Ambedkar University Delhi

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi^[1]
	The University logo with a Bodhi tree motif
Other name	AUD
Former name	Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, Ambedkar University Delhi
Type	Public
Established	2008
Academic affiliations	University Grants Commission, Association of Indian Universities
Chancellor	Anil Baijal
Vice-Chancellor	Anu Singh Lather
Academic staff	199 (as on 31 March 2014)
Students	1438 (as on 31 March 2014)
Undergraduates	546 (as on 31 March 2014)
Postgraduates	795 (as on 31 March 2014)
Doctoral students	97 (as on 31 March 2014)
Location	Delhi, India;
Campus	Urban; Old Delhi (Kashmere Gate campus) - 16 acres; West Delhi (Karampura campus); South Delhi (Lodhi Road campus) - 2 acres; ; North Delhi (Dheerpur campus - under construction) - 110 acres; North-West Delhi (Rohini campus)
Website	www.aud.ac.in

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, formerly Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi and Ambedkar University Delhi, and simply AUD, is a state university established by the Government of the NCT of Delhi through an Act of the Delhi Legislature.^[3] The university began functioning in August 2008. It is a Unitary non-affiliating University whose main focus is on undergraduate and postgraduate studies and on research in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. It is completely funded by the State Government of the NCT of Delhi.^[4] The university is now declared eligible to receive Central Government Assistance.^[5] The university has been graded 'A' by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.^[6] It is named after the polymath B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and one of the founding fathers of India.

Campuses[]

AUD is a multi-campus University with planned facilities across the city. AUD presently has three campuses - in Kashmere Gate, Karampura and, Lodhi Road, where 40 undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes are currently on offer.

The Kashmere Gate campus is housed in the erstwhile Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University campus, along with Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women. The historical campus originally built for Delhi College of Engineering also houses the 300-year-old Dara Shikoh library. It is located close to the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, Old Delhi Railway Station, St. James' Church, Delhi and Red Fort and of course Kashmiri Gate (it is the northern gate to the historic walled city of Delhi. Built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the gate is so named because it used to start a road that led to Kashmir). It is accessible by the red, the yellow and the violet line of Delhi Metro. It is a five-minute walk from the Kashmere Gate metro station.

The School of Education Studies shifted to a new campus located in Lodhi Road in September 2017. The campus was earlier a Govt. Co-ed Sr. Sec. School. The campus can be accessed through two metro stations namely, Jor Bagh metro station and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium metro station.

The Directorate of Higher Education, Government of the NCT of Delhi handed over the old campus of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College of University of Delhi in the Karampura area of West Delhi to AUD. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College will move to its new campus in Dwarka.^[7]

Future plans[]

The university is developing two new campuses in Rohini Sector 3 and in Dheerpur. These campuses will be ready by 2020.^[8] The 110 acre Dheerpur campus will include a 60-acre biodiversity park to conserve the wetlands. The future campus is planned to be energy-efficient, ecologically-frugal and disabled-friendly. It will include academic, residential, recreational and social facilities for students and staff.^[9]

Schools[]

School of Undergraduate Studies
School of Development Studies
School of Global Affairs
School of Human Ecology
School of Human Studies
School of Culture and Creative Expressions
School of Design
School of Business, Public Policy and Social Entrepreneurship
School of Educational Studies
School of Law, Governance and Citizenship
School of Liberal Studies
School of Vocational Studies

Centres[]

Centre for Community Knowledge
Centre for Development Practice
Centre for Social Science Research Methods
Centre for Early Childhood Education and Development
Centre for Psychotherapy and Clinical Research
Centre for Urban Ecology and Sustainability
AUD Centre for Incubation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

References[]

^ http://it.delhigovt.nic.in/writereaddata/egaz20175719.11.16.pdf
^ (PDF) http://aud.ac.in/upload/2018/announcement/22feb2019/vc-aud.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ http://it.delhigovt.nic.in/writereaddata/egaz20175719.11.16.pdf
^ "About AUD". Retrieved 17 February 2011.
^ "Ambedkar University, Delhi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "NAAC acrreditation Certificate" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
^ "Admission to Karampura Campus" (PDF). Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^ "AUD New Campus". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ "Ambedkar University, Delhi". Retrieved 17 February 2011.

[1] ttp://it.delhigovt.nic.in/writereaddata/egaz20175719.11.16.pdf

[2] (PDF) http://aud.ac.in/upload/2018/announcement/22feb2019/vc-aud.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] ttp://it.delhigovt.nic.in/writereaddata/egaz20175719.11.16.pdf

[4] "About AUD". Retrieved 17 February 2011.

[5] "Ambedkar University, Delhi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[6] "NAAC acrreditation Certificate" (PDF). Retrieved 17 May 2015.

[7] "Admission to Karampura Campus" (PDF). Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[8] "AUD New Campus". Retrieved 27 February 2012.

[9] "Ambedkar University, Delhi". Retrieved 17 February 2011.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]