Gujarat University
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.
 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 | Himanshu Pandya |
| Registrar (In-charge) | Piyush Patel |
Academic staff | 169[1] |
| Students | 3,747[1] |
| Postgraduates | 3,376[1] |
| Location | , , 23°2′10″N 72°32′47″E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www |
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 three-hundred thousand 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
Organisation of the university is based on the Gujarat University Act, 1949.[8] The authorities of the university are:
- Executive Council: governs activities at university
- Academic Council: maintains and prescribes standards of instructions, education and examinations
- Faculties
- Board of University Teaching and Research
- Board of Studies
- Board of Extra-Mural Studies
- Board of Student Welfare
- Board for Hostel's Management
- Academic Planning Board
The university functions in a democratic way by Senate which is elected every year by faculties and students. Teachers of the colleges, departments and schools are represented in on the Academic and Executive Councils.
Office bearers of the university are:
- The Chancellor (The Governor of Gujarat is the ex-officio Chancellor of the university)
- The Vice-Chancellor, who is the academic and the executive head of the university
- Former Vice-Chancellors of the University residing in the State
- Pro Vice-Chancellor
- Registrar, who is administrative head of the university
- University Librarian
- Directors of Schools
- Heads of the Departments
The teaching and non-teaching staff are represented by their unions.
Campus and university jurisdiction
The campus of the university, located in the Navarangpura area of Ahmedabad, is spread over 260 acres (1.1 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).
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.[9]
Rankings
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2020)[10] | 60 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2020)[11] | 44 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Gujarat University 60th overall in India[10] and 44th among universities[11] in 2020.
Awards
Gujarat University has received the University Level National Service Scheme Award (2016–17) by President of India Ram Nath Kovind.[12]
Notable alumni and faculties
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Gujarat state
- Hasmukh Adhia, IAS, Revenue Secretary of India.[13][14]
- Mallika Sarabhai, Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer
- Sudhir Mehta, Chairman, Torrent Group[15]
- Ashis Nandy, Political psychologist and social theorist
- Deepak Pandya, neuroanatomist
- Pankaj Patel, CEO 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
- Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Indian Space Scientist
- Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi, 26th Chief Justice of India
- Amit Shah, Home minister of India
- Tejas Patel, cardiologist, Padma Shri
Covid 19 Impact
The university campus is closed from 23rd March 2020, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the lockdown. Recently, the university announced to held exams from 2nd July 2020 to 13th July, but the university has quashed the order and postponed the exams until things go back to normalcy. [16]
See also
- List of educational institutions of Gujarat
References
- "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.
- "Brief History". Gujarat University Official Website. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- Gandhinagar: Building National Identity in Postcolonial India. 2004. p. 53.
- Mehta, Kapilray M. (3 May 2010). Ahmedabad, 1958. Gujarat Publishers, 1959. p. 233. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- 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 8126906081. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- "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.
- 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.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 11 June 2020.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 11 June 2020.
- "Gujarat University receives NSS Award | YouTube".
- "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.
- Jain, Abhishek (22 June 2020). "Gujarat University Postpones College Exams, New Dates Will Be Released Soon". www.Exammr.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
