Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya

Last updated

Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya
Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya logo.png
MottoWomen Empowerment Through Education
TypeState Govt. University
Established2006 (2006)
FounderBhagat Phool Singh
Religious affiliation
Arya Samaj
Academic affiliation
UGC, NAAC, ACU
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sudesh
Students7,000
Location, ,
131305
,
29°9′22″N76°48′17″W / 29.15611°N 76.80472°W / 29.15611; -76.80472
Language English, Hindi and Sanskrit
Website www.bpswomenuniversity.ac.in

Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, also known as Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University, is the first women's only state university of North India established by the Government of Haryana [1] in August 2006 at Village Khanpur Kalan, of Gohana in Sonipat district.

Contents

History

Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University has its origins in the ideas of the social reformer Bhagat Phool Singh. Considering educated woman as the key to social improvement, Singh established a gurukul for girls at Khanpur Kalan village in 1936. He attracted enemies for his shuddi efforts and was assassinated on 14 August 1942. [2]

After Singh’s, his daughter, Subhashini Devi, took control of the gurukul and went on to establish Girls’ College (1967), Education College (1968), Ayurvedic College (1973), Mahila Polytechnic (1984), TIG Bhainswal Kalan (1999) and Law College (2003). Recognising her contribution, the Government of India conferred the Padma Shri on her in 1976. [3]

Departments

Colleges & Professional Institutes

The constituent institutes of the university are (incomplete list):

Schools

Programmes

Bhagat Phool Singh Women University has approximately 7,000 students. It provides education from nursery level through to doctorate, with many courses being of a vocational nature. Disciplines include engineering, law, management, commerce, economics, pharmacy, rural entrepreneurship development, hospitality and hotel administration, social work, education, applied sciences, various modern languages and ayurveda. [5] Bhagat Phool Singh Women University is the first Indian university to Set up the UGC Area Study Centre for Indic and Asian Studies. [6]

In order to promote research, the university runs PhD programme in various subjects.

International Collaboration

The BPS Women University has signed MoUs for faculty, students and programme exchange with many international universities, these include, St. Catherine University in USA, University of Baltimore in USA, Nottingham Trent University in UK and Kwangwoon University in South Korea. The University is regularly visited by international faculty and students for academic and cultural exchange. [7]

Front Line Demonstration Centre

Since Bhagat Phool Singh Women University is situated in rural settings, it has collaborated with the farmers of neighboring villages for developing modern techniques of farming. The university with the assistance of Haryana Government’s Indo-Israel Project has set up Front Line Demonstration Centre (FLDC). [7] The FLDC Centre is engaged in growing fruits and vegetables with modern techniques. As a result, the farmers are trained in getting maximum yield from their fields.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sonipat district</span> District of Haryana in India

Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ranbir Singh Hooda</span> Indian politician (1914–2009)

Ranbir Singh Hooda was an Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian and administrator from Haryana. He is known for taking up the cause of poor and backward people and peasants. He actively participated in the freedom struggle, and was jailed several times. He served as the Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha as well as Rajya Sabha. He holds a national record of having remained a member of seven different Houses and it is recorded in Limca book of Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sonipat</span> City in Haryana, India

Sonipat is a planned industrial city & administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around 44 kilometres (27 mi) from New Delhi. It lies 214 km southwest of Chandigarh, the state capital. The Yamuna River runs along its eastern boundary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jai Narain Vyas University</span> University in Jodhpur, India

Jai Narain Vyas University is an educational institution in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The institution is the only residential university in the state, catering mainly to the needs of students of western Rajasthan (Marwar). Many of its research and development activities focus on the heritage, society, and challenges of the Thar Desert region, in which it is located. As the westernmost university of the country, research is conducted in border areas with Pakistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">D.A.V. College Managing Committee</span> Non-governmental educational organisation in India

The D.A.V. College Managing Committee, familiarly known as DAVCMC, is a non-governmental educational organisation in India and overseas with over 900 schools, 75 colleges and a university. It is based on the ideals of Dayananda Saraswati and Arya Samaj. The Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (DAV) education system also comprises colleges offering graduates and post-graduates degrees in areas of study all over India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gurukul Kangri University</span> University in Haridwar, India

Gurukula Kangri is a Government-funded Deemed to be University u/s 3 of the UGC Act 1956 located in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. It is fully funded by UGC/ Govt. of India. It is NAAC "A" grade accredited. Situated near the bank of the Ganges, Haridwar and about 200 km from New Delhi. Gurukula Kangri has 25 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Vedic Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Management programs with a strong emphasis on Vedic and Modern Sciences and technological education and research. The university has signed about 34 memorandums of understanding with industries, universities, NGOs, and institutions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya</span> State University in Madhya Pradesh

Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, formerly University of Indore, is a state university located in Indore, India. It was named after Ahilya Bai Holkar, the 18th century Queen and ruler of Indore, daughter in law of Malhar Rao Holkar who was the founder of Holkar Dynasty.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology</span> State university in Haryana, India

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), formerly Chhotu Ram State College of Engineering, Murthal (CRSCE), is a state university located in Murthal, Sonipat, Haryana, India. It was established in 2006 by an Act of the Government of Haryana, upgrading a 1986 established college.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya</span> State University in Madhya Pradesh

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, also known as University of Jabalpur, is a government university in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was named after the queen Rani Durgavati.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jai Prakash University</span> Public university in Chhapra, Bihar

Jai Prakash University (JPU) is a state university located in Chhapra, Bihar, India. Initially serving the needs of higher and quality education of the people of Saran commissionary, it has completed its 29 years and has entered its 30th year. With 21 constituent colleges, 11 affiliated colleges and 23 proposed colleges including 10 professional colleges, it is offering courses at the undergraduate level and postgraduate level in most subjects.

Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women is a public women's medical college at Khanpur Kalan in the Gohana in Sonepat district of Haryana in India. It is the first women's Government Medical College of independent India and the first such institution in North India since Delhi’s Lady Hardinge Medical College that was established in 1914. The college was inaugurated on International Women's Day, 2013 by Sonia Gandhi, congress party chief.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baba Mastnath University</span> Private university in Haryana, India

Baba Mastnath University is an Indian university located in Rohtak. It is a private self financing university. BMU is situated in Rohtak on the Delhi-Rohtak NH-10 highway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PDM University</span> Private university in Bahadurgarh, Haryana, India

PDM University is a co-educational private university from the state of Haryana, India. The university has its campus in Bahadurgarh, Delhi NCR. The University has been established by the Haryana State Legislature under the Haryana Private Universities Act No. 32 of 2006, as amended by the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment), Act, 2015 and notified in the Haryana Govt. Gazette (Extra) Notification No. Leg.2/2016, dated 14 January 2016. The University has also been recognised by UGC under section 2(f) of the UGC Act 1956. The University is established and managed by Prabhu Dayal Memorial Religious & Educational Association (PDMREA).

Dharampal Singh Malik in a small village, Bidhal Tehsil Gohana, Sonipat District of Haryana. He was a member of the 8th Lok Sabha (1984–1989), representing the Sonipat. Later, he was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha (1991–1996). He was the President of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (1992–97). He also became a Member of legislative assembly from Gohana (2005–2008). He completed his Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Laws from the University of Delhi, and he also studied from DB High School Bhainswal Kalan, Sonipat, Arya College, Panipat.

References

  1. "Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya". haryanaexams.in. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. "CONTRIBUTION OF BHAGAT PHOOL SINGH FOR WOMEN EDUCATION IN THE REGION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF OTHER GURUKULAS" (PDF).
  3. "DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA) SONIPAT" (PDF). 2011.
  4. "BPS Govt. Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat". www.bpsgmckhanpur.ac.in. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. "bhagat phool singh mahila vishwavidyalaya : Academics".
  6. P. KRISHNAN, Chittoor (2012). "In a different league" (published 22 November 2012). The Hindu.
  7. 1 2 "Official brochure" (PDF).