Logos of India

GURU KASHI UNIVERSITY The emblem of Guru Kashi University (GKU) is a blue shield with white border housing the motifs of an open book supporting a 16-pointed star in yellow and green colours and three stars. The shield is supported by a pair of laurels on sides between which its acronym ‘GKU’ is placed. A white banner is placed on the shield at the bottom with its motto in Punjabi ‘ਇਹ ਹੈ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹਮਾਰੀ ਕਾਸ਼ੀ’ meaning ‘It is Our Evident Seat of Learning’ inscribed on it. The shield denotes protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the stars denote divinity, hope and guidance; the open book represents education, knowledge, learning and wisdom; the laurels denote ceremonies, victory, achievement, hard work and dedication; the colour blue signifies serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty and the colour yellow signifies happiness, energy, vitality, focus and creativity and the colour olive signifies peace, harmon...

GURU RAVIDAS AYURVED UNIVERSITY The insignia of Guru Ravidas Ayurved University (GRAUP) has a yellow square holding two concentric circles in tones of orange supported by a rising sun forming the backdrop. The circle in the middle houses its name and place in Punjabi; its acronym; its motto in Sanskrit ‘विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते’, (Shloka 11, Ishopanishad) meaning ‘Immortality is Gained from Learning’. The next circle circumscribing the middle one bears its name and place in Devanagari. Its name in English surmounts the second circle and the name of its place supports it. Its tagline in Sanskrit ‘सोऽयमायुर्वेदः शाश्वतः’ meaning ‘That is the Eternal Ayurveda’ is placed on a banner at the bottom of the square. This banner is supported by a pair of Staffs of Caduceus or the Staff of Hermes with a pair of wings and entwined serpents which represent medicine and medical profession. The colour yellow symbolises happiness, energy, vitality, focus and creativity and the colour orange symbo...

BUDDH INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT The logo of Buddh International Circuit (BIC) is an abstract and stylised version of the letter ‘B’. The colours orange and green represent the colours of the Indian flag and the curved strokes of ‘B’ denote the racing track.

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY The orange and black circular insignia of Lovely Professional University (LPU) has a circle holding the rays of light ensconced by white circular border with black outlines bearing its name and place. Alongside, its name is written using medium condensed sans serif typeface with the first letter of each word placed in an orange box. This assembly is supported by an orange line on top and bottom. At the bottom the motto of the university ‘Transforming Education Transforming India’ is written. The rays of light symbolises life, energy, power, positivity, illumination, light and clarity; the colour orange symbolises energy, vitality, creativity, inspiration, joy and happiness and the colour black symbolises mystery, power, elegance and sophistication.

JAGAT GURU NANAK DEV PUNJAB STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY The insignia of Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University (JDPSO) has a pictorial of a blooming lotus in red, orange and yellow colours in front of a golden rising sun and its name is written below the pictorial in gold and blue. The blooming lotus symbolises purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty received from the learnings of the university and the rising sun symbolises energy, power, positivity, illumination, light and clarity. The colour gold denotes wealth, prosperity, power, prestige and achievement and the colour yellow denotes happiness, energy, vitality, focus and creativity.

GURU NANAK UNIVERSITY The blue and orange toned circular emblem supported by an open book of Guru Nanak University (GNU) houses a rising sun and its acronym on an orange circle. The circle is ensconced by a white border with blue outlines which carries the name of the university. The open book denotes education, knowledge, learning and wisdom; the rising sun denotes hope, light, path, energy, power, positivity, illumination and clarity; the colour orange signifies energy, vitality, creativity, inspiration, joy and happiness and the colour blue denotes serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty. 

GURU ANGAD DEV VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY The insignia of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) has Staff of Caduceus or the Hermes’ Staff with a pair of entwined serpents and wings symbolising medicine and medical practice topped with a torch of flame, supported by the letter ‘V’ denoting veterinary science and all these are placed above a Mollweide projection of globe. This composition is ensconced by a red border on which its name and year of establishment are inscribed. Below this elliptical seal on a blue banner its motto ‘Knowledge for Service’ is written. The colour red symbolises passion, power, strength, courage, determination, energy and celebration; the colour blue symbolises serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty, The torch with flame symbolises hope, life, truth, enlightenment and regenerative power and the globe denotes education, knowledge, influence, timele...

LAMRIN TECH SKILLS UNIVERSITY The emblem of Lamrin Tech Skills University (LTSU) has a pictorial in gold and blue using letters ‘LT’ supported by its acronym ‘LTSU’ and ensconced by its circular border bearing its name and motto ‘Enlightenment to Empowerment’. The colour gold symbolises wealth, prosperity, power, prestige and achievement and the colour blue denotes serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty.

KERALA UNIVERSITY OF FISHERIES AND OCEAN STUDIES The circular emblem in tones of blue of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) has the motifs of a Chinese fishing net, a fishing trawler, a fish, a conch and a prawn placed on a circle holding sky and ocean. This circle is ensconced by a three dimensional border, on which its name, its year of establishment and its motto in Latin ‘Fiat Piscis’ meaning ‘Let it be Done’ is inscribed. The motifs represent the educational domain of the university. Below the circle, an open book symbolising education, knowledge and wisdom is placed. The colour blue signifies water, river, ocean, and other water bodies. It also signifies serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty.

JIS UNIVERSITY The emblem of JIS University (JU) has a blue squircle, on which its acronym is inscribed using an experimental typeface in white with the letter ‘I’ treated as a human being. Below this ‘University’ is written between two lines. The human motif symbolises the stakeholders of the university and the colour blue symbolises serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty.

KANYASHREE UNIVERSITY The emblem of Kanyashree University (KU) has the motif of a girl as in the Kanyashree scheme surmounting an open book and supported on both sides by laurels. Above these motifs the name of the university is placed and below the year of establishment is written. All these are held by a shield. Below the shield on a blue banner the motto of the university ‘Empowering Women’ is written. The girl holding a book supported by laurel wreaths projects ambition and triumph of the goals she strives for. The shield symbolises protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the open book symbolises education, learning, knowledge and wisdom; the laurels symbolise ceremonies, victory, achievement, hard work and dedication and the colour blue symbolises serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty.

DARUL HUDA ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY The emblem of Darul Huda Islamic University (DHIU) has an open book written with ‘التعليم الدعوة' التربية’ (Education Advocacy Education) is supporting a nib of a pen placed on a blue globe. These motifs are circumscribed by a green circular line. Which glows like the sun with rays. On both sides of the circle green laurels are placed. The name of the university is written around this assemblage in English and Arabic. At the bottom, on a banner its motto in Arabic ‘ان علينا للهدى’ meaning ‘Guidance is Upon Us’. The globe symbolises education, knowledge, influence, timelessness, global unity and interconnectedness; the open book symbolises learning, knowledge, education and wisdom; the nib of a pen symbolises freedom, intelligence, creativity, professionalism, determination and diligence and the laurels denote ceremonies, victory, achievement, hard work and dedication.  

UNIVERSITY OF KERALA The emblem of the University of Kerala (UoK) has a lotus housing the motifs of a conch or shankha and a reading stand with palm leaf manuscript. Below the lotus its motto in Sanskrit ‘कर्मणि व्यज्यते प्रज्ञा’ (Verse 1.412, Panchatantra) meaning ‘Wisdom is Expressed in Action’ is inscribed. The lotus symbolises purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty; the conch or shankha is considered sacred in Hinduism as the emblem of Lord Vishnu and Buddhism and the palm leaf manuscript denotes education, learning, knowledge and wisdom. 

MAHARAJA GANGA SINGH UNIVERSITY The circular emblem of Maharaja Ganga Singh University (MGSU) has the motifs of a traditional lamp with a swan in stem supported by its year of establishment, rising sun, satellite antenna, an open book and its motto in Sanskrit ‘सर्वेषां भूषणं विद्या’ meaning ‘Education is the Best of All the Embellishments’ are housed in a circular border in orange colour. The border is inscribed with the name and place of the university in Devanagari and English. The rising sun symbolises ight, universal prosperity and path for growth; the traditional lamp denotes light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity; the antenna symbolises new age communication and connectivity and the open book symbolises education, learning, knowledge and wisdom.

MAHARANA PRATAP UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY The insignia of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT) has an earl of corn as the central motif on a blue circle supported by a partial gear rack. Its is ensconced by a border with blue outlines which carries the name of the university, its place and year of its establishment in Devanagari. At the bottom on a white banner with blue ends its motto in Sanskrit ‘कृषि समृद्धया राष्टाभ्युदयः मतः’ meaning ‘Agricultural Prosperity is the Foundation of National Prosperity’ is inscribed. The corn symbolises the major produce of the locale and agricultural growth and productivity and the gear rack denotes industry, engineering and productivity.

MAHARISHI DAYANAND SARASWATI UNIVERSITY The emblem of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University (MDSU) houses the motifs of a rising sun from the hills, a swan on water, an open book, its year of establishment and its name. The yellow circular border is inscribed with its name and place in Devanagari and its motto in Sanskrit ‘श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः’ (Shloka 39, Chapter 4, Bhagavad Gita) meaning ‘He who has Mastered his Senses, is Exclusively Devoted to his Practice and is Full of Faith, Attains Knowledge’. The rising sun symbolises  light, universal prosperity and path for growth; the swan is the vehicle of Goddess Saraswati and it is sacred and is a symbol of grace, knowledge, beauty symbolises and the open book denotes education, learning, knowledge and wisdom.

AMITY UNIVERSITY PUNJAB The emblem of Amity University Punjab (AMP) at Mohali, Punjab has a shield divided into yellow and dark blue sections. The dark blue portion is a left to right upward sweeping stroke, bearing the name of the university. The yellow portion has a torch, the flame of which is written using its acronym. The shield has blue borderlines. The name and place of the university is written on the right side of the pictorial in classic serif font. The dark blue with contemporary cues of technology, performance and advancement strikes a synergy with the golden yellow radiance of tradition, culture and values. The shield signifies protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery and the torch signifies purity and passion for knowledge.

SANT BABA BHAG SINGH UNIVERSITY The emblem of Sant Baba Bhag Singh University (SBBSU) in orange and blue has a Khanda forming the background for orange rising sun supported by an open book and a pair of laurels on sides surmounted by its acronym. All these are ensconced by a orange circular border with blue and white outlines on which the motto of the university in Punjabi ‘ਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਜਨੁ ਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਅੰਧੇਰ ਬਿਨਾਸੁ’ (Guru Arjun Dev, Sloku 14, Page 293) meaning ‘To whom the Satguru has Bestowed the Glory of Knowledge, his Ignorance (form) Darkness is Destroyed’ and its name in Punjabi are written. This is circumscribed by a blue border with orange and blue outlines bearing the name of the university in English. At the bottom of the circular seal, on a banner, its place is written in English. Khanda is the symbol of Sikhism; the rising sun denotes life, energy, power, positivity, illumination, light and clarity; the open book denotes education, knowledge, learning and wisdom; the lau...

D.A.V. UNIVERSITY The emblem of the D.A.V. University (DAVU) has a stadium with orange colour outline housing the motifs of nine pointed red colour star with ‘Om’ written on; an orange lotus placed on a pedestal with ‘Vedas’ written supported by six lotus leaves and its motto in Sanskrit ‘असतो मा सद्गमय’(Yajnavalkya,1.3.28, Pavamana Mantra, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad) meaning ‘Lead Me frpm Untruth to Truth’. Below all these the name of the university is written. The red star symbolises perfect harmony among all things in life, with its points providing insight into how we can strive towards achieving this goal and the lotus symbolises purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty.

DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY The circular seal of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University (DDUGU) has the motifs of a red lotus on flowing water in the presence of rising orange sun in a yellow background. These are ensconced by a light blue circular border with black and red outlines, which bears the name of the university in Devanagari and English. The lotus denotes purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty; the flowing water denotes life, purification, transformation, change and renewal and the rising sun denotes life, energy, power, positivity, illumination, light and clarity.

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MILLETS 2023 The logo of International Year of Millets 2023 (IYM) has a pictorial with the motifs of finger millet, white fonio, sorghum, pearl millet and black fonio with their stems. It is supported by its name and year. The zero in 2023 uses multi-colours denoting the variety of millets and their geographical spread.

GNA UNIVERSITY The GNA University (GNAU) emblem has a blue gear wheel supported by a red hand and its name written on its right in red and blue. Its motto ‘Inspiring Innovation…’ is written at the right bottom. The gear wheel symbolises interconnectedness, efficiency, precision, progress, advancement, synchronisation, timing, order and structure; the hand symbolises support and assistance for innovation and entrepreneurship; the colour red signifies passion, power, strength, courage, determination, energy and celebration and the colour blue signifies serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty.

DESH BHAGAT UNIVERSITY The orange and blue emblem of Desh Bhagat University (DBU) has a nib of a pen divided into three vertical parts denoting research, innovation and entrepreneurship, with its acronym ‘DBU’ written on it. An orange flame is placed above the nib and its year of inception is placed below the nib. Its name is written in blue on its right and below this its motto is written in orange. The nib of a pen symbolises freedom, intelligence, creativity, professionalism, determination and diligence; the flame of fire denotes enlightenment, hope, life, truth and the regenerative power; the blue colour symbolises serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty and the colour orange symbolises energy, vitality, creativity, inspiration, joy and happiness. 

PLAKSHA UNIVERSITY PUNJAB The emblem of Plaksha University Punjab (PUP) depicts an abstract version of plaksha (Ficus lacor) tree or Java fig tree in teal blue colour, which is used in Ayurvedic medicine and is considered sacred in Hinduism, which is found in northern parts of India. This pictorial symbolises knowledge and growth with its branches reaching outwards to represent expanding knowledge and creating a positive impact on society. The elegant teal blue colour is a bluish-green shade that symbolises gentleness, calmness and serenity of blue and strength, growth and high-spiritedness of green.

MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY The insignia of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU) has a portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in a black circle supported on sides by a crest of wheat and an electric power distribution pole and by an open book at the bottom. The motifs are ensconced in a circle of sprocket wheel on which the name and place of the university is written in Punjabi and circumscribed by its name and place in English. The crest of wheat symbolises agriculture and agricultural engineering and production; the electric pole symbolises electrical engineering; the book symbolises knowledge, learning, education and wisdom and the sprocket denotes interconnectedness, efficiency, precision, progress, advancement, synchronisation, timing, order and structure.

JHARKHAND RAI UNIVERSITY The emblem of Jharkhand Rai University (JRU) has a red shield with thick golden borderline. The shield houses three pillars with three flames and a pen is placed on the pillars horizontally. At the left top corner of the shield three eight pointed golden stars are placed. The pen represents freedom, intelligence, creativity, professionalism, determination and diligence; the three pillars denote dedication, determination and discipline; the flames denote the ignition of creativity, wisdom and character; the shield signifies protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the three stars denote perfect harmony among all things in life, with its points providing insight into how we can strive towards achieving this goal; the colour red signifies signifies passion, power, strength, courage, determination, energy and celebration and the colour gold wealth, prosperity, power, prestige and achievement.

NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY The red colour insignia of the Netaji Subhas University (NSU) has a shield holding a traditional lamp above which the acronym and place of the university are placed. The shield has a thick border. The top portion of the shield has another border ending as banners on either side carry the year of establishment of the university. The shield is supported by a pair of laurels. The shield denotes protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the traditional lamp symbolises light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity; the laurels denote ceremonies, victory, achievement, hard work and dedication and the colour red signifies passion, power, strength, courage, determination, energy and celebration.

CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY The emblem of Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi has a brown colour rising sun with five golden rays is supported by the monogram of its acronym. Below these, the name of the place is written on a golden banner. All these are ensconced in a light brown circular outline. The brown and gold colour sun denotes life, energy, power, positivity, illumination, light and clarity; the colour brown denotes earthiness, simplicity, stability, humility, warmth, reliability, endurance, timelessness and tradition and the colour gold signifies wealth, prosperity, power, prestige and achievement.

INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE The blue colour insignia of International Management Institute (IMI) is a monogram of its acronym ‘IMI’, which is crafted to look like an edifice with a motif of globe surmounting it. This projects a grand image of the institute and the globe signifies its aspirations as a global player. The globe signifies education, knowledge, influence, timelessness, global unity and interconnectedness and the colour blue signifies serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom, freedom, openness, intelligence and loyalty. 

KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) emblem symbolises the emergence of life forms. It depicts a healthy bud with eleven leaves growing from a seed in a test tube placed in a decorative pot. The seed represents knowledge and the soil in the test tube represents science and technology. The bud produces plants and animals for human sustenance. The name of the university circumscribes the bud and at the bottom on a panel a pig, a goat and a cattle are shown.