Ahmedabad University

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Ahmedabad University
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Seal of Ahmedabad University
Type Private university
Established2009 [1]
Parent institution
Ahmedabad Education Society [1]
Chancellor Sanjay Lalbhai
Vice-Chancellor Pankaj Chandra
Location, ,
380009
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23°02′20″N72°33′22″E / 23.0390°N 72.5560°E / 23.0390; 72.5560
Website ahduni.edu.in
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Ahmedabad University is a private university in Gujarat, India. Established in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society, it comprises three schools and seven centres. [1]

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History

The sponsoring body of Ahmedabad University is Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), a non-profit educational trust located in Ahmedabad. AES and its leaders have played significant roles in the founding of national institutions such as Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, National Institute of Design, Physical Research Laboratory, and CEPT University. The Trust is also responsible for supporting institutions such as MG College of Science, LD College of Arts, HL College of Commerce, LM College of Pharmacy, AG Teacher's College and LD Institute of Indology, amongst others. In 2009, the HL Institute of Commerce and BK Majmudar Institute of Business Administration were consolidated under Amrut Mody School of Management which is one of the Schools of Ahmedabad University.

Campus

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Aerial view of Stepwell from The School of Arts and Sciences

Ahmedabad University campus is located in Navrangpura area, which is commonly known as 'University area' of Ahmedabad city. The Ahmedabad University is a part of 250 acres owned by the Ahmedabad Education Society (AES). [2] In Phase I of this development, about 60 acres have been earmarked for academic buildings and student amenities. [2] The master planners for the university are HCP Design and Project Management Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. The office of the Vice Chancellor is housed in building which served as the residence of VKRV Rao, a prominent Indian economist, politician and educator, and a former Principal of H L Commerce College, [3] one of the Colleges under Ahmedabad Education Society (AES).

Schools and Centres

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Amrut Mody School of Management heritage building
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The School of Engineering and Applied Science, GICT building

Ahmedabad University comprises three schools and seven centres: [4]

Academics

Student Amenities and Activities

Student activities are centred in the new University Centre building. This 225,000 sq ft (20,900 m2) building was designed by SPA Design, New Delhi and was inaugurated during the 13th Foundation Day. The rectangular building is situated within 60 m (200 ft) of the academic buildings. It is intended to be the space that students go to whenever they have free time. The interior staircases are patterned on the stepwell design that forms the logo of the University.

The ground floor has a cafeteria, a book store and reading/study spaces. The first floor has indoor sports halls that can be used for conferences and other events also. Above that is an exclusive faculty lounge and club, the student placement and career counselling. The rooftop sports a jogging track and a futsal court. [5]

Admissions

The university follows a holistic review process for admissions to all its courses. For UG courses, SAT scores are considered. For Engineering, students can apply through the ACPC process of Gujarat Government or through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main Score. [6] For joining the university through the former process, the student should be a domicile of Gujarat. Those students who are not a domicile of Gujarat can apply with their JEE scores.

The university offers a Financial aid programme through merit and need-based scholarships. The need-based scholarships provide a partial waver of tuition fees and even a complete coverage of educational costs (including tuition and study materials, hostel and mess charges). Merit Scholarships are offered as well, in recognition of academic achievements of the students.

Collaborations

Ahmedabad University has entered into collaborations with several international research universities for academic development. These include:

Stanford University's Center for Design Research to help develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem through VentureStudio [7]

Olin College of Engineering, USA for accelerating project-based learning specifically in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. [8] [9]

University of Valladolid, Spain and University of Ferrara, Italy for working with the Centre for Heritage Management in developing programmes and research activities in the area of heritage. [10]

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Arboretum and University Centre
Fabrication Lab Fab Shop VentureStudio Ahmedabad University Jul22 A7C 02100.jpg
Fabrication Lab

University of Bradford to promote student and faculty exchange and joint research. [11]

Rennes School of Business, France and Amrut Mody School of Management for students' exchange of BBA and Integrated MBA programmes.

MoU between Rady School of Management at University of California, San Diego and Amrut Mody School of Management for close cooperation. [12] [13]

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