After having set up many reputed colleges and schools in Ahmedabad, the city’s leading industrialists have come together to gift the city one more institute of learning – Ahmedabad University.

The lead this time is taken by Sanjay S Lalbhai of Lalbhai Group, Sudhir Mehta of Torrent Group, Shrenik Kasturbhai and Naishad Parikh, all governing members of the Ahmedabad Education Society (AES). The city is home to the Gujarat University and Gujarat Vidyapeeth along with several other leading institutes.

The Ahmedabad University (AU) formed by the Ahmedabad Education Society is scheduled to start operating from June 1