Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University

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{{Short description|University in Ajmer, Rajasthan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University
|image = MDSU logo.png
|motto =
|established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1987}}
|chancellor = {{Rajasthan governor}}
|vice_chancellor= Anil Shukla
|city = [[Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]
|country =
|students =
|type = [[Public university|Public]]
|campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]
|affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
|website= http://www.mdsuajmer.ac.in
}}

'''Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University''' is a university in [[Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. It opened in 1987 and is named after the philosopher [[Swami Dayananda Saraswati|Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati]].

== History ==

The university was established August 1, 1987 as the '''University of Ajmer'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rajassembly.nic.in/acts_raj.htm |title=Acts of Rajasthan |website=rajassembly.nic.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030203005755/http://rajassembly.nic.in/acts_raj.htm |archive-date=2003-02-03}} </ref> The name was changed in 1993. 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdsuajmer.com/mdscolleges.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131083740/http://mdsuajmer.com/mdscolleges.htm |archive-date=31 January 2009 | title=List of Affiliated Colleges with their Degree and Diploma Courses | publisher=mdsuajmer.com | access-date=26 October 2018 }}</ref> 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]] has accredited Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University a B++ rating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state%3D21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063823/http://naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=21 |archive-date=28 September 2007 | title=Accredited Universities | publisher=National Assessment and Accreditation Council | access-date=26 October 2018 }}</ref>

== Students Union ==
Every year student union elections takes place to elect a president, vice president and general secretary.
In 2002 Shakti Pratap Singh Rathore was elected as the president of the student union on [[National Students' Union of India]] ticket, subsequently Dr Vikas Choudhary, Mohit Jain, Bhagwan Singh Chouhan were also appointed as the president of the student union.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsx.com/entertainment/national-entertainment/shakti-pratap-singh-rathore.html|title=Shakti Pratap Singh Rathore's affection for governmental issues and the battles that got him where he is today.|date=7 January 2021|website=NewsX}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

*[http://www.mdsuajmer.com Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090131083740/http://mdsuajmer.com/mdscolleges.htm MDSU Ajmer List of Affiliated Colleges with their Degree and Diploma Courses]
*[http://rajasthaneducation.net/universities/Maharshi_Dayanand/index.asp Rajasthan Education-MDS University]

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{{Coord missing|Rajasthan}}

[[Category:Universities and colleges in Ajmer]]
[[Category:Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1987]]
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