Nirma University
University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Nirma University (NU) is a private university located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It functions under the aegis of the Nirma Education and Research Foundation (NERF).[1] The Gujarat Government has granted "Centre of Excellence" status to Nirma University.[2]
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Other name | NU |
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| Motto | तमसॠमा à¤à¥à¤¯à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤°à¥à¤à¤®à¤¯ (Sanskrit) |
Motto in English | "From darkness, lead me to light" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2003 ; 22 years ago |
| Accreditation | NAAC (A+) |
| Affiliation | UGC |
| President | Karsanbhai Patel |
| Director General | Dr. Anup Kumar Singh |
Academic staff | 125 |
| Students | 9,344 (31 March 2021) (all campus) |
| Location | Near Vaishnodevi Circle, Ahmedabad , , India |
| Campus | Urban (115 acres) |
| Website | nirmauni |
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The university received the Centre for Excellence status from the Government of Gujarat in January 2022.[3] The university has been recently awarded A+ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the third cycle of re-accreditation. This grade is a hallmark of very high academic quality, including education, research and extension.[4]
Academics
The Institute of Technology offers B.Tech. programmes.[5] The Institute of Management offers postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes in management.[6] The Institute of Pharmacy offers pharmaceutical education at the undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral levels.[7] The Institute of Science offers postgraduate programmes in M.Sc. in the fields biotechnology, biochemistry and microbiology.[8]
Third year students of Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University have shown extraordinary creativity by transforming waste materials into innovative furniture as part of their semester project.[9]
NIRF Ranking 2024 List : In the management category, 5 institutes from the state are in the top 100, with IIM Ahmedabad being the first. MICA is ranked 32nd while Nirma University is ranked 55th, PDEU is ranked 89th.[10]
Nirma University was awarded the prestigious 5 Star Plus highest rating in the 'University' category under the Gujarat State Institutional Ratings Framework (GSIRF) 2023-24.[11]
Notable alumni
- Pranav Mistry, computer scientist[18]
- Jay Shah, son of Amit Shah and Chairman of ICC and Former Secretary of BCCI.[19]
- Minal Rohit, ISRO scientist who worked on Mangalyaan[20]