Banasthali Vidyapith
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| Motto | University for Women: University with a Difference |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | October 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°ECoordinates: 26°22′48″N 75°51′19″E / 26.38°N 75.855278°E |
| Campus | Rural, more than 850 acres (3.4 km2) |
| Pro - Vice Chancellor | Ina Shastri |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www |
Banasthali University (Banasthali Vidyapith) is a women's university in the Tonk district in Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a deemed university offering programs at school, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate level.
Banasthali Vidyapith is a fully residential university that offers an integrated system extending from the primary to the Ph.D. level. It is the largest residential university for women in the world, a pride of India, and a true nation builder.
Banasthali Vidyapith was founded on October 6, 1935 by eminent freedom fighters and educationists, Pt. Hiralal Shastri and Smt. Ratan Shastri. The institution is known for its dedication to the cause of women education and 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.
The Vidyapith has improved its infrastructure vastly. Much of this was made possible by generous support of the Vidyapith’s well-wishers. State Bank of India, Mahindra and Mahindra, Bajaj Foundation, ICICI Bank, Kanoria Group, Bank of Nova Scotia, Artech-Dalmia etc. have provided generous philanthropy under corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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