National Forensic Sciences University
National Forensic Sciences University (abb. as NFSU; formerly Gujarat Forensic Science University) is a public international university located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is recognized as an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, by an act of the Indian Parliament. NFSU is solely dedicated to forensic science, investigative science and criminology.
History
The Gujarat Forensic Science University was formed by the Government of Gujarat in 2008. It was created by Act 17 passed in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on 30 September 2008. It was upgraded to the National Forensic Sciences University in October 2020. It is recognised as an Institution of National Importance by the Act of Parliament. It became an international university in April 2023, after the first campus of the university outside India at Uganda, which also became Africa's first Forensics Science University, was inaugurated and opened by the Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar.
Campuses
As of April 2023, it has 9 campuses across India and 1 campus in Uganda.
India
| No. | Name | Established | City | State/UT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFSU Main Campus | 2008 | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 2 | LNJN-NICFS | 1972 | Delhi | Delhi |
| 3 | NFSU Goa Campus | 2021 | Ponda | Goa |
| 4 | NFSU Tripura Campus | 2021 | Agartala | Tripura |
| 5 | NFSU Bhopal Campus | Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | |
| 6 | NFSU Pune Campus | Pune | Maharashtra | |
| 7 | NFSU Guwahati Campus | Guwahati | Assam | |
| 8 | NFSU Manipur Campus | Manipur | ||
| 9 | NFSU Dharwad Campus | 2023 | Dharwad | Karnataka |
Uganda
| No. | Name | Established | City | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFSU Uganda | 2023 | Jinja | Eastern Region |
See also
- Central Forensic Science Laboratory
- National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science
- Institute of Forensic Science, Mumbai
References
- ^ "List of State Universities as on 06.08.2021" (PDF). University Grants Commission. 6 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "India's NFSU opens first overseas campus in Uganda, EAM Jaishankar describes it as 'significant milestone' in bilateral ties". Press Trust of India. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Narendra Modi says world's first forensic science university is in Gujarat". Gandhinagar: Zee News. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "About NFSU". www.nfsu.ac.in/. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat to have forensic science university: Modi". Hindustan Times. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Zulfi, Muhammad Zulqarnain (13 June 2014). "Narendra Modi's brainchild to do joint research and academics in cyber security". The Financial Express (India). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "NFSU Gandhinagar to set up 10 campuses in different states". The Indian Express. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Lok Sabha passes bill to set up National Forensic Sciences, Rashtriya Raksha Universities". The Times of India. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Parliament Clears 3 Bill To Declare 5 IIITs, National Forensic Sciences University & Rashtriya Raksha University As Institutions Of National Importance". LiveLaw. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "First forensics science university in Africa to be built in Uganda". Monitor. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "National forensic university to offer four courses at its Goa Campus". Times of India. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Tripura allocates Rs 100 crore to set up NFSU campus on 70-acre site". The Indian Express. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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