Nirma University
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| Motto | तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (Sanskrit) |
|---|---|
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 | , , |
| Campus | Urban (115 acres) |
| Website | nirmauni |
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]
Academics
The Institute of Technology offers B. Tech. programmes.[4] The Institute of Management offers postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes in management.[5] The Institute of Pharmacy offers pharmaceutical education at the undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral levels.[6] The Institute of Science offers postgraduate programmes in M. Sc. in the fields biotechnology, biochemistry and microbiology.[7]
Rankings
| University and institute rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| Outlook India (Universities) (2020)[8] | 4 |
Internationally, Nirma University was ranked at 756 in the SCImago Institutions Rankings for 2020. The university was ranked in the 101–151 band among overall in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.[9] It was also ranked 131 in the engineering ranking,[10] 44 in the management ranking[11] and 17 in the pharmacy ranking in 2020.[12]
Notable alumni
- Pranav Mistry, computer scientist[13]
- Minal Rohit, scientist and systems engineer[14]
- Jay Shah, Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India and son of Amit Shah[15]
- Minal Rohit, Indian Space Research Organisation scientist who worked on Mangalyaan[16]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Top 75 Universities In India In 2020". Outlook India. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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- ^ Joshi, Manoj; Srikanth, B. R. (26 February 2017). "India's rocket women". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ 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.
