Two new campuses coming up, Ambedkar University set to shift from Kashmere Gate site

The current campus at Lothian Road in Kashmere Gate sits on a 3-acre site housing a 400-year-old building complex.

According to the university’s website, it has “well-stocked libraries, reading rooms, online journals and computer labs,” as well as “classrooms equipped with audio-visual equipment and WiFi connectivity”. Hostel facilities are available only for women.

In addition to Kashmere Gate, AUD has been operating a 6.5-acre campus in Karampura on Shivaji Marg since 2016-17.

Originally housing Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College and before that Shivaji College, the Karampura campus has been retrofitted with modern infrastructure. “The Karampura campus has all the facilities that the Kashmere Gate campus have — technology-enabled AC classrooms, library, computer labs, student activity areas, playgrounds and cafeteria,” the university website states.

Currently, over 800 students study at Karampura campus, which is also home to the School of Global Affairs (since 2018), and is expected to house the School of Vocational Studies and the School of Law and Governance in the coming years. A training kitchen and restaurant have also been set up for students of tourism and hospitality programmes.

Established in 2008 by the Delhi government, AUD focuses on the humanities and social sciences and is expanding to accommodate growing academic and infrastructural needs.