Navrachana University

નવરચના યુનિવર્સિટી
Motto	Education beyond books, for the world beyond what it looks
Type	Private
Established	July 2009
Accreditation	UGC
Chairperson	Tejal Amin
Chancellor	Rahul Amin
Vice-Chancellor	Pratyush Shankar
Provost	Pratyush Shankar
Address	Vasna Bhayli Road , Vadodara , Gujarat , 391410 , India
Campus	5.318 acres (2.152 ha)
Website	www.nuv.ac.in

Navrachana University is a Private University located in Vadodara, Gujarat. It was created by the state of Gujarat under the Private University Act, 2009.^[1][2][3][4]

Schools

School of Liberal Studies and Education offers: BA-Journalism & Mass Communication, BA-Humanities and Social Sciences, BEd and PhD.

School of Science offers: BSc(Chemistry, Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Microbiology), BSc-MSc Integrated(Biomedical), MSc(Chemistry), MSc(Microbiology), MSc(Life Science) and MSc(Biotechnology).

School of Environmental Design and Architecture offers: Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Design (Interior/Landscape).

School of Engineering and Technology offers: BCA, BSc(Data Science), Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical, Electrical & Electronics, Civil and Computer Science and Engineering) and MTech (Master of Technology).

School of Business and Law offers: BBA, BBA-LLB, LLM, MBA and Executive MBA.

All Educational Programs follow modular, semester-wise curricula and allow taking courses that cut across program boundaries. The unitary character allows the university to innovate new educational and pedagogic models grounded in interdisciplinary thinking and capitalize on the shared infrastructural and educational resources to achieve a rich academic and life experience.

Notable Activities

• The university has introduced a choice-based curriculum to promote interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary learning among students. ^[5]
• A Startup affiliated with Navrachana University was granted a funding of Rs 15 lakh by the central government.^[6]
• Provost Prof. Pratyush Shankar of Navrachana University led the Humboldt Residency Program in Germany for the year 2023.^[7]
• Navrachana University received an A grade with a CGPA of 3.31 in its first cycle of accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
• In 2024, Professor Sandeep Vasant, registrar at Navrachana University, was awarded the Fulbright-Nehru International Fellowship. He is among ten scholars from India chosen for this prestigious recognition, focusing on advancing student-centric approaches and international collaboration in higher education. ^[8]