Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

Gujarat University is a public state university located in the Navarangpura area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, established on 23 November 1949 under the Gujarat University Act following recommendations from leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, and Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar. It evolved from the Ahmedabad Education Society and serves as an affiliating university at the undergraduate level and a teaching university at the postgraduate level, with close to 300,000 students studying across its courses, faculties, and affiliated institutes. As of 2014, it had 285 affiliated colleges, 35 approved institutions, and 20 recognised institutions. The campus spans 300 acres, with its main tower building designed by Atmaram Gajjar. The university is accredited A+ by NAAC and ranked 1st in Gujarat and 26th in India among Public State Universities in the 2019 Outlook-ICare rankings. It has also been ranked by NIRF in various years. The university includes the B.K. School of Business Management, a postgraduate business school established in 1976. Notable alumni include Amit Shah, Gautam Adani, Pranav Mistry, and Pankaj Patel. In March 2012, it launched a campus radio service called GURU.