India's first textile university will come up at Surat for which the Gujarat government will provide funds worth Rs 800 to Rs 900 crores. The aim of the university is to provide all kinds of support including technology, research and development (R&D) and skilled manpower etc. The purpose is to create a complete eco system for the textile industry in Gujarat and India. It will guide the government in policy making. The textile industry will support the government in this endeavour.

And as Chandan Chatterjee, Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), a government of Gujarat organization says the Centre’s aim is not to just fulfill academic requirements of textile industry. This will serve in many ways like support in R&D, policy making skill manpower training etc. The university is expected to tie up with various centres of excellence and other national and international institutes as per the requirements.

The university will spread over 250 acres, construction will start early next year and it will be operational in one and a half years.