Bharat Ratna Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, or in short Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) was established by the Government of the NCT of Delhi through an Act of the Delhi Legislature. The University began functioning in August 2008. It is a Unitary non-affiliating University whose main focus is on undergraduate and postgraduate studies and on research in the Humanities

Humanities

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 and the Social Sciences

Social sciences

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. It is completely funded by the State Government of the NCT of Delhi.

AUD presently operates from two campuses in Delhi, one located in the Integrated Institute of Technology, Dwarka and accessible by the blue line of Delhi Metro

Delhi Metro

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, and the other one located in Kashmere Gate and accessible by the red and the yellow line of Delhi Metro.

Future campus

The University is developing its new campus in Dheerpur in North Delhi. The 110 acre (0.4451546 km²) campus will include a 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) biodiversity park to conserve the wetlands. Until being developed, the university is holding the classes from its Dwarka campus, and the erstwhile Indraprastha University campus housed in Kashmere Gate and Indraprashta University is shifting to Dwarka Sector-14 now. The future campus is planned to be energy-efficient, ecologically-frugal and disabled-friendly. It will include academic, residential, recreational and social facilities for students and staff.

Schools

• School of Undergraduate Studies
• School of Development Studies
• School of Human Ecology
• School of Human Studies
• School of Culture and Creative Expressions
• School of Design
• School of Business, Public Policy and Social Entrepreneurship
• School of Educational Studies
• School of Law, Governance and Citizenship
• School of Liberal Studies

Centres

• Centre for Community Knowledge
• Centre for Leadership and Change
• Centre for Equality and Social Justice
• Centre for Early Childhood Education and Development
• Centre for Engaged Spiritualities and Peace Building
• Centre for Social Applications of Mathematics