Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University
Type	Public
Established	1987
Chancellor	Kalraj Mishra
Vice-Chancellor	R. P. Singh
Location	Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	http://www.mdsuajmer.ac.in

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University is a university in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It opened in 1987 and is named after the philosopher Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati.

History

The university was established August 1, 1987 as the University of Ajmer.[1] The name was changed in 1996. Jurisdiction of the university extends to the entire state of Rajasthan.

Since inception the university has conducted the examination of nearly 1,500,000 students in colleges throughout the state. In 1990, the history, political science, zoology, botany and mathematics departments were founded; in 1991 courses in environmental technology, microbiology and laboratory technology and instrumentation were started. In 1993, after transferring to a new campus, the courses of food and nutrition, applied chemistry, management studies and computer applications were created, offering M. Sc., MBA, postgraduate (PG) diploma and Ph.D. programmes.

The university started a PG programme in environmental science in 1998 and PG programmes in botany, zoology, business economics, commerce, population studies, history, political science and computer science in 2000. The founder Vice Chancellor of the University was Prof Rambali Upadhyaya,a renowned Management teacher who was previously teaching management students at the University of Rajasthan.

Departments

There are 24 teaching departments: history, political science and public administration, economics, botany, zoology, pure and applied chemistry, environmental studies, remote sensing and geoInformatics, foods and nutrition, microbiology, computer applications, population studies, commerce and management studies, law, education, physical education, yoga and human consciousness, entrepreneurship & small business management, strategic studies and information sciences.

Location

The university's campus is near the village of Ghooghra, seven kilometers from the city of Ajmer.

Affiliation

There are 89[2] government-run and private colleges affiliated with the university. These colleges are spread throughout Rajasthan. The university conducted examinations of 135,000 students for courses during the 2007-08 session.

Accreditation

The National Accreditation and Assessment Council has accredited Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University a B++ rating.[3]

References

http://rajassembly.nic.in/acts_raj.htm
"List of Affiliated Colleges with their Degree and Diploma Courses". mdsuajmer.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
"Accredited Universities". National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

External links

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[1] ttp://rajassembly.nic.in/acts_raj.htm

[2] "List of Affiliated Colleges with their Degree and Diploma Courses". mdsuajmer.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[3] "Accredited Universities". National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

Universities in Rajasthan
Ajmer	Bhagwant University Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University Central University of Rajasthan
Alwar	Raj Rishi Bhartrihari Matsya University Sunrise University
Bikaner	Maharaja Ganga Singh University Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences RNB Global University Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University
Jaipur	Amity University, Jaipur Bhartiya Skill Development University Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University Dr. K.N.Modi University Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication Homoeopathy University Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University Jaipur National University JECRC University ICFAI University, Jaipur IIS University LNM Institute of Information Technology Maharaj Vinayak Global University Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur Manipal University Jaipur NIMS University Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Pratap University Poornima University Suresh Gyan Vihar University University of Rajasthan Vivekananda Global University VIT University Jaipur
Jodhpur	Agriculture University, Jodhpur Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur National University Lachoo Memorial College National Law University, Jodhpur Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice
Kota	Agriculture University, Kota Rajasthan Technical University University of Kota Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
Udaipur	Bhupal Nobles University Career Point University, Kota Geetanjali University Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology Mohanlal Sukhadia University Pacific University Sai Tirupati University Sir Padampat Singhania University
Other Cities	Banasthali Vidyapith Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Govind Guru Tribal University Institute of Advanced Studies in Education Jain Vishva Bharati Institute Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University Madhav University Maharaja Surajmal Brij University Mody University of Science and Technology OPJS University Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University Raffles University Shri Khushan Das University Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University Tantia University Singhania University