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Overview

Founded in 1927, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the large city of Agra (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Uttar Pradesh. Officially accredited/recognized by the University Grants Commission, India, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University (DBRAU) is a coeducational higher education institution. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University (DBRAU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment. DBRAU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, online courses and distance learning opportunities, as well as administrative services.

Dr B. R. Ambedkar University

The foundation of Dr B. R. Ambedkar University (originally known as Agra University) was laid on the 1st of July, 1927, as a result of hectic efforts of a band of enthusiastic educationists like Rev. Canon A.W. Davis, Munshi Narain Prasad Asthana, Dr L.P. Mathur, Lala Dewan Chand, Rai Bahadur Anand Swaroop and Dr Brajendra Swaroop,. Original jurisdiction of University extended over United Provinces of Agra, Central India and Rajputana with 14 affiliated colleges and 2530 students of which, 1475 students belonged to United Provinces. Initially, there were only four faculties in the University viz. Arts, Sciences, Commerce and Law. Faculties of Medicine (1936), Agriculture (1938), Home Science (1980), Basic Sciences (1981), Fine Arts (1982) and Management (1994) were added subsequently.

A decisive characteristic in influencing the education of an academic institution is the pursuit of excellence and consistent adherence to high standard in terms of imparting knowledge promoting research. During last eighty three years the University has endeavoured to keep adopting these high ideas and has established rich traditions and evolved respect from the intellectual community. University has sincerely served the cause of higher education in northern India. The ancient principle of integrating ethical and moral values in education has been the endeavour of the University. To inculcate these essential values in its students academicians have been assiduously trying to sharpen the content and curriculum of the University.

The University was renamed as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University in 1996. The University now caters to the educational need of the seven districts of Agra Division Agra, Aligarh, Mainpuri, Hathras, Firozabad, Etah and Mathura. Besides, the University is proud of having affiliated to it, Sarojini Naidu Medical College, which is one of the oldest and premier Medical Institute of the country. At present university has approx 200 affiliated colleges and 15 residential Institutes spread out in its four residential campus viz. Paliwal Park, Khandari Campus, Civil Lines Campus and Chhaleshar Campus. Furthermore, this university affiliates colleges of Homeopathy, extending all over the State of U.P.

Dr B. R. Ambedkar University

Courses

Sr. No.	Course Name	Course Eligiblity	Course Duration	Course Type
Department of Computers
1	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (COMPUTER SCIENCE)	10+2	THREE	Year
2	BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATION	10+2	Three Years	Semester
3	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (IT)	10+2	Three Years	Semester
4	B.Sc. (COMPUTER SCIENCE)	10+2	Three Years	Semester
5	Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science & Application (PGDCA)	Graduation	One Year	Semester
6	MCA	Graduation	Three Years	Semester
7	M.Sc (IT)	Graduation	Two Years	Semester
8	MASTER OF SCIENCE (C S)	Graduation	Two Years	Semester
9	DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)	10TH	SIX	Semester
10	Integrated MCA	10+2	Five Years	Year
11	MASTER OF SCIENCE (IT)	GRADUATION	Two Years	Semester
12	MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATION	GRADUATION	Three Years	Semester
13	B.Sc (Multimedia & Graphics)	+2	Three Years	Semester
14	DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (DCA)	10+2	ONE YEAR	Year
15	DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SCIENCE	10+2	SIX	Semester
Department of Management
16	EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Marketing)	BA	two	Semester
17	POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HOTEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT	BA	One Year	Semester
18	MBA IN OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	BBA	Two Year	Semester
19	DIPLOMA IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	10+2	One Year	Semester
20	BACHELOR OF HOTEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT	10+2	THREE YEARS	Semester
21	EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Marketing)	BBA	One Year	Semester
22	BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (FINANCE)	10+2	THREE YEARS	Semester
23	BACHELOR OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT	10+2	THREE YEARS	Semester
24	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (TRAVEL AND TOURISM)	10+2	THREE YEARS	Semester
25	B.B.A. (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT)	10+2	THREE YEARS	Semester
26	MBA IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SUBJECTS	BBA	Two Year	Semester
27	MBA FINANCE & MARKETING	BBA	Two Year	Semester
28	MASTER OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT	GRADUATION	FOUR SEMESTER	Semester
29	MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Finance)	GRADUATION	Two Years	Year
30	BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	10+2	Three Years	Semester
31	MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Marketing)	GRADUATION	Two Years	Year
32	EXECUTIVE MBA	GRADUATION	One Year	Year
33	DIPLOMA IN HOTEL MANAGEMENT	10+2	Two Year	Year
34	POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	DBM	Two	Semester
35	Master of Business Administration ( H R M)	BBA	TWO YEARS	Semester
36	Diploma in Business Management	10+2	ONE YEAR	Year
37	Master of Business Administration ( IT)	BBA	TWO YEARS	Semester
38	DIPLOMA IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT	10+2	TWO YEARS	Semester
39	BACHELOR OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT	10+2	THREE YEARS	Year
40	EXECUTIVE MBA (MATERIAL MANAGEMENT)	BA	ONE YEAR	Semester
41	Bachelor in Hospital Administration	10+2	Three Years	Year
42	BACHELOR OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	10+2	Three Years	Semester
43	MBA Production and Operation Management	BA	TWO YEARS	Semester
44	MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (TRAVEL & TOURISM & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT)	BBA	TWO YEARS	Semester
45	MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (PROJECT MANAGEMENT)	BBA	TWO YEAR	Semester
46	MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	BBA	two	Semester
47	MBA IN SALES AND MARKETING	BBA	two	Semester
48	M.B.A HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT	BBA	Two Year	Semester
49	MBA IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH	BBA	Two Year	Semester
50	EXECUTIVE MBA (HUMAN RESOURCES)	BBA	ONE YEAR	Semester
51	POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MATERIALS MANAGEMENT	MA	ONE YEAR	Semester
Department of Traditional
52	M.A. PSYCHOLOGY	BA	Two Year	Year
53	BACHELOR OF JOURNALISM	10+2	THREE YEARS	Semester
54	B.Com. (Hons.)	10+2	THREE YEARS	Year
55	BACHELOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION	10+2	THREE YEARS	Semester
56	MASTER OF ARTS (JOURNALISM)	BA	Two Year	Semester
57	BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK	10+2	THREE YEARS	Semester
58	DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE	MA	THREE YEARS	Year
59	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (GENERAL)	10+2	THREE YEARS	Year
60	B.SC MATHEMATICS HONOURS	10+2	THREE YEARS	Semester
61	MASTER OF ARTS (MARATHI)	+2,GRADUATION	TWO	Year
62	MASTER OF ARTS (MATHEMATICS)	+2,GRADUATION	FOUR	Semester
63	BACHELOR OF ARTS	10+2	Three Year	Year
64	Bachelor of Science (PCB)	10+2	Three Years	Year
65	B.Sc (Mathematics)	10+2	Three Years	Year
66	B.Sc (Physics)	10+2	Three Years	Year
67	B.Sc (Chemistry)	10+2	Three Years	Year
68	B.Sc (Microbiology)	10+2	Three Years	Year
69	B.Sc (Biochemistry)	10+2	Three Years	Year
70	M A	Graduation	Two Years	Year
71	M.Sc	Graduation	Two Years	Year
72	M A (SOCIAL WORK)	Graduation	Two Years	Year
73	BACHELOR OF ARTS (ENGLISH HONOURS)	10+2	Three Years	Year
74	MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (M.Phil)	Post Graduation	One Year	Year
75	Bachelor of Science (PCM)	10+2	Three Years	Year
76	BACHELOR OF ARTS (HISTORY HONOURS)	10+2	Three Years	Year
77	BACHELOR OF ARTS (GEOGRAPHY HONOURS)	10+2	Three Years	Year
78	BACHELOR OF ARTS (HISTORY)	10+2	Three Years	Year
79	BACHELOR OF ARTS (GEOGRAPHY)	10+2	Three Years	Year
80	BACHELOR OF ARTS (POLITICAL SCIENCE)	10+2	Three Years	Year
81	BACHELOR OF ARTS (ENGLISH)	10+2	Three Years	Year
82	BACHELOR OF ARTS (PHILOSOPHY)	10+2	Three Years	Year
83	MASTER OF ARTS (SOCIOLOGY)	GRADUATION	Two Years	Year
84	MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)	GRADUATION	Two Years	Year
85	MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH)	GRADUATION	Two Years	Year
86	MASTER OF ARTS (PHILOSOPHY)	GRADUATION	Two Years	Year
87	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (MATHEMATICS)	10+2	Three Years	Year
88	MASTER OF ARTS (HINDI)	GRADUATION	Two Years	Year
89	Bachelor of Science (PHYSICS)	10+2	Three Years	Year
90	MA Psychology	GRADUATION	TWO YEAR	Year
91	M.Phil (HISTORY)	MA	ONE YEAR	Semester
92	M.Phil (Environmental Science)	MA	ONE YEAR	Year
93	Master of Social Work (MSW)	BA	TWO YEARS	Year
94	Bachelor of Library Science	10+2	ONE YEAR	Year
95	BACHELOR OF ARTS (EDUCATION)	10+2	THREE YEARS	Year
96	MASTER OF ARTS (POLITICAL SCIENCE)	–	TWO YEARS	Year
97	BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS	10+2	Three Years	Year
98	BACHELOR OF ARTS (HINDI)	10+2	Three Years	Semester
99	MASTER OF ARTS (SANSKRIT)	BA	TWO YEARS	Year
100	BA ENGLISH LITERATURE	10+2	Three Years	Year
101	Master of Library Science	B.Lib	ONE YEAR	Semester
102	BACHELOR OF ARTS (PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)	10+2	Three Years	Year
103	MASTER OF ARTS (FINE ARTS)	BA	TWO YEAR	Semester
104	DIPLOMA IN LIBRARY SCIENCE	10+2	ONE	Year
105	DIPLOMA IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE	10+2	ONE	Semester
106	Bachelor of Arts (SOCIOLOGY)	10+2	THREE	Year
107	MASTER OF ARTS (GEOGRAPHY)	BA	FOUR	Semester
108	M.A. RURAL DEVELOPMENT	BA	Two Year	Semester
109	BACHELOR OF ARTS (SANSKRIT)	10+2	THREE YEARS	Year
110	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BIOLOGY)	10+2	THREE	Year
Department of Science
111	M.SC. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	BSC	two	Semester
112	M.SC. (AGRICULTURE)	B.Sc	two	Semester
113	M. SC. APPLIED CHEMISTRY	B.SC	two	Semester
114	MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN BOTANY	MA	Two	Semester
115	MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN ZOOLOGY	MA	Two	Semester
116	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY	10+2	THREE	Semester
117	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ZOOLOGY)	+2	TREE	Year
118	Bachelor of Science (Agriculture)	10+2	Three Years	Year
119	Bachelor of Science (Agriculture Honours)	GRADUATION	Four Years	Semester
120	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (Chemistry, Botany, Zoology)	10+2	THREE YEARS	Year
121	Master of Science (Mathematics)	B.Sc (Maths)	TWO YEARS	Semester
122	M.Phil (Chemistry)	M.Sc	ONE YEAR	Year

Institute of Engineering and Technology

The Institute of Engineering and Technology Khandari, Agra (I.E.T. Khandari, Agra), situated at the Khandari campus in the city of Agra, is the engineering institute of the university. It was established in 1998.The Institute of Engineering & Technology Khandari, Agra (I.E.T. Khandari, Agra), is the prestigious and renowned engineering institute of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra (formerly Agra University), situated at Khandari Campus, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Institute is an integral part of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University, estd. 1927), which has the distinction of being one of the oldest Universities of India. The Institute is situated at the Khandari Campus of the University, in the green belt of Agra city, in pollution free environment.

Institute of Social Sciences

The Institute of Social Sciences (ISS), Agra is situated at Paliwal campus in university premises. It was established in year 1955.

Dau Dayal Institute of Vocational Education

Dau Dayal Institute of Vocational Education is an integral part of the university. It imparts vocational education to residents of nearby regions of Agra. It was established in 1994 with the support of grant from the UGC.

School of Life Sciences

The School of Life Sciences, Agra is situated at Khandari Campus of University.

Notable alumni

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Former Prime Minister of India (He did his MA in Political Science from DAV College, Kanpur in 1947. The DAV College was then under the Agra University.)
Shankar Dayal Sharma, Ex. President of India
Motilal Nehru, Freedom Fighter & INC leader
Gulzari Lal Nanda, Ex. Prime Minister of India
Chaudhary Charan Singh, Ex. Prime Minister of India
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ex. Defence Minister of India
Raj Babbar Film Actor & Member of Parliament
Hridyanath Kunzru, Freedom Fighter, First National Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides & first President of the Children’s Film Society.
Ahmed Ali, Pakistani writer
Rajendra Yadav, famous fiction writer, editor of Hans.
Thakur Dalveer Singh, Present MLA & Ex minister,UP govt.
Ashok Anjum, Hindi leading Poet
Makhmoor Saeedi, Urdu poet
Manoj Kumar, Actor
Hirdaya Behari Mathur, physical chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Ram Gopal Yadav, MP
Manapurathu Verghese George, photochemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Ganesh Prasad Pandey, organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Om Dutt Gulati, pharmacologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and B. C. Roy laureate
Y. D. Sharma, molecular biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Javed Agrewala, molecular biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Virendra Singh, theoretical physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate