Padmashree Dr D Y Patil University, headquartered in Navi Mumbai, was established to add quality to all spheres of higher learning in general and health services in particular. The University’s objective is to impart and disseminate knowledge and to provide facilities for research and development in the emerging areas of Health Sciences, Science and Technology, Business Management, Hospitality Management, Law, Liberal Education, Teacher’s Education, Sports etc. Its medical college (Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College) has been awarded an ISO 9001:2000 certification from the Joint Accreditation System of Australia (JAS-ANZ).
Educational Streams
Padmashree Dr D Y Patil University has several colleges under its educational bandwagon, which are independent in their functioning, and offer various professional courses. There is a Medical College (Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College) that provides facilities for M.B.B.S. and post-graduate studies in medical stream. It houses twenty different departments, which include departments of Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Pathology, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Medicine, Paediatrics, Chest and TB, Skin and VD, Psychiatry, Anaesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology and Radiodiagnosis. The Dental College offers BDS and maintains the departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Conservative Dentistry, Orthodontics, Periodontology, Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Paediatric Dentistry, Prosthodontics and Community Dentistry.
The Institute of Ayurved and Researchoffers BAMS (Ayurvedacharya - Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) degree (51/2 years duration). The Institute of Physiotherapy offers physiotherapy courses that involve problem-based learning, and analyze various dysfunctions incorporating institutional management as well as community-based rehabilitation. Institute for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics offers B Tech and M Tech courses. Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Studies offers B.Sc. Hospitality and Tourism Studies degree program.
Facilities
Dr D Y Patil University provides an advanced level of study and a challenging and stimulating environment for the students to help them develop required skills. It has established a suite of laboratories and clinics, each dedicated to a particular area of specialization. It has developed separate college libraries that lend technical books and journals both for reference and home reading. Besides the independent college libraries, there is a University Central library that houses a large number of titles and regularly subscribes to numerous national and international newspapers, journals and magazines.
History
Padmashree Dr D Y Patil University was established on 20th July 2002 through a vide notification issued by University Grants Commission (UGC) under the Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. The University was formed by amalgamating the group of Dr. D.Y. Patil institutes. Since its inception Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Group of Institutions has been imparting world class education and continues to be a reputed University having a knowledge centre that generates and supports exceptional levels of opportunity and initiative.
Department of Business Management (DBM), Padmashree Dr D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai, has issued notification for admission into MBA programme, to be offered in the upcoming session 2012-14. 
