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The Central University of Gujarat is established by an Act of Parliament of India, No. 25 of 2009 called Central Universities Act (2009). Currently, the university has 11 Schools with 22 Centres along with one independent Centre and 66 programs of studies. CUG has been ranked 60th in India and 2nd top most University in Gujarat according to NIRF 2016 rankings and as per the latest NIRF 2020 Rankings of the Universities all over India, Central University is among the top 50.
The university offers 2 UG courses, 18 PG courses, and 12 doctoral courses. Admission to these courses is done by online applications. The candidates are selected through the Common Entrance Test (CUCET) conducted by the university.
Central University of Gujarat Course
The University offers a plethora of courses to its students at all levels i.e., Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Research & Ph.D. There are 11 schools under the mentorship of CUG like the School of Chemical Science, School of Economics, School of International Studies, etc. in 22 different centers and 1 independent center.
There is a total no. of 66 programs of studies offered by the University. The School of Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies offers a diverse range of courses in Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, German and English languages making the student population rich and diverse in culture and language.
Here are the details of some of the major courses offered by CUG:
| Course | Details |
|---|---|
| B.A. (Hons) | Specializations: German and Chinese Duration: 3 Years Eligibility: Candidate must have passed 10+2 with 50% marks (5% relaxation for SC/ST & OBC Candidates) Selection Criteria: Entrance exam (CUCET) Intake: 33 each Read More |
| M.A. | Specializations: Economics, Sociology, Social Work, Political Science, Politics and International Relations, Hindi, Gujarati, English, Chinese, German Studies, and Defence and Strategic Studies. Duration: 2 Years Eligibility: Candidate must be a Graduate in any discipline. For German - B.A. in German OR Graduation in any Discipline + Advanced Diploma/ B2.2 level with 50% marks (5% relaxation for SC, ST & OBC candidates). Selection Criteria: Entrance exam (CUCET) Intake: 33 each Read More |
| M.Sc | Specializations: Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Environmental Science, and Nanotechnology Duration: 2 Years Eligibility: Bachelor’s Degree in Science Selection Criteria: Entrance exam (CUCET) Intake: 33 each Read More |
| M.Phil. | Specialization: Economics, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, International Politics, Security Studies, Diaspora Studies, Comparative Literature, Hindi, and English. Duration: 2 Years Eligibility: Master’s Degree in any discipline with 55% marks (5% relaxation for SC/ ST/ OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently-abled candidates. Selection Criteria: 70% Entrance exam (CUCET) & 30% Interview/Viva Intake: 33 each Read More |
| M.Phil + Ph.D | Specializations: Diaspora Studies, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, International Politics, Hindi, Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies, Life Science, and Environment and Sustainable Development Duration: 5 Years Eligibility: Candidate must have a Master’s Degree in any discipline with 55% Marks (5% relaxation for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer) and differently-abled candidates Selection Criteria: 70% Entrance exam (CUCET) & 30% Interview/Viva Intake: 7 Read More |
| Ph.D | Specializations: Education, Society And Development, and Chemical Sciences Duration: 2 Years Eligibility: Candidate must have a Master’s Degree in any discipline with 55% Marks (5% relaxation for SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer) and differently-abled candidates Selection Criteria: 70% Entrance exam (CUCET) & 30% Interview/Viva Intake: 78 (Total) Read More |
Central University of Gujarat Admissions
Admission into the University subjected to pass the entrance exam as CUG has decided that CUCET will be mandatory for all the candidates and there will be no exemption to UGC-NET (including JRF)/ UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ SLET/ GATE/ teacher fellowship holder.
How to Apply?
The admission into Central University of Gujarat can only be done via the entrance exam Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET) available at https://www.cucetexam.in/
The aspiring candidate needs to register himself on the CUCET website for appearing in the entrance exam.
Applicants are required to fill in a form with all the details regarding the program applied for, choice of University (up to 3), personal information, education, and qualification details and scanned photograph along with a signature.
The applicant needs to select the exam center online as the examination will be held online only.
An application fee of INR 800 (UG & PG) or INR 1000 (RP) needs to be paid online through net-banking/ UPI/ debit-credit card for completing the registration process (INR 350 and INR 450 respectively for SC/ ST applicants and Nil for PWD).
A confirmation SMS will be received by the candidate and the official website will announce the date of examination.
After the merit list is released by CUCET, the selected candidates are required to visit the University with prescribed documents for counseling which will be paid.
The final list of selected students will be announced by the University based on the counseling and the applicant will be called upon for the admission and verification of documents.
The Central University of Gujarat strictly follows the UGC, MHRD guidelines, and Government of India policies regarding reservations in admissions and can be amended from time to time by the authorities. A travel concession for SC/ ST and PWD candidates will be provided for interviews for admissions to various programs by the University.
Central University of Gujarat Scholarship
The University offers Non-NET fellowship to its students which are governed by the relevant provisions of UGC and amendments therein from time-to-time. It is provided to the M.Phil/ Ph.D. students for 18 months and 4 years respectively. Students are awarded INR 5000 per month with a contingency of INR 10000 per annum for Science subjects and INR 8000 per annum for Humanities and Social Science subjects. The post-metric scholarship is also available for the Scheduled Tribe students at the University.
Central University of Gujarat Facilities
Hostel: As the campus is in transit to be shifted to the new campus on Vadodara, there are limited seats available for the hostel. The facility is available for both girls and boys as CUG has hired buildings in the Gandhinagar area to be served as the purpose of Hostels for the students enrolled. Also, no separate rooms are available for foreign students and the same will be allotted based on availability.
Library: The Central Library of the University is fully-equipped with the requirements of students and the faculty members as there are 3000+ printed books and 8000+ e-journals available. The Library has KOHA software and computerized library facilities too. As the University is Wi-Fi enabled the students can utilize the facility inside the Library equipped with over 23 Pentium workstations.
Other Facilities: Games and sports, cultural activities, canteen, transport facility, health facility.
Read More: Central University of Gujarat Reviews
Central University of Gujarat Faculty
Being a part of the vast program bundle that the Central University of Gujarat offers, the faculty in the University is well qualified and experienced in the area of teaching. Including all the 11 Schools here is a summary of teachers holding a Doctorate degree:
Teachers: 101
Ph.D. Holders: 84
Fees and Eligibility
| COURSE | FEES |
|---|---|
| M.SC | 5075/Yearly |
| B.A | 5075/Yearly |
| M.A | 5075/Yearly |
| Ph.D | 17575/Yearly |
| PG Diploma | 6075/Yearly |
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- The university offers 2 UG courses, 18 PG courses and 12 courses at the doctoral level. The university conducts its entrance exams for admission to various courses. All the courses are offered under the Choice Based Credit system (CBCS). The selection to these programs is also based on the performance in the entrance exam.
- Selection to the doctoral programs is based on the performance in the computer-based entrance exam conducted by the university.
- The candidates who qualify the written entrance test will be called for the further round of interview.
- Applicants who have qualified UGC/ CSIR/ JRF need not appear for the entrance test. They will have to appear directly for the interview.
Entrance Exam :Online
Application Fee : application fees for the entrance test is Rs. 500
Admission Process :The application forms along with the prospectus for all the courses are available at the official website of the university. The application fees will have to be paid online through credit/ debit cards or net banking. The application fees for the entranc
Placements :Yes
Scholarship Schemes : It is affordable as it just cost 2 thousand for odd semester and 1200 for even semester. The hostel fee is also affordable which is 3600 per semester. As it is a central university there are also many programs in which students can participate like NSS a
Specializations :Engineering and Technology
Intake :CUCET
Tuition Fee :N/A
Admission CutOff Criteria
Central University of Gujarat CUCET Cut Off 2022
CUCET Cut Off Round
| Courses | General | SC | ST | OBC NCL | NCC | Defence Service Personal | EWS | JK | Sports Quota | PwD | Kashmiri Migrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MA Sociology
|
196 | 105 | 105 | 141 | 165 | 54 | 107 | 109 | - | - | - |
|
M.Sc Nanotechnology
|
135 | 92 | - | 94 | 113 | 73 | 81 | - | 85 | - | - |
|
MA Hindi
|
184 | 52 | 100 | 88 | 121 | 121 | 75 | 41 | 161 | - | - |
|
MA Social Work
|
185 | 109 | 105 | 162 | 162 | 143 | 125 | 164 | 100 | 60 | - |
|
M.Lib.I.Sc
|
220 | 129 | 165 | 178 | 164 | 151 | 198 | 95 | 159 | 150 | - |
|
MA Gender Studies
|
230 | 145 | 178 | 174 | 195 | 151 | 220 | 95 | - | - | - |
|
M.Sc Environmental Science
|
177 | 130 | 141 | 150 | 163 | 152 | 150 | 110 | 110 | - | - |
|
M.Sc Industrial Chemistry
|
215 | 126 | 96 | 187 | 178 | 173 | 189 | 149 | 138 | 55 | - |
|
M.Sc Life Science
|
208 | 163 | 155 | 186 | 205 | 173 | 182 | 150 | 162 | 51 | 97 |
|
M.Sc Chemical Sciences
|
224 | 157 | 101 | 194 | 209 | 194 | 210 | 151 | 145 | 55 | - |
|
BA (Chinese Language)
|
218 | 181 | 178 | 190 | 162 | 205 | 195 | 153 | 139 | 134 | - |
|
BA (Hons.) German
|
228 | 190 | 178 | 202 | 219 | 205 | 193 | 95 | 139 | 134 | - |
|
BA + MA Social Management
|
224 | 181 | 168 | 207 | 219 | 205 | 215 | 153 | 188 | 65 | - |
|
M.Ed
|
215 | 153 | 85 | 187 | 183 | 205 | 199 | 135 | 102 | 90 | - |
|
MA English
|
241 | 170 | 191 | 210 | 222 | 210 | 148 | 83 | 180 | - | - |
|
MA Economics
|
270 | 184 | 173 | 217 | 266 | 217 | 170 | 156 | 179 | 103 | - |
|
MA Political Science
|
262 | 209 | 160 | 224 | 218 | 220 | 132 | 177 | 177 | 55 | - |
|
MA Defence and Strategic Studies
|
250 | 171 | 178 | 203 | 199 | 235 | 220 | 249 | 196 | - | - |
|
MA International Relations and Political Science
|
257 | 181 | 178 | 209 | 218 | 245 | 210 | 137 | 189 | 55 | - |
|
MA Gujarati
|
72 | 42 | - | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
MA German
|
74 | - | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
MA Chinese
|
85 | 78 | 70 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
MA Gandhian Studies
|
217 | 129 | 117 | 217 | 179 | - | - | 95 | 159 | - | - |
Central University of Gujarat CUET Cut Off 2022
CUET Cut Off Round
| Courses | General | SC | ST | OBC NCL | NCC | Defence Service Personal | EWS | JK | Sports Quota | PwD | Kashmiri Migrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MA Sociology
|
196 | 105 | 105 | 141 | 165 | 54 | 107 | 109 | - | - | - |
|
M.Sc Nanotechnology
|
135 | 92 | - | 94 | 113 | 73 | 81 | - | 85 | - | - |
|
MA Hindi
|
184 | 52 | 100 | 88 | 121 | 121 | 75 | 41 | 161 | - | - |
|
MA Social Work
|
185 | 109 | 105 | 162 | 162 | 143 | 125 | 164 | 100 | 60 | - |
|
MA Gender Studies
|
230 | 145 | 178 | 174 | 195 | 151 | 220 | 95 | - | - | - |
|
M.Lib.I.Sc
|
220 | 129 | 165 | 178 | 164 | 151 | 198 | 95 | 159 | 150 | - |
|
M.Sc Environmental Science
|
177 | 130 | 141 | 150 | 163 | 152 | 150 | 110 | 110 | - | - |
|
M.Sc Life Science
|
208 | 163 | 155 | 186 | 205 | 173 | 182 | 150 | 162 | 51 | 97 |
|
M.Sc Industrial Chemistry
|
215 | 126 | 96 | 187 | 178 | 173 | 189 | 149 | 138 | 55 | - |
|
M.Sc Chemical Sciences
|
224 | 157 | 101 | 194 | 209 | 194 | 210 | 151 | 145 | 55 | - |
|
BA (Chinese Language)
|
218 | 181 | 178 | 190 | 162 | 205 | 195 | 153 | 139 | 134 | - |
|
BA (Hons.) German
|
228 | 190 | 178 | 202 | 219 | 205 | 193 | 95 | 139 | 134 | - |
|
BA + MA Social Management
|
224 | 181 | 168 | 207 | 219 | 205 | 215 | 153 | 188 | 65 | - |
|
M.Ed
|
215 | 153 | 85 | 187 | 183 | 205 | 199 | 135 | 102 | 90 | - |
|
MA English
|
241 | 170 | 191 | 210 | 222 | 210 | 148 | 83 | 180 | - | - |
|
MA Economics
|
270 | 184 | 173 | 217 | 266 | 217 | 170 | 156 | 179 | 103 | - |
|
MA Political Science
|
262 | 209 | 160 | 224 | 218 | 220 | 132 | 177 | 177 | 55 | - |
|
MA Defence and Strategic Studies
|
250 | 171 | 178 | 203 | 199 | 235 | 220 | 249 | 196 | - | - |
|
MA International Relations and Political Science
|
257 | 181 | 178 | 209 | 218 | 245 | 210 | 137 | 189 | 55 | - |
|
MA Gujarati
|
72 | 42 | - | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
MA German
|
74 | - | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
MA Chinese
|
85 | 78 | 70 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
MA Gandhian Studies
|
217 | 129 | 117 |
Hostel
| Hostel For | Hostel Type | Total Annual Fee | Security Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Two Seater AC Room | 12000 | 200 |
| Female | Two Seater AC Room | 12000 | 200 |
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Faculty
Prof. S. A. Bari
Designation :Professor
Qualification :M.Tech
Department :Computer Applications
Experience :20 Years
Dr. Chhagan Lal
Designation :Professor
Qualification :M.Tech
Department :Science
Experience :26 Years
Dr. Prakash Chandra Jha
Designation :Professor
Qualification :M.Tech
Department :Engineering
Experience :24 Years
Mr. L. Raju Chowhan
Designation :Professor
Qualification :BCA
Department :Aviation
Experience :26 Years
Dr. Dhananjay Mondal
Designation :Professor
Qualification :B.Des + M.Des
Department :Engineering
Experience :25 Years
Dr. Litty Denis
Designation :Professor
Qualification :B.Des + M.Des
Department :Science
Experience :26 Years
Dr. Sudeep Basu
Designation :Professor
Qualification :B.Sc (Mathematics)
Department :Science
Experience :22 Years