N.V. Patel Department of Communication and Media Studies, Sardar Patel University

N. V. Patel Department of Communication and Media Studies was established in 2000. It is affiliated to Sardar Patel University. The institute vision is to impart education and training of national standard and keep striving towards excellence to reac ndard and keep striving towards excellence to reach our ultimate goal of meeting international standard in Communication and Media Studies. The main aim of the department is to cater to the region for which this department was created in the rural-based university. Sardar Patel University was established by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the then Bombay Province in December 1955 and was recognised under 2f of the UGC Act in October 1968. It is named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a political and social leader of India who played a major role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. The University Campus – the main campus as well as 3 satellite campuses – are situated in the heart of a rural countryside against a lush green pollution-free backdrop, offering all the amenities of modern life. Sardar Patel University comprises of 25 Postgraduate Departments, a constituent college, and 70 colleges affiliated to it. There are 14 PG Centres in the affiliated colleges/institutions.The University offers 40 graduate and post graduate courses, 20 diploma courses and 8 certificate courses in mainstream faculty disciplines. All the Postgraduate Departments are networked for VSAT-Internet connectivity, both for their academic and research purposes Location - Sardar Patel University is situated in Vallabh Vidyanagar. Vallabh Vidyanagar is about 5 kms from Anand and 2 kms from Karamsad, the native place of Sardar Patel. The educational township of Vallabh Vidyanagar is close to the Milk City of India (Anand) in terms of its strategic geographical location. Anand is on Vadodara-Ahmedabad line of the Western Railway in the heart of Anand District of Gujarat. Transportation - It is well connected with the rest of the country by railway network, and roads. It is flanked by two major cities of Gujarat: Sardar Patel International Airport at Ahmedabad and Vadodara Airport Vadodara. The nearest railway station is Anand, which is about 5 kms from Vallabh Vidyanagar. From Anand Taxi, Auto-Rickshaw and Buses are available upto Vallabh Vidyanagar. The nearest airport is Vadodara Airport, which is about 40 kms from Vallabh Vidyanagar. Besides their Airports, Ahmedabad and Vadodara also have railway junctions, and bus terminuses, and this makes it easy for a visitor to reach Anand, and from there on to Vallabh Vidyanagar. The distance between Anand and Ahmedabad is 75 kms by road and 65 kms by rail-road, and the journey takes an hour and a half or two hours at the maximum. Similarly, the distance between Anand and Vadodara is 45 kms by road and 35 kms by rail-road, and the journey takes 45 minutes or an hour at the most. The Express Highway between Ahmedabad and Vadodara has further reduced the time taken in travelling to slightly over an hour, and half an hour from Ahmedabad and Vadodara respectively.