BANASTHALI VIDYAPITH

Banasthali Vidyapith was founded on 6 October 1935 by freedom fighters and educationists,Hiralal Shastri and Ratan Shastri. The institution was declared as a 'Deemed University' in 1983. While NAAC re-accredited Banasthali Vidyapith at the highest possible ‘Grade A’ level in 2011, the Review Committee (Tandon Committee) of Ministry of HRD also appreciated the overall efforts of Vidyapith in the areas of Institutional Governance, Academic Achievements, Research, Student Progression, Infrastructure etc. and categorized Banasthali Vidyapith under ‘Category A’ list of ‘Institutions Deemed to be University’ in 2010. The university is featured in NIRF, QS I Gauge, and Times Higher Education rankings. In 2020, NAAC accredited this university with an A++ grade.

The Vidyapith has had virtual autonomy for its school programs since the beginning and was affiliated with an outside agency for its university programs in 1983. In 1983, the government of India, on the advice of the University Grants Commission, notified the Vidyapith as an institution deemed to be a university.

Along with professional programs such as MBA and MCA, all postgraduate courses in the Faculty of Science have a semester based system. Since 2004, all Social Science, Humanities, and Home Science post-graduate programs are running as the semester courses.