DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-I
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
”- from darkness towards the light of knowledgethe
motto of the university reflects the commitment of the university to the
community. Although the city of Dehradun has been known for its
educational intuitions since colonial period, but to meet the need for a higher
learning institution, Doon University is established on April 23, 2005 by the
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly under the Doon University Bill 2005
(Uttaranchal Adhiniyam Sankhaya 18 of 2005). It is a young vibrant nonaffiliating
university with His Excellency, Hon’ble Governor of Uttarakhand
as the Chancellor of the university. Doon University with the schools of
Environment & Natural Resources, Business, Communication, Design,
humanities as well as science and technology offers a combination hard to
find in the region. The university strives to focus on quality research and
creating academic excellence.
Doon University campus spread in 55.0 acres is located in Dehradun -
Mothrowala Road, at a distance around eight kilometers from the main city
on the foothills of Shivalik range on the banks of river Rispana. Its lush green
environment makes it one of the most beautiful universities in the country. It
has a scenic campus with a state-of-art infrastructure, stunning architecture
and a soothing environment makes it an ideal location for learning. The
university was initially planned as a complete residential one however this
was later changed in 2013, after which the students are being given to an
option to become a day scholar as well. Separate hostels for girls and boys
with single accommodation and modern facilities are provided.
The university has many playgrounds and a well maintained sports complex
apart from this an indoor sports infrastructure is also near completion. These
sports fields are used for cricket, football, badminton, basketball, table-tennis
and other sports. The university participates in different Inter-university
tournaments. The games between different schools of the university are also
organized time to time.
In accordance with the provision in Section 5(1) of the Act, the Doon
University envisions itself as a Centre of Excellence and set high standards
for creation and dissemination of knowledge through teaching and research
in the chosen areas of studies, both nationally and internationally. The vision
is to create an excellent university in every possible aspect such as research,
teaching and co-curricular activities. The objectives of the university include
to create a community of eminent research scholars promoting high quality
and multi-disciplinary research programmes, value based learning approach
and to offer state of the art educational programmes. Future prospects of the
university also involve creating excellent manpower for the country’s
development, improvement of the social and economic conditions of the
people and their complete development.
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