NFSU pioneering forensic education, innovation

To NFSU, the National Forensic Sciences University, the world’s first and only university completely devoted to forensic science, where in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and stayed as a potential lighthouse of specialized education, research, and training in forensic and allied disciplines. This dedication lays the world’s only university for forensic, behavioral, cybersecurity, digital forensics, and allied sciences which is a commitment by India in strengthening the scientific investigation and justice delivery systems.

During the meeting with the journalists from Vijayawada, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr JM Vyas remembered that at first, the university was set up in 2009 as the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University when Narendra Modi was the chief minister. NFSU was envisaged to fill the gap when crime patterns were becoming more and more complex and there was a rising demand for trained forensic professionals. The Narendra Modi Government recognised the institution’s strategic value and therefore, in 2020 through an Act of Parliament, the institution was upgraded to a Central University and declared as one of the national importance.

Prof. Vyas said the law that provision empowers NFSU to not only operate as an academic institution, but also a national resource for building capacities, research, training, and consultancy all over the criminal justice ecosystem — from police and judges to intelligence and internal security agencies. There are approximately 12,500 students pursuing undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, and post-doctoral studies at the 12 campuses across the nation.

The government of andhra pradesh under the leadership of chief minister chandrababu naidu will develop a campus in amaravati to house the national forensic sciences university (nfsu) in the new capital(the development will commmence soon) of andhra pradesh.

The university currently has eight speciality schools which teach cutting-edge fields related to Forensic Science. These specialty schools are located on the university's Gandhinagar location, which is the university's flagship location, and include the following specialty schools: School of Forensic Sciences, the School of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, and the School of Engineering and Technology and the School of Behavioral Sciences, School Of Management Studies and Pharmacy School, Doctorate School and Research School and open learning school.

Each of the schools offers a wide selection of master's degrees and PhDs in a variety of forensic disciplines ranging from Forensic Odontology and Toxicology to Forensic Structural Engineering and Multimedia Forensics as well as Master's and PhD degrees in many others.

Besides providing real-world experience and useful skills through coursework, The NFSU will also be a center for innovative research and advanced methods to solve Practical Problems and will have a variety of different types of Innovative Facilities and Modern Labs that will be utilized within the classrooms. These will include Smart Facilities, Practical Research Facilities (PRAFs), Cyber Defense Center, Ballistics Research & Testing Center, International Center for Humanitarian Forensics and the Center of Excellence for Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, and Forensics Innovations Centre. NFSU has expanded into a nationally networked university with campuses in Delhi, Goa, Tripura, Bhopal, Dharwad, and more, including an overseas campus in Uganda, even though its core is still in Gujarat.