Gujarat University

Gujarat University
ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી
Motto योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्
Motto in English
 Diligence leads to Excellence
Type Public
Established 23 November 1949
Chancellor Om Prakash Kohli
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Himanshu Pandya
Registrar (In-charge) Dr. Piyush Patel
Academic staff
 205 (PG Departments) (2004–2005)[1]
Students 343528 (2013–2014)[1]
Undergraduates 300819 (2013–2014)[1]
Postgraduates 42709 (2013–2014)[1]
Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
23°2′10″N 72°32′47″E / 23.03611°N 72.54639°E / 23.03611; 72.54639Coordinates: 23°2′10″N 72°32′47″E / 23.03611°N 72.54639°E / 23.03611; 72.54639
Campus Urban
Affiliations UGC
Website gujaratuniversity.ac.in

Gujarat University is a state university situated 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 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 over 350 colleges, 35 approved institutions and 20 recognised institutions, as of 2014.[7]

Organisation

Gujarat University Tower Building

Organisation of the university is based on the Gujarat University Act, 1949.[8] The authorities of the university are:

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 teaching and non-teaching staff are represented by their unions.

Campus and university jurisdiction

The Gujarat University clock tower in Ahmedabad

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]

Departments

Academic Departments

The schools and university departments are as follows:[6]

Administrative Departments

Student Welfare Departments

UGC Centres

Faculties

Courses

Doctoral courses

Gujarat University offers Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Medicine courses at doctoral level.[10]

Postgraduate courses

It is a teaching university at a postgraduate level. It offers postgraduate courses at their teaching departments and affiliated institutes:[11]

Undergraduate courses

It is an affiliation university at an undergraduate level. It offers undergraduate courses at teaching departments and affiliated colleges:[12]

Diploma courses

It offers undergraduate courses at teaching departments and affiliated colleges:[13]

Certificate courses

Following undergraduate courses at offered at teaching departments and affiliated colleges of university:[14]

Study abroad programmes

Gujarat University offers short term courses in subjects related to India and others for NRIs and foreign students:[15]

Study abroad programmes

Courses for NRIs

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "An Overview". Gujarat University. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "List Of Institutions Accredited By Naac (2nd And Subsequent Cycle) (On 24th September 2014) Universities" (PDF). naac.gov.in. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Brief History". Gujarat University Official Website. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Gandhinagar: Building National Identity in Postcolonial India. 2004. p. 53.
  5. ↑ Mehta, Kapilray M. (3 May 2010). Ahmedabad, 1958. Gujarat Publishers, 1959. p. 233. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 Kumar, compiled by Ameeta Gupta; Ashish (29 Oct 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.
  7. ↑ "Affiliated Colleges & Recognised Institutions Part (A) Affiliated Colleges" (PDF). gujaratuniversity.org.in. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Organization of Gujarat University". Gujarat University. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Doctorate Courses". Gujarat University. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Post Graduate Courses". Gujarat University. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Bachelor Courses". Gujarat University. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Diploma Courses". Gujarat University. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Certificate courses". Gujarat University. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMME". Gujarat University. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Bloomberg - Bloomberg". Investing.businessweek.wallst.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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