Lok jagruti Kendra (LJK) is a charitable trust and registered society founded in 1980 by eminent academicians, professionals and distinguished personalities drawn from across the society.
LJ Group of Institutes is managed by Lok Jagruti Kendra (LJK), a Charitable Trust and a Registered Society established in in1980 by eminent academicians and visionaries like Prof. B.M. Peerzada, former Dean of Commerce Faculty, Gujarat University, Padma Bhushan Lord Meghnad Desai (London School of Economics ), Prof. Gautam Appa (LSE), Late Prof. M.S. Trivedi, former Vice Chancellor, South Gujarat University, renowned jurist Late Shri Girishbhai Patel and Shri Subodhbhai Shah. It was envisioned as “a key player in education and social development by promoting and nurturing creativity, scholarship, innovation, and excellence through a chain of quality institutes.” LJK’s mission has been “to establish and manage institutions with an environment in which new ideas, delivery strategies, and scholarship flourish and from where leaders and innovators of tomorrow shall emerge.”
LJK runs 32 institutions on two well-developed environment-friendly campuses with dedicated buildings and infrastructure facilities and offers various diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate programmes duly approved by respective apex bodies. LJ Institutes have over 21000 students and 1000+ faculties engaged in teaching-learning, research, and extension activities and striving to develop students into complete citizens not only having the necessary subject knowledge and skills but also empathy towards various environmental, social, cultural, and other issues affecting the society.
LJ University offers scholarships to meritorious and needy students. Mentioned below are the details regarding the same:
For Minority Students (Religion: Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi)
Saksham Scholarship Scheme: For differently-abled students pursuing technical degree/diploma courses from recognized institutions.
Pragati Scholarship Scheme: For female students only pursuing technical degree/diploma courses from recognized institutions