RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) is an autonomous Central University situated at the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi campus, Fursatganj Airfield, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was constituted by an Act of Parliament in 2013, following approval by the Union Cabinet on 11 July 2013 for creation of India's first national aviation university, and was physically established in 2018. The university functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India. Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Nalin Tandon was appointed as its first Vice Chancellor in 2016, and Mr. Jitendra Singh became its first Registrar in 2019; both were appointed by the President of India. RGNAU aims to promote aviation studies, training, research, and extension work in areas such as aviation management, regulation, law, safety, security, and engineering. It launched its first course, the PG Diploma in Airport Operations, in August 2019, and later introduced programs including BBA and MBA in Aviation Management, B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering, and B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering with a specialization in Avionics. The university's administration includes an Executive Council and Academic Council comprising experts from government bodies, IITs, IIMs, IATA, and AAI.