A note on GTU

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GUJARATTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY2nd Floor, ACPC Building,L.D. College of Engineering Campus,Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380015.Tele.: +91-079-26300499/599Fax:+91-079-26301500Email: [email protected]

www.gtu.ac.in


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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

Gujarat Technological University was established vide Government of Gujarat legislature act no 20 of 2007, dated

16th May 2007. The Education Department, Government of Gujarat has affiliated Degree and Diploma Engineering,

Degree and Diploma Pharmacy colleges from the academic year 2008-09 with Gujarat Technological University.

MBA, MCA, M.E., M.Pharm and P.D.D.C courses were affiliated with Gujarat Technological University from the

academic year 2009-10.

Gujarat Technological University has been established with the prime objective to create centers and institutes of

excellence in the areas of science, engineering and management. The Universitys constant endeavor is towards the

advancement of quality of life of the mankind in general through its research and development work in the domain

of science, engineering, and management development and application.

GTU is today the largest University in Gujarat with about 3,50,000 students, out of which more than 33,000 are

pursuing post-graduate studies.

Objectives:

"To create institutes and centres of excellence to impart state of the art education, training and research

in the field of Science, Technology and Management in general."

"To create capabilities to develop knowledge, skill and competence at various levels."

"To create capabilities to upgrade infrastructure of global standard for education, training and research in

the areas related to Engineering, Technology and Sciences."

"To provide inter-relationship for national and international participations in the fields of Science,

Engineering, Technology and Management."

"To establish close linkages with industries to make teaching, training and research at the University

relevant to the needs of industries at national and international levels."

Facts:

Number of GTU Colleges/ Institutions

Area Number

of

Colleges

Degree

Engineering

100

Diploma

Engineering

90

Degree

Pharmacy

88

Diploma

Pharmacy

16

M.Pharm 46

M.E. 40

MBA 119

MCA 56

PDDC 03


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Students

There are about 3.5 lacs students at GTU as of now with a strength of about 39,000 postgraduates.

Postgraduate Admissions

The University received more than 24,000 applications for graduate study for entry in 2010/11 and 2011/12 to the

MBA/MCA programs.

GTU-the Initiator:

All the colleges (except deemed universities) imparting education in Engineering, Pharmacy, MBA and MCA of the

state brought under one roof for:

Inter constituent collaboration: For example between MBA and Engineering students.

2009: Started PG programs: MBA (four electives and five sectorial specialization areas), MCA, M.Pharm.

(eleven specializations), ME (thirty eight specialization).

2011: Started Ph. D programs in Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, and Computer Science.

Continuous modernization of syllabi in all branches, with a major change in Business Studies by creating a

Global MBA program with four Functional areas and five Major Specialization areas.

Increasing the importance of practical work and having projects which are anchored in the needs of the

industry and the society.

Steps for Leadership in Learning Outcomes:

To improve the teaching learning processes for the teachers as well as students, GTU has initiated several activities,

i.e

Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE) for PG Courses Gujarat Technological University

(GTU) has as many as 40 PG level courses in various disciplines such as Master of Engineering (ME), Master of

Pharmacy (MPHARM), Master in Computer Application (MCA), and Master in business management (MBA). GTU has

decided to make cluster of more than 2500 courses websites for various PG level courses to achieve the following

objectives such as organizing and sharing resources; providing effective ways to reach remote learners and connect

them in a virtual course; to appeal to students' visual and interactive learning modes; to help teach students real-

world skills such as handling large volumes of information, developing research skills, analyzing and evaluating

information.

Such Learning Management Systems are today used in every University in the developed countries. However in

India, this may be the first large-scale use of launching such a large number of courses website.

Please see: http://www.gtupgcourses.org/

GTU Discussion Boards ("Exchanging Tips and Discussing Topics")

GTU Discussion Boards enable teachers, senior faculties and principals of GTU affiliated colleges to interact with

each other. GTU aims to achieve the following objectives through discussion boards to get educational as well as

administrative inputs for decision making; to build relationship with institutes and among institutes and to enable

discussion and debate topics which will give each other tips and ideas. The first four Discussions Boards for

Principals/Directors of PG courses is being launched.

Please see:http://www.gtucampusconnect.org/Forum

GTU Campus Connect
http://www.gtupgcourses.org/http://www.gtucampusconnect.org/Forum/http://www.gtucampusconnect.org/Forum/http://www.gtucampusconnect.org/Forum/http://www.gtucampusconnect.org/Forum/http://www.gtupgcourses.org/


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For Continuous Feedback from Students and a help-site ("For the, Of the & By the Students")

Gujarat Technological University (GTU) enrols about 1.1 lacks students per year in various courses from undergraduate

level to postgraduate level. GTU Campus Connect is the welcome website for students where they can simply

register and post their queries regarding grades, syllabus, previous papers and other exam related things.

Please see:http://www.discussionforum.in

Faculty Development Programs:

A huge and continuing effort, the like of which has never before been attempted by any University: programsconducted through NITTTR, Bhopal, eminent persons including IIT teachers and local resources

Preparation of a Common Minimum Course-ware:

Using senior teachers in the large network of Colleges in GTU, Courseware for more than 1,200 courses of the

University is being prepared and shared among all the Colleges. This ensures a common understanding among all

the Colleges about the interpretation of the syllabi and a good standard of teaching-learning process even when a

College has inexperienced and new faculty.

Practice-Oriented Technologists: Workshops, Laboratories andf project work are being given greater

importance in the learning process.

a) Since July 2010, the marks for practical work increased from 10 to 50.

b)All Final Year projects from June 2011 will be anchored in the industry.

c) Under GTU Innovation Council, 25 Sankuls have been created all over the state with

All the Principals of GTU Colleges

More than 500 Industry Leaders and about 40 industry associations

More than 300 Udisha Clubs have been created. Working towards having an

Udisha Club in every GTU College

The first meeting with industry leaders: 2nd

August 2010

The first experiments: September 2010: in Rajkot area

The first Shodh Yatra: 12th

February at Naroda industrial estate by VGEC

studentsd) 50,000 Pre-Final Year students went on Shodh Yatra to the industries during the summer of 2011.

e) The Final Year students are working on solving more than 16,000 real-life problems from the SMEs.

f) GTU Sectoral Innovation Councils are being set up in 44 different field of technologies so that students working

on their Final Year projects in the same field can learn from any other student or faculty member or mentor in the

state.

Please visit http://www.gtuinnovationcouncil.ac.in/.

g) For Immersion Studies of MBA students, GTU has taken a new initiative of setting up of three Skills Councils in

Financial Services, Marketing and Human Resources & Organizational Structures. The Councils will study and do

research on the skill sets and certifications required in the three areas. The Councils will also help in immersion

studies of GTU students, when they study the specialized areas. The Councils will help identify the skill sets for all

the three areas. GTU will work to nurture among students these skill-sets. We expect that the Councils will alsohelp make the respective business segments more professional and will help develop systems, which would be

able to help the industries all over India and the world, at large. GTU is trying to involve the entire segments of

industries in India and researchers in the areas as active participants. The three Councils have 12, 7 and 8 Sectoral

Panels respectively. Each Sectoral Panel has academicians and industry professionals as co-chair persons .

Continuously updated Syllabi:

Created or updated new syllabi for 1200 courses during the last few months.

Examples: MBA Syllabus Committee:
http://www.discussionforum.in/http://www.discussionforum.in/http://www.discussionforum.in/http://www.gtuinnovationcouncil.ac.in/http://www.gtuinnovationcouncil.ac.in/http://www.gtuinnovationcouncil.ac.in/http://www.gtuinnovationcouncil.ac.in/http://www.discussionforum.in/


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A meeting of all MBA/ MCA Directors held on 13 July 2010.

First meeting of Syllabus Committee: 29th July 2010

National Workshop: 20th

December 2010

Draft Syllabus presented: 7th

June 2011

A New Global MBA program for the 21st

century has been developed.

Diploma Engineering Syllabus: 31 March 2011: The budget approved for conducting a survey of the

industries to find out the needs of the industry and to prepare the syllabi accordingly

Post-graduate Teaching:

a. ME Dissertation Review: A unique step to improve the quality of thesis;

World lass Masters thesis fro et ear

b. Three eellet Masters progras have been started in August 2011 in the following areas:

i. VLSI Design and Embedded Systems

ii. Cyber Security

iii. Mobile Computing and Wireless Technologies

c. World-class Doctoral program being rolled out:

started on September 30, 2011

with 250 students 202 Doctoral Supervisors

Research Week from 27th

February 2012

Research Boards: working actively:

Board for Rurban Technologies, consisting of GTU Institutions in rural areas and mofussil, towns.

Board for Environmental and Green technologies to study the areas of Recycling and Re-use of treated

Sewage, Urban Air Pollution, Renewable Energy Technologies, Cleaner Production towards Sustainable

Development etc

Board for Mobile Computing and Wireless Technologies

Center for nano Technology Applications

GTU is setting up Centers for studies in the areas of Business Ethics and CSR, Financial Services, GovernanceSystems in businesses, industries, universities, hospitals, mass transportation systems, NGOs and governments. It

is also setting up a a Center for Advanced Studies in Defence and Security at Vadodara.

GTU Conferences in the area of Business Studies:

25- epteer : First Natioal Coferee o Busiess Ethics For Global Success Of Indian

Busiesses held at J. B. Auditoriu, Ahedaad Maageet Assoiatio, Ahedaad: More tha studets

and faculty members participated.

August 26-, : First Natioal Coferee o Coteporar Issues i Fiae at Ahedaad

Management Association, Ahmedabad

22- epteer : eod Natioal Coferee o Busiess Ethis & Corporate Goerae

organized at FGI Auditorium, Vadodara

Workshop on Patenting in Pharmaceuticals, Sept 3-4, 2011

Workshops on Design Aspects of Final Year projects in Biomedical Engineering held on 8th Sept and 10th

Sept.

Workshop on Patenting in Engineering, Sept 24-25, 2011 at Science City auditorium, Gandhinagar

First Iteratioal Coferee o Dais of Gloal Reession and Economic and Corporate

trategies for urial ad Groth Jauar , & , at Parul auditoriu, Vaghodia, Vadodara


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GTU: Leader in Examination Process:

Successful implementation of soft papers for exams across the state in professional courses.

Conventional paper printing is replaced by the encrypted CD's by the university

Safe delivery of question paper every day by electronic mode.

Seven such exams spanning 400 plus exam centers have been successfully completed in a span of two years.

GTU declare the results in one month for degree programs and in five weeks for diploma programs.

First University to take online exam of GCET for MBA and MCA entrance to take online.

Achievements:

1. ICT Enabled University Award E-India 2009

Gujarat Technological University has been awarded the Information Communication Technology(ICT)

Enabled University of the year award by the Jury in the E - India 2009 award ceremony held at Hyderabad

International Convention Centre, Hyderabad on 26

th

August, 2009. The event was organized by Centre forScience, Development and Media Studies CSDMS and Co organized by Ministry of Communication and IT,

Government of India as well as National E governance plan. The event was sponsored by companies like IBM,

SIEMENS, Microsoft, Infosys Etc. Awards were given in the several Categories like e-Agriculture, e- Gov, Digital

Learning, e- Health etc. Gujarat Technological University has been awarded as ICT enabled University in the Digital

Learning Category. The ICT enabled University of the year seeks to acknowledge and highlight the achievements of

the institute in bringing new and innovative endeavors for the benefit of the Higher Education community. Gujarat

Technological University has been awarded this for its project - Gujarat Common Entrance Exam (GCET -2009). This

was the first time in India that any State level (Government) Entrance Exam was conducted online for about

23,000 students at 21 centres in 11 cities of Gujarat. The entire project used cutting edge technology and offered

innovative solutions to address online application, Online Exam delivery and instantaneous declaration of printed

score card and Online counseling for admission. It is noteworthy that the University started functioning only fromAugust, 2008 and in its first year itself, the

University has bagged the prestigious award

2. Manthan Award South Asia2009

This award is for the innovation and ICT content in its application of the Common Entrance Test, GCET 2009. This is the

entrance test is conducted by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) for admissions to Masters of Business

Administration (MBA) and Masters of Computer Application Gujarat (MCA) courses in all affiliated Institutions

throughout Gujarat. This project serves the needs of the University in automating the examination delivery

process and ensuring quicker turnaround time for creating content, publishing question papers, evaluating

candidate responses, and announcing results. This project also provides a fully technology based solution for

student counseling through online allocation of college seats

3. GESIA Award2011

Special Recognition Award (Educational Institute)

- Gujarat Technological University

4. Digital Learning WES2011 Award

GTU won the best jury Award in the category of Best Interface between Academia Industry at the World

Education Summit 2011, New Delhi for its project GTU Innovation Council. The event was organized by IGNOU in

association with the Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and Elets Technomedia. The Co-

organizers were AICTE, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication & IT, Government of

India, National e-Governance Plan and others.

5. Shredil Gujarat Award.


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Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad was awarded for outstanding work in the area of blood donation in

a state level function organized by Indian Red Cross Society. GTU received the award from HE Dr Kamalaji ,

Governor of Gujarat, Honorable Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi & Honorable Health Minister Shri Jay Narayan

Vyas.

Reasons for choosing GTU:

Gujarat Technological University seeks to attract the best and the brightest students, no matter where they are

from.

Gujarat Technological University has a high reputation for academic excellence.

Gujarat Technological University is accessible to all students of talent and ability, irrespective of their

background.

Students have access to resources across the University.

Gujarat Technological University provides a diverse study environment

Most colleges offer student accommodation for two years of your course, and many can offer accommodation

for every year of your course, saving you the trouble and expense of privately rented accommodation.


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GTU won the best jury Award in the category of Best Interface between Academia Industry at the World Education Summ2011, New Delhi for its project GTU Innovation Council.

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

2nd Floor, ACPC Building, L.D. College of Engineering Campus,

Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380015. Gujarat, INDIA.

Tele.: +91 -079-26300499 / 599 I Fax: +91 -079-26301500

Email: [email protected]

www.gtu.ac.in
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