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 A state university system in the United States is a group of public universities supported by an individual state, territory or federal district. These systems constitute the majority of public-funded universities in the country. State univers ...

established by the Government of the

NCT of Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

through an Act of the Delhi Legislature. 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

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and the

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. It is completely funded by the State Government of the NCT of Delhi. The university is now declared eligible to receive Central Government Assistance. The university has been graded 'A' by

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. It is named after the polymath

B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served ...

, the architect of the

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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 Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, formerly Indraprastha University (IP or IPU), is a state university located in Dwarka, Delhi, India. The campus occupies 78 acres (31.56 hectares), among the largest in Delhi, and enrolls over 8,000 st ...

campus, along with

Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW), is an all women's university located in New Delhi, India on the heritage campus at Kashmere Gate, Delhi. It was founded as the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology in 1998. In May ...

. The historical campus originally built for

Delhi College of Engineering Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as the Delhi College of Engineering (DCE) is a state university in Rohini, Delhi, India. It was established in 1941 as Delhi Polytechnic. In 1952, it started giving degrees after being affil ...

also houses the 300-year-old

Dara Shikoh Dara Shikoh ( fa, ), also known as Dara Shukoh, (20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659) was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Dara was designated with the title ''Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba'' ("Prince of High Rank" ...

library. It is located close to the

Delhi Vidhan Sabha The Delhi Legislative Assembly, also known as the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral legislature of the union territory of Delhi in India. Delhi Legislative Assembly is the legislative arm of the Government of Delhi. At present, it consists o ...

Old Delhi Railway Station Delhi Junction railway station is the oldest railway station in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India in terms of frequency. Around 250 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. It was establish ...

, St. James' Church, Delhi and

Red Fort The Red Fort or Lal Qila () is a historic fort in Old Delhi, Delhi in India that served as the main residence of the Mughal Emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift hi ...

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 Kashmere Gate is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Red Line, Yellow Line and Violet Line. It is a transfer station between the Red Line on the highest upper level, the Yellow Line on the lowest underground level and Violet Lin ...

. The School of Education Studies shifted to a new campus located in

Lodhi Road Lodhi Road (Hindi: लोधी रोड, Urdu: لودھی مارگ) in New Delhi, India, is named after the Lodhi Gardens located on it. Two Mughal mausoleums, Humayun's Tomb and Safdarjung's Tomb, lie at the eastern and western ends of t ...

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 The Jor Bagh Metro Station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro. It is the northernmost station on Aurobindo Marg, and is located near the Lodhi Road crossing. A Mughal mausoleum, Safdarjung's Tomb, is located nearby. It is also ...

and

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium metro station The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Violet Line. As its name suggests, the station serves the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and its surrounding areas. The station opened in time for the Commonwealth Games Opening ...

. The Directorate of Higher Education, Government of the NCT of Delhi handed over the old campus of

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College (informally known as DDUC) ( hi, दीन दयाल उपाध्याय कॉलेज) is one of the top List of colleges under Delhi University, constituent college of the University of Delhi in India ...

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.

Future plans

The university is developing two new campuses in Rohini Sector 3 and in Dheerpur. These campuses will be ready by 2020. 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.

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 *Centre for English Language Education

References

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