Founded in 1987, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University or MDSU Ajmer is one of the leading universities in the state of Rajasthan. It is situated near the Ghooghra village on the Pushkar Bypass, Jaipur Road (NH-8). The university has been accredited with B++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, NAAC. Declared motive of the university is to find alternatives to fulfill the needs of the society.
Educational Streams
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University has a long-listing of affiliated colleges that cover degree and diploma courses in Science, Commerce, Business Management, Politics, Health Science and Technology. It aims to design curricula of new courses in a holistic way, so that a student is free to choose for themes of his/her choice. A composite curriculum has been evolved through the academic courses. The university has made an effort to ensure flow of information between its departments. It has diligently designed a curriculum which takes care of the needs of all sections of the society.
Facilities
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University provides a library that contains a large volume of books, journals and periodicals. The library is also succeeded for UGC-INFONET project for setting-up 256 kbps broadband VSAT connectivity via ERNET India. The project is for connectivity amongst the universities, campus-wide networking and hosting databases to academic community. The university has proper infrastructure to impart higher level education.
History
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University was established on 1 August 1987 as the University of Ajmer. The University was registered in the year 1993 under UGC Act, 1956. In a short period of seven years, academic wing of University has come out with massive research work in the form of publications, Ph D thesis and research projects.
Faculties/Departments:
- Botany
- Commerce
- Computer Application
- Economics
- Environmental Studies
- Food & Nutrition
- History
- Management Studies
- Microbiology
- Political Science
- Population
- Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Remote Sensing
- Yoga
- Zoology