National Forensic Sciences University

National Forensic Sciences University

Motto	Knowledge, Wisdom, Fulfillment
Type	International
Established	2008 as Gujarat Forensic Sciences University 2020 as National Forensic Sciences University
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. J. M. Vyas
Location	Gandhinagar, Gujarat , India 23°12′38″N72°39′43″E / 23.210472°N 72.662011°E / 23.210472; 72.662011
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC, Ministry Of Home Affairs
Website	www.nfsu.ac.in

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National Forensic Sciences University (abb. as NFSU; formerly Gujarat Forensic Science University) is a public international university ^{[1] [2]} located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is recognized as an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, by an act of the Indian Parliament. NFSU is solely dedicated to forensic science, investigative science and criminology. ^[3]

History

The Gujarat Forensic Science University was formed by the Government of Gujarat in 2008. It was created by Act 17 passed in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on 30 September 2008. ^{[4] [5] [6]} It was upgraded to the National Forensic Sciences University in October 2020. ^[7] It is recognised as an Institution of National Importance by the Act of Parliament. ^{[8] [9]} It became an international university in April 2023, after the first campus of the university outside India at Uganda, which also became Africa's first Forensics Science University, was inaugurated and opened by the Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar. ^{[10] [2]}

Campuses

As of April 2023, it has 9 campuses across India and 1 campus in Uganda. ^[2]

India

No.	Name	Established	City	State/UT
1	NFSU Main Campus	2008	Gandhinagar	Gujarat
2	LNJN-NICFS	1972	Delhi	Delhi
3	NFSU Goa Campus [11]	2021	Ponda	Goa
4	NFSU Tripura Campus [12]	2021	Agartala	Tripura
5	NFSU Bhopal Campus		Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
6	NFSU Pune Campus		Pune	Maharashtra
7	NFSU Guwahati Campus		Guwahati	Assam
8	NFSU Manipur Campus	2022	Imphal	Manipur
9	NFSU Dharwad Campus	2023	Dharwad	Karnataka

Uganda

No.	Name	Established	City	Region
1	NFSU Uganda [2]	2023	Jinja	Eastern Region

See also

• Central Forensic Science Laboratory
• National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science
• Institute of Forensic Science, Mumbai

References

1. "List of State Universities as on 06.08.2021" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
2. "India's NFSU opens first overseas campus in Uganda, EAM Jaishankar describes it as 'significant milestone' in bilateral ties". Press Trust of India . 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
3. "Narendra Modi says world's first forensic science university is in Gujarat". Gandhinagar: Zee News. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
4. "About NFSU". www.nfsu.ac.in/. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
5. "Gujarat to have forensic science university: Modi". Hindustan Times. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
6. Zulfi, Muhammad Zulqarnain (13 June 2014). "Narendra Modi's brainchild to do joint research and academics in cyber security". The Financial Express (India). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
7. "NFSU Gandhinagar to set up 10 campuses in different states". The Indian Express. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
8. "Lok Sabha passes bill to set up National Forensic Sciences, Rashtriya Raksha Universities". The Times of India . 21 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
9. "Parliament Clears 3 Bill To Declare 5 IIITs, National Forensic Sciences University & Rashtriya Raksha University As Institutions Of National Importance". LiveLaw. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
10. "First forensics science university in Africa to be built in Uganda". Monitor. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
11. "National forensic university to offer four courses at its Goa Campus". Times of India . 19 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
12. "Tripura allocates Rs 100 crore to set up NFSU campus on 70-acre site". The Indian Express . 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

External links

• Official website