Gujarat Vidyapith was founded by Mahatma Gandhi on
18th October, 1920. It has been deemed university since 1963

Academic Council

Academic Council

Notification

It is here notified that as per the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations 2023, following shall be the members of the Academic Council effective from 10.05.2024 to 09.05.2027.

Sr. No. Name and Detail Designation
01 Vice-Chancellor Chairperson
02 Dean(s) of Faculties
  Dean, Faculty of Languages and Literature Member
  Dean, Faculty of Social Science Member
  Dean, Faculty of Education Member
  Dean, Faculty of Professional Studies Member
  Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science Member
  Dean, Faculty of Science and Applied Science Member
  Dean, Faculty of Computer Science Member
  Dean, Faculty of Management Member
03 Heads of the Departments
  Head, Dept. of Gujarati Language Member
  Head, Dept. of Hindi Language Member
  Head, Dept. of English Language Member
  Head, Dept. of Rural Economics Member
  Head, Dept. of History and Culture Member
  Head, Dept. of Sociology Member
  Head, Dept. of Gandhian Study Member
  Head, Dept. of Education Member
  Head, Dept. of Social Work and Rural Development Member
  Head, Dept. of Journalism Member
  Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science Member
  Head, Dept. of Physical Education and Sports Science Member
  Head, Dept. of Yog Member
  Head, Dept. of Microbiology Member
  Head, Dept. of Food and Nutrition Member
  Head, Dept. of Computer Science Member
  Head, Dept. of Rural Management Member
  Head, Dept. of Human Resource Management Member
04 Professors (excluding those who are Deans of faculty and heads of De- partments) by rotation to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor
  Dr. Jignesh Patel, Department of Education Member
  Dr. Nikhil Bhatt, Department of Microbiology Member
05 Associate Professors, from Departments, other than the Heads of the Departments or centers, by rotation, to be appointed by Vice-Chancellor
  Dr. Nimesh Chaudhari, Department of Physical Education & Sports Science Member
06 Assistant Professors, from Departments other than the Heads of the Departments or centers by rotation, to be appointed by Vice-Chancellor
  Dr. Satish Patel, Department of Rural Management Member
07 Six persons of repute for amongst the educationists of experts of their specialized knowledge, who are not in the service of the Institution Deemed to be University, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor
  Dr. C.B. Sharma, Professor of Education at the School of Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi Member
  Prof. Anil Gupta, visiting faculty, Indian Institute of Man- agement, Ahmedabad Member
  Dr. Bhadrayu Vachchrajani, (Ex, Vice-Chancellor, Lok- bharati University for Rural Innovation). Member
  Prof. Shashikala Wanjari, Vice Chancellor, National Insti- tute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi Member
  Dr. Sanjay Chaudhari, Professor of Computer Science and Associate Dean, Ahmedabad University. Member
  To be nominated Member
08 Registrar Secretary - Ex officio
Note

The representation of different categories shall be through rotation and not through an election and the term of members, other than the ex-officio members, shall be three years and the Controller of Examination shall be the permanent invitee to the meetings of the Academic Council.

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