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Nirma University

Coordinates: 23°07′41″N 72°32′40″E / 23.1281°N 72.5444°E / 23.1281; 72.5444
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Nirma University
Mottoतमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
"From darkness, lead me to light"
TypePrivate
Established2003 (2003)
PresidentKarsanbhai Patel
Students9,344 (March 31, 2021) (all campus)
Location
Near Vaishnodevi Circle, Ahmedabad
,
Gujarat
,
India
CampusUrban (115 acres)
Websitenirmauni.ac.in

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]

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

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Institute of Architecture & Planning, Nirma University

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]

Rankings

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University and institute rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023)[9]101-150
Outlook India (Universities) (2020)[10]2
Engineering – India
NIRF (2023)[11]101-150
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2023)[12]5
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2023)[13]37
Architecture – India
NIRF (2024)[14]19


The university was ranked in the 100–150 band overall in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[15] It was also ranked in the 101-150 band in the engineering ranking,[11] 55th in the management ranking[16] and 37th in the pharmacy ranking in 2024.[13]

Internationally, Nirma University was ranked at 556 in the SCImago Institutions Rankings for 2020.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Nirma University of Science and Technology Act | State Enactments | Law and Policy | Legislation and Parliamentary Affairs Department". lpd.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "7 private universities in Gujarat granted Centre of Excellence by state govt". mint. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Seven private universities get Centre of Excellence status". ahmedabadmirror. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Nirma University gets A+ from NAAC". ahmedabadmirror. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ http://technology.nirmauni.ac.in/ ITNU Institute of Technology
  6. ^ http://management.nirmauni.ac.in/ IMNU Institute of Management
  7. ^ http://pharmacy.nirmauni.ac.in/ IPNU Institute of Pharmacy
  8. ^ http://science.nirmauni.ac.in/ ISNU Institute of Science
  9. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Top 75 Universities In India In 2020". Outlook India. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  12. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  13. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  14. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Architecture and Planning)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  15. ^ name=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/Ranking.html
  16. ^ name="https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/ManagementRanking.html"
  17. ^ Singh, Tushar Deep (6 September 2013). "Palanpuri boy reinvents the humble watch | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  18. ^ Singh, Rohini (8 October 2017). "The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah". The Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  19. ^ Joshi, Manoj; Srikanth, B R (26 February 2017). "India's Rocket Women". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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