History
30
Years of Triumph and Edification
The Graphic Era Educational Society (GEES), 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. Initially, Graphic Era Educational Society inaugurated its operations as Graphic Era Institute of Technology, which achieved the distinction of being the first self- financed educational institute in North India, offering 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 the academic aspirations of innumerable young men and women and his vision took a concrete shape in the form of Graphic Era Group of Institution.
Graphic Era
1993
Started as a Computer Center in a Dehradun Suburb with two computers, INR 29,000 and a very tenacious young entrepreneur. Initial works included AUTOCAD/ Graphics training (Hence the name, Graphic Era) for ONGC Officers and eventually paved the way to the founding of Graphic Era Training Institute at Capri Trade Centre.
1998
Graphic Era Institute of Technology was established as an educational institute offering engineering programs. GEIT had the distinction of being the first self-financed educational institute in the state of Uttarakhand.
2008
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 Graphic Era Deemed to be University.
2001
With the Founder Chairman, Prof. Kamal Ghanshala taking the lead in academics, GEIT’s programs grew to become the most popular in the region in a record time, with the best placements on offer. Our current flagship programs, B. Tech Computer Science/Information Technology and Electronics and Communication Engineering were commenced with a 180 Seat Intake.
2011
On April 28, 2011, Graphic Era Hill University was established under the state act no. 12 of 2011, Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 under the aegis of Graphic Era Educational Society, Dehradun. Primarily created as a separate entity to boost the educational credentials of the promising students of the state of Uttarakhand by banking on excellence, academics and the best infrastructure in the region, the university has carved out a space for itself in record time. The picturesque Bhimtal Campus, went from not existing to being functional within a span of a record setting 5 months. It was later ranked as the 11th most beautiful campus by STORYPICK.
2015
Graphic Era Deemed to be University was accredited by NAAC in year 2015 with grade ‘A’ and 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.
2018
In April, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University) was placed in the NIRF Rank band of 101-150, under Engineering and University category for the second consecutive year. On 10th April, it received approval of AICTE for Engineering, Management, and MCA programs, becoming the only university in the state of Uttarakhand to have been granted this approval. Awarded ‘Regular’ Status by Ministry of HRD Vide Letter No. F.9-48/2007-U3(A) PT.1.
2019
Graphic Era Deemed to be University was also awarded the prestigious QS-i-Gauge Diamond Category Overall Award in the ‘Overall Institutions’ Category. It was the only triumphant institute from North India that surpassed all categories of QS-I-GAUGE 360 perspective for Indian Institutions of higher learning, including impeccable teaching and learning, employability and social responsibility, and more. The year 2019 witnessed the university achieve the greatest of all laurels. Graphic Era was awarded rank 2 all over Uttarakhand, right after IIT Roorkee, under the category of ‘Top Engineering Institutions’ in the region. The university ranked 104 in the nation after thorough and rigorous assessment by MHRD NIRF 2019 for the ‘Engineering University’ category.
2020
Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun set a new milestone with 1082 placement offers in just the first week for the class of 2020, with the highest package being 43.95₹ Lacs at Adobe. In June 2020. The University was conferred NIRF Rank 97 in the University Category, the highest in Uttarakhand, and was placed among the top-ranked institutions of the country.
2021
Graphic Era Institute of Medical Sciences is the newest inclusion in the list of premier institutions under the umbrella of the Graphic Era Group of Institutions. This ultra-modern facility being completed at a rapid pace will finish with a 1250 Bed Capacity equipped with all state-of-the-art equipment meeting all global standards, giving the people of the state and the rest of the country a world-class medical facility at an affordable price. Graphic Era Deemed to be University featured in the list of TOP 100 Universities of India for the second year consecutively. The University also ranked 75 amongst the Top Engineering Institutions and 64 amongst the Top Management Institutions of the country