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THE RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, was established by the State Legislature of Punjab by passing the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Act, 2006 (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006). The Act incorporated a university of law of national stature in Punjab, to fulfil the need for a centre of excellence in legal education. RGNUL started functioning from its Headquarters in Mohindra Kothi, The Mall, Patiala from May 26, 2006. The university acquired approval of the Bar Council of India (BCI) in July 2006 and got registered with the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi under Section 2(f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. RGNUL operated from heritage buildings of the erstwhile Patiala State, Mohindra Kothi from 2006 to 2013. The university was accredited with ‘A’ Grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2015. RGNUL, Punjab was granted autonomy under UGC Regul

UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION In his speech, Shri Vajpayee spoke of the need to take a fresh look at the UGC Act, 1956 in the light of the new challenges for the education sector emerging in the twenty-first century. He also suggested that the Commission could consider changing its name to the University Education Development Commission and have a new identity. Traditionally, UGC was entrusted with the task of coordination, formulation and maintenance of the standards of university education. The logo and the motto line of UGC ‘Gyan-Vigyan Vimukte’ (Knowledge Liberates), convey the UGC’s philosophy and avowed objective of uplifting the nation’s destiny through quality education. Knowledge is like both light and sound. Like light, it enlightens and empowers the individual and society as a whole, enabling them to overcome limitations imposed by nature. And like sound, which seeps in through the most impermeable of barriers, knowledge cannot be stopped or barred in any

SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SURAT This Institute was established in 1961 as one of the RECs for imparting technical education in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in the year 1983-84. The Central Government on the advice of the University Grants Commission, has declared the Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional College of Engineering & Technology (SVREC), Surat to Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat with status of ‘Deemed University’ with effect from December 4, 2002. Its emblem has a circle divided into four quadrants. One quadrant houses an image of industry and chimney, second quadrant houses a transmission tower, the third a flying rocket and the fourth one a dam. This is surrendered by a gear wheel with a border, on which the name of the institute and place are written. It is supported by a laurel on both sides. At the bottom its motto in Sanskrit ‘विज्ञानम सारथिनः श्याथ’ is written on a white border

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) is an autonomous body of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. The Centre is a premier organisation for education, training, R&D and consultancy in IT and electronics. The history of NIELIT dates back to 1974 when the Department of Electronics (DoE) now Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEIT), Government of India and the University Grants Commission (UGC) set up the first CEDT within the premises of Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore with assistance from Swiss Development Corporation. The objective was to bridge the gap between the academic institutions and industries. A decade after the successful running of CEDT, Bangalore, the then Department of Electronics (DoE), initiated a programme to set up similar centres in other parts of the country with a wider objective t