ABOUT
THE UNIVERSITY
The Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, was established on October 20, 1995 by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana with the objectives ‘to facilitate and promote studies and research in emerging areas of higher education with focus on new frontiers of technology, pharmacy, environmental studies, non-conventional energy sources and management studies and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields’. It was formally inaugurated on November 1, 1995. It is named after Guru Jambheshwar Ji Maharaj, a saint environmentalist of 15th century. Keeping in view the nature of courses offered at the University and the mandate for which it had been established the name of the University has been changed as Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology.
The University enjoys a rare distinction of getting recognized by the University Grants Commission under Section 2 (f) for recognition of degrees, on 11.1.1996 and, under section 12(B) of the UGC Act to be eligible for central assistance on 7.2.1997, i.e., within 15 months of its coming into being. The University opted for accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous organization of the University Grants Commission, in 2001-02. As a result of the exercise, the NAAC accredited this University at “A” level (Institutional score 85%) in 2002 and has been again re-accredited by NAAC three times again with grade “A” with CGPA 3.28 upto 09.12.2021 and University got rank band 101-150 in NIRF Ranking 2023.Now University is recently accredited with ‘A+’ Grade from NAAC valid upto 2027.
