| Gujarat Technological University (International Innovative University) | |
| Established: | 2007 |
| Vice Chancellor: | Dr. Rajul K. Gajjar |
| Address: | Nr. Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Nr. Visat Three Roads, Visat - Gandhinagar Highway, Chandkheda |
| Country: | India |
| Campus: | Urban |
Gujarat Technological University (International Innovative University), commonly referred as GTU, is a public state university affiliating many engineering, pharmacy, and management colleges in Gujarat state, India. The university is headed by the state government and came into existence on 16 May 2007. Engineering institutes such as Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering, Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya, Vishwakarma Government Engineering College and many Government Engineering Colleges are a part of GTU.
Earlier, Gujarat University was the prime university of Gujarat state heading all colleges including technical colleges. To ensure more efficient, and systematic imparting of technical education, the state government formulated GTU.[1] GTU declares results all around from February to April for winter exams and all around from June to August of summer exams.[2] Currently 485 Colleges are affiliated to this GTU from across Gujarat with over 400,000 students.
Gujarat Technological University Diploma, Degree and Master of engineering courses comprising to Ph.D. Doctoral Programs and Pharmacy courses for Bachelors and Masters, Management courses and MCA.[3]
Notable affiliated Engineering colleges include:[4]
→ The list of Colleges that are De-affiliated this year includes:1) RK university2) Uka Tarsadia University3) KadiSarva Vidyalaya4) Indus university5) C. U shah university6) G.L.S university7) Parul University 8) Sakalchand university9) Marwadi University 10) Anant National University11)Gokul Global University12) Swaanim Startup and innovation university13) Indrasil University14) Atmiya University15) CVM university 16) ITM university17) Bhagwan Mahavir University18) LJK university19) Silver Oak University20) Monark University[6]
GTU established the 'GTU Innovation Council' at ACPC Building, LD Campus in the year 2013. GTU Innovation Council, also known as GIC, is headed by Hiranmay Mahanta. The aim of the GTU Innovation council is to facilitate student startups by providing necessary facilities, organizing workshops, helping students to find relevant mentors, and other activities weekly. GIC also conducts workshops on Training the professors, Flash Ventures, Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, Design Thinking and Ideation workshops.[7] GIC established a separate wing of IP Clinic, which helps students to easily patent their innovative ideas and projects. GIC also looks after GTU's UDP program, which authenticates Final year student projects, on quality and genuineness perspectives. Thus it will give them relevant ideas.
GTU Innovation Council took the momentum when they launched the Crowdfunding Initiator program in association with Start51, an indigenous crowd-funding platform in India. Crowdfunding Initiator (CFI) is aimed to help student startups with necessary guidance and funding. About 70 student startups from around Gujarat enrolled, out of which only a few projects were selected for the one-month-long Bootcamp.[8] This Bootcamp which was organized from 16 June 2014 to 12 July 2014, was divided into four-part: Ideation, Incentive Model, Pitch Presentation and Funding.[9] By the end of Bootcamp, Crowdfunding Initiator successfully took 8 projects to live on a dedicated crowdfunding portal for funding.[10]