Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Contact Information
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Nalanda Campus, R.N.T. Marg, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, India
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(0731) 2527532
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(0731) 2529540
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About Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Devi Ahilya University is a major university in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is also called Indore University. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidalaya was established in the year 1964 by an act of legislative assembly of Madhya Pradesh. Initially it was known as the University of Indore and the jurisdiction was limited to the district of Indore. Later in the year 1988 University was renamed after the famous and benevolent ruler of Malwa i.e. Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar. During reorganization of the Universities the jurisdiction of the University was expanded over to Indore division spanning over Six Districts. In Indore division, there are fifty four development blocks, out of which forty development blocks are identified as tribal blocks. In all there are 153 affiliated colleges imparting education at UG/PG level in almost all the basic & professional disciplines. University now has 6000 students in its campus and total 1,20,000 students in its affiliated colleges. University has 16 Faculties.
The university has its administrative offices and primary school campus on Rabindranath Tagore Marg in Indore. The Takshashila Campus on Khandwa Road is an extension campus directly administered by the university. The university regulates all the schools within the two campuses. There are many other colleges affiliated to the university in Indore division. Currently, the university has 153 affiliated colleges imparting education at under-graduate and post-graduate levels in various basic and professional disciplines. The university has 6000 students in its campus and total 120,000 students in affiliated colleges.
Departments
- Academic Staff College
- Bahá'í Chair for Studies in Development
- Central Library
- Centre for Science Communication
- Centre for e-Business
- Department of Adult / Continuing Education & Extension
- Educational Multimedia Research Centre
- Information Technology Centre
- Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET)
- Institute of Management Studies (IMS)
- International Institute of Professional Studies
- School of Advanced Liberal Studies
- School of Biochemistry
- School of Biotechnology
- School of Chemical Sciences
- School of Commerce
- School of Comparative Language & Culture
- School of Computer Science
- School of Economics
- School of Education
- School of Electronics
- School of Energy & Environmental Studies
- School of Futures Studies & Planning
- School of Instrumentation
- School of Journalism & Mass Communication
- School of Law
- School of Life Sciences
- School of Mathematics
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Physical Education
- School of Physics
- School of Statistics
- University Minority Cell
Information compiled from: Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Website
