Nirma University

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Nirma University
Nirma University Logo.png
Mottoतमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय(Sanskrit)
Motto in English
"From darkness, lead me to light"
Type Private
Established2003 (2003)
President Karsanbhai Patel
Students9,344 (March 31, 2021) (all campus)
Location
Near Vaishnodevi Circle, Ahmedabad
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Campus Urban (115 acres)
Website nirmauni.ac.in

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]

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The university received the Centre for Excellence status from the Government of Gujarat in January 2022. [3] The university has been recently awarded A+ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the third cycle of re-accreditation. This grade is a hallmark of very high academic quality, including education, research and extension. [4]

Academics

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Institute of Architecture & Planning, Nirma University

The Institute of Technology offers B. Tech. programmes. [5] The Institute of Management offers postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes in management. [6] The Institute of Pharmacy offers pharmaceutical education at the undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral levels. [7] The Institute of Science offers postgraduate programmes in M. Sc. in the fields biotechnology, biochemistry and microbiology. [8]

Rankings

University and institute rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020) [9] 101–151
Outlook India (Universities) (2020) [10] 4
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020) [11] 131
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2020) [12] 44
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2020) [13] 17

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, [11] 44 in the management ranking [12] and 17 in the pharmacy ranking in 2020. [13]

Notable alumni

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