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. It was established in 1949.
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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. Gujarat University was evolved out of Ahmedabad Education Society, a major educational organisation of Gujarat then.
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. Many universities were established later which resulted in decrease in jurisdiction of Gujarat University.
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.
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Organisation
Organisation of the university is based on the Gujarat University Act, 1949. 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.
Awards
Gujarat University has received University Level National Service Scheme Award (2016-17) by Hon'ble Shri President of India Ram Nath Kovindji NSS Award 2016-17.
Departments
Academic departments
The schools and university departments are as follows:
- School of Commerce
- School of Law
- School of Languages
- Department of English
- Department of Gujarati
- Department of Hindi
- Department of Linguistics
- Department of Urdu and Persian
- Department of Pali, Prakrit & Apabhransha
- Department of Sanskrit
- School of Philosophy Education and Psychology
- Department of Education
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Psychology
- School of Sciences
- Department of Climate Change Impacts Management
- Department of Botany
- Applied Botany Centre(ABC) - Bioinformatics Centre and Climate Change and Impacts Management
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Forensic Science
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Life Science
- Department of Geography
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Physics, Space science and Electronics
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Department of Zoology and Biomedical Technology
- Department of Animation, ITIMS and Mobile Applications
- School of Social Sciences
- Department of Economics
- Department of History
- Department of Labour Welfare
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Journalism
- Department of Library and Information Science
- Department of Physical Education
- Department of Yogic Science
- Department of Study Abroad Program
- B. K. School of Business Management
- K. S. School of Business Management
- Centre for Development Communication
- H.K. Professional Centre
- Upasana School of Performing Arts
- A D Shodhan I A S Training Centre
- Department of Defence Studies
- Department of Home Science
Administrative departments
- Gujarat University Administrative Office
- Rollwala Computer Centre
- Gujarat University Workshop
- Department of Publication
- Gujarat University Guest House
- Gujarat University Press
Student welfare departments
- Gujarat University Library
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Reading Centre
- Women's Development Cell
- Gujarat University Consultancy Cell
- Gujarat University Skill and Innovation Council
- Gujarat University Startup And Entrepreneurship Council
- Gujarat University Health Centre
- James Reaney Canadian Study Centre
- Gujarat University Employment Bureau
- Department of Youth Welfare
- Gujarat University Boys Hostel
- Gujarat University Girls Hostel
- Sports Complex
- Canteen
- Internet Access Centre
- Dr B R Ambedkar Chair
- Gujarat University Central Consumer Co-Operative Stores Ltd
- Jan Shikshan Sansthan
- Open Air Theatre
- NRS Hall
- Gujarat University Convention and Exhibition Hall
- State Bank of India, Gujarat University Branch
- Census Micro Data Station
- Gujarat University Post Office
UGC Centres
- Academic Staff College
- Department of Adult and Continuing Education and Extension works
- Department of Educational Multimedia Research Centre
- Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET Centre)
Faculties
- Medical
- Dental
- Science
- Commerce
- Arts
- Education
- Law
Notable alumni and faculties
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Gujarat state
- Hasmukh Adhia, IAS, Revenue Secretary of India.
- Mallika Sarabhai, Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer
- Sudhir Mehta, Chairman, Torrent Group
- 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
- Dr. Jatin Pancholi, Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom
- 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, politician
- Indrajeet Mitra, Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director, Gateway TechnoLabs
See also
- List of educational institutions of Gujarat
References
External links
- Official website
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