Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

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Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalya (also called Devi Ahilya University and formerly Indore University) is a major university in Indore.

[edit] History

The university was established in 1964 by an act of legislative assembly of Madhya Pradesh and named as University of Indore. The jurisdiction of university was limited to Indore district. In 1988, the university was renamed after Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar as Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya. The word Vishwavidyalaya is Hindi for university, so the university is also called Devi Ahilya University. During reorganization of the universities, the jurisdiction of the university was expanded over to Indore division, which spans over seven districts.

[edit] Campus

The university has its administrative offices and primary school campus on Rabindranath Tagore Marg in Indore. The Takshashila Campus on Khandwa Road is an extension campus directly administered by the university. The university regulates all the schools within the two campuses. There are many other colleges affiliated to the university in Indore division. Currently, the university has 153 affiliated colleges imparting education at under-graduate and post-graduate levels in various basic and professional disciplines. The university has 6000 students in its campus and total 120,000 students in affiliated colleges.