Graphic Era University

{{Short description|Private university in Uttarakhand, India}}

{{Distinguish|Graphic Era Hill University}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}{{Infobox university

| name = Graphic Era Deemed to be University

| motto = Transforming Dreams into Reality

| established = {{start date and age|1993}}

| type = Deemed to be University

| chancellor = Vijay Kumar Saraswat

| vice_chancellor = Narpinder Singh

| head_label = Director

| head = Rakesh Kumar Sharma

| president = Kamal Ghanshala

| students = 7584 (undergrad and postgrad)

| doctoral = 326

| academic_staff = 442

| administrative_staff = 244

| address = 566/6, Bell Road, Society Area, Clement Town

| city = Dehradun

| state = Uttarakhand

| postalcode = 248002

| country = India

| campus = {{convert|25|acre|m2}}
Urban{{Cite web |last=NAAC |first=Self Study Report GANPAT UNIVERSITY |date=2023 |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://geu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GEU_NAAC_SSR_V2.pdf |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=geu.ac.in}}

| free_label1 = Advisor

| free1 = R. C. Joshi

| free_label2 = Registrar

| free2 = Dinesh Kumar Joshi

| colors = {{Color box|#BC1839}} {{Color box|#fff}} {{Color box|#000}} Red, white and black

| former_names = Graphic Era Institute of Technology (GEIT)

| logo = Graphic era university logo colored.svg

| website = {{url|www.geu.ac.in}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|30.2675|77.9959|region:IN-OR_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| academic_affiliations = AIU

| founder = Dr. Kamal Ghanshala

| accreditation = UGC, NAAC, MHRD, AICTE, NIRF

}}

Graphic Era University (formerly known as Graphic Era Institute of Technology) is an Indian private graphic university located in Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. It was founded by Dr. Kamal Ghanshala in 1993.{{Cite web |date=2016-09-05 |title=About Us - Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun |url=https://geu.ac.in/about-us/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=geu.ac.in |language=en-US}}

In 2008, the institution was granted the status of a deemed university. In 2022, it received accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a Grade A+.[http://naac.gov.in/images/docs/ACCREDITATION_STATUS/Institutions_accredited_by_NAAC_having_valid_accreditation_as_on_19-05-2023_Upld_02-06-2023.xlsx Excel sheet released by NAAC]{{Cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/deemeduniversitylist.aspx?id=34&Unitype=4|title=University|website=ugc.ac.in|access-date=2017-06-15}}{{cite news |title=Unlimited Graphic Design |url=https://unicorngo.com/}} The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked it 79th overall in India in 2024{{Cite web |title=2024 NIRF Ranking |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}} and 52nd in the engineering category.

Grafest is a yearly college festival held at the university.{{Cite web |title=Grafest |url=https://geu.ac.in/grafest/}}