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Dhirubhai Ambani University (DAU), formerly and widely known as Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), is a private self-financed university located in
Gandhinagar Gandhinagar () is the capital of the state of Gujarat in India. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad, on the west central point of the industrial corridor between the megacities of Delhi and Mumbai. Gandhinagar ...
,
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, India. It is named after
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founder Dhirubhai Ambani. It is run by the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation and is promoted by the
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Group (stylized as ReLIΛNCe) is an Indian conglomerate, headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company, which was formed after Dhirubhai Ambani's business was divided up, is headed by his younger son Anil Ambani. Reliance Group has f ...
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History

DA-IICT began admitting students in August 2001, with an intake of 240 undergraduate students for its Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) program in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Over the years, it expanded to include postgraduate courses such as Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in ICT, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Data Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Information Technology, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Agriculture and Rural Development, Master in Design (M.Des.), and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program. The duration of the bachelor's program was four years. The first batch of DA-IICT postgraduates graduated in 2004, and the first batch of undergraduates graduated in 2005. In 2004, three M.Sc. (IT) students from DA-IICT challenged
IIM Ahmedabad The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad or IIM-A), is a business school, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is one of the Indian Institutes of Management and was accorded the status of an Institute of National Impor ...
's decision to deny them admission interviews, citing the institute's eligibility criteria based on AIU and
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affiliation. The case was brought in the
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, which ruled in favor of the students. Following the judgment, the CAT eligibility criteria were subsequently modified. In 2023, the institute ranked first in the IIRF Ranking 2023 for private universities.


Renaming and Expansion

In March 2024, the
Gujarat Legislative Assembly The Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member ...
passed a bill to rename the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT) to Dhirubhai Ambani University (DAU). This change was part of a broader effort to align the institution with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which emphasizes multidisciplinary education and research. The renaming reflects the university's expanded scope, moving beyond its original focus on information and communication technology (ICT) to include a wide range of disciplines.


Student achievements

* Student teams won the TI DSP Design Competition in 2005, 2006 and 2007. * Teams of four students each won the Microsoft Imagine cup for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007. * Two of its teams were winners at the Microsoft, High Performance Computing Scholars Program 2008. * Two students won Google Women Engineering Award in year 2009 and 2010. * Team of 4 students won the Unlimited Potential Multipoint Education Award of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2009, World Finals. The same team stood third in the National Finals in the Software Design category of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2009, India Finals. * A student won Innovate4Women Award of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2010 and one of its team were National Finalist in Microsoft Imagine Cup India. * 17 students selected for Google Summer of Code, 2012, the highest number in India and third highest in the world. * Team of 4 students stood third at the National Finals for "Samsung USID Design Challenge", 2012 for their app "Location Alarm". * Team DA-Developers represented DA-IICT at the Imagine Cup 2013 National Finals and stood third in India for Imagine Cup World Citizenship contest with their app "Read For Blind". * 17 students from DA-IICT selected for the prestigious Google Summer Of Code, 2013. * Team of 2 students from DA-IICT won the GNLU Debate 2016 in the Novice category. * DAIICT was ranked 11th in the world for student developers among universities in year 2016 by
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See also

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Education in India Education in India is primarily managed by the state-run public education system, which falls under the command of the government at three levels: Government of India, central, States and Territories of India, state and Local government in In ...
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List of universities in India The higher education system in India includes both private and public universities. Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and s ...
* List of institutions of higher education in Gujarat


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