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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|State public university in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Maharaja Suhel Dev University<br />
| established = 2019<br />
| city = [[Azamgarh]]<br />
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| motto = ज्ञानं संस्कृतिः विकासश्च परमो ध्येयः<br />
| chancellor = [[Anandiben Patel]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Prof. Sanjeev Kumar<ref name="g711">{{cite web | title=आजमगढ़ पहुंचे महाराजा सुहेलदेव विश्वविद्यालय के कुलपति: बोले-शोध कराना होगी पहली प्राथमिकता; शैक्षिक विकास के लिए किए जाएंगे प्रयास | website=Dainik Bhaskar | date=2025-01-15 | url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/news/vice-chancellor-of-maharaja-suheldev-university-spoke-in-azamgarh-sanjay-134298101.html | language=hi | access-date=2025-03-17}}</ref><ref name="m778">{{cite web | title=विश्वविद्यालय को देंगे नई ऊंचाई : प्रो. संजीव कुमार | website=Hindustan | date=2025-01-16 | url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/story-new-vice-chancellor-prof-sanjeev-kumar-takes-charge-at-maharaja-suheldev-university-201736977927660.html | language=hi | access-date=2025-03-17}}</ref><br />
| address = DAV P.G. College Campus, Raidopur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, 276001<br />
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| postalcode = 276001<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.msdsu.ac.in/}}<br />
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'''Maharaja Suhel Dev University''' formerly known as '''Maharaja Suhel Dev State University''',<ref name="z784" /> is a [[Public university|state university]] in [[Azamgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The university was established in 2019 and commenced its first academic session in 2021-2022. Colleges in [[Azamgarh district|Azamgarh]] and [[Mau district|Mau District]] are affiliated with this university. The university owes its name to a legendary king [[Suhaldev]] from Shravasti town of India, who according to some popular mentions defeated and killed the Ghaznavid general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud at Bahraich in 1034 CE.<br />
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== Establishment ==<br />
Maharaja Suheldev State University, Azamgarh, was established by the Government of Uttar Pradesh through its Gazette Notification No. 1446/79-V-1-19-1(K)-3-19, Lucknow, dated 5 August 2019.<ref name="l322" /> In compliance with Notification No. 610/Sattar-1-2021-16 (74)2018 TC, Lucknow, dated 28 April 2021, the university commenced its first academic session in 2021-2022. It was formaerly named as 'Maharaja Suhel Dev State University', and latter on in December 2024, the word 'State' was dropped by the amendment in the Uttar Pradesh State University Act, 1973 by the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh Government]].<ref name="z784">{{cite web | title=New universities to drop 'state' from names; 2 private universities to come up | website=The Times of India | date=2024-06-12 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/new-universities-to-drop-state-from-names-2-private-universities-to-come-up/articleshow/110923431.cms | access-date=2025-03-17}}</ref><br />
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== Affiliated colleges ==<br />
Until the establishment of this university, the affiliated colleges of these two districts were associated with [[Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University]], [[Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh|Jaunpur]].<ref name="l322" /><br />
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{{as of|2025}}, the university, has 468 affiliated colleges, including 14 grant-in-aid non-government colleges, 4 government colleges, and 450 self-financed colleges.<ref name="l322">{{cite web | title=Azamgarh University | website=Maharaja Suhel Dev University, Azamgarh | url=https://www.msdsu.ac.in/the-university | access-date=2025-03-17}}</ref><br />
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== Academics ==<br />
The university offers Undergraduate (UG), Post-graduate (PG) and Research courses (Ph.D.) at the campus.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}<br />
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The university has a research center named 'Rangeya Raghav Shodhpeeth' for advanced research in the field of Indian Knowledge System, established in February, 2024.<ref name="p163">{{cite web | last=ब्यूरो | first=वाराणसी | title=Azamgarh News: महाराजा सुहेलदेव विश्वविद्यालय में स्थापित हुई रांगेय राघव की शोधपीठ | website=Amar Ujala | date=2025-02-14 | url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/azamgarh/rangeya-raghavs-research-centre-established-at-maharaja-suheldev-university-azamgarh-news-c-258-1-svns1001-127521-2025-02-14 | language=hi | access-date=2025-03-17}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official website|http://msdsu.ac.in/}}<br />
* {{URL|https://msdsuonline.in/|Online services portal of the university}}<br />
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