Banasthali Vidyapith

Banasthali Vidyapith
Motto University for Women: University with a Difference
Type Private
Established 1935 (1935)
President Chitra Purohit
Vice-president Siddharth Shastri
Vice-Chancellor Aditya Shastri
Location Tonk, Rajasthan, India
26°22′48″N 75°51′19″E / 26.38°N 75.855278°E / 26.38; 75.855278Coordinates: 26°22′48″N 75°51′19″E / 26.38°N 75.855278°E / 26.38; 75.855278
Campus Rural, more than 850 acres (3.4 km2)
Pro - Vice Chancellor Ina Shastri
Affiliations UGC[1]
Website www.banasthali.org

Banasthali Vidyapith (Banasthali University) is a women's university in the Tonk district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a deemed university[2] offering programs at the school, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels. The university is fully residential.

History

Banasthali Vidyapith was founded on 6 October 1935 by freedom fighters and educationists Hiralal Shastri and Ratan Shastri. The institution was declared as an institution 'deemed to be university' in 1983. While NAAC has re-accredited Banasthali Vidyapith at the highest possible ‘Grade A’ level in 2011, the Review Committee (Tandon Committee) of Ministry of HRD also appreciated the overall efforts of Vidyapith in the areas of Institutional Governance, Academic Achievements, Research, Student Progression, Infrastructure etc. and categorized Banasthali Vidyapith under ‘Category A’ list of ‘Institutions deemed to be university’ in 2010.

The Vidyapith has had virtual autonomy for its school programmes since the beginning and was affiliated to an outside agency for its university programmes in 1983. In 1983 the government of India, on the advice of the University Grants Commission, notified the Vidyapith as an institution deemed to be university.

After attaining university status, The Vidyapith restructured its undergraduate programme. At the postgraduate level, it introduced courses in Computer Science, Operational Research, Electronics and Biotechnology. Teacher Education and Management have been started. New courses include M.Sc. (Bio-Informatics), M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) and M.Sc. (Applied Microbiology).

Along with professional programmes such as MBA and MCA, all postgraduate courses in the Faculty of Science have a semester system. From 2004 all Social Science, Humanities and Home Science Post-graduate programmes have been run as semester courses.

Location

It is 72 km southwest of Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Newai is a major town close to the university.

Management

The main statutory bodies of Banasthali Vidyapith are:

  • General Council
  • Executive Council
  • Finance Council
  • Academic Council

Officers

  • President
  • Vice-President
  • Vice-Chancellor
  • Pro Vice-Chancellor
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • Deans, including Deans/Heads of the Centres of Higher Education
  • Co-ordinator, School Education

Accreditation

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accredited Banasthali University with ‘A’ grade – the highest possible grade. The Ministry of HRD has listed the university under the top 'MHRD A Category.'....

Atal Incubation Center

Banasthali Vidyapith has partnered with Atal Innovation Mission[3], NITI Aayog to establish first of its kind all women Atal Incubation Centre. The not for profit Incubation Centre will nurture women in transforming their ideas into scalable and sustainable enterprises.

The AICs with its world class incubation facilities, suitable physical infrastructure in terms of equipment and operating facilities, coupled with the availability of sectoral experts for mentoring the start-ups, business planning support, industry partners, training and other relevant components required for encouraging innovative start-ups.[4]

Aviation

The University hosts Bansathali Vidyapith Gliding & Flying Club which is a Directorate General of Civil Aviation approved flying club.[5]

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2018)[6] 91
NIRF (Universities) (2018)[7] 64
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2018)[8] 23

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Banasthali Vidyapith 91 overall in India in 2018,[6] 64 among universities[7] and 23 in the pharmacy ranking.[8] The University has strong footprints in international ratings too, with four Star Rating in QS-International Ratings.[9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Deemed University Directory, University Grants Commission, India". ugc.ac.in. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  2. ↑ "List of Deemed Universities". education.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  3. ↑ "Atal Innovation Mission | NITI Aayog, (National Institution for Transforming India), Government of India". niti.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  4. ↑ "Profile". www.startupindiahub.org.in. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  5. ↑ "LIST OF FLYING CLUBS/SCHOOLS/CENTRES ETC". dgca.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  6. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  7. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  8. 1 2 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Banasthali Vidyapith enters global rankings". dna. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  10. 1 2 3 Iyengar, Radhika. "A unique university in Rajasthan is teaching women how to fly". Mint. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (16 June 2016). "India's first women fighter pilots reveal all before their commissioning". The Times of India. Times News Network. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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