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Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
	Seal of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Other name	DBRAU
Former name	Agra University
Motto	Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya
Motto in English	Lead us from darkness to light
Type	State
Established	1927 (97 years ago)
Accreditation	NAAC
Chancellor	Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor	Ashu Rani
Location	Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India; 27°11′57″N 78°00′56″E / 27.1991°N 78.0155°E
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue white
Affiliations	UGC
Website	dbrau.ac.in//

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, formerly Agra University, is an Autonomous University located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university, formerly named as Agra University, was later named after Bhimrao Ambedkar.

Affiliated colleges

The University's jurisdiction extends over the seven districts of the Agra Division, namely Agra, Aligarh, Mainpuri, Hathras, Firozabad, Etah, and Mathura.^[1]

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, was established in 1998 and is the engineering institute of the university.^[2]

Institute of Social Sciences

The Institute of Social Sciences (ISS), Agra is situated at Paliwal campus in university premises.^[3]

Notable alumni

Charan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India^[4]
Mulayam Singh Yadav, former CM
Kalyan Singh, former CM
Santosh Gangwar, Chairperson, Committee on public undertakings^{[citation needed]}
Dronamraju Krishna Rao, geneticist^{[citation needed]}
Ganesh Prasad Pandey, organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate^[5]
Hirdaya Behari Mathur, physical chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate^[6]
H. N. Kunzru, Freedom Fighter, First National Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides & first President of the Children's Film Society.^[7]
Javed Agrewala, molecular biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate^[8]
M. V. George, photochemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate^[9]
Om Dutt Gulati, pharmacologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and B. C. Roy laureate^[10]
Shyam Sunder Kapoor, nuclear physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate^[11]
Virendra Singh, theoretical physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate^[12]
Y. D. Sharma, molecular biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate^[13]
Gopal Krishna, radio astronomer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate^[14]
Rajendra Yadav, pioneer of the Hindi literary movement
Arun Govil, television and film actor^[15]
Aziz Qureshi, former governor
Shafiqur Rahman Barq, MP (Uttar pradesh)
Awadhesh Prasad, MP, former Cabinet minister of Uttar pradesh
Ramakant Yadav, ex-VC of Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
Dev Swarup, ex-VC of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University^{[citation needed]}
Ram Gopal Yadav, MP (Rajya Sabha)
Dhatri Saran Mathur, I.C.S and Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
Devendra Singh Yadav, former MP
Ajit Doval, Current National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, with the precedence of a Cabinet Minister
Raj Babbar, Indian film actor and politician^{[citation needed]}
Ibn-e-Safi, Urdu-language novelist, author of Jasoosi Duniya series.^[16]
Narinder Singh Kapany, Physicist known as 'Father of Fibre Optics', and Padma Vibhushan awardee^[17]
Rekha Dikshit, former judge of Allahabad High Court
Ashok Jain, Professor at Albany State University
Shyam Sundar Shyam- former member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Tejpal Singh - former MLA
Desh Pal S. Verma - biologist

References

^ "Admission Policy" (PDF). 2024.
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^ "Dr B. R. Ambedkar University". dbrau.ac.in. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
^ "Vajpayee did his MA in Political Science from DAV College in 1947. The DAV College was then under the Agra University". Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ "Indian fellow-Ganesh Prasad Pandey". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ Register - University of California. University of California Press. 1955. pp. 5–.
^ ^ a b c Sharga, Dr. B.N. (2008). Dr. Hriday Nath Kunzuru: A Great Patriot and Selfless Worker in S. Bhatt, J.N. Kaul, B.B. Dhar and Arun Shalia (ed.) Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace, Delhi:A.P.H. Publishing, ISBN 978-81-313-0402-0, pp.39-53
^ "215. Javed N Agrewala". Indian Muslim Legends. 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "Indian fellow- Manapurathu Verghese George". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ Sagun V. Desai (2012). "In memory of a Legend: Dr. Om Datt Gulati". Indian J. Pharmacol. 44 (2): 282. PMC 3326935.
^ "Indian fellow-Shyam Sunder Kapoor". Indian National Science Academy. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "Biography-Virendra Singh" (PDF). Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail - Professor YD Sharma". insaindia.res.in. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ "INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail - Professor Gopal Krishna". insaindia.res.in. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ "Ahead of contesting Meerut elections, Arun Govil in debt of Rs 14 lakh; A look at Ramayan actor's assets and qualifications". The Times of India. 3 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Alam, Mahtab (26 July 2021). "Ibn-e-Safi Was Not Born on July 26. So Why Do We Think He Was?". The Wire. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Nobel question mark". India Today. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2021.