Motto | Vidya Vindate Amritam |
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Motto in English | Learning bestows the nectar of life |
Type | State Govt. University |
Established | 1976 |
Chancellor | Governor of Haryana |
Vice-Chancellor | Rajbir Singh |
Students | 170,000 [1] |
Location | , , 28°54′00″N76°34′12″E / 28.90000°N 76.57000°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, AICTE |
Website | www |
Maharshi Dayanand University (also called M.D. University or simply MDU; formerly University of Rohtak) is an Indian public university in Rohtak, Haryana. Established in 1976, the university is named after the noted Indian social reformer Dayananda Saraswati.
Maharshi Dayanand University, ab initio established as Rohtak University, Rohtak, came into existence by Act No. 25 of 1975 of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in 1976, with the objective to promote inter-disciplinary higher education and research in the fields of environmental, ecological and life sciences. It was rechristened as Maharshi Dayanand University in 1977 after the name of a great visionary and social reformer, Maharshi Dayanand. Firstly name of University is Rohtak University but name of University changed by Pt Ramchander Arya become Maharshi Dayanand University It had a unitary and residential character in its nascent stage but became an affiliating university in November 1978. The university secured the recognition of the University Grants Commission – the higher education regulatory body of India – for central government grants on 16 March 1979.
While Kurukshetra University was the only state university at the time of the formation of the state of Haryana in 1966, with partial affiliation of state colleges with Panjab University. Later, deaffiliation of Haryana colleges from Panjab University and the growing needs of higher education in Haryana, the new University of Rohtak was established at the erstwhile regional center of Punjab University at Rohtak. Later the university was renamed as Maharshi Dayanand University. A large, lush green 700-acre main campus was established for the needs of the University at Delhi Road.
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. [2]
MDU offers undergraduate arts and engineering programs that awards Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degrees. 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. [3]
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. [4]
University and college rankings | |
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General – India | |
NIRF (Overall) (2024) [5] | 101–150 |
NIRF (Universities) (2024) [6] | All Over National 101th In All India 35th Rank at State Public Universites |
Pharmacy – India | |
NIRF (2024) [7] | 38 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Maharshi Dayanand University 35th among state public universities, [8] and 38th in pharmacy ranking in 2024. [9]
Its jurisdiction extends over 5 districts -Faridabad, Jhajjar, Palwal, Rohtak, and Sonepat.[ citation needed ]
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