Central University of Gujarat

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Central University of Gujarat
Central University of Gujarat Logo.svg
Other name
CUG
Type Central Research University
Established2009
Accreditation NAAC with Grade 'A'
Visitor President of India
Chancellor Hasmukh Adhia [1]
Vice-Chancellor Rama Shanker Dubey [2]
Provost Rakesh Rai [3]
Location, ,
382030
,
India

23°14′42″N72°06′06″E / 23.2449018°N 72.101637°E / 23.2449018; 72.101637
CampusUrban
Affiliations Government of India Parliament of India UGC, NAAC, ACU [5]
Website www.cug.ac.in
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Central University of Gujarat is a public central research university in Gandhinagar, Gujarat offering courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. [6] Rama Shanker Dubey is vice-chancellor of Central University of Gujarat. [7]

Contents

The university includes 16 schools, 14 academic departments, and 2 other special centres. [8]

Organization & Governance

The Central University of Gujarat has eleven schools in different disciplines with various centres within them, at one special Centre. [9] [10]

Schools & Centres

The university has 11 specialized schools imparting education in various fields. Some schools have further specialized centres within them.

Special Centre

The university also has a special centre for Diaspora studies.

  • Special Centre for Diaspora Studies

2009 Bill

The Central Universities Bill 2009 aims at creating one new central university each in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. [11]

It also seeks to convert Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Chhattisgarh, Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya in Sagar (Madhya Pradesh), Utkal University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand into Central universities. [12]

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