Ganpat University (GUNI) is a

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located in

Kherva Kherva is a village in the Mehsana district, Gujarat, India, situated on State Highway 73 between Gandhinagar and Mehsana. It borders the following villages: Devarasan, Kadavasan, Mulsan, Jagudan, Sanganpur, Punasan, Hebuva, Udalpur, Gunjala, D ...

Mehsana Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and the headquarters of Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwad dynasty, Gaekwads of Baroda State from 18th century to the independen ...

, in the Indian state of

Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...

. Established in 2005 through State Legislative Act No. 19 of 2005 by the

Government of Gujarat The Government of Gujarat, also known as Gujarat Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Gujarat and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive of the legislators appointed by the Governor of Gujarat, a judiciar ...

, it is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956.

Campus and infrastructure

Ganpat University is situated in the educational township of Ganpat Vidyanagar. It spans over and offers a modern learning environment with technologically advanced laboratories, libraries, hostels, and recreational spaces. The university is designed to promote interdisciplinary learning and industry-academic collaboration.

Academics

Ganpat University offers a variety of academic programs ranging from

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Doctoral A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

levels across multiple disciplines, including: *

Engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

and Applications *

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

Sciences Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

Social Sciences Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of society, societies and the Social relation, relationships among members within those societies. The term was former ...

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

Maritime Studies Maritime studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that uses Liberal arts education, liberal arts or business as the foundation for exploring humankind's relationship with Waterway, waterways and Drainage basin, watersheds. Incorporating ma ...

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

Specialized degree programs

* B.Tech. in

Marine engineering Marine engineering is the engineering of boats, ships, submarines, and any other marine vessel. Here it is also taken to include the engineering of other ocean systems and structures – referred to in certain academic and professional circ ...

approved by the Directorate General of Shipping,

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. * B.Tech. in

Cloud computing Cloud computing is "a paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable physical or virtual resources with self-service provisioning and administration on-demand," according to International Organization for ...

and

Big data Big data primarily refers to data sets that are too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional data processing, data-processing application software, software. Data with many entries (rows) offer greater statistical power, while data with ...

in collaboration with IBM, the first university in Western India to offer this specialization. * M.Tech. in Embedded Systems and VLSI Technology in partnership with eInfochips, the only university in Gujarat to do so. *

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...

(Banking & Finance) in association with the Mehsana Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd. * Specialized programs in financial management and capital markets in collaboration with the

NSE NSE may refer to: Stock exchanges * Nagoya Stock Exchange, Japan * Nairobi Stock Exchange, Kenya * Nigerian Stock Exchange, Lagos * National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), Mumbai, India * National Stock Exchange, the former name of Vilnius Sto ...

. * MMS in ERP Systems, Business Analytics, and Project Management in collaboration with

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, Australia.

Centers of excellence

Ganpat University has established several Centers of Excellence to enhance research and skill development, including: * Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM), supported by

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and the Government of Japan. *

Bosch Rexroth Bosch Rexroth AG is an engineering firm based in Lohr am Main in Germany. It is the result of a merger on 1 May 2001, between Mannesmann Rexroth AG and the Automation Technology Business Unit of Robert Bosch GmbH, and is a wholly owned subsid ...

Centre of Excellence for Automation Technologies. *

IBM International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is ...

Software Laboratory for Emerging Technologies. *

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Learning Centre of Excellence. * GUNI Center of Excellence for Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) in association with Stratasys Ltd. * Collaborations with NSE, EC Council, Micro Focus University,

Shalby Hospitals Shalby Hospitals is a multispecialty hospital with facilities in various locations. The hospital was first started in Ahmedabad as a joint replacement centre in 1994 by Dr. Vikram Shah. Shalby today, runs a chain of 14 multispecialty hospitals ...

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, and the Logistics Skill Council.

International collaborations

Ganpat University has signed MoUs with various international institutions to enhance academic and research opportunities, including: *

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(USA) for academic exchanges and collaborative research. *

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for specialized MBA programs in technology management. *

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for integrating data analytics into its management programs.

Accreditations and memberships

Ganpat University is a permanent member of the

Association of Indian Universities Association of Indian Universities (AIU) is an organisation and association of universities in India including central, state, institutes of National Importance and Deemed Universities. It is based in Delhi. It evaluates the courses, syllabi, s ...

(AIU) and holds memberships with: *

Association of Commonwealth Universities The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is a charitable organization that was established in 1913, and has over 400 member institutions in over 40 countries across the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth.International Association of Universities The International Association of Universities (IAU) is a membership-led non-governmental organization working in the field of global higher education. It has more than 600 members in over 130 countries, including institutions, organizations, aff ...

(IAU), France. *

National Board of Accreditation The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) is one of the two major bodies responsible for accreditation of higher education institutions in India, along with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). NBA accredits technical progr ...

(NBA), India.

Notable alumni

* Parth Siddhpura – Indian musician, author, and entrepreneur; alumnus of Ganpat University.

Awards and recognition

* Best Center of Excellence award for Additive Manufacturing at the 12th International Conference Expo (2023). * The V.M. Patel Institute of Management (VMPIM) ranked 29th among Top Private B-Schools in India and 8th in the Western Zone by Outlook-ICARE Annual Rankings (2022).

References

External links

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