Nirma University, [NU] Ahmedabad

Nirma University was established in the year 2003 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is popular for its academic ambience and amenities. It is recognized by the University Grants Commission [UGC] and is accredited by NAAC. The University is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities [ACU] and Association of Indian Universities [AIU].

The university offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. The Nirma University Admission is based on merit and scores in qualifying exams. Nirma University encourages the initiatives of students to organize and carry out various activities. Students Associations are one of the University's unique features. Students are responsible for planning, organizing, conducting, and reviewing the events, thereby developing their skills in leadership and teamwork. 

Nirma University emphasizes the all-round development of its students. It aims at producing not only good professionals but also good and worthy citizens of a great country, aiding in its overall progress and development.

It endeavors to treat every student as an individual, to recognize their potential, and to ensure that they receive the best preparation and training for achieving their career ambitions and life goals.

Nirma University Quick Links:

• Courses
• Infrastrucutre Facilities
• Constituent Institutes
• Placements
• Scholarships
• MOUs
• Eligibility Criteria
• NU Admission
• Hostel Details

Nirma University Courses:

Nirma University provides various programs in many disciplines and below are the UG, PG, and Ph.D. courses offered by the university. Nirma University offers a part-time and full-time Ph.D. program for both internal and external candidates in the mentioned specializations. Here's a list of courses and their specializations:

Nirma University MBA:

Nirma University offers a two-year full-time residential program that follows the trimester system. The first year is made up of core courses. The second-year consists of several core courses and several elective courses. Lectures, case studies, simulations, and project work are the main pedagogical methods used in the program.

Nirma University Engineering:

Nirma University offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. courses in the engineering field. Each department consists of highly qualified and committed faculty members with academic and research and development experience from across India. All departments have efficient laboratory facilities with high-end equipment. The students often get opportunities to work directly on live or entrepreneurial projects with industry.

Nirma University Infrastructure Facilities:

The University spread across the sprawling lush green 115-acre campus, has an independent state-of-art infrastructure. The buildings have an air-conditioned amphitheater and the classrooms are equipped with multi-media and audio-visual equipment. Other NU Infrastructure facilities are mentioned below.

• NU Library aims to provide easy access to the right information at the right time to all its users.
• The campus includes the most modern updated computer laboratories with the latest configuration computers.
• The entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled.
• Language laboratories are equipped with the latest software to aid modern language teaching.
• The campus hostels rooms are spacious and well-furnished. 
• The university has its fleet of buses plying in all the areas of Ahmedabad.
• A scheduled bank with an ATM facility is located on the campus. 
• Excellent sports facilities comprising synthetic grounds for basketball, volleyball, and tennis, large fields for football and cricket, table tennis room. 

Nirma University Constituent Institutes:

Constituent Institutes of Nirma University are among the country's top tier educational institutions. The institutes are acknowledged for holistic education, cutting-edge research, robust academic programs, quality teaching-learning process, and overall development of students. Below is a list of Constituent institutes:

• Institute of Technology
• Institute of Management
• Institute of Diploma Studies
• Institute of Pharmacy
• Institute of Commerce
• Institute of Science
• Institute of Law
• Institute of Architecture and Planning

Nirma University Placements:

Nirma University provides full placement support to its students in the fields of Technology, Management, Law, Pharmacy and Life Sciences. The university has links with over 30 companies that regularly conduct campus recruitment. Nirma University Placement record has been subsequently increasing throughout the years. The university provides corporate partners with education, research partnerships, and connections to faculty and students. 

The placement model at Nirma University is a four-stage process, involving the pre-placement activities, career guidance, executing placement, and post-placement reviews. In addition to providing placement support to the students, the university also facilitates training of students in the organizations during summer and winter vacations, project work for the students in the final year, continuous institute-industry interactions, alumni activities, participation in exhibitions, fairs, seminars and conferences, counseling of the students on job opportunities, facilitating industry visits and inviting distinguished speakers.

• Students get placed in various domains like FMCG, Consumer Durables, Engg. & Manufacturing, ITES, Automobile, Retail/e-commerce, BFSI, Consulting, Pharma, Telecom, etc.
• Some of the top recruiters are Blue Star, Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Daimler, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Ford Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Deutsche Bank Global, etc.

Nirma University Scholarships:

Nirma University Ahmedabad provides various scholarship schemes and financial aids to meritorious students every year to encourage them. The eligibility criteria for the NU Scholarships differ for each course.

• The scholarship will be continued if the concerned student performs well in academics.
• The Nirma University Scholarship amount will vary for each institute
• Students seeking an education loan can apply for the loan in the Vidya Lakshmi portal directly.

Scholarships for Undergraduate Students:

• Nirma Merit Scholarship scheme: INR 1,00,000 p.a to the top 5, INR 90,000 to the next 20, and INR 50,000 to the next 25 students are given based on merit under this scheme.
• Merit-cum Means: This scheme takes into account the annual income of the family. INR 90,000 is given to the top 25 students with a total family income less than INR 2.5 lakhs, INR 50,000 to the next 25 students in the income group less than INR 4 lakhs, and INR 25,000 to another 25 students with family income less than INR 6 lakhs.
• Interest-Free Loan: Additionally assistance by way of interest subsidy on student loans taken for tuition fees is given by the university. The benefit is provided to 5% of the total intake of students with 100% reimbursement of interest on the loan for a family income up to INR 3 lakhs, 50% reimbursement in case of family income not exceeding INR 5 lakhs.
• Alumni Funded Scholarships: Scholarships of INR 30,000 each, once a year, are provided to branch wise two students every year,  subject to satisfying the merit criterion of maintaining a PPI of 7.5 and not getting scholarships from any other agency.
• Earn while you Learn: Students who do not receive any financial benefits from the university or government and have annual family income not more than INR 10 lakhs per annum are eligible to apply in the scheme. The selected students have to put in a maximum of 10 hours per week work in an assigned section of the university.

Scholarships for Postgraduate Students:

• Monthly stipend based on merit. The first nine GATE qualified students get INR 12,400 per month and all remaining students get INR 5,000 per month.
• Such students are assigned an academic load limited to eight hours per week as decided by the department.

Scholarships for Doctoral Students:

• The full-time doctoral scholar is given a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), for the first two years and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), for the third year as per the UGC norms.
• The fellows are expected to put in 8 hours per week for academic work assigned by the department.

Nirma University MoUs:

Nirma University has signed MoUs with several companies, academic and research organizations in the country and abroad. Student internships, faculty fellowships, and visiting faculty are some of the outcomes of MoUs with the top US, UK, and Canadian universities. A few of the Nirma University Ahmedabad MoUs are mentioned below:

MoUs with Industries:

• J K Lakshmi Cement Limited
• INFOSYS Technologies
• Tata Consultancy Services iON
• IBM Technologies
• Inspiron Engineering Pvt Limited

MoUs with various foreign universities:

• ITER, France
• University of Southern California
• Iowa State University, USA
• Florida Atlantic University
• Columbia University
• University of Newcastle, Australia
• Changwon National University, South Korea
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
• Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
• University of Georgia, Athens, Atlanta

MoUs with Research/ Educational Institutes:

• Institute of Plasma Research
• Satellite Application Centre, Indian Space Research Organization
• Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association
• Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee
• National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune