About the Institute
The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) was established by an Act of Parliament called the “Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) Act, 2013” (No. 26 of 2013) having its headquarters at Fursatganj Raebareli, Dist. Amethi, Uttar Pradesh.
The university has been envisaged as the premier institution of higher learning within the aviation milieu aimed at providing cutting edge and critical research to enhance the aviation industry in India.
The Act of Parliament empowers the university to award Diploma, Degree, and Post Graduate Degrees in the field of aviation. At the same time collaborations with the leading international universities/ institutions in the aviation domain, are being forged towards proffering global knowledge that is customized to local requirements.
The establishment of the university is to facilitate and promote aviation-related sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, technology and medicine through teaching, training, research and by extension work in conjunction with the industry to achieve excellence in operations and management of all the sub-sectors within the aviation industry. The university intends to offer a number of courses as required to bridge the skill gap within the Indian aviation industry at present as well as taking into consideration future requirements.
The university is to provide updated knowledge for mid-level and senior aviation professionals already engaged in their professions through FDP/MDP. The bouquet of courses offered as part of the EDP/ MDP framework shall be tailored to suit the requirements of the Indian aviation industry while providing them with a certification that is globally accepted as a benchmark for their respective sectors/ sub-sectors.
The common theme that the university shall follow in all of these programmes would be that of researching problems that the industry faces. The university shall commit academic resources to resolve these business problems to not only provide business solutions but also to stay relevant to the Indian aviation industry while realizing the trust reposed in it by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.