Anant National University

Overview

The Anant National University (ANU) was established in 2016 by the Laxman Gyanpith Trust with the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2016. ANU is considered one of the best private design universities in Gujarat. The University was set up with the vision to become one of the top universities in India by 2025 in the domain of design, sustainability, and built habitat. The university is working tirelessly to prepare and empower visionaries for the nation and the world.

ANU works on the philosophy that highlights the contribution of the head, heart, and mind. These words symbolize knowledge, attitude, and skills to make the design solutions elegant, eco-friendly, and sustainable. The institute also aspires to be the center of excellence by fostering interdisciplinary programs and deliver a socially engaging inclusive pedagogy.

The university has a strong network with the top-notch design institutes of the world and country. Some of the partner universities are the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Miami, the Design Village India. This connection with these universities provides the students and the faculty to share their ideas and offers the opportunity to connect with international concepts, scope, and opportunities. Thus it promotes healthy nourishment of students with practical knowledge and experience in the field.

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Courses Offered 

ANU offers various UG, PG, fellowship, and research programs in the stream of design and architecture. The college encourages students to think creatively and come up with eco-friendly and practical solutions. The course delivery promotes sustainability and equity in every design assignment to cover. The list of courses offered by the university are as follows:

Course Highlights

• The courses are designed in ways to strengthen candidates’ knowledge and develop creativity.
• The facilities at the institute aim at developing skill-sets in students necessary to build and design environment sustainability.
• Each course is structured in semesters to build the foundation of multidisciplinary skills in students.
• The course structure focuses on the overall development of individuals by integrating all the required technical and non-technical know-how.
• To enhance the experience and knowledge of students, courses are designed to be studio-centric to promote learning by doing.
• Live projects, field trips, and industrial training are an integral part of the learning process at ANU.

Admission Process

The candidate needs to follow a well-structured application process to grab a seat from the limited seats offered at ANU under various streams. The application process involves an online application form available at the institute’s official website. Following application, the candidate needs to clear a special screening exam designed separately for separate level courses.

These screens are as follows:

• For B. Arch.: NATA
• For B. Des. : AnantU Design Entrance Test (DET)
• For M. Des. : Submit portfolio, recommendation, and Statement of purpose
• For fellowship: Submit a statement of purpose, resume, and portfolio
• For fellowship for climate action: Telephonic interview
• Ph.D.: appear in research aptitude Assessment test, Comprehensive evaluation of Research proposal

Following clearance on the respective screens, an online interview is set up for the selected candidates. On selection in the provided screen and interview, the further admission procedure is followed. 

Results and Cut-off 

Admission at ANU under a course at any level a strict procedure is followed. The eligibility in UG courses is based on the scores of 10+2 from a recognized board. The candidate can be from any discipline in 10+2. For PG courses and higher, a good graduation scorecard is required. 

Following the eligibility criterion fulfillment, the candidate needs to clear the required screening with a personal interview. Based on the scores of the candidates, a final merit list is prepared. According to the list, an offer letter of admission in the respective course of study of each student is provided. On receiving the admission offer, the student needs to complete the candidature process at the earliest to secure the seat. Otherwise, it is allotted to the next deserving candidate. 

Placements 

The students of the university are supported by the career service office (CSO). They help in every possible way to attract the most suitable opportunity while graduating. The office works to smoothen the interaction between the industry and the academy. This helps to provide great exposure to students and create the best opportunities for them. Besides, the office works to promotes learning via classroom projects, industry projects, training, and internships. All these options help students gain hands-on, real industry working experience. This overall experience helps them during their final year recruitment process. Via all these efforts, the CSO tries to connect prospective employers with brilliant students. 

Some of such great employers belonging to the leading brands, who share partnerships with ANU for providing industry assistance and placements are as follows:

• INI Design Studio
• Open space design Studio
• Piramal
• Lodha, Building a better life
• Biome Environmental

Alumni Network 

The alumni network of ANU stays in touch with their university no matter where they are placed in the world. Throughout the year, they plan events in the college in accordance with the faculty, both remote and in-person, to motivate the students and share personal industry experience with the students. This is done to provide them with the personalized knowledge that is needed for helping them grow and achieve success in their respective careers.

Campus Facilities

The prime positioned campus of ANU in Ahemdabad is fully furnished and equipped with all the modern technologies, labs, studios, and auditoriums for the proper growth of the students. Alongside the all-time accessible library of the college, it remains fully stocked to help the students learn and complete their projects on time. The institute also provides its students with a beautiful and comfortable, wi-fi enabled, secure, and friendly hostel where students can grow together.

The college arranges various exhibitions and workshops annually to help the students grow mentally and think out of the box. Besides the mental work environment, the institute also possesses a great environment for physical work. The physiological health of the students is also taken care of via the accessibility to the fully furnished and functioning gym on the campus. Alongside the institute possess a multipurpose ground, a walking and jogging track, and a well-maintained playground. Sports tournaments and events are organized at the campus to attract the students and lead their holistic development.