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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Maharshi Dayanand University<br />
| image_name = Maharshi Dayanand University logo.png<br />
| motto = {{lang|sa-latn|Vidya Vindate Amritam}}<br />
| mottoeng = Learning bestows the nectar of life<br />
| established = 1976<br />
| type = [[Public Universities|Public]]<br />
| chancellor = [[Governor of Haryana]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Rajbir Singh<br />
| city = [[Rohtak]]<br />
| state = [[Haryana]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coor = {{coord|28|54|00|N|76|34|12|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]]<br />
| students = 170,000<ref>[http://mdurohtak.ac.in/info/univ_university.html About MDU]</ref><br />
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]<br />
| colours = <br />
| athletics = <br />
| website = {{url|http://www.mdu.ac.in/}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Maharshi Dayanand University''' ('''M.D. University''') is a university in [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]], India. Established in 1976 and named after the saint [[Dayananda Saraswati]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:MDU Main Entrance Gate.jpg|thumb|MDU Main Entrance Gate]]<br />
A former satellite campus, the Indira Gandhi Post Graduate Regional Center in [[Rewari]], was awarded university status on its own (as Indira Gandhi University) in April 2013.<ref><br />
{{cite news<br />
|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Haryana/University-status-awarded-to-Indira-Gandhi-Regional-Centre-in-Rewari/Article1-1050201.aspx<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426175056/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Haryana/University-status-awarded-to-Indira-Gandhi-Regional-Centre-in-Rewari/Article1-1050201.aspx<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=26 April 2013<br />
|title=University Status Awarded to Indira Gandhi Regional Center in Rewari<br />
|work=[[Hindustan Times]]<br />
|author=Staff<br />
|date=25 April 2013<br />
}}</ref>[[File:IIM Rohtak academic building.jpg|thumb|[[IIM Rohtak]] in MDU Campus]]<br />
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[[File:Vivekanand Library At MDU Campus..jpg|thumb|Vivekanand Central Library At MDU Campus .]]<br />
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== Academics ==<br />
MDU offers an [[undergraduate]] arts and engineering programs that awards a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] (BE) or [[Bachelor of Technology]] (B.Tech) degree. The university also offers [[postgraduate]] programs that lead to [[Master of Technology]] (M.Tech), [[Master of Science]] (MSc) by research, [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA), [[Master of Computer Applications]] (MCA) and [[doctorate]] (Ph.D). The [[MSc]] and [[PhD]] are research degrees while the rest are taught degrees.<ref>http://mdurohtak.ac.in/info/acad_Department.html</ref><br />
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===Accreditation===<br />
The university was accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] in 2019 with a grade of A+ at CGPA 3.44 out of overall 4.00.<ref>{{cite web |title=37th Meeting of the Standing Committee (28th March 2019) List of Institutions Recommended For Accreditation by NAAC |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/images/docs/AccreditationResults/37SC/37-SC-3rd-cycle.pdf |publisher=[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]]|access-date=8 November 2019 |date=28 March 2019}}</ref><br />
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===Ranking===<br />
{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
| type = University and college<br />
| NIRF_O_2019 = 122<br />
| NIRF_U_2020 = 76<br />
}}<br />
Maharshi Dayanand University is being ranked 76 in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] overall ranking in 2020.<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
* [[Arvind Kumar Sharma]], [[Rohtak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Member of Parliament (Rohtak Constituency)]]<br />
* [[Sakshi Malik]], Olympic Bronze Medalist <br />
* [[Jaideep Ahlawat]], Bollywood Actor <br />
* [[Geeta Phogat]], Freestyle Wrestler <br />
* [[Pawan Kumar (wrestler)|Pawan Kumar]], Freestyle Wrestler<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[State University of Performing And Visual Arts]]<br />
* [[State Institute of Film and Television]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.mdu.ac.in/}}<br />
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{{Universities in Haryana}}<br />
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