Shobhit University is a

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located in

Gangoh Gangoh is a town and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It lies about 40 km south-west of Saharanpur city. Other nearby towns are Karnal, Haryana, which is about 35 km south-west of Gangoh; Yamunanag ...

Saharanpur district Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab ...

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. It was established in July 2012 under the ''Shobhit Vishwavidhaylaya, Uttar Pradesh Adhiniyam, 2011''.

History

Shobhit University began its way in July 2000, with the establishment of Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology (SIET) by the NICE Society, which was itself established in July 1989. The institute included two engineering colleges, at

and

Meerut Meerut (, ISO 15919, ISO: ''Mēraṭh'') is a city in the western region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located in the Meerut district, it is northeast of the national capital, New Delhi, and is ...

, the latter better known as Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology,

Saharanpur Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the public administration, administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district. Saharanpur city's name was given after the Sain ...

. The college was affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University and later to Gautam Buddh Technical University, both now Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University. In July 2006 the NICE Society established the Adarsh Vijendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AVIPS), now a

constituent college A collegiate university is a university where functions are divided between a central administration and a number of constituent colleges. Historically, the first collegiate university was the University of Paris and its first college was the Col ...

of the university. In November 2006 the Meerut college received

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status, and became popularly known as Shobhit University, Meerut, officially Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology. In July 2012 the Gangoh college became a university under the ''Shobhit Vishwavidhaylaya, Uttar Pradesh Adhiniyam, 2011''. The School of Law and Constitutional Studies (SLCS) was established in July 2013, followed by the Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra Ayurved Medical College and Research Centre in July 2014, the School of Education in July 2015 and the Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra Medical College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences in January 2016.

Academics

The university offers graduate, postgraduate and professional degrees through the following schools and departments: * School of Engineering & Technology * School of Biological Engineering & Sciences * Department of Computer Science & Applications * School of Business Studies & Entrepreneurship * School of Ayurveda * School of Pharmacy * School of Law & Constitutional Studies * School of Naturopathy * School of Education * School of Basic & Applied Sciences * School of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences

Accreditation

Like all universities in India, Shobhit University is approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The education programmes are recognised by the

National Council for Teacher Education National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is a statutory body of Indian government set-up under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (#73, 1993) in 1995 to formally oversee standards, procedures and processes in the Indian ...

(NCTE). Shobhit University Gangoh is ranked 57th by India Today 2023 under the University (Private) category, 101-125 by NIRF 2023 under the Pharmacy category, and 119 by Outlook 2023 under the Engineering (Private) category.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Saharanpur district Educational institutions established in 2012 2012 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Private universities in Uttar Pradesh