Nirma University

Nirma University was established in 2003 by the initiative of Nirma Education & Research Foundation (NERF). It is the first private University in Gujarat. It has been recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2 (f) of the UGC Act and Accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The University is one of the leading universities consistently ranked among top 10 private universities in India. Dr Karsanbhai K Patel, the industrialist and founder Chairman of the Nirma group, crystallized his long-cherished dream of providing world-class facilities for professional education in the state of Gujarat through the establishment of the NERF in 1994. He believed that an institute of professional courses imparting world-class education facilities to the youth was the need of the hour for the state of Gujarat. Nirma University spread across 125 acres in the sprawling lush green campus has world-class infrastructure and facilities. Today it is identified with cutting edge research, robust academic programmes, quality teaching-learning process and over-all personality development of its students. The state of art campus provides a refreshing environment, stimulates intellectual growth and creativity. The Constituent Institutes of the University are Institute of Technology (1995), Institute of Management (1996) Institute of Diploma Studies (1997), Institute of Pharmacy (2003), Institute of Science(2004), Institute of Law (2007) and Institute of Architecture (2014). All the Nirma University institutes are providing value-based quality professional education and are widely respected for their contribution to society. All the constituent institutes of Nirma University have been consistently ranked highly by various reputed and renowned survey agencies.