National Forensic Sciences University

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National Forensic Sciences University
National Forensic Sciences University Logo.png
MottoKnowledge, Wisdom, Fulfillment
Type International
Established
  • 2008 as Gujarat Forensic Sciences University
  • 2020 as National Forensic Sciences University
Vice-Chancellor J. M. Vyas
Location,
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
Panoramic view Gujarat Forensic Sciences University - Panorama - panoramio.jpg
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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]

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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.NameEstablishedCityState/UT
1NFSU Main Campus2008 Gandhinagar Gujarat
2 LNJN-NICFS 1972 Delhi Delhi
3NFSU Goa Campus [11] 2021 Ponda Goa
4NFSU Tripura Campus [12] 2021 Agartala Tripura
5NFSU Bhopal Campus Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
6NFSU Pune Campus Pune Maharashtra
7NFSU Guwahati Campus Guwahati Assam
8NFSU Manipur Campus Manipur
9NFSU Dharwad Campus2023 Dharwad Karnataka

Uganda

No.NameEstablishedCity Region
1NFSU Uganda [2] 2023 Jinja Eastern Region

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