Gujarat University
 Gujarat University  (University)   | |
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| Formation | 1949 |
| Headquarters | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| The largest and oldest university in Gujarat. | |
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.[1] 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.[2] Gujarat University was evolved out of Ahmedabad Education Society, a major educational organisation of Gujarat then.[3][4]
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.[5] 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. 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.[6]
Notable alumni and faculties
An Alumnus on Wikispooks
| Person | Born |
|---|---|
| Narendra Modi | 17 September 1950 |
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Gujarat state.
- Pranav Mistry, (born 1981), Indian computer scientist and inventor.
- Hasmukh Adhia, IAS, Revenue Secretary of India.[7][8]
- Mallika Sarabhai, Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer
- Sudhir Mehta, Chairman, Torrent Group[9]
- 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, Minister of Home Affairs (India)
- Tejas Patel, cardiologist, Padma Shri
An Alumnus on Wikispooks
| Person | Born |
|---|---|
| Narendra Modi | 17 September 1950 |
References
- ↑ http://naac.gov.in/docs/Result%20RAR-24-SEPT-2014.pdf%7C
- ↑ http://gujaratuniversity.ac.in/web/page/history
- ↑ Gandhinagar: Building National Identity in Postcolonial India. 2004. p. 53.
- ↑ Mehta, Kapilray M. (3 May 2010). Ahmedabad, 1958. Gujarat Publishers, 1959. p. 233.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://gujaratuniversity.ac.in/web/data/pdfs/static/08082017_Gujarat_University_Affiliated_Colleges_List%20(2017).pdf
- ↑ https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14275&PageId=
- ↑ http://www.firstpost.com/business/economy/phd-in-yoga-iim-a-gold-medallist-all-about-hasmukh-adhia-indias-new-financial-services-secy-1995383.html
- ↑ http://www.investing.businessweek.wallst.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8339160&privcapId=1032596
