About Us
Established by Parliament of India through the Central Universities Act (2009), Central University of Gujarat (CUG) considers its main objectives to be dissemination and advancement of knowledge creation and sharing. The University is committed to make special provisions for integrated and interdisciplinary courses, to educate and train human resources for the country's development, to initiate appropriate measures for promoting innovation in teaching and learning and to pay special attention to improve the social and economic conditions and welfare of the people, especially pertaining to their intellectual, academic and cultural development.
Area of Excellence
Since its inception, Central University of Gujarat has incorporated inter-
disciplinary and multi-disciplinary approach in its academic curriculum, pedagogy
and research.
Research Capability and Focus Area
The University has been encouraging teaching and research not only across the
discipline but also across knowledge domain. The University is also encouraging
inter-disciplinary research in all schools with a special centre devoted to Diaspora
Studies. The success of the courses is manifested in its achievements where 16
patents were registered for its innovations out of which two are commercialised
that are aligned with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s call for Self Reliant India and
Vocal for Local. Besides, University has published 1717 research publications in
the form of Books, Papers and Chapters in edited books in reputed national and
international publication houses.
Academic Facilities
The Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) at the University is one of the best in the country.
The Central Library has a wide collection of resources taking into consideration the course contents and research needs of the university.
