[edit] Profile

The South Gujarat University, located in the city of Surat, has been renamed and is now called as Veer Narmad South Gujarat University. The renaming of the university occurred during the year 2004. This name is in honour of the famous scholar and poet of Gujarat, Narmad. One of the most respectable and recognized departments in the university (with new building and huge advanced computer lab) is Masters of computer Application - Department. It ranks among top five MCA institutions in Gujarat. Incorporated in 1967, this university offers postgraduate courses in various disciplines. Besides, this university has non-traditional postgraduate departments such as public administration, rural studies, comparative literature and aquatic-biology.

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Aquatic Biology Bio Science Business & Industrial Management Chemistry Comparative Literature Computer Science Economics Education English Mathematics Physics Public Administration Research Methodology Rural Studies Sociology Statistics

[edit] Controversies

Its former vice chancellor Ashwin Kapadia found out to have bought his PhD degree from a university in Sri Lanka for $150/-. He had to resign following allegations^{[1] [2]}.

[edit] References

1. ^ "GU V-C under fire for PhD degree.", TOI article.
2. ^ "Why Varun, Mamata faked a foreign degree.", TOI article.

[edit] External links

• Official Website of Veer Narmad South Gujrat University
• Shrimad Rajchandra Institute of Management and Computer Application

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