Ahmedabad University
Ahmedabad University is a private, non-profit university in Gujarat, India, set up in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society. It comprises three schools and five centres with opportunities for interdisciplinary scholarship. Ahmedabad University offers students a liberal education focused on research and interdisciplinary learning. History. The sponsoring body of Ahmedabad University is Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), a non-profit educational trust located in Ahmedabad. AES and its leaders have played significant roles in the founding of national institutions such as Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, National Institute of Design, Physical Research Laboratory, and CEPT University. The Trust  is also responsible for supporting institutions such as MG College of Science, LD College of Arts, HL College of Commerce, LM College of Pharmacy, AG Teacher's College and LD Institute of Indology, amongst others. In 2009, the HL Institute of Commerce and B K Majmudar Institute of Business Administration were consolidated under Amrut Mody School of Management which is one of the Schools of Ahmedabad University. Campus. Ahmedabad University campus is located in Navrangpura area, which is commonly known as 'University area' of Ahmedabad city. The Ahmedabad University is a part of 250 acres owned by the Ahmedabad Education  Society (AES). In Phase I of this development, about 60 acres have been earmarked for academic buildings and student amenities. The master planners for the university are HCP Design and Project Management Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad. The office of the Vice Chancellor is housed in building which served as the residence of VKRV Rao, a prominent Indian economist, politician and educator, and a former Principal of H L Commerce College, one of the Colleges under Ahmedabad Education Society (AES). Schools and Centers. Ahmedabad University comprises three schools and five centres: Academics. Academic programmes. The university provides undergraduate, postgraduate education and Doctorate  degrees. The university offers the following programmes: Doctorate. Ahmedabad University also offers Independent Study Period. Independent Study Programmes (ISP) is a learning initiative, that is provided to students, not available during the regular curricular periods of the semesters. The offerings include block courses, studio inspired experiential courses, courses on perspective and skill building, innovative experiments in learning and more. Admissions. The university follows a holistic review process for admissions to all its courses. For UG courses, SAT scores are considered. For Engineering, students can apply through the ACPC process of Gujarat Government or through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main  Score. For joining the university through the former process, the student should be a domicile of Gujarat. Those students who are not a domicile of Gujarat can apply with their JEE scores. At the end of the year 2018–19, Ahmedabad University had 3014 undergraduate students, 146 graduate students and 44 doctoral students enrolled in its campus. The total enrolment count of students is 3204. Current strength of students: The university offers a Financial aid programme through merit and need-based scholarships. The need-based scholarships provide a partial waver of tuition fees and even a complete coverage of educational costs  (including tuition and study materials, hostel and mess charges). Also, Merit Scholarships are offered in recognition of academic achievements of students. Collaborations. Ahmedabad University has entered into collaborations with several international research universities for academic development. These include: Stanford University's Center for Design Research to help develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem through VentureStudio Olin College of Engineering, USA for accelerating project-based learning specifically in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. University of Valladolid, Spain and University of Ferrara, Italy for working with the Centre for Heritage Management in developing programmes and research activities in the area of heritage . University of Bradford to promote student and faculty exchange and joint research. Rennes School of Business, France and Amrut Mody School of Management for students' exchange of BBA and Integrated MBA programmes. MoU between Rady School of Management at University of California, San Diego and Amrut Mody School of Management for close cooperation.