Introduction
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak is a State University established under Haryana Act No. 25 of
1975 with the objective to promote inter-disciplinary Higher Education and Research with special
emphasis on studies of environmental, ecology and life sciences. The University offers 196 Programs
through 10 faculties comprising 42 University Teaching Departments/Centers/Institutes and a satellite
campus at MDU-CPAS, Gurugram. Blooming flowers in the Rose Garden, well-paved sidewalks,
carefully pruned plants along both sides of the campus roads, abundant greenery, and the resulting
eco-friendly ambience give a majestic look to our clean, green and eco-friendly campus.
The University has been:
Awarded Grade A+ by NAAC with CGPA of 3.44 in its 3rd cycle.
Ranked 35th among State Public Universities in India in NIRF 2024 by MHRD, Government of India.
Granted Green Institutional Mentor Award by MHRD in 2020.
The University is marching ahead with determined efforts to achieve academic excellence. Well
Qualified, Experienced and Hardworking Faculty, transparent, dynamic and responsible administrative
set-up, strategic academic and research linkages at national and international level is instrumental in
delivering quality education, with decisive focus on upliftment of women and rural students, and a
sense of commitment to contribute its might to social, community, and national cause.
The Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), originally established as a correspondence cell
in 1988, contributes significantly towards achieving the national objective of providing quality education
to one and all by fulfilling its motto to reach the unreached by offering distance education programs to
learners belonging to different parts of the State/Country. Various programs offered by the Centre
range from conventional to professional as per demographic needs and enhance employment
opportunities.
Infrastructure and Learning Resources.
The University has enormous physical infrastructure to support the teaching- learning activities. The
campus is spread over 622 acres with a built-up area of 3,75,000 sq. meters, with 19 teaching blocks,
279 classrooms, 177 departmental laboratories, Central Animal House and Aryabhata Central
Instrumentation Laboratory. The University has created state-of-art infrastructure for sports activities for
students that include a fully air-conditioned Multipurpose Gymnasium, Cricket Stadium and Swimming
Pool, Synthetic Athletics track, Lawn Tennis courts, Boxing Hall, Wrestling Hall, Kabaddi Hall, Squash
Hall, Sports Hostel etc.
The University library, named after the revered social reformer Swami Vivekananda, offers a highly
conducive and enabling academic environment. It functions as an effective knowledge treasury both for
the Students and Teachers. Strategically located Vivekananda Library with excellent state-of-the-art
facilities is housed in a magnificent 3-storeyed building with 1,10,000 sq. ft. carpet area and a seating
capacity of 3000 users, a separate air-conditioned reading hall for the researchers. It has an air-
conditioned Internet Lab with 58 PCs, 1Gbps bandwidth Internet connectivity, and a multimedia library
with 20 PCs. The application of RFID technology for self-check-out check-in with security gates has
been implemented and the CCTV system for library security is in operation.
The University has best-in-class ICT infrastructure to promote research, and e- Governance. The
University Computer Centre houses a data centre having 16 Blade Servers (Dual CPU – 16 to 24 core,
with upto 256 GB RAM on each server) hosting more than 50 Virtual servers with more than 600 TB of
SAN/unified storage. The servers run on Windows Server datacenter edition in high availability mode. A
Unified Threat Management Solution has been implemented to secure the network from hackers, for
filtering unnecessary traffic, streamlining traffic by specifying priorities and blocking unwanted sites on
the 1G Internet connectivity provided by NKN using Forti Gate 1500D, supported by Forti Analyser
1000D. The Internal LAN having a backbone speed of 10G is governed by the best-in- class (for a
university) core switch. Cisco unified communication infrastructure has been implemented in the
university. Online meeting facilities are being extensively used for online classes and virtual meetings.
The need for digital initiatives has become imperative in view of new technological developments as
society is becoming more tech-savvy. The University has a full-fledged Digital Learning Centre which
reviews/curates and monitors the use of digital learning resources and suggests ways and initiatives to
improve the proper utilization of these resources for effective teaching and learning. The university has
created its own Learning Management System (LMS) that facilitates university students with free and
open access to all LMS resources (Presentations/Documents/PDF files/Videos, etc.) developed and
uploaded by the faculty members of the University.
Teaching-Learning and Evaluation
Maharshi Dayanand University, a fast growing hub of wide range of programs in the traditional,
professional and job-oriented streams, consistently endeavors to improve and strengthen the system
and procedures related to Teaching-Learning and Evaluation. The University has an application
oriented programs through internship, projects, field work etc. The academic programs are designed
and developed to fulfill the vision and mission of the University taking into account the feedback
obtained from various stakeholders (Students, Parents, Alumni, Teachers and Employer) as well
adhering to Regulatory requirements (as per guidelines of regulatory bodies like AICTE, PCI, BCI and
NCTE wherever applicable).
Effective curriculum delivery is attained through well planned and documented process. Academic
Council, Board of Studies and other academic committees work in coordination to strengthen curricular,
co-currcular extracurricular activities. Implementation of National Education Policy (2020) offers greater
academic flexibility to enhance employability skills of the students by integrating discipline specific,
interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary electives in curricula to meet students’ interests and aspirations.
Programs relevant to Gender Sensitivity, Professional Ethics, Human Values and Community Outreach
are also integrated in relevant programs. Environmental issues and its sustainability is an integral part
of most of the UG/PG programs. Value-added Certificate Courses inculcate research aptitude, soft
skills, personality development and life skills to keep students conversant with current global scenario
resulting in the overall holistic development of the students. Timely conduct of examinations and
declaration of results in accordance with the pre-determined schedule is an important part of evaluation
process.
Research and Innovation
The University has a state of the art academic and research facilities and financial support system to
promote Research. During the last five years, Research Projects/Schemes programs worth more than
Rs. 50 Crores were funded by Government and non- government agencies. University Teaching
Departments have received financial grants from various funding agencies under UGC-SAP, CAS,
DST-FIST, DBT, ICSSR etc in the last five year. With a view to promote research, the University
provides approximately 152 University Research Scholarships to 42 departments every year. In
addition, fifteen more University Research Scholarships are exclusively meant for SC category
students. The University has well defined “Research Promotion Policy” to promote research culture
among the Faculty and Research scholars. The University has “Code of Ethics for Academic Integrity
and Plagiarism” to promote quality research and to check malpractices and Plagiarism.
The University has National and International level strategic tie-upswith academic and research
organizations for joint academic and research programs and 15 MoUs have already been signed.
Recently University has also signed MoU with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to
provide skill development avenues to the University students and with Global Village Foundation (GVF)
for collaborative work in Higher Education, Policy Planning and Social issues.
Central Animal House facilitates the research on Mice, Rat, Rabbit etc. as per the guidelines of
Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) in air conditioned and calm environment. The University
also has Institutional Human Ethics Committee (IHEC) to meet standards of research where human
participations is involved. To facilitate the research environment of Science Departments, the University
has set up Aryabhata Central Instrumentation Laboratory with a large number of sophisticated scientific
and analytical instruments.
Research Institutes/Centres and Chairs
Ch. Ranbir Singh Institute of Social and Economic Change promotes and conducts interdisciplinary
research to achieve sustainable development goals; organizes seminars and symposia, conferences,
workshops, and extension lectures in areas of larger social, cultural and economic concerns; carry out
documentation of research studies in order to disseminate knowledge, thereby capacity building of
research scholars and young faculty.
Faculty Development Centre (FDC) of the University developed under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) contributes significantly towards the
accomplishment of the University Vision and Mission.
Women Studies Centre seeks to strengthen individual and institutional efforts to enable Women
empowerment in the society by engaging in micro-level field studies and organising awareness
programs. It actively collaborates with academia, government establishments and civil society to have
broader perspective on wider issues concerning women in India in general and Haryana in particular.
Women‘s Studies Centre also strives to disseminate knowledge among different strata of society by
promoting dialogue between academia and activists, social work and policy making.
The Centre for Haryana Studies, focuses on cultural, social, economic and political aspects of Haryana
State. It seeks to strengthen the governance through action research, capacity building and to work in
close cooperation with the State Government. By taking up relevant research agenda it provides all
important inputs to the policy makers at different levels of the government. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Centre of Excellence for Rural Development works towards issues to raise the quality of life of people.
The University has established 10 Chairs commemorating the names of thinkers and eminent
personalities with the aim to promote and conduct quality research on the life, work and philosophy of
social thinkers, reformers, and educationists.
Student Support Services
The University has a very conducive, student centric, ragging free and supportive environment where
students of diverse sections of the society come to pursue higher education. The University has a well
established financial and non financial student support system and has provided financial support
approximately 10000 students in last five year under various government and non government
fellowships schemes. Additionally, the University has offered various capability enhancement schemes
for personal, interpersonal and professional development of the students and for better job
opportunities. These efforts have provided job opportunities in various sectors to more than 4000
students. As an initiative towards safety-security of girl students, the University has a proactive cell for
Prevention of Violence and Sexual Harassment against Women, 24x7 CCTV surveillance check and
security checks.
The Directorate of Sports of the University has the distinction of producing a large number of
sportspersons of national and international repute including several Arjuna and Bheem Awardees who
brought laurels not only to the University and the State, but to the Nation as well. For harnessing the
potential of the youth and promoting sports, it organizes coaching camps for Players participating Inter-
University and World University Games.
M.D. University is proud of its rich Sports culture and has created a world class Sports infrastructure
and engaged competent trainers/coaches to nurture the talent of the students. Around 250 Students of
the University has represented the State and the country in National, Commonwealth, Asian and
Olympics during the last Eight years. The position holders are honored with handsome cash incentive
prizes every year by end of the session.
The University has established a Students’ Activity Centre. The building houses, Dean Students’
Welfare office, a book shop, cyber café, canteen, common rooms for boys & girls, a mini gym, indoor
games facilities. The Students’ Welfare Department offers merit scholarship to the previous year
Toppers of the class, Overall Topper of the Program and Need-cum-Merit scholarship to the
Undergraduate and Post Graduate students. The DSW office also offers financial support to the
students through various schemes such as ‘Sahyog Scheme’, ‘Earn While Learn’ and ‘Smarth Scheme’
for Divyang apart from Group Insurance of each enrolled student of UTD. The Department also
operates eco-friendly battery operated vehicles in the Campus. The Department also organizes various
co-curricular activities related to fine arts, literary ; cultural activities, theatre and adventure sports,
trekking, youth leadership and training, rock climbing, snow skiing, value based spiritual and personality
development camps etc. To ensure holistic development of the students admitted to various programs
in the UTDs and MDU-CPAS, the University has created more than 20 students clubs to harness the
talent in different domains of student activities. The spectrum of such activities extends from oratory
skills, photography etc. to culinary skills encompassing almost every field of interest.
Students’ Welfare Department has established a Youth Centre for Skill Development. The Centre
organizes batches for enhancing communication and soft skills of the students by providing guidance
for SSB interview for selection in the Armed Forces. Since its establishment, the Centre has facilitated
placement of students in Officer Rank in the Armed Forces. The SC/ST Cell has been established by
the University to ensure the effective implementation of the Reservation Policy in admission and
allotment of Hostels etc. and to address the grievances of the members of SC/ST communities,
Functioning under the overall supervision of the Liaison Officer, the cell works for the welfare of SC/ST
candidates. The Cell endeavors to ensure the benefit of Central Government/ State Government
policies reaches the SC/ST students.
Scholarships
The University provides financial assistance to the meritorious and needy students in the form of:
a) Scholarships like National Scholarship Portal, University Merit Scholarship, University Research
Scholarship, Haryana State Merit Scholarship, Post Matric Scholarship for the SC/BC
categories students, Merit-cum-Means Scholarship, Reimbursement of Tuition Fee & Transport
Facility to Schedule Castes, Free Books For SC Students, State Merit Scholarship To Under
Graduate Girls, Haryana State Meritorious Incentives Scheme, Haryana State Meritorious
Incentives Scheme (CBSE), State Merit Scholarship To UG/PG Students, Lower Income Group
Scheme, LPS Scholarship & LPS Bossard Scholarship, Lion Joseph McLoughl in Scholarship,
Sh. Bimal Prashad Jain Memorial Scholarship, Dr. Rajesh Malhotra Memorial Scholarship and
Medals, Dr. Sarojini Devi Memorial Scholarship, Dr. P.P. Singh Memorial Scholarship, Ch.Badlu
Ram Scholarship, Sh. K.C. Shastri Charitable Trust Scholarship, Mr. Devesh Mehra Memorial
Scholarship, Sh. Prem Avtar Sharma Memorial Scholarship, Sh. R. K. Deswal Memorial
Scholarship, Late Sh. Kameshwar Prasad Memorial Award, Sh. Manohar Lal Gogna Award,
Late Sh. Kameshwar Parsad Silver Medal and Scholarship, Dr. Tuteja Award, Subedar Major
Har Narayan Award.
b) Medals like Sh. Lachmandas Garg Gold Medals, Sita Ram Jindal Foundation Gold Medal and
Late Sh. Kameshwar Parsad Silver Medal.
c) Stipends like Consolidated Stipend Scheme For SC, Consolidated Stipend Scheme For Grand
Children of Freedom Fighters, Post Graduate Stipends and General Stipends.
The University has a full-fledged Centre for International Academic Affairs which acts as a Nodal
Agency and assists the foreign student community for admission to various programs, visa
requirements and their overall welfare through a unique `single window system‘. M.D. University,
Rohtak is also recognized as an authorized partner Institute of “Study in India” (Institute ID : SII-I-0252)
– Initiative by Ministry of HRD, Government of India.
The Career Counselling and Placement Cell of the Universityorganizes seminars and workshops for
students about the emerging professional trends and events, job profiles, leadership roles,
entrepreneurship, market needs and risks. Training is also imparted through workshops related to
communication skills, personality development, resume writing, confidence building, preparing for
interview etc. Eminent industrialists, HR personnel and expert from different fields are invited for
delivering lectures and helping the students regarding latest market requirements and trends in the job
market.
The University Guidance and Counselling Cell provides Guidance and Counselling, Morale Boosting
and Promotional Services thereby ensuring positive health. The Cell also provides Educational and
Vocational guidance, in addition to catering to the psychological needs of the students. The conducive
academic environment, excellent support of University Centre for Competitive Examination has enabled
a large number of students to qualify various national level examinations, as well as to pursue higher
studies.
The Anti-Ragging Committee, Grievances Redressal Cell and Anti Sexual Harassment Cell of the
University ensure that the grievances and complaints regarding sexual harassment etc. are addressed
timely. The University Haat and the University Health Centre to caters the daily needs and medical care
of students respectively.
The University provides Residential accommodation on the campus to over 5000 students in 20 hostels
(Ten each for girls and boys). Maintenance of the hostel complexes and provision of hygienic food at
reasonable charges always remains the top priority of the University authorities. All hostels have been
provided with Wi-Fi internet connectivity apart from recreation rooms.
Governance
Competent leadership at different levels of the University with a well-defined system support and
organizational structure enhances the academic and administrative effectiveness by ensuring that the
action plans are specifically aligned to the vision and mission of the University. The University follows
decentralized and participative management approach in all kinds of academic and administrative
activities. Every activity of the University is governed by the Act, Statutes and Ordinances.
Recruitments/promotions are made as per the established and transparent process. The grievances
are attended promptly. E-governance has been implemented in almost all areas of operation. The
University‘s bodies/cells/ committees function effectively.
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), established as per guidelines of NAAC, acts as a beacon of
quality assurance and maintenance of academic standards with respect to various important functional
requirements. The IQAC acts as a nodal agency for ushering in the era of total quality management by
workingout intervention strategies to enhance overall quality in the institution. Various quality initiatives
like Academic and Administrative Audit of UTDs, collection and analysis of stakeholder’s feedback
report etc. are routinely incorporated as healthy decision making inputs for enhancing academic quality
by the IQAC. IQAC promotes good academic ideas and practices. It seeks to work for planning,
implementing, and measuring the outcome of academic, research and administrative performance of
the institution.
Moral Values and Societal Contribution
Maharshi Dayanand University named after iconic social reformer Maharshi Dayanand, promotes
humanitarian, nationalistic, socially-inclusive ethical Values along with developing scientific and modern
temperament. The University actively organizes numerous outreach programs in collaboration with
industry and Non-Government Organizations. The University fervently celebrates all important days of
national importance and birth/death anniversaries of great Indian personalities. Various activities/events
are organized to promote universal values, national values, human values, communal and social
cohesion, and national integration.
Fulfilling its commitment towards the society, the University has launched several Outreach initiatives
and programs in order to inculcate awareness about important social issues. To connect the Higher
Educational Institutes to village residents for awareness generation towards various social issues,
government schemes, self-reliance & self- development and to train and enable local people to assume
community responsibilities etc, Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak has adopted five villages of
Rohtak District namely Ballab, Baniyani, Bhali Anandpur, Maroudi Jattan and Maroudi Rangran. These
villages are adopted under Unnat Bharat Abhiyyan Program of Government of India. The University
NSS and YRC provides an opportunity to the students to devote part of their time to the service of
humanity. It trains the volunteers by organizing workshops relating to disaster management, rescue
operations and how to save themselves and others in calamities (natural or man-made). Volunteers are
trained through health and hygiene workshop, how to keep themselves healthy and also expect them to
convey this to the masses.
The University has successfully established an Environmental Sustainability Management Cell to take
care of waste management issues. In order to generate awareness about waste management, the cell
organizes various activities in the form of seminars, conferences, poster presentations, etc. highlighting
the issues of environmental pollutants and their remedies, environmental sustainability, climate
changes, green renewal energy systems, etc