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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya<br />
| former_name = <br />
| image = Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya Logo.png<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| motto = {{lang|sa|adamyam utkṛṣṭatāyāḥ anusaraṇam}}<br />
| mottoeng = ''Relentless Pursuit of Excellence''<br />
| established = {{start date and age|2022}}<br />
| type = [[Central university (India)|Central University]]<br />
| endowment = <br />
| undergrad = <br />
| postgrad = <br />
| address = <br />
| city = [[Vadodara]]<br />
| state = [[Gujarat]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />
| website = {{URL|https://gsv.ac.in/}}<br />
| other_name = <br />
| chancellor = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Union Minister of Railways]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Dr. Manoj Choudhary<br />
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'''Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya''' ('''GSV''') ''Formerly'' '''National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)''', is a [[central university (India)|Central University]] located in [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]], India. GSV is India's first Transportation and Logistics University, which was created by an Act of Parliament in August 2022.<br />
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==History==<br />
In 2017, the [[Union Council of Ministers|Cabinet of India]] led by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] approved the setting up of India's first university exclusively focused on transport-related education, multidisciplinary research and training,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-12-20 |title=Cabinet approves setting up of India's first rail university in Gujarat |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/cabinet-approves-setting-up-of-indias-first-rail-university-in-gujarat/articleshow/62183361.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-19 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> called National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI). It was established in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2018-05-13 |title=UGC approves deemed-to-be university status for NRTI |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/ugc-approves-deemed-to-be-university-status-for-nrti/articleshow/64142132.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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In 2022, NRTI was subsumed by Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.<br />
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==Course and curriculum==<br />
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List of Current Programs offered are as follows:<br />
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'''Technology Stream:''' <br />
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'''B.Tech. Programs (Regular Students):''' <br />
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* B.Tech. in Civil Engineering (Specialization: Rail Engineering) <br />
* B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering (Specialization: Rail Engineering) <br />
* B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Specialization: Rail Engineering)<br />
* B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering (Specialization: Rail Engineering) <br />
* B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (Specialization: Transportation and Logistics)<br />
* B.Tech. in Aviation Engineering <br />
* B.Tech. in Maritime Engineering<br />
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Internships at the end of every year is a part of our curriculum, that offer for practical exposure. In addition, all the undergraduate students compulsorily have to submit a thesis/project at the end of their degree.<br />
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'''M.Tech. Programs (Exclusively for Working Industry Professionals):''' <br />
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* M.Tech. in Intelligent Transport System<br />
* M.Tech. in Railway Engineering<br />
* M.Tech. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering<br />
* M.Tech. in Roads and Highway Engineering<br />
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'''Management Stream: MBA (Regular):''' <br />
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* MBA (Logistics and Supply Chain Management)<br />
* MBA (Ports and Shipping Logistics) <br />
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'''MBA (Exclusively for Working Industry Professionals) :''' <br />
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* MBA (Logistics & Supply Chain Management) <br />
* MBA (Multi-modal Transportation) <br />
* MBA (Metro Rail Management) <br />
* MBA (Aviation and Operations Management)<br />
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'''Ph.D. Programs (Exclusively for Working Industry Professionals) :''' <br />
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* Ph.D. in Engineering<br />
* Ph.D. in Management<br />
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'''Further, additional programs are being conceived, based on stakeholders' inputs.''' <br />
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== University Logo ==<br />
'''Elements of the logo design:'''<br />
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* Symbols representing all modes of transportation ('''Land, Water, Air'''), showcasing the transportation sector (Railways, Roads and Highways, Metro, Aviation, Aerospace, Ports, Shipping, Maritime, Waterways, etc.)<br />
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* The "'''Banyan Tree'''" or "Vad Vriksha" from '''Vadodara''', symbolizing both '''knowledge and sustainability'''.<br />
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* A '''continuous "wheel" of progress''', depicting momentum and innovation.<br />
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* The Sanskrit ''śloka'' "अदम्यम् उत्कृष्टतायाः अनुसरणम्", translating to “'''Relentless Pursuit of Excellence'''”<br />
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== Admissions ==<br />
'''Eligibility and Process'''<br />
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For '''Regular Students''', admissions to the university are only offered through following ways:<br />
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* '''For B. Tech. -''' Admissions will be offered via a national-level i.e. [[Joint Entrance Examination|JEE]] (Main), while allocation of seats will be through JOSAA and CSAB.<br />
* '''For MBA -''' Admissions will be offered via [[Common Admission Test|CAT]], [[Management Aptitude Test|MAT]], [[XLRI Admission Test|XAT]], [[Common University Entrance Test|CUET - PG]] conducted by [[National Testing Agency]] (NTA)<br />
* '''For''' '''Working Professionals''' - GSV conducts its own Entrance test followed by Personal interviews.<br />
Being a Central university, GSV follows Government Regulations with respect to reservations.<br />
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For eligibility and application process, please head to our official website https://gsv.ac.in/admission/ to apply for the academic programes.<br />
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== Faculty and Students ==<br />
At this moment GSV has approximately '''40 Regular''' and around '''50 Visiting Faculty'''. Further, it is constantly striving to attract more from the talent pool available in Industry and Academic Institutions countrywide.<br />
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As of September 2025, a total of around '''1070 students''' are pursuing their higher studies with GSV under B. Tech., MBA, M. Tech. and Ph.D programs. The students are from 22 different states of India, reflecting true diversity of the nation.<br />
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== Collaborations ==<br />
Being an Innovation-led and Industry-driven University for creating, assimilating and imparting excellence of knowledge and actions accelerating development in the transport and logistics sectors, GSV has collaborated with various industry players to foster formidable and unparalleled Industry-Academia relations to help propel young minds toward building a Viksit Bharat by 2047.<br />
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A representative List of the collaboration are as follows:<br />
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* Airbus<br />
* SAP<br />
* CII<br />
* DPIIT<br />
* Karmayogi Bharat<br />
* DFCCIL<br />
* CONCOR<br />
* Nokia<br />
* Plasser India<br />
* Jacobs<br />
* Nippon Koei<br />
* Indian Army<br />
* Indian Air Force<br />
* Indian Navy<br />
* Delhi Metro Rail Corporation<br />
* Indian Maritime University<br />
* Monash University, Australia<br />
* St. Petersburg State Transport University, Russia<br />
* IIT - Mumbai<br />
* IIT - Gandhinagar<br />
* IIT - Jodhpur<br />
* BITS Pilani<br />
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== Timeline ==<br />
* Aug 2022: Established as a Central University by the act of Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lok Sabha passes Central Universities (Amendment), Bill 2022 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1848087 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225151105/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1848087 |archive-date=2025-02-25 |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><br />
== References ==<br />
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{{Universities in Gujarat}}<br />
{{Indian Railways}}<br />
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[[Category:Training institutes of Indian Railways]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Vadodara]]<br />
[[Category:2018 establishments in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 2018]]<br />
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