Doon University

About Doon University

Doon University is a Public Residential University established by the Government of Uttarakhand by a Legislative Act and recognized by the U.G.C. under 12 (B). It came into existence through Doon University Bill, 2005 (Uttaranchal Adhiniyam Sankhaya 18 of 2005). It was passed by the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and assented to by the Governor on April 23, 2005. It was published in the Uttarakhand Gazette on April 26, 2005. On 9th May 2009 its statutes were approved and the University started its first academic session on 6th August 2009. The need for setting up a Doon University originated due to the lack of excellence in higher education and the intention to impart socially and economically relevant education. The University follows a Semester System. One academic year will have 2 Semesters; the First Semester starts in July and the Second Semester in January. Each course is for the duration of 1 semester and it is assigned a specific number of credits in terms of contact hours. The number of credits to be assigned to a course is determined by the School. It is mandatory to complete a minimum number of credits for a particular Programme. The University follows a Credit System of Study, which allows a continuous evaluation of a student’s performance and the flexibility to allow a student to select a number of Courses of his/her choice at a pace suited to his/her ability, subject to fulfilment the minimum requirements for continuation in the Programme. Each Course in the Programme is designated by the Course Number having certain number of Credits, which describe its weightage and contact hours. Usually, for 15 hours of contact there is 1 Credit point. The Campus is surrounded by Shivalik hills and Sal forest which is ideal for academics. The University is introducing 5 year integrated Program in M.Sc. (Economics) with the exit option at Bachelor level with the Honours degree. Similarly, 5 year integrated Program is also going to be  launched in the School of Communication. The institute already has 5 year Integrated Masters programmes in 3 foreign languages, namely German, Spanish and Chinese.

Location - The main campus of the University is located in an area of 55 acres at Kedarpur, Dehradun. A second campus is proposed to be established on 100 acres of land at Sahaspur.

Departments

• M.Sc. Environmental Studies.
• M.Sc. Natural Resource Management.
• M.A. Communication / 5 years integrated M.A. programme.
• M.B.A.
• M.A. Economics / 5 years integrated M.A. Programme.
• M.A. Languages.

Schools and Faculties

• School of Environment & Natural Resources
• School of Communication
• School of Languages
• School of Management
• School of Technology
• School of Social Sciences
• School of Physical Sciences
• School of Design

Facilities

Hostel Facilities - There are separate hostels for girls and boys. The hostels with single accommodation for each student are provided with modern facilities. The library holds books, National and International journals, newspapers and many other resources like CD and maps /toposheets. The library provides online access to all relevant journals.

6 month Certificate Course – The University has commenced a 6 month Certificate Course to train prospective managers in security, counter terrorism, fire prevention, fire fighting, and safety. To manage resources better, they are educated in personnel and material management, using modern technology. They are also given training in event management, crisis and disaster management. A short Law Capsule helps them to remain within the Law; and to advise firms accordingly. Development of personalities and stress on ethics & moral values makes them better citizens, hence better managers.

Reservations - Seats for candidates from Uttarakhand  shall be reserved to various programmes of study as follows:

Of the total seats in any given programme 50% of the seats shall be reserved for students from Uttarakhand.

Of 50% of seats to be filled by students from Uttarakhand, vertical as well as horizontal reservation in respect of candidates belonging to OBC, SC, ST categories, children of retired/killed or disabled Defence Personnel’s of Uttarakhand, children of Uttarakhand Freedom Fighters, Physically Handicapped of Uttarakhand and women / Girl candidates of Uttarakhand shall be made as per the policy of the State Government as follows:

Vertical Reservations

OBC - 14 %
Schedule Caste - 19 %
Scheduled Tribes - 04 %

Horizontal Reservations

Children of retired/killed or disabled Defence personnel - 02%
Children of Freedom Fighters - 02 %
Physically handicapped candidates having disability 40% or above - 03 %
Women/Girl candidates - 30 %