Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University

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{{Short description|Public University in Ayodhya}}
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| motto = ज्योतिषां ज्योतिरेकं
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[[File:Avadh university faizabad.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Avadh University Ayodhya]]
'''Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Ayodhya''' (Hindi: डॉ राम मऩोहर लोहिया अवध विश्वविद्यालय अयोध्या) also known as '''Avadh University''' or '''Awadh University''' is one of the premier universities in [[India]]. It is on NH96 in [[Ayodhya]] city of, [[Ayodhya district|Ayodhya District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (U.P.) province. It was established in 1975 by the government of Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University declares BEd-JEE results - The Times of India|url=http://timesofindi''a.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Ram-Manohar-Lohia-Avadh-University-declares-BEd-JEE-results/articleshow/13501779.cms|access-date=5 October 2014|agency=The'' Times of India|date=26 May 2012}}</ref>

==History==
The government of Uttar Pradesh, established Avadh University, Ayodhya, initially as an affiliating university by its notification No. 1192/fifteen-10-46(6)-1975 dated 4 March 1975 and appointed Prof.(Dr.) Surendra Singh as the first [[Vice chancellor]]. In 1993-94, it was renamed as Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya in the memoriam of late [[Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia]], an epic socio-economic ideologue and freedom fighter par excellence.

The university initially started its office in a rental building at Civil Lines, [[Ayodhya]]. Land acquisition process for varsity's formal office started in 1976. Ultimately, the then chancellor and governor of the state Shri G.D. Tapase laid foundation of the present administrative building of the varsity on 2 May 1978.

The university assumed the shape of an affiliating cum residential varsity in April 1984. The residential segment became functional with the opening of four PG departments in the campus viz. [[History]], [[Culture]] & [[Archaeology]], [[Economics]] & [[Rural Development]], [[Mathematics]] & [[Statistics]] and [[Physics]] & [[Electronics]]. Four more departments viz. [[M.B.A]], [[Biochemistry|Bio-Chemistry]], [[Microbiology]] and [[Environmental Sciences]] were added to its academic paraphernalia in 1993-94 which in-turn brought recognition of the varsity under 12B scheme of [[University Grants Commission (India)|U.G.C.]]

In 2000-01, [[Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ayodhya|Institute of Engineering & Technology]] was established on the campus with [[B.Tech.]] (in [[Mechanical Engineering]], [[Information Technology]], [[Computer Science and Engineering]] and [[Electronics & Communication Engineering]]) and [[Master of Computer Applications|M.C.A.]] courses. In the same year, some other courses like M.C.J., [[Master of Social Work|M.S.W.]], [[Bachelor of Library Science|B.Lib.]] and [[Master of Library Science|M.Lib.]] were also added to widen the academic spectrum of the residential setup. In addition, a number of PG programs like M.Sc-Biotechnology, [[Master of Tourism Management|M.T.A.]], [[Master of Physical Education|M.P.Ed.]], [[Master of Education|M.Ed.]] and UG programs like [[Bachelor of Business Administration|B.B.A.]], [[Bachelor of Computer Application|B.C.A.]] and [[Bachelor of Physical Education|B.P.Ed.]] became functional on the campus from the session 2005-06.

==Campus and infrastructure==
The university is spread over an area of 112.24 acres. It has 23 buildings which include the administration building, Kautilya administration building, examination building, Swami Vivekananda auditorium, health centre, central library, entrance examination cell, physics and electronics building, guest house and IT centre. It has four boys' hostels and faculty housing.

==Departments and institutes==
* [[Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ayodhya|Institute of Engineering and Technology]] (IET), established in 2000, imparting [[B.Tech]] and [[M.Tech]] degrees in various engineering areas, as well as [[Master of Computer Applications|MCA]].
* Department of Business Management and Entrepreneurship
* Department Of Mass Communication & Journalism (B.Voc Mass communication and MA Mass communication are ug and pg courses running in department)
* Department of Physics and Electronics
* Department of Mathematics and Statistics
* Department of Biochemistry
* Department of Microbiology
* Department of Environmental Sciences
* Department of Economics and Rural Development
* Department of History Culture & Archaeology
* Department of Adult, Continuing and Extension Education
* Department of Master of Social Work
* Department of Physical Education

==Affiliated colleges==
Avadh University has many degree colleges affiliated to it. They fall in eight zones: [[Ambedkar Nagar]], [[Amethi]], [[Ayodhya]], [[Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh|Sultanpur]], [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]], [[Barabanki city|Barabanki]], [[Bahraich]] and [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of affiliated Colleges |url=https://targetstudy.com/university/321/dr-ram-manohar-lohia-avadh-university/affiliated-colleges/ |website=targetstudy.com |access-date=24 November 2019 |date=November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jun 18|first1=TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2015|last3=Ist|first3=12:20|title=Siddharth Univ becomes 25th state university {{!}} Allahabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Siddharth-Univ-becomes-25th-state-university/articleshow/47717377.cms|access-date=2020-07-31|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==

*[[Afroz Ahmad]]
*[[Anupam Shyam]]
*[[Indrajeet Patel (runner)|Indrajeet Patel]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/UP-ALAH-vegetable-vendor-in-past-indrajeet-patel-is-international-athlete-now-news-hindi-5569105-PHO.html|title=किसान का बेटा है इंटरनेशनल एथलीट, कभी गलियों में बेचता था सब्जी|date=2017-04-07|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2020-01-03}}</ref>
*[[Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh]]
*[[Jitender Singh Tomar]]
*[[Sanjay Sinh]]
*[[Hari Om Pandey]]
*[[Savitri Bai Phule]]
*[[Lallu Singh]]
*[[Ram Shiromani Verma]]
*[[Shah Alam (filmmaker)]]
*[[Manish Rawat]]
*[[Jagdambika Pal]]
*[[Ameeta Singh]]
*[[Anupama Jaiswal]]
*[[Krishna Raj]]
*[[Deepak Singh (politician)]]
*[[Vinay Kumar Pandey]]
*[[Daddan Mishra]]
*[[Sanghmitra Maurya]]
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myneta.info/up2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=1365|title=Sanghmitra Maurya(Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)):Constituency- ALIGANJ(ETAH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ayodhya|IET Ayodhya]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.rmlayuuhh.in/}}

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