Central University of Gujarat
Other name
CUG
TypeCentral Research University
Established2009
AccreditationNAAC with Grade 'A'
VisitorPresident of India
ChancellorHasmukh Adhia[1]
Vice-ChancellorRama Shanker Dubey[2]
ProvostRakesh Rai [3]
Location
Gandhinagar[4]
,
Gujarat
,
382030
,
India

23°14′42″N 72°06′06″E / 23.2449018°N 72.101637°E / 23.2449018; 72.101637
CampusUrban
AffiliationsGovernment of India Parliament of India UGC, NAAC, ACU[5]
Websitewww.cug.ac.in

Central University of Gujarat is a public central research university in Gandhinagar, Gujarat offering courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.[6]Rama Shanker Dubey is vice-chancellor of Central University of Gujarat.[7]

The university includes 16 schools, 14 academic departments, and 2 other special centres.[8]

Organization & Governance

The Central University of Gujarat has eleven schools in different disciplines with various centres within them, at one special Centre.[9][10]

Schools & Centres

The university has 11 specialized schools imparting education in various fields. Some schools have further specialized centres within them.

Special Centre

The university also has a special centre for Diaspora studies.

2009 Bill

The Central Universities Bill 2009 aims at creating one new central university each in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.[11]

It also seeks to convert Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Chhattisgarh, Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya in Sagar (Madhya Pradesh), Utkal University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand into Central universities.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hasmukh Adhia appointed Chancellor of Central University of Gujarat". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Rama Shanker Dubey Appointed VC of the Central University of Gujarat".
  3. ^ "Central University of Gujarat (CUG)".
  4. ^ "Central University of Gujarat (CUG)".
  5. ^ "Association of Commonwealth Universities Membars-Asia". Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Central Universities Act, 2009" (PDF). Central University of Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Central University of Gujarat (CUG)". www.cug.ac.in. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Annual Report 2015-16" (PDF). Central University of Gujarat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Central University of Gujarat (CUG)". www.cug.ac.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ^ Government of India Gazette Notification No. 404 of 30 October 2018 (PDF). Government of India. p. 3.
  11. ^ "List of Central Universities in India" (PDF). education.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Parliament passes bill to set 12 central varsities". The Times of India. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.

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