Nirma University

Nirma University (NU) is a private university located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It functions under the aegis of the Nirma Education and Research Foundation (NERF). The Gujarat Government has granted "Centre of Excellence" status to Nirma University.

The university received the Centre for Excellence status from the Government of Gujarat in January 2022. The university has been recently awarded A+ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in the third cycle of re-accreditation. This grade is a hallmark of very high academic quality, including education, research and extension.

Academics
The Institute of Technology offers B. Tech. programmes. The Institute of Management offers postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes in management. The Institute of Pharmacy offers pharmaceutical education at the undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral levels. The Institute of Science offers postgraduate programmes in M. Sc. in the fields biotechnology, biochemistry and microbiology.

Rankings
The university was ranked in the 151–200 band overall in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023. It was also ranked in the 101-150 band in the engineering ranking, 61st in the management ranking and 37th in the pharmacy ranking in 2023.

Internationally, Nirma University was ranked at 756 in the SCImago Institutions Rankings for 2020.

Notable alumni

 * Pranav Mistry, computer scientist
 * Jay Shah, son of Amit Shah and Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India.
 * Minal Rohit, Indian Space Research Organisation scientist who worked on Mangalyaan