Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University

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Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
University seal
Other name
Avadh University
Motto in English
Dedicated to Truth
TypeState university
Established1975; 49 years ago (1975)
ChancellorGovernor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorDr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Academic staff
250+
Location
Faizabad, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
,
India
CampusUrban, 112.24 acres (45.42 ha)
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.rmlau.ac.in
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, commonly known as Avadh University or Ayodhya University, is situated on NH330 in Faizabad, Ayodhya in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1975 by the government of Uttar Pradesh.[1]

History

The government of Uttar Pradesh, established Avadh University, Ayodhya, initially as an affiliating university by its notification no. 1192/fifteen-10-46(6)-1975 dated 4 March 1975 and appointed Prof. (Dr.) Surendra Singh as the first Vice chancellor. In 1993–94, it was renamed as Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University in the memoriam of late Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a socio-economic ideologue and freedom fighter.

The university initially started its office in a rental building at Civil Lines, Ayodhya. Land acquisition process for varsity's formal office started in 1976. Ultimately, the then chancellor and governor of the state Shri G.D. Tapase laid foundation of the present administrative building of the varsity on 2 May 1978.

The university assumed the shape of an affiliating cum residential varsity in April 1984. The residential segment became functional with the opening of four PG departments in the campus viz. History, Culture & Archaeology, Economics & Rural Development, Mathematics & Statistics and Physics & Electronics. Four more departments viz. M.B.A, Bio-Chemistry, Microbiology and Environmental Sciences were added to its academic paraphernalia in 1993-94 which in turn brought recognition of the varsity under 12B scheme of U.G.C.

In 2000–01, Institute of Engineering & Technology was established on the campus with B.Tech. (in Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering) and M.C.A. courses. In the same year, some other courses like M.C.J., M.S.W., B.Lib. and M.Lib. were also added to widen the academic spectrum of the residential setup. In addition, a number of PG programs like M.Sc-Biotechnology, M.T.A., M.P.Ed., M.Ed. and UG programs like B.B.A., B.C.A. and B.P.Ed. became functional on the campus from the session 2005–06.

SARDAR PATEL CENTRE FOR NATIONAL INTEGRATION has been established with the vision and mission of creating awareness towards integrating all cross sections of people, culturally and politically. Centre was established in 2020, where in three post-graduate degree programs are successfully running as mentioned in the following list:

Governance and public policy, Strategic Studies and International Relations.

Campus and infrastructure

The university is spread over an area of 112.24 acres. It has 23 buildings which include the administration building, Kautilya administration building, examination building, Swami Vivekananda auditorium, health centre, central library, entrance examination cell, physics and electronics building, guest house and IT centre. It has two boys' hostels and faculty housing.

Departments and institutes

  • Sardar Patel Centre For National Integration (SPCNI)
  • Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), established in 2000, imparting B.Tech and M.Tech degrees in various engineering areas, as well as MCA.
  • Department of Business Management and Entrepreneurship
  • Department Of Mass Communication & Journalism (B.Voc Mass communication and MA Mass communication are ug and pg courses running in department)
  • Department of Physics and Electronics
  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Department of Biochemistry
  • Department of Microbiology
  • Department of Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Economics and Rural Development
  • Department of History Culture & Archaeology
  • Department of Adult, Continuing and Extension Education
  • Department of Master of Social Work
  • Department of Physical Education

Affiliated colleges

Avadh University has 134 degree colleges affiliated to it. They fall in the following zones: Ambedkar Nagar, Amethi, Ayodhya, Bahraich, Balrampur, Barabanki, Farrukhabad, Firozabad, Gonda, Lucknow, Pratapgarh, Raebareli, Shravasti, Sultanpur.[2][3]

Notable alumni

[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University declares BEd-JEE results". The Times of India. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. ^ "List of affiliated Colleges". targetstudy.com. November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Siddharth Univ becomes 25th state university". The Times of India. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ "किसान का बेटा है इंटरनेशनल एथलीट, कभी गलियों में बेचता था सब्जी" [Farmer's son is today an international athlete, once used to sell vegetables in the streets]. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.wenews.in/2022/05/harshit-kr-kushwaha-introduced.html?m=1
  6. ^ "Sanghmitra Maurya (Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency - Aliganj (Etah) - Affidavit Information of Candidate, Uttar Pradesh 2012". Association for Democratic Reforms.

External links

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