Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, formerly Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi and Ambedkar University Delhi, and simply AUD, is a state university established by the Government of the NCT of Delhi through an Act of the Delhi Legislature. The university began functioning in August 2008. It is a Unitary non-affiliating University whose main focus is on undergraduate and postgraduate studies and on research in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. It is completely funded by the State Government of the NCT of Delhi. The university is now declared eligible to receive Central Government Assistance. The university has been graded 'A' by National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It is named after the polymath B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and one of the founding fathers of India.
The University logo with a Bodhi tree motif | |
Other name | AUD |
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Former name | Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, Ambedkar University Delhi |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2008 |
Academic affiliations | University Grants Commission, Association of Indian Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities(ACU) |
| Chancellor | Lieutenant Governor of Delhi |
| Vice-Chancellor | Anu Singh Lather |
Academic staff | 168 (2022) |
| Students | 2,979 (2022) |
| Undergraduates | 1,509 (2022) |
| Postgraduates | 1,300 (2022) |
| 170 (2022) | |
| Location | , India 28°39′51″N 77°13′57″E |
| Campus | Urban Old Delhi (Kashmere Gate campus) - 16 acres West Delhi (Karampura campus) South Delhi (Lodhi Road campus) - 2 acres North Delhi (Dheerpur campus - under construction) - 110 acres North-West Delhi (Rohini campus) Qutub Institutional Area (School of Heritage Research & Management) |
| Website | www |