Central University of Gujarat

Not to be confused with Gujarat University.

Central University of Gujarat is a public central research university in Kundhela Village, Dabhoi Taluka, Vadodara,^[4] Gujarat, India, offering courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.^[5] Rama Shanker Dubey is vice-chancellor of Central University of Gujarat.^[6]

Central University of Gujarat

Other name	CUG
Type	Central University (India) Public research university
Established	2009; 16 years ago (2009)
Accreditation	NAAC with Grade 'A+'
Chancellor	Dr. Hasmukh Adhia[1]
Vice-Chancellor	Rama Shanker Dubey[2]
Visitor	President of India
Address	Kundhela village , Vadodara District , Gujarat , 391107 , India 22.1999167°N 73.2666106°E / 22.1999167; 73.2666106
Campus	Rural, 100 acres (40 ha)
Language	English
Affiliations	Government of India Parliament of India UGC, NAAC, ACU[3]
Website	www.cug.ac.in

The university includes 11 schools, 16 academic departments, and 3 centres.^[7]

Organization & Governance

The Central University of Gujarat has eleven schools in different disciplines with various departments within them. It has three Centres also.^[8][9]

Schools & Centres

The university has 11specialized schools imparting education in various fields. Some schools have further specialized centres within them.

• School of Applied Material Science (SAMS)
• School of Chemical Sciences (SCS)
• School of Education (SE)
  • Department of Studies in Research and Education(CSRE)
• School of Environment and Sustainable Development (SESD)
• School of International Studies (SIS)
  • Politics & International Relations (School level) (PIR) Established in 2012, the PIR-SIS offers postgraduate course in Politics & International Relations.
  • Department of International Politics (DIP) offers doctoral programme in International politics.
• School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies (SLLCS)
  • Department of German Studies (DGS) offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses in German language, people, and culture.
  • Department of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies (DCLTS)
  • Department of English Studies (DES)
  • Department of Hindi Language & Literature (DHLL)
  • Department of Gujarati Language & Literature (DGLL)
  • Department of Chinese Studies (DCS)
• School of Library & Information Sciences (SLIS)
• School of Life Sciences (SLS)
• School of Nano Sciences (SNS)
  • Department of Security Studies (DSS)
  • Department of Strategic Technologies (Cyber/Space) (DST)
  • Department of Maritime Security
• School of National Security Studies (SNSS)
• School of Social Sciences (SSS)
  • Department of Studies in Social Management (DSSM)
  • Department of Studies in Society and Development (DSSD)
  • Department of Studies in Science, Technology and Innovation policy (DSSTIP)
  • Department of Studies in Economics and Planning (DSEP)
  • Department of Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies (DGTPS)

Special Centre

• Centre for Diaspora Studies (CDS)
• Centre for Health Culture and Personality Development (CHCPD)
• Dr. Ambedkar Centre for Excellence (DACE)

2009 Bill

The Central Universities Bill 2009 aims at creating one new central university each in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.^[10]

It also seeks to convert Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Chhattisgarh, Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya in Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) and Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand into Central universities.^[11]

See also

• Central University, India
• School of Library and Information Science