History about Gujarat University
Built up in 1949 under the Gujarat University Act, the Gujarat University is biggest and most seasoned college of the Gujarat state. Setting up the college considered in 1940s and the seed of beginnings was set somewhere near Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel under the chairmanship of Mr. G. B. Mavlankar in interview with Mr. Kasaturbhai Lalbhai and Acharya Anand Shankar Dhruv. Gujarat University is affiliating college, having in excess of 350 subsidiary schools, 35 post alumni divisions and in excess of 50 partnered post graduate focuses with expanded courses in resources of 1. Expressions, 2. Business 3. Science 4. Training 5. Law 6. Restorative and 7. Dental. The college ranges more than eight areas like Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Anand, Vadodara, Panchamahal, Dahod, Mahisagar and two association regions. In this manner, it covers a critical land region of the state and gives articulations to the instructive yearning of around 2 Crore Urban, Rural and Tribal people group of the locale. Beginning with the main college in the area during the past Bombay Province, at present practically each of the 10 colleges of the state have developed from Gujarat University.
The wonder of college is reflected in a portion of the famous graduated class like Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, Shri Narendra Modi (Prime Minister, India), Dr. K. Kasturirangan (Former Chairman, ISRO), Dr. Ila Bhatt (SEVA), Justice Ahmedi (Former Chief Justice of India), Mr. Pankaj Patel (CEO, Zydus Cadila), Mr. Kharekwala (Wockhardt), Dr. Ravindra Dave (Former Chairman, UNESCO) and numerous others.As the change in perspective in social political and financial strategies occurred from the mid nineties, college has kept up pace with the progressions by presenting and number of projects in rising between intra disciplinary zones with promising work openings which equipped the advancing needs of the general public on the loose. A portion of these projects are:
Movement, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Technology, Biotechnology, Climate Change Impacts Management, Clinical Research, Food Science and Nutrition, Forensic Science, Human Genetics, Infrastructure Management Services, Information Technology, Mobile Applications and Developmental Management, Maritime Management, Creative Science, Financial Services, Performing Arts, Networking and Communication, Web Technology, Communication and Journalism, PGDIFA, PGDFMI, PGDPM, PGDCSA, PGDACCP, PGDCR, and so forth. The scholastic ability and capability of the college is perceived by the all-around presumed investigate associations like PRL, ISRO, Plasma Research Institute, Entrepreneur Development Institute occupied with expanded research exercises of the college. The college has sorted out in excess of 200 class/symposium/workshop/meeting/instructional class/gathering/congress, and so on as a team with the state or focal subsidizing offices. The college has a condition of workmanship Convention Center with three display corridors to provide food the requirements of social/scholarly/mechanical associations to sort out scholastic and modern summits and shows.
There are around 40 continuous major and minor research activities subsidized by UGC, DBT, DST, CSIR, SAC/ISRO, MoES, MHRD, GUJCOST, GSBTM, focal and state government and so on in different encouraging offices adding up to an all-out spending plan about Rs.700 lacs. Three Departments are encouraged under DST-FIST program and one office is perceived as a Center for Excellence for research by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), Gandhinagar. Jan Shikshan Sansthan built up before 35 years prior, gives augmentation social and business enterprise exercises at network level. The Health Center gives fundamental Medicare where expert masters are welcomed on discussion premise. The college has presented an imaginative program for NRI and remote understudies as Study Abroad Program (SAP) to encourage worldwide community oriented training. Rollwala Computer Center has risen with novel self-planned program for private and smooth working of examination related work. Auspicious announcement of the outcomes and brief granting of imprint sheet is completed. To address the complaints of the understudies, Student Information Center is built up. Ladies’ Development Cell and Anti-Raging Cell are additionally comprised according to UGC rules. The lavish green grounds of the college considered as the lungs of the city-Ahmedabad amidst the solid establishments.The college confronted a few scholarly just as authoritative difficulties during this voyage however has had the option to keep up norms of advanced education and furthermore has a point of view plan for institutional improvement as conceived in the vision and statement of purpose of the college.
Association
Association of the college depends on the Gujarat University Act, 1949. [8] The experts of the college are:
Executive Council: governs activities at university
Academic Council: maintains and prescribes standards of instructions, education and examinations
Faculties
Board of University Teaching and Research
Board of Studies
Board of Extra-Mural Studies
Board of Student Welfare
Board for Hostel’s Management
Academic Planning Board
The college capacities in a law based manner by Senate which is chosen each year by resources and understudies. Instructors of the universities, divisions and schools are spoken to in on the Academic and Executive Councils.
Office bearers of the university are:
The Chancellor (The Governor of Gujaratis the ex-officio Chancellor of the university)
The Vice-Chancellor, who is the academic and the executive head of the university
Former Vice-Chancellors of the University residing in the State
Pro Vice-Chancellor
Registrar, who is administrative head of the university
University Librarian
Directors of Schools
Heads of the Departments
The teaching and non-teaching staff are represented by their unions.
Grounds and college ward
The campus of the university, located in the Navarangpura area of Ahmedabad, is spread over 260 acres (1.1 km2). Affiliated colleges and institutes are spread across the Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Kheda district (excluding the limits of Vallabh Vidyanagar in Anand Taluka and the area with a radius of 5 miles (8.0 km) from the office of Sardar Patel University).
In March 2012, the university started a campus radio service named GURU on 90.8 MHz, which was first kind of it in the state of Gujarat and fifth in India.
Divisions
Academic departments
The schools and university departments are as follows:
School of Commerce
School of Law
School of Languages
Department of English
Department of Gujarati
Department of Hindi
Department of Linguistics
Department of Urdu and Persian
Department of Pali, Prakrit & Apabhransha
Department of Sanskrit
School of Philosophy Education and Psychology
Department of Education
Department of Philosophy
Department of Psychology
School of Sciences
Department of Climate Change Impacts Management
Department of Botany
Applied Botany Centre(ABC) – Bioinformatics Centre and Climate Change and Impacts Management
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry
Department of Environmental Science
Department of Forensic Science
Department of Computer Science
Department of Life Science
Department of Geography
Department of Mathematics
Department of Statistics
Department of Physics, Space science and Electronics
Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Department of Zoology and Biomedical Technology
Department of Animation, ITIMS and Mobile Applications
School of Social Sciences
Department of Economics
Department of History
Department of Labour Welfare
Department of Political Science
Department of Sociology
Department of Social Work
Department of Journalism
Department of Library and Information Science
Department of Physical Education
Department of Yogic Science
Department of Study Abroad Program
- K. School of Business Management
- S. School of Business Management
Centre for Development Communication
H.K. Professional Centre
Upasana School of Performing Arts
A D Shodhan I A S Training Centre
Department of Defence Studies
Department of Home Science
Administrative departments
Gujarat University Administrative Office
Rollwala Computer Centre
Gujarat University Workshop
Department of Publication
Gujarat University Guest House
Gujarat University Press
Student welfare departments
Gujarat University Library
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Reading Centre
Women’s Development Cell
Gujarat University Consultancy Cell
Gujarat University Skill and Innovation Council
Gujarat University Startup And Entrepreneurship Council
Gujarat University Health Centre
James Reaney Canadian Study Centre
Gujarat University Employment Bureau
Department of Youth Welfare
Gujarat University Boys Hostel
Gujarat University Girls Hostel
Sports Complex
Canteen
Internet Access Centre
Dr B R Ambedkar Chair
Gujarat University Central Consumer Co-Operative Stores Ltd
Jan Shikshan Sansthan
Open Air Theatre
NRS Hall
Gujarat University Convention and Exhibition Hall
State Bank of India, Gujarat University Branch
Census Micro Data Station
Gujarat University Post Office
UGC Centers
Academic Staff College
Department of Adult and Continuing Education and Extension works
Department of Educational Multimedia Research Centre
Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET Centre)
Resources
- Medical
- Dental
- Science
- Commerce
- Arts
- Education
- Law