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{{Infobox university
| name = Anant National University
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| established = 2016
| type = [[Private university|Private]]
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| president = Ajay Piramal<ref name=heads>{{cite web|title=Governing Body|url=http://anu.edu.in/leadership.php|website=anu.edu.in|publisher=Anant National University|accessdate=10 September 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909134730/http://anu.edu.in/leadership.php|archive-date=9 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| provost = Anunaya Chaubey<ref name=heads/>
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| students = 495<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://anu.edu.in/about.php|website=anu.edu.in|publisher=Anant National University|access-date=10 September 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911024153/http://anu.edu.in/about.php|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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| city = [[Ahmedabad]]
| state = [[Gujarat]]
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'''Anant National University''' ('''AnantU''' or '''ANU''') is a [[Private university (India)|private university]]<ref name=Private>{{cite web|title=State Private Universities in Gujarat|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/privateuniversitylist.aspx?id=7&Unitype=3|website=www.ugc.ac.in|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|accessdate=28 November 2019}} Listed as "Anant Natinal{{sic}} University".</ref> located in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It was established in 2016 by the Laxman Gyanpith Trust through ''The Gujarat Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2016''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lpd.gujarat.gov.in/assets/downloads/act-06052016.pdf|date=6 May 2016|title=The Gujarat Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2016|accessdate=1 September 2017|publisher=[[Government of Gujarat ]]|work=Gujarat Gazette}}</ref> The University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in [[design]], [[architecture]] and [[built environment]].

==History==
The inception of Anant National University happened in 2011 when Anant Institute of Architecture, affiliated to [[Gujarat University]], was established. In 2014, the Anant Institute of Planning was established, and was affiliated to [[Gujarat Technological University]]. In the next year 2015, the Anant Institute of Design was established in affiliation to Gujarat University.

Finally in 2016, it was granted the status of a private university, and Anant National University was established as India's first Design University.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anant National University Brochure 2017|url=http://anu.edu.in/assets/ANU-Brochure.pdf|publisher=Anant National University|accessdate=10 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911024816/http://anu.edu.in/assets/ANU-Brochure.pdf|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Academics==
At the undergraduate level, the University offers a five-year, full-time [[Bachelor of Architecture]] programme,<ref>{{cite web|title=Bachelor of Architecture|url=http://anu.edu.in/bachelor-of-architecture.php|website=anu.edu.in|publisher=Anant National University|accessdate=10 September 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911024755/http://anu.edu.in/bachelor-of-architecture.php|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a four-year, full-time [[Bachelor of Design]] programme with specialisations in [[Interior design|space design]], [[interaction design]], [[product design]], [[communication design]], [[environmental design]], [[Fashion design|fashion and textile design]], and trans-disciplinary design. In 2017, AnantU launched a [[fellowship program]] for built environment, a one-year, full-time, [[post-graduate]] diploma programme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anant Fellowship|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jobs-careers/pathfinder/anant-fellowship/442023.html|accessdate=10 September 2017|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=26 July 2017}}</ref> The University also offers two-year, full-time [[Master of Design]] programme with specialisations in [[Product design specification|integrated product design]] and [[urban design]].

==Affiliation==
Like all [[Private university (India)|private universities in India]], AnantU is recognised by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<ref name=Private/> The [[Bachelor of Architecture]] programme is approved by the [[Council of Architecture]] (COA) for 88 seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Status With Intake of Architectural Institutions in India as on September 08, 2017|url=https://www.coa.gov.in/show_img.php?fid=292|publisher=[[Council of Architecture]]|accessdate=10 September 2017|date=8 September 2017}}</ref>

==Awards==
Anant National University’s flagship programme, Anant Fellowship, was recognised for its innovative pedagogy and curriculum by [[ET Now]] at the 2018 Making Of Developed India (MODI) Awards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/anant-national-university-recognised-by-et-now-at-modi-awards/articleshow/63015133.cms|title=Anant National University wins ET Now Making of Developed India Award|date=21 February 2018 |publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{official|http://anu.edu.in}}

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[[Category:Universities in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2016]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Private universities in India]]
[[Category:Design schools in India]]

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