National Forensic Sciences University
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National Forensic Sciences University (abb. as NFSU; formerly Gujarat Forensic Science University) is a public international university[4][5] and an autonomous institute 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.[6]
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| Motto | anveshanadvara shiksha |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Education through Investigation |
| Type | |
| Established | |
| Founder | Dr. J. M. Vyas |
Parent institution | Ministry Of Home Affairs, Gov. of India |
| Accreditation | |
Academic affiliation | Institutes of National Importance (Autonomous Body) |
| Budget | ₹2,254.43 crore (US$263.2 million) (2024–25)[3] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. J. M. Vyas |
| Director | Dr. S. K. Jain |
| Location | , 23.210472°N 72.662011°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | www |
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.[7][8][9] It was upgraded to the National Forensic Sciences University in October 2020.[10] It is recognised as an Institution of National Importance by the Act of Parliament.[11][12] 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.[13][5]
Campuses
As of April 2023, it has 9 campuses across India and 1 campus in Uganda.[5]
India
| No. | Name | Established | City | State/UT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFSU Main Campus | 2008 | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| 2 | LNJN-NICFS | 1972 | Delhi | Delhi |
| 3 | NFSU Goa Campus [14] | 2021 | Ponda | Goa |
| 4 | NFSU Tripura Campus [15] | 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 | 2022 | Imphal | Manipur |
| 9 | NFSU Dharwad Campus | 2023 | Dharwad | Karnataka |
|10 |NFSU Bhuvneshwar Campus |2023 |Bhuvneshwar |Odisha |}
Uganda
| No. | Name | Established | City | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NFSU Uganda [5] | 2023 | Jinja | Eastern Region |
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