With the aim to accommodate over 26,000 students in the coming years, the Delhi Government has sanctioned funds worth Rs 2,306.58 crore for the two new campuses of the State-run Ambedkar University at Rohini and Dheerpur. On Wednesday, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia approved funds worth Rs 2,306.58 crore for creating state-of-the-art infrastructure at upcoming campuses of Ambedkar University. According to Government officials, the Ambedkar University campus that is coming up at Rohini will be built at a cost of Rs 1,107.56 crore. The campus will be spread over 1,64,130 sqm and will accommodate over 10,000 students.
The Dheerpur campus, spread over 2,00,759 sqm, will be built at the cost of Rs 1199.02 crore and will have the capacity to accommodate over 16,000 students.
“Both the campuses will have multi-storey academic blocks and auditoriums along with health centres, convention blocks, MLCP, administration blocks, library blocks, amphitheatres, guest houses, separate hostels for girls and boys,” said the official adding that residential units of different types will also be constructed at both campuses. While reviewing the project, Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, said that the Arvind Kejriwal Government is focused on creating such innovative educational spaces which can help students learn comfortably and achieve their goals swiftly. “New campuses of Ambedkar University will have ultra-modern infrastructure for students, to address all their educational needs,” he said.
“Every year more than 2.5 lakh students pass out from Class 12 and apply for various universities. But not everyone gets admission in the prominent universities, despite having the talent and capability,” said Sisodia. “To cater to the educational needs of such a large population of students, the new campuses are designed to ensure the most conducive environment to facilitate collective engagement, spaces for self-growth, knowledge production and dissemination, community living and inclusive culture,” said Sisodia.
Sisodia added that the varsity's present sanctioned student strength is more than 4,000 and after the creation of the two new campuses at Dheerpur and Rohini, it will increase to 30,000 students.