Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
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| Motto | "Dedicated Emotions" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1996 |
| Affiliation | UGC, AIU, NAAC |
| Chancellor | Dr. Prakash Bartunia |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Neel Mani Prasad Verma (acting) |
| Location | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Campus | 250 Acre Urban |
| Website | www.bbau.ac.in |
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) is a Central University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.[1][2][3] The university is named after Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. The University is Accredited 'A' Grade by NAAC in 2015 and is dedicated to promoting learning of higher education in various fields of natural and social sciences. The University was established on 10th January, 1996. The university is also having a satellite campus at Amethi.
About
In order to actualize Dr Ambedkar’s vision of an egalitarian and enlightened society, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University was established on 10th Jan 1996. In essence, all the academic, research, and out-reach programmes of BBAU, including the University’s Act and Statutes, are informed by Dr Ambedkar’s basic philosophy of making education the tool for a holistic socio-cultural transformation. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University is a fairly well-spread, student-centric Institute, with more than 4800 students enrolled in a broad range of graduate, post-graduate & doctorate programs including several professional schools. The 51 new innovative and contemporary courses started in the fall of 2013 amply reflect a world-class hub for education and innovation, featuring the latest in classroom teaching technology, an Industrial Courtyard for collaborative work with the top regional and national institutes and research labs. BBAU is the front runner in many aspects from last two years. With an unwavering commitment to academics, and the heightened realization that this is no ordinary time for higher education, BBAU is determined to grasp the extraordinary opportunities available to it by introducing innovation, accelerating growth and setting higher targets for achievements, both in academics as well as infrastructure development. In order to fulfill the goal of achieving academic excellence, BBAU’s academic pursuits have gained immense momentum due to the extensive developments which have occurred in the last two years. New initiatives have been undertaken towards improvement of infrastructure, campus development, faculty and student empowerment, management reforms, creation of sports, health and other facilities, strengthening of grievance redressal systems for staff, faculty and students; establishing new hostels for student, initiating innovation in academic and extracurricular activities, increasing access and equity for all and especially the marginalized groups, all of which will enhance the University’s strength and prepare it for further advancements towards excellence in the future. In an effort to integrate the BBAU mission of shouldering social responsibilities, contributing the knowledge resources impartially, and serving the public purposes, it has been noticed that various inclusive, society-oriented programs have been recently started such as; introduction of additional seats for single girl child, cancer and thalassemia patients; free education for students belonging to the below poverty line/ BPL card holder, and orphans; adoption of underdeveloped, resource-limited colonies for dissemination of education and creation of awareness for social and environmental issues etc. With full cooperation and hard work, the University has been represented externally, both within the India and overseas; secured a financial base sufficient to allow the delivery of the University’s mission, aims and objectives; carried out certain important ceremonial and civic duties; developed the leadership and managerial skills of faculty who have demonstrated exceptional ability Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University and administrative promise; and encouraged faculty for conducting many programs and workshops for the growth, development and advancement of our faculty. In the coming year, BBAU will be taking up a range of other activities designed to further preserve our environment; provide learning experiences that develop inter-culturally capable graduates who can make a difference as socially and ethically responsible global citizens; address many obstacles confronting excellence within the University by enforcing strong leadership at all levels in academic, student life, service, and administrative areas; develop a student-centered success culture and a staff-centered enabling culture; advance the international reach and influence with rigorous scholarship, collaborations, professional preparation, and strategic initiatives, focus on emerging global educational trends and fair and sustainable human development; digging more rain harvesting pits; and planting more trees. The University also plans to own a radio station for the dissemination of community oriented information, education and knowledge.
Campus
The campus is spread in the city of Lucknow at Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow - 226025 (Uttar Pradesh). The main campus is at Lucknow and spread over 250 acre. The satellite campus of university is at Amethi and it also has certain UG and PG courses. It has numerous residential hostels for both boys and girls.
Schools
BBAU's schools are:
- School for Information Science Technology
- School for Ambedkar Studies for Social Sciences
- School for Life Sciences
- School for Environmental Science
- School for Education
- School for Home Sciences
- School for Legal Studies
- School for Management Studies
- School of Physical & Decision Sciences
- School for Languages and Literature
- School of Media and Communication
- School of Economics and Commerce
- School of Agriculture Sciences & Technology
- School of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Gautam Buddha Central Library
Keeping with the vision and mission of the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow , the Central Library was established in January 1998 to promote knowledge and application through its effective dissemination of knowledge and information . The Central Library of BBAU has named as Gautam Buddha Central Library after the name of Lord Gautam Buddha . The Library is governed by LAC (Library Advisory Committee).
BBAU Facilities
COMPUTER CENTRE: The University is in process of developing a full-fledged computer centre for growth and development of teaching, research and other related activities in addition to the work relating to the administration, finance, examination and admission of the University. The function of the computer centre includes providing central computing facility with data base and network/ mail server to all the students and staff of the University and also assistance in conducting research, analysing data. The Centre will conduct short-term courses/training for the students and staff of the University.
Presently University has a Computer Centre equipped with computers and internet facilities under the infonet program of UGC scheme, which is open for all. The University is also connected with National Knowledge Network (NKN).
HEALTH CARE: The University provides health services through Medical Consultants since May, 2005. The Medical Consultants are providing health care consultation to all the students, Administrative staff, Faculty members and Subordinate staff of the University from 10 AM to 5 PM in the Administrative Block of the University.
Health Care services are also being given by the Medical Consultants at the Boys’ Hostel and Girls’ Hostel for the residential students of the University. The University is in the process of having a fully fledged well equipped Health Centre to cater to the health services of all the employees and students of the University for which the building has been constructed recently.
INFORMATION & GUIDANCE BUREAU (I & GB): In order to build their career, students need to know what the options available to them are and where and how they can achieve it. To cater to these precise needs of the students, the Information and Guidance Bureau (I&GB) was started in August 2007 and is committed to do the needful for the benefit of the students and alumni. The I & GB of the University is engaged in rendering meaningful services to the students community in matters of securing various placements matching with their qualification and aptitude, education loans, higher education, competitive exams, scholarship, fellowships and assistantships available in India and abroad.
The main function of the Bureau is to disseminate the Employment Information for various courses offered by the University. The students are explained about various job opportunities, qualifications, age limits, and scheme of competitive examinations and about higher education in India and abroad. Tasks of the bureau are to conduct Career Conferences where eminent personalities from different walks of life will address the students, collect and display various career related information, provide handbooks of foreign Universities, newspapers, bulletin of sister bureau, Employment News and occupational information files for the reference of students. Further it is also to render vocational guidance to the students individually or in group and to collect and disseminate the occupational information, Training facilities, financial assistance available in India and abroad.
LAN: Most buildings in the University such as Administrative Block, departments, Hostels, and some residential quarters in the campus are fully equipped with LAN facility and extension of the same to other buildings is in the process.
LIBRARY: The Central Library of the University was established in January, 1998. The Library is housed in the entire first floor of the Block # 4 of the Administrative building and fulfils its objective to supplement educational and information needs of the faculty and students through its books and periodical sections having adequate reading rooms. The Library services are also extended to non-teaching staff and visitors. It has adequate collection to satisfy the information need of the user. The Library is developing internet based services and bar-code based computerised circulation. A separate building of the Central Library is going to be completed soon.
GUEST HOUSE: The Guest House of the University is located within the University campus having a VIP Suite and other suites/rooms. The Guest House is functional and provides round the clock boarding and lodging services to Guests. Guest House rooms are allotted to University Guests free of cost and to other State or Central Govt. organizations, Universities, Public Sector Undertakings on request, subject to availability, on payment. However, first priority is given to University activities.
MESS /CANTEEN: The Mess facility is available in the University in all the hostels. A Canteen is also running in the campus during working days which is open for all.
PLACEMENT CELL: The University Placement Cell (UPC) was constituted in the session 2007-08. Since its inception the cell is helping the students to be placed in various organizations across India and abroad. The UPC is dedicated to support the students in their pursuit to get jobs in reputed organizations in India and abroad. Currently Placement Cell is planning to launch E-brochure of the final year students of various departments. Specialized lectures, workshops and job fair are organized to provide students a platform to showcase their talents.
SC/ST CELL: The staff of the Cell is actively engaged in coordinating and solving the problems in the matter of admissions in the University, utilization and timely disbursement of scholarships, accommodation in hostels, conduct of remedial coaching, UGC-NET coaching, Competitive Exam coaching and other measures with a view to see that the education system succeeds in bringing the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes to a level quantitatively as well as qualitatively at par with the rest of the society. The Cell is also instrumental in monitoring the implementation of rule of reservation for SC/ST in admission and appointments on teaching as well as non-teaching posts. The University is providing Rs. 2000/- for dissertation, Rs. 3000/-for educational tour to SC/ST students. Further a Gold Medal is awarded to topper among the SC/ST students.
COACHING CENTRE FOR SC/ST/MINORITIES: The University offers the following Programmes for the development of SC/ST and Minority students.
UGC Remedial Coaching Programme (RCP): Under RCP, additional coaching is provided to the students who face difficulties in learning the subject concerned and English language. In addition, it conducts classes for personality development. UGC NET Coaching Programme: It offers special coaching for joint CSIR – UGC NET examinations which are being conducted twice a year. Residential Coaching Academy: This Programme offers special coaching for Civil Services (IAS/IPS/IFS), State Services, SSC, RRB and other competitive examinations which are being conducted by the Central and State Governments.
SPORTS: A healthy person keeps a healthy and active mind and sports are the best mechanism to accomplish that objective. The National Sports Policy (1984) and the New Education Policy (1986) also emphasise on the need for introduction of sports in the academic programme. The University, being sensitive for the overall development of students, realizes that a balance in physical, mental and emotional growth is essential for the complete development of personality.
At present, the University has a multipurpose sports ground in the campus having facilities like Football, Volleyball, Cricket, athletics etc. In addition, there is an indoor Gymnasium equipped with all modern facilities for physical training. Indoor games like Badminton, Table Tennis, Chess, and Carom facilities are available. All the games, indoor and outdoor, are facilitated by experts and trainers. University is sure that these facilities would instil in students a sense of confidence besides physical fitness. It would help them in becoming a complete human being so that they can withstand the challenges of life.
STUDENTS WELFARE: Student Welfare involves providing ample scope and opportunities for the development of students including their overall personality development. To motivate the students for participation in different programmes of the university, the students are awarded several medals and prizes. Moreover, students can avail railway concessions including journey performed for research work, home town visit etc., monthly concession passes in Govt. city buses. The University recommends students for various types of scholarships, such as JRF/RGNF, and also GEN/SC/ST/OBC students to various statutory bodies and the Social Welfare Department.
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION CENTRE (USIC): As per the UGC’s ingenious plan every Indian University must have a Science Instruments Centre. In fact, the creation of such a centre is becoming obligatory for every university for the reason that the modern day science demands the use of precision equipments for the acceptability of data. Such centres help stop duplication of sophisticated equipments, which cost huge amounts and in turn help in regulating the use of the sanctioned money in the most judicious way.
This University has established USIC, which is housed on the ground floor of the School for Environmental Sciences building. USIC has three precision equipments: 1. Scanning Electron Microscope, (SEM, Model JSM-6490 LV of JEOL, and Japan) with EDX facility and two preparatory units, viz., Critical Point Dryer and Ion Sputter Coater; 2. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer with ATR - Attenuated Total Reflectance (FT-IR Spectrometer, Model Nicolet TM 6700 OF Thermo Scientific, USA); 3. Fast Performance Liquid Chromatography (FPLC, Model EKTA 10 of GE Healthcare Bioscience. Sweden). These equipments have been procured and are under regular use in USIC.
WOMEN CELL: The University is doing a lot of work towards gender equality. As a path breaking decision, a provision of gender budgeting has been made on BBAU financial road map. Gender budgeting basically means that a part of the budget will be set aside for gender specific activities.
Recently, the University constituted a committee to suggest the requirements of basic facilities for the women employees and girl students of the University. Some of the recommendations made by the committee are: more women friendly spaces in the University including common rooms and toilets, transport, canteen, shopping complex with a chemist shop, and computer with internet facility for the women employees and students in the campus.
DAY CARE CENTRE: On 8th March, 2010 a Day Care Centre was inaugurated by the then Vice Chancellor Prof.R.C.Sobti , Prof. Sunita Mishra has been appointed Co-ordinator of the Centre.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Community College has started working in the educational session 2013-14, to impact skill development programmes for youth under NVEQF (National Vocational Education Qualification Framework) of Ministry of Human Resource Development Group of Indian. Certificate course on “Dietetics” and Certificate Courses in “Computer Skill Training” of three month duration each have commenced as per UGC direction. Certificate course on “Dietetics” is offered by School for Home Science and Certificate course on computer skill training is offered by the Computer Centre, under School of SIST of the university. The objective of the course is to impact skill opportunity and help in employment to participants
SEMESTER SYSTEM AND ATTENDANCE: All students enrolled in the various M.Phil., P.G.,U.G., and Diploma courses are required to have 75% attendance in theory and practical (wherever applicable) to appear in Examination. The University reserves the right to disallow such candidate(s) from appearing in the examination whose attendance falls short of the minimum prescribed. No candidate will be allowed to take up a job while pursuing a full time course. Those, who are employed at the time of admission, will be required to produce a certificate of leave from their employer within one month from the date of admission failing which their admission will be cancelled on the recommendation of Head/Dean by the competent authority. A student is allowed to repeat courses/improve grades in courses as specified in the rules. Zero semester/year provision can be availed by a student only under the conditions specified in the rules. EXAMINATION AND EVALUATION PATTERN The University follows Semester system for all the courses with choice based credit system.
DISCIPLINE OBSERVATION: Proctorial Board The University has a Proctorial Board to maintain both discipline and law and order on the campus.
Anti Ragging Committee: There is an Anti Raging Committee in the University which ensures complete ban on ragging in the campus in general and hostels in particular. Moreover, on the basis of directions given by the Supreme Court of India, if any incident of ragging comes to the notice of the authority, the concerned student shall be given liberty to explain and if the explanation is not found satisfactory, the authority would expel him from the institution. Further, in view of UGC Regulations on curbing the menace of ragging in Higher Educational Institution, 2009, every student and his parent/guardian will furnish an affidavit at the time of admission on the proforma given in the Annexure - I & II.
Committee against Sexual Harassment: There is a Committee against Sexual Harassment to combat sexual harassment and violence against women in the University campus.
EVENTS: University Foundation Day- The University commemorates its Foundation Day on 10th January every year. Lectures by eminent academics on current and general issues followed by Cultural Programme by the University students are the basic features of the celebration.
Ambedkar Jayanti- The University commemorates Ambedakar Jayanti every year on the birth-date of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar. On this occasion a National Seminar is organized by the University on an important theme.
References
- ↑ Online, India Today (26 February 2014). "Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University invites applications for M.Pharm programs : Notification". IndiaToday.in. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ India (11 August 2015). "Lucknow's Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "15-year-old Sushma Verma, the youngest postgraduate in the country, has now achieved yet another milestone by becoming the youngest Indian to get enrolled in the PhD course at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) in Lucknow". hindustantimes.com/. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.