The Graphic Era Educational Society, established in 1993, is a non-profit organization that aims to mobilize world class education and generate resources for providing and supporting quality education for all. The society recognizes the right of every individual to lead a life of dignity and self-respect in a just and equitable manner. At the initial phase Graphic Era Society established in 1997 Graphic Era Institute of Technology. Graphic Era Institute of Technology had the distinction of being first Self- financed educational institute in North India, offer engineering courses The Institute was the culmination of the dream of its visionary founder Prof. (Dr) Kamal Ghanshala to change the destiny of thousands of youth by providing an excellent and holistic professional education. He had visualized an educational hub that would cater to academic aspirations of innumerable young man and women and his vision took a concrete shape in the form of Graphic Era Institute
Started as a Computer Center in a Dehradun Suburb with 2 Computers with an initial fund of INR 29,000- Started with AUTOCAD/Graphics training for ONGC Officers. Leading to the founding of Graphic Era Training Institute, at Capri Trade Centre
Graphic Era Institute of Technology (GEIT) was established as an institution offering engineering programs. GEIT had the distinction of being first Self- financed educational institute in the state of Uttarakhand.
GEIT started setting the benchmarks for higher education in the state, and started BCA and BMIT with affiliation to HNB Garhwal University with a 60 seat intake.
Our current flagship B.Tech Computer Science/ Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering programs was initiated with a 180 seat intake. With the Founder and Chairman, Prof. Kamal Ghanshala, taking the lead in the academics, the programs grew to become the most popular in the region with the best placements
On August 14, 2008 GEIT was accorded the status of Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 Vide Notification F.9-48/2007-U.3(A) Approved by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and was renamed as Graphic Era Deemed to be University.
On April 28, 2011, Graphic Era Hill University was established under the state act no 0f 2011 Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 under the aegis of Graphic Era Educational Society, Dehradun. Primarily created as separate entity to boost the education credentials of the promising students of the state of Uttarakhand, banking on excellence academic credentials and the best infrastructure in the region, the University has carved out a space for itself in record time.
Graphic Era Deemed to be University was accredited by NAAC with grade ‘A’ with the highest score in all of North India. NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country for upholding the quality of higher education.
In April, Graphic Era University received NIRF RANK 101-150 April under Engineering Category, with along with NITs and other top educational institutions of the country
April 2018 Graphic Era (Deemed to be University) was placed on the NIRF RANK BAND of 101-150, under Engineering & University category for the second consecutive year. On 10th April, received approval of AICTE for Engineering, Management, and MCA Programs becoming the only University in the state of Uttarakhand to have this approval. Awarded Regular Status by Ministry of HRD Vide Letter No. F.9-48/2007-U3(A) PT.1
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