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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| Motto | तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | "From darkness, lead me to light" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2003 |
| President | Karsanbhai Patel |
| Students | 9,344 (March 31, 2021) (all campus) |
| Location | Near Vaishnodevi Circle, Ahmedabad , , |
| Campus | Urban (115 acres) |
| Website | nirmauni |
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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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
edit| 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
edit- Pranav Mistry, computer scientist[17]
- Jay Shah, son of Amit Shah and Chairman of ICC and Secretary of BCCI.[18]
- Minal Rohit, ISRO scientist who worked on Mangalyaan[19]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "7 private universities in Gujarat granted Centre of Excellence by state govt". mint. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Seven private universities get Centre of Excellence status". ahmedabadmirror. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Nirma University gets A+ from NAAC". ahmedabadmirror. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ http://technology.nirmauni.ac.in/ ITNU Institute of Technology
- ^ http://management.nirmauni.ac.in/ IMNU Institute of Management
- ^ http://pharmacy.nirmauni.ac.in/ IPNU Institute of Pharmacy
- ^ http://science.nirmauni.ac.in/ ISNU Institute of Science
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Top 75 Universities In India In 2020". Outlook India. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Architecture and Planning)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- ^ name=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/Ranking.html
- ^ name="https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/ManagementRanking.html"
- ^ 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.
- ^ Singh, Rohini (8 October 2017). "The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah". The Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Joshi, Manoj; Srikanth, B R (26 February 2017). "India's Rocket Women". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 October 2017.