National Forensic Sciences University (erstwhile Gujarat Forensic Sciences University) was established by the Government of India through Act, 2020 (32 of 2020) on 1st October 2020 and also accorded the status of an "Institution of National Importance". Established under the aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the objective of NFSU is to promote forensic science in conjunction with applied behavioural science, law, criminology, and other allied areas and technologies. University has headquarter located at Gandhinagar, Gujarat and other campuses at Delhi, Goa, Tripura, Bhopal, Dharwad, along with academies at Pune, Guwahati, and Manipur and an International Campus at Uganda. Through thirteen Schools, nine Centres of Excellence, and state-of-the-art infrastructures, NFSU is producing skilled human resources for the different domains of forensic investigation and promoting research and innovation. Being as world's first and only forensic university, NFSU is also providing consultancies and imparting training to different stakeholders of the criminal justice delivery system thus strengthening the forensic capabilities globally.
