Graphic Era University

Not to be confused with Graphic Era Hill University.

Graphic Era University

Former names	Graphic Era Institute of Technology(GEIT)
Motto	Transforming Dreams Into Reality
Type	Deemed University
Established	1993
Chancellor	Kamal Ghanshala
Vice-Chancellor	B V Babu
Academic staff	308
Administrative staff	240
Students	6316
Undergraduates	5359
Postgraduates	801
Doctoral students	156
Location	Dehradun, Uttrakhand, India 30°16′03″N 77°59′45″E / 30.267469°N 77.995927°E / 30.267469; 77.995927Coordinates: 30°16′03″N 77°59′45″E / 30.267469°N 77.995927°E / 30.267469; 77.995927
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC, MHRD.
Website	geu.ac.in

Graphic Era University, formerly Graphic Era Institute of Technology, is a deemed university located in Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. The university was founded as 'Graphic Era Institute of Technology' in 1993 and in 2008 it has accorded with the status of Deemed University.

History

Graphic Era Institute of Technology was founded in 1993 and started with undergraduate programs in core engineering and allied sciences. Soon after the establishment. On August 14, 2008 Graphic Era Institute of Technology was awarded with Deemed University title under section 3 of UGC act and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Graphic Era University was established by Kamal Ghanshala, an academician and computer engineer, in 1993. He is a past recipient of the Uttarakhand Ratan Award, the International Millennium Goldstar award and the lifetime achievement award from Indian Economic Development and Research Association, New Delhi.^[1]

Main building, Graphic Era University

The university now offers 40 undergraduate and postgraduate courses across disciplines like engineering and technology, management, allied sciences, humanities and social sciences, and hospitality.

Research and achievements

Graphic Era University has a training and placement department, the Corporate Resource Cell, which works towards the fulfillment of the students' aspirations of attaining the best professional career. Campus placement drives at Graphic Era University attract multinational organizations like WIPRO, Cognizant, Tata Consultancy Services, Contus, Appstudioz, Aon Hewitt and HCL Technologies. More than 2000 placements were recorded in academic session 2012–2013. Recently Arvind Mishra, a faculty of this institution claimed the longest marathon lecture[1] award hosted by Guinness world records.Graphic Era University has been awarded "A" grade with grade points of {3.23/4.00} from National Assessment and Accreditation Council {NAAC}.

References

↑ ":: Indian Economic Development & Research Association ::". Retrieved 10 September 2016.

Universities in Uttarakhand

State Universities	Doon University G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology H. N. B. Uttarakhand Medical Education University Kumaun University Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University Uttarakhand Ayurveda University Uttarakhand Open University Uttarakhand Sanskrit University Uttarakhand Technical University Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry

Central Universities	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University

Autonomous Institutes	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Indian Institute of Management Kashipur Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand

Deemed Universities	Forest Research Institute Graphic Era University Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya

Private Universities	Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya DIT University Graphic Era Hill University Himgiri Zee University ICFAI University, Dehradun IMS Unison University University of Patanjali Swami Rama Himalayan University University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Uttaranchal University Motherhood University

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Graphic Era University

History

Research and achievements

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