Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer
Type	Public
Established	1987
Chancellor	Shri Kalyan Singh
Vice-Chancellor	Professor K.C.Sodani
Location	Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	http://www.mdsuajmer.com

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 1992. 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 of India has accredited Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University a B++ rating.^[3]

References

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Universities in Rajasthan

Ajmer	Bhagwant University Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University

Alwar	Raffles University

Bikaner	Rajasthan Agricultural University University of Bikaner

Jaipur	Dr. K.N.Modi University Jaipur National University JECRC University LNM Institute of Information Technology Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur NIMS University Rajasthan Sanskrit University Rajasthan University of Health Sciences Pratap University Poornima University Suresh Gyan Vihar University University of Rajasthan

Jodhpur	Jai Narain Vyas University Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Jodhpur National University Lachoo Memorial College National Law University, Jodhpur Rajasthan Ayurved University

Kota	Rajasthan Technical University University of Kota Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University

Pilani	Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Udaipur	Mohanlal Sukhadia University Geetanjali University Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology Pacific University Sir Padampat Singhania University Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University

Other Cities	Institute of Advanced Studies in Education Jain Vishva Bharati University Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University Banasthali Vidyapith Madhav University Mody Institute of Technology and Science OPJS University Tantia University

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