Banasthali Vidyapith

Coordinates: 26°22′48″N 75°51′19″E / 26.38°N 75.855278°E / 26.38; 75.855278
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Banasthali Vidyapith
वनस्थली विद्यापीठ
MottoUniversity for Women: University with a change
TypePrivate
Established6 October 1935
FounderHiralal Shastri, Ratan Shastri
PresidentChitra Purohit
Vice-presidentSidharth Shastri
Vice-ChancellorIna Aditya Shastri
Location
Tonk district
,
Rajasthan
,
India

26°22′48″N 75°51′19″E / 26.38°N 75.855278°E / 26.38; 75.855278
CampusRural, more than 850 acres (3.4 km2)
Pro - Vice ChancellorIna Shastri
AffiliationsUGC[1]
Websitewww.banasthali.org

Banasthali Vidyapith (Banasthali University) is a university located in the Tonk district of the Rajasthan state in India.[2] It is a deemed university[3] offering programs at the secondary, senior secondary, undergraduate, and postgraduate degree levels.

History

Banasthali Vidyapith was founded on 6 October 1935 by freedom fighters and educationists Hiralal Shastri and Ratan Shastri. The institution was declared as a 'Deemed University' in 1983.[3][4] While NAAC has re-accredited Banasthali Vidyapith[5] 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 university is featured in NIRF,[6] QS I Gauge,[7][8] and Times Higher Education[9] rankings. In 2020, NAAC accredited this university with A++ grading.[10][11]

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.[3]

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,[12] 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.

Campus

The campus is a sprawling 850 acres, located about 80 kilometres from the capital city of Jaipur, in the Tonk district of Rajasthan, India.[2] The campus has been broadly divided into the school division, the University division and the residential blocks. The residential blocks feature 29 hostels each with the capacity of housing up to 438 students.[13]

The Laxmi Bai maidan(field) which is approximately 2660 square km. is used for parades and annual fairs, whereas the Vidula maidan (4195 sq. km. approx.) has fields for games such as hockey, volleyball, tennis, yoga, martial arts and mass physical display activities. The Veer Bala maidan is used for horse riding and the Shakuntlam playground is the cricket ground of the campus. The campus also features a swimming pool.[13]

The campus also features a licensed airstrip of 50,191,418 sq. metres, which is used to train the students in flying and guiding.[13][14][15]

Banasthali Vidyapith also features its own hospital called Apaji Arogya Mandir, a guest house for parents and official guests, and a community radio station called Radio Banasthali.[13]

Organisation and administration

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

Academics

Academic programmes

School Education

Banasthali Vidyapith provides school education from elementary to senior secondary. At the senior secondary level, student can opt for Science, Commerce or Humanities as their stream.[16]

Undergraduate programs

The university offers 18 undergraduate programs in the disciplines of Mathematics, Science, Management, Commerce, Arts, Engineering, Aviation, Education, Design, Law, and Journalism. All the programs are of three years duration except for the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) which is of 2 years, BA LLB which is of 5 years and the Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) which is of 4 years.[17]

Postgraduate Programs

The university offers 61 masters programs and 32 Doctorates in the disciplines of Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Law, Education, Commerce and Management.[18]

Accreditation

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accredited Banasthali University with ‘A++' grade.[11] 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,[19] NITI Aayog to establish first of its kind all women Atal Incubation Centre.[20]

National Resource Center in Management

MHRD has set up Center of Excellence in Management at Banasthali Vidyapith for developing Annual Refresher Program in Teaching.[21] The online modules are hosted by SWAYAM Portal.[22]

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023)[23]97
NIRF (Universities) (2023)[24]58
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2023)[25]23

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Banasthali Vidyapith 97th overall in India in 2023,[23] 58th among universities[24] and 23 in the pharmacy ranking.[25]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Deemed University Directory, University Grants Commission, India". ugc.ac.in. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Banasthali Vidyapith: The Largest Embodiment Of Women Education In India". thehighereducationreview.com. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "List of Deemed Universities". education.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  4. ^ "History - Welcome to Banasthali Vidyapith". www.banasthali.org. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Best institute for digital marketing in delhi with placement guarantee-". socialmeupacademy.in. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. ^ "QS I·Gauge - Indian College and University Rating". www.igauge.in. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Banasthali Vidyapith". Top Universities. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Banasthali University". Times Higher Education (THE). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Jaipur: Banasthali Vidyapith gets NAAC's A++ grade". The Times of India. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. ^ a b "University". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Best institute for digital marketing in delhi with placement guarantee-". socialmeupacademy.in. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d "Campus Life - Welcome to Banasthali Vidyapith". www.banasthali.org. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding & Flying Club (BVGFC)". www.bvgfc.org. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Digital Sky". digitalsky.dgca.gov.in. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Academic Programe - Welcome to Banasthali Vidyapith". www.banasthali.org. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Under Graduate Programmes - Welcome to Banasthali Vidyapith". www.banasthali.org. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  18. ^ "PG Programmes - Welcome to Banasthali Vidyapith". www.banasthali.org. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Atal Innovation Mission". niti.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  20. ^ "WOMENPreneur at Banasthali Vidyapith". DNA India. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  21. ^ "ARPIT". mhrd.gov.in. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Online Refresher Course in Management online course". swayam.gov.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  23. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  24. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  25. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  26. ^ Interview with the writer https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bFkBuNuRivYlg5UGtlRFA0T00/view
  27. ^ "Atiqa Bano, the lady who single handedly built a museum". Greater Kashmir. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  28. ^ 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.
  29. ^ "Prof. Hemlata Talesra @ HereNow4U". HereNow4U: Portal on Jainism and next level consciousness. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  30. ^ a b c Iyengar, Radhika. "A unique university in Rajasthan is teaching women how to fly". Mint. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  31. ^ "Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of the Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, awarded Ph.D for her work on ground water conservation in Jhunjhunu district | DD News". ddnews.gov.in. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  32. ^ Vijayvergiya, Jagdish (1 December 2013). "Rajasthan polls: When Yashoda Devi stood for all women in Rajasthan as an 'Adarsh' politician". DNA India. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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