Graphic Era University, formerlyGraphic Era Institute of Technology, is a deemed university located inClement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand,India. The university was founded as 'Graphic Era Institute of Technology' in 1993 and in 2008 it has accorded with the status of Deemed University.
History:-
Graphic Era Institute of Technology was founded in 1993 and started with undergraduate programs in core engineering and allied sciences. Soon after the establishment. On August 14, 2008 Graphic Era Institute of Technology was awarded withDeemed University title under section 3 of UGC act and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
Graphic Era University was established by Prof. Kamal Ghanshala, an academician and computer engineer, in 1993. He is a past recipient of the Uttarakhand Ratan Award, the International Millennium Goldstar award and the lifetime achievement award from Indian Economic Development and Research Association, New Delhi.
Campus :-
The university campus has been designed along a seasonal stream. The teaching departments are located on the main campus. The B.Tech block also houses an amphitheater. There are four boys hostel namely Sai, Satya, APJ Abdul Kalam and Subhash Chandra Bose on the peripheral of campus and a senior boys hostel along with a separate building for staff accommodation and three girls hostel, is situated within the campus. There are over 1000 rooms available for student accommodation.
There is a central library, adjoining two blocks dedicated to computer labs. Further up the stream is the engineering block, that houses the high roof manufacturing workshop, the Robotics laboratory and Computer Aided Design lab. A separate management block caters to the lecture halls and facilities for Management studies. The hotel management block and new hospitality block has university restaurant, seminar hall, conference halls and dedicated libraries.
Cafeterias and canteens are spread all over the campus. There is in-house book store and a national bank. There is an international class guest house near main entrance. A sport complex and grounds for different games, basketball, tennis, cricket and football are well equipped. Many flowering gardens have been established along the stream.
Research and achievements :-
Graphic Era University has a training and placement department, the Corporate Resource Cell, which works towards the fulfillment of the students' aspirations of attaining the best professional career. Campus placement drives at Graphic Era University attract multinational organizations like WIPRO, Cognizant,Tata Consultancy Services, Contus, Appstudioz, Aon Hewitt and HCL Technologies. More than 2000 placements were recorded in academic session 2012–2013. Recently Arvind Mishra, a faculty of this institution claimed the longest marathon lecture[1] award hosted byGuinness world records.Graphic Era University has been awarded "A" grade with grade points of {3.23/4.00} from National Assessment and Accreditation Council {NAAC}.