Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) is a state public university located in Delhi, India. Established by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the university is named after Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the principal architect of the Constitution of India. It focuses primarily on undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research in the social sciences and humanities.
| Name | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi |
|---|---|
| Common abbreviation | AUD |
| Type | State public university |
| Location | Delhi, India |
| Founder/Establishing authority | Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi |
| Named after | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
| Academic focus | Social sciences, humanities, liberal arts |
The university was set up by the Delhi government as part of an effort to expand higher education capacity in the National Capital Territory and to develop an institution with a distinct focus on the social sciences, humanities and liberal studies. It was conceived as a teaching and research university with an emphasis on interdisciplinary work and on questions of equity, social justice and development — themes associated with the legacy of its namesake.
AUD offers programmes at the undergraduate, postgraduate, MPhil and doctoral levels. The university is organised into several schools and centres covering disciplines such as:
The university operates from campuses in Delhi, with its main administrative campus housed in a heritage precinct in the northern part of the city. Additional campuses have been developed to expand capacity for teaching and research.
AUD is one of the few state universities in India to position itself explicitly around the social sciences, humanities and liberal arts. Its programmes emphasise critical inquiry, fieldwork-based learning, and engagement with questions of social justice, drawing on the intellectual tradition associated with Dr. Ambedkar.