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Nirma University

Coordinates: 23°07′41″N 72°32′40″E / 23.1281°N 72.5444°E / 23.1281; 72.5444
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Nirma University
Mottoतमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
"From darkness, lead me to light"
TypePrivate
Established2003; 22 years ago (2003)
PresidentKarsanbhai Patel
Students9,344 (31 March 2021) (all campus)
Location
Near Vaishnodevi Circle, Ahmedabad
,
Gujarat
,
India
CampusUrban (115 acres)
Websitenirmauni.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]

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]

Third year students of Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University have shown extraordinary creativity by transforming waste materials into innovative furniture as part of their semester project.[1]

NIRF Ranking 2024 List : In the management category, 5 institutes from the state are in the top 100, with IIM Ahmedabad being the first. MICA is ranked 32nd while Nirma University is ranked 55th, PDEU is ranked 89th.[2]

Nirma University has been awarded the prestigious 5 Star Plus highest rating in the 'University' category under the Gujarat State Institutional Ratings Framework (GSIRF) 2023-24.[3]

Rankings

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University and institute rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023)[9]101-150
Outlook India (Universities) (2020)[10]2
Engineering – India
NIRF (2023)[11]101-150
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2023)[12]5
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2023)[13]37
Architecture – India
NIRF (2024)[14]19


The university was ranked in the 100–150 band overall in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[15] It was also ranked in the 101-150 band in the engineering ranking,[11] 55th in the management ranking[16] and 37th in the pharmacy ranking in 2024.[13]

Internationally, Nirma University was ranked at 556 in the SCImago Institutions Rankings for 2020.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Nirma University of Science and Technology Act | State Enactments | Law and Policy | Legislation and Parliamentary Affairs Department". lpd.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "7 private universities in Gujarat granted Centre of Excellence by state govt". mint. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Seven private universities get Centre of Excellence status". ahmedabadmirror. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Nirma University gets A+ from NAAC". ahmedabadmirror. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ http://technology.nirmauni.ac.in/ ITNU Institute of Technology
  6. ^ http://management.nirmauni.ac.in/ IMNU Institute of Management
  7. ^ http://pharmacy.nirmauni.ac.in/ IPNU Institute of Pharmacy
  8. ^ http://science.nirmauni.ac.in/ ISNU Institute of Science
  9. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Top 75 Universities In India In 2020". Outlook India. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  12. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  13. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  14. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Architecture and Planning)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  15. ^ name=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/Ranking.html
  16. ^ name="https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/ManagementRanking.html"
  17. ^ Singh, Tushar Deep (6 September 2013). "Palanpuri boy reinvents the humble watch | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  18. ^ Singh, Rohini (8 October 2017). "The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah". The Wire. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  19. ^ Joshi, Manoj; Srikanth, B R (26 February 2017). "India's Rocket Women". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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