Gautam Buddha University

Gautam Buddha University
Motto in English
Character, Creativity, Competence[1]
TypeState University (Government)
Established2008 (16 years ago) (2008)
AccreditationNAAC B+
ChancellorYogi Adityanath (Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh)
Vice-ChancellorRavindra Kumar Sinha
Academic staff
200+
Students3200
Undergraduates1200
Postgraduates1800
Location, ,
India - 201312

28°25′17″N 77°31′33″E / 28.4215°N 77.5259°E / 28.4215; 77.5259
CampusUrban 511 acres (2.07 km2)
Websitewww.gbu.ac.in

Gautam Buddha University ("GBU") (Hindi: गौतम बुद्ध विश्वविद्यालय) is a university established by the Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha University Act 2002 (UP Act No. 9 of 2002) and came into existence in 2008. It is approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 12-B and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with B+ grade. It is located in Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, India.[2][3] It is one of Uttar Pradesh's state government universities which commenced its first academic session in the year 2008. The university campus is spread over 511 acres (207 ha) and offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in engineering, Business Administration, Computer Applications, Biotechnology and Buddhist Studies and is mainly focused on research.

  1. ^ "Info". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Bodhi Has Writ". www.outlookindia.com/. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ N, TN (13 April 2016). "Gautam Buddha University holds first convocation for 3 batches". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2016.