| Nirma University | |
| Motto: | Sanskrit: तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय |
| Mottoeng: | "From darkness, lead me to light" |
| President: | Karsanbhai Patel |
| Students: | 9,344 (31 March 2021) (all campus) |
| Type: | Private |
| City: | Near Vaishnodevi Circle, Ahmedabad |
| State: | Gujarat |
| Country: | India |
| Campus: | Urban (115 acres) |
Nirma University (NU) is a private university located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It functions under the aegis of the Nirma Education and Research Foundation (NERF).[1] The Gujarat Government has granted "Centre of Excellence" status to Nirma University.[2]
The university received the Centre for Excellence status from the Government of Gujarat in January 2022.[3] The university has been recently awarded A+ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the third cycle of re-accreditation. This grade is a hallmark of very high academic quality, including education, research and extension.[4]
The Institute of Technology offers B. Tech. programmes.[5] The Institute of Management offers postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes in management.[6] The Institute of Pharmacy offers pharmaceutical education at the undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral levels.[7] The Institute of Science offers postgraduate programmes in M. Sc. in the fields biotechnology, biochemistry and microbiology.[8]
| Type: | University and institute |
| Nirf O 2023: | 101-150 |
| Outlook U 2020: | 2 |
| Nirf A 2024: | 19 |
| Nirf E 2023: | 101-150 |
| Nirf B 2023: | 5 |
| Nirf P 2023: | 37 |
The university was ranked in the 100–150 band overall in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[9] It was also ranked in the 101-150 band in the engineering ranking, 55th in the management ranking[10] and 37th in the pharmacy ranking in 2024.
Internationally, Nirma University was ranked at 556 in the SCImago Institutions Rankings for 2020.