Navrachana University
Navrachana University is a private university in Vadodara, Gujarat. It was created by the state of Gujarat under the Private University Act, 2009.
Schools
School of Liberal Studies and Education offers:, BA-Humanities and Social Sciences, BEd and PhD.School of Science offers: BSc, BSc-MSc Integrated, MSc, MSc, MSc, MSc and MSc.
School of Environmental Design and Architecture offers: Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Design and Master of Planning.
School of Engineering and Technology offers: BCA, BSc, Bachelor of Technology and MTech.
School of Business and Law offers: BBA, BBA-LLB, LLM, MBA and Executive MBA.
All educational programs follow modular, semester-wise curricula and allow taking courses that cut across program boundaries. The unitary character allows the university to innovate new educational and pedagogic models grounded in interdisciplinary thinking and capitalize on the shared infrastructural and educational resources to achieve a rich academic and life experience.
Activities
- The university has introduced a choice-based curriculum to promote interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary learning among students.
- A Startup affiliated with Navrachana University was granted a funding of Rs 15 lakh by the central government.
- Provost Prof. Pratyush Shankar of Navrachana University led the Humboldt Residency Program in Germany for the year 2023.
- Navrachana University received an A grade with a CGPA of 3.31 in its first cycle of accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
- In 2024 Professor Sandeep Vasant, registrar at Navrachana University, was awarded the Fulbright-Nehru International Fellowship. He is among ten scholars from India chosen for this prestigious recognition, focusing on advancing student-centric approaches and international collaboration in higher education.
- Navrachana University's research highlighted alarming levels of silent toxins in Gujarat's lifelines. Navrachana University's School of Science detected worrying levels of contaminants in river water, sediment, and fish tissues.