarat
2 LNJN-NICFS 1972 Delhi Delhi
3 NFSU Goa Campus [11] 2021 Ponda Goa
4 NFSU Tripura Campus [12] 2021 Agartala Tripura

Uganda

No. Name Established City Region
1 NFSU Uganda [2] 2023 Jinja Eastern Region

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of State Universities as on 06.08.2021" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "India's NFSU opens first overseas campus in Uganda, EAM Jaishankar describes it as 'significant milestone' in bilateral ties". Press Trust of India. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Narendra Modi says world's first forensic science university is in Gujarat". Gandhinagar: Zee News. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "About NFSU". www.nfsu.ac.in/. Retrieved 9 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Gujarat to have forensic science university: Modi". Hindustan Times  – via HighBeam (subscription required) . 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Zulfi, Muhammad Zulqarnain (13 June 2014). "Narendra Modi's brainchild to do joint research and academics in cyber security". The Financial Express (India). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "NFSU Gandhinagar to set up 10 campuses in different states". The Indian Express. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lok Sabha passes bill to set up National Forensic Sciences, Rashtriya Raksha Universities". The Times of India. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Parliament Clears 3 Bill To Declare 5 IIITs, National Forensic Sciences University & Rashtriya Raksha University As Institutions Of National Importance". LiveLaw. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "First forensics science university in Africa to be built in Uganda". Monitor. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "National forensic university to offer four courses at its Goa Campus". Times of India. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Tripura allocates Rs 100 crore to set up NFSU campus on 70-acre site". The Indian Express. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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