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Nirma University

University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Field	Value
name	Nirma University
image_name	Nirma University Logo.png
image_upright	0.7
other_name	NU
motto	तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (Sanskrit)
mottoeng	"From darkness, lead me to light"
established	; 22 years ago
accreditation	NAAC (A+)
affiliation	UGC
president	Karsanbhai Patel
head_label	Director General
head	Dr. Anup Kumar Singh
academic_staff	125
students	9,344 (31 March 2021) (all campus)
type	Private
city	Near Vaishnodevi Circle, Ahmedabad
state	Gujarat
country	India
website
campus	Urban (115 acres)

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). The Gujarat Government has granted "Centre of Excellence" status to Nirma University.

The university received the Centre for Excellence status from the Government of Gujarat in January 2022. 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.

Academics

Institute of Architecture & Planning, Nirma University

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

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.

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.

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

Notable alumni

Pranav Mistry, computer scientist
Jay Shah, son of Amit Shah and Chairman of ICC and Former Secretary of BCCI.
Minal Rohit, ISRO scientist who worked on Mangalyaan

References

"Nirma University of Science and Technology Act {{!}} State Enactments {{!}} Law and Policy {{!}} Legislation and Parliamentary Affairs Department".
(2021-06-01). "7 private universities in Gujarat granted Centre of Excellence by state govt".
(2022-01-06). "Seven private universities get Centre of Excellence status".
(2022-04-07). "Nirma University gets A+ from NAAC".
http://technology.nirmauni.ac.in/ {{Webarchive. link. (29 July 2021 ITNU Institute of Technology)
http://management.nirmauni.ac.in/ {{Webarchive. link. (26 August 2019 IMNU Institute of Management)
http://pharmacy.nirmauni.ac.in/ {{Webarchive. link. (26 August 2019 IPNU Institute of Pharmacy)
http://science.nirmauni.ac.in/ {{Webarchive. link. (26 August 2019 ISNU Institute of Science)
(2025-01-20). "Ahmedabad News:નિરમા યુનિવર્સિટીના વિદ્યાર્થીઓએ કચરા માંથી અત્યાધુનિક ટકાઉ ફર્નિચર બનાવ્યું, જુઓ તસવીરોમાં - Nirma University students create cutting-edge sustainable furniture from waste".
(2024-08-12). "NIRF Ranking 2024 List: ગુજરાત યુનિવર્સિટી રેન્કિંગમાં 76મા સ્થાને, ટોપ કોલેજમાં ગુજરાતની એક પણ નહીં; IIM અમદાવાદે ફરી બાજી મારી -76th place in Gujarat University Ranking, Not one of Gujarat in Top Colleges; IIM Ahmedabad strikes again".
(2024-12-06). "Ahmedabad News: નિરમા યુનિવર્સિટીને GSIRF 2023-24 માં ગુજરાત સરકાર દ્વારા પ્રતિષ્ઠિત 5 સ્ટાર પ્લસ રેટિંગ મળ્યું - Nirma University receives prestigious 5 Star Plus rating from Gujarat Government in GSIRF 2023-24".
(6 September 2013). "Palanpuri boy reinvents the humble watch {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". [[Daily News and Analysis]].
(8 October 2017). "The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah". The Wire.
(26 February 2017). "India's Rocket Women".

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