DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-I
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT
6.1 Institutional Vision and Leadership
6.1.1 State the vision and the mission of the university.
The Government of Uttarakhand envisaged setting up of Doon University with
its headquarters in the state capital, Dehradun. The legislation to establish this
University was enacted in 2005. Following the Legislation a Concept Paper
was prepared and was facilitated by a team of experts from Indian Institute of
Management Bangalore (IIMB). This exercise involved extensive discussions
and consultations with the Governor, the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretary,
Principle Secretary (Finance), Secretary (Higher Education), other members of
the State bureaucracy and eminent academicians from the premier institutions
in India.
The stakeholders were of the opinion that Doon University should be unique
(it should set new standards), relevant (meet the local aspirations without
compromising on a global outlook) and should have a distinctive character
(reflecting the deeply held values of “Dev Bhoomi”- Uttarakhand). These
consultations led to the articulation of the Vision and Mission of Doon
University which are as follows:
Vision
Doon University shall be a Centre of Excellence for the advancement and
dissemination of knowledge benchmarked with the best in the country and
globally and will be known for:
- Student and learning-to-learn centred pedagogy supported by a
community of eminent researcher-scholars,
- Leadership through collaborative educational ventures, and
- Value-based learning
Mission
The purpose of a Mission statement is to give a sense of direction to the
institution.
Together with the Vision it guides development of objectives and strategies.
Thus, the following Mission Statement has been adopted:
- Offer state-of-the-art educational programmes in cutting-edge
disciplines of regional, national and international relevance;
- Conduct high quality, multi-disciplinary research to push the
boundaries of knowledge in the chosen areas; and
- Provide a challenging and conducive environment for scholarresearchers
to engage in pursuit of excellence.
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