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Director's Message Historical Perspective
Dayalbagh Educational Institute Focus on Quality
Faculties and Programmes
Unique and Innovative Education System Faculty
Infrastructure Alumni Recruiters
D.E.I. As Others View It
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Message from the Director
The Dayalbagh Educational Institute (D.E.I.) provides a comprehen- sive, multifaceted, inter-disciplinary, value-based and world-class education with special focus on academic excellence as well as holistic development. It provides a high degree of personalized education and supports the advancement and dissemination of knowledge through teaching, research and scholarly activities.
The rigorous and state-of-the-art curriculum is regularly upgraded to keep pace with the requirements of the dynamic world. The highly dedicated faculty train and expose students to the most recent trends and practices in various disciplines.
From their experience at D.E.I., students learn to define problems, exercise judgment, make decisions, communicate effectively, and assume responsibility, while focusing on devising and implementing action plans. As the students move up the learning curve with their enhanced theoretical and practical skill set, articulate vision and relentless pursuit of excellence, they have much to offer in diverse professional domains. Furthermore, D.E.I.'s value-based education builds students' EQ and fosters attributes such as discipline, self- reliance, integrity, honesty, hard work, a cooperative spirit and sincerity that are vital ingredients for success in today's dynamic working environment.
A combination of our students, faculty and the way we teach makes D.E.I. home to some of the brightest minds in the country today.
Professor V. G. Das Director, Dayalbagh Educational Institute
“It is not a big University or big building or larger number of teachers or larger number of departments which raises the status of a University. It is the quality of the work that makes a University great.”
Revered Professor M.B. Lal Founder Director, Dayalbagh Educational Institute
Historical Perspective
“Education, more education, education made perfect is the only panacea for our country’s ills and evils. With more and real education I daresay we can easily raise the general level of intelligence of its teeming millions, create, in its future generations, the habit of clear and deep thinking and of appreciating new values that turn the acquisitive impulse of its people from its present direction to the direction of truth.”
Revered Sir Anand Sarup Kt., August Founder of Dayalbagh
These words convey the unshakable faith in education as a means for inculcating the ideal of better worldliness upheld by the August Founders of Dayalbagh and the D.E.I. The aim of the Institute’s founding fathers was to evolve the superman of tomorrow. In pursuance of these lofty ideals, the genesis of education in Dayalbagh was the opening of the Radhasoami Educational Institute (R.E.I.) on January 1, 1917, by Sir Anand Sarup Kt., the fifth Revered Leader of the Radhasoami Faith. From its modest beginning, the nucleus not only grew and got divided but also spawned new institutions in response to the changing and evolving needs of society.
A significant development of far-reaching consequence in the history of education at Dayalbagh was the establishment of D.E.I. as a Registered Body in 1973, which integrated and brought under one umbrella all the educational institutions of Dayalbagh. In 1975, the Institute formulated an innovative and comprehensive educational policy with the mission objective of evolving a “complete man” which received approbation from the Government of Uttar Pradesh, the University Grants Commission (UGC), and the Ministry of Education and Culture (Department of Education). On May 16, 1981, the Government of India declared D.E.I., Agra, comprising the D.E.I. Women’s Training College, R.E.I. Degree College, and D.E.I.
Engineering College, Dayalbagh, a Deemed University under Section 3 of the UGC Act. Accordingly, the three erstwhile colleges ceased to exist as separate entities and began functioning as the Faculties of Arts, Commerce, Education, Engineering and Science from the academic session 1981-82. The Institute has since been accorded the Membership of the Association of Indian Universities.
Dayalbagh Educational Institute
The Institute is located amidst the tranquil environs of Dayalbagh, a self-contained colony renowned for its serene environment and secular establishments, in which its inhabitants lead an active, disciplined and co-operative community life, conforming to the high spiritual ideals of their faith. On the outskirts of the historic city of Agra, the campus is situated in idyllic surroundings, away from the din and noise of the city. Nestled between lush green fields, it provides an excellent academic setting which is in harmony with nature. This, along with a simple, disciplined and principled life, undoubtedly contributes to the strength of the social, moral and spiritual fibre of the Institute's educational system.
Well-planned journey to reach University status
1917 Founding of 'R.E.I.', Radhasoami Educational Institute, comprising the Middle School (became a Degree College in 1947)
1927 Established the Technical School (now a College)
1930 Established Prem Vidyalaya - Girls School (now an Intermediate College) 1947 Established the Women's Training College
1950 Established the Engineering College 1973 Registered Dayalbagh Educational Institute 1981 'Deemed University' status conferred by UGC
D.E.I. Central Office, Dayalbagh
Focus on Quality
Using the medium of an innovative, comprehensive and flexible education policy, D.E.I. attempts to chisel out the total quality person through a persistent focus on imparting quality education. In its pursuit of quality education, D.E.I. has instituted an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) based on the specific guidelines of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous body set up by the UGC The activities of the IQAC envelop the University’s central administrative structure, its departments, Post Graduate centres and every component of the University system.
D.E.I. relentlessly strives towards an institutionalized quality control process through the following quality focused approach: Admission Criteria Curriculum Design Programme Selection Curriculum Implementation Evaluation Employability
"The D.E.I. Education Policy is an innovative, comprehensive and flexible higher and technical education policy with the mission objective of evolving a "complete man" (total quality person), which conforms to the concept of total quality management and is geared for transformation of India to a knowledge society."
Professor P.S. Satsangi Former Director (1993 - 2002), Dayalbagh Educational Institute
A conceptual model of the Total Quality Management (TQM) framework through which D.E.I.
endeavours to achieve quality in Higher Education
Faculties : 6
Departments : 22
Programmes : UG (27) PG (20)
Faculty strength : 180 (80% Ph.D.s)
Average experience of faculty : 15 years
Student strength : 2,468
Teacher to student ratio : 1 : 14
Teaching to non-teaching staff : 1 : 1.48
Colleges : 2
Faculties and Programmes of Study
Faculty of Arts Faculty of Commerce Faculty of Education Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Science Faculty of Social Sciences Technical College
Prem Vidyalaya Girls Intermediate College
D.E.I. comprises the following faculties/colleges
Summary Data
Bachelors Masters Doctorate Additional Work-based Training Diploma Certification
B.A., B.A. Hons M.A. Ph. D. Commercial Art Textile Designing & Printing*
B.Sc. (Home Sc.), M. Sc. (Home Sc.) Journalism & Mass Communication B.Sc. (Home Sc.) Hons
B.Com., M. Com. Ph. D. Book-keeping Practice & Accounting Applications
B.Com Hons Banking Methods & Financial Applications
B.Ed. M. Ed. Ph. D. Kitchen & Ornamental Gardening
School Craft
B.Sc. (Engg.) M. Tech. Ph. D. Computer Maintenance
Electrical/Mechanical Electronic Design
B.Sc., B.Sc. Hons M. Sc. Ph. D. Maintenance of Botanical Gardens Computer Science & Applications*
Dairy Products Industrial Maths*
Practical Electronics Cell Biotechnology
B.B.M., B.B.M. Hons M.B.A. Ph. D. Accounting Applications Business Economics*
B.S.Sc., B.S.Sc. Hons M.S.Sc. Secretarial and Journalistic Skills
Automobile Motor Vehicle Mechanics
Electrical Stenography & Secretarial Practice Mechanical
Intermediate Arts Intermediate Science
High School Arts
Commerce
Education
Engineering
Science
Social Science Technical College
Prem Vidyalaya
Partial-list * Post-Graduate Diploma Courses
Unique and Innovative Education System
The institute's innovative educational system derives from its mission objective to
"evolve a complete man". It is a system which fosters academic excellence, holistic development, high moral and spiritual values and social sensibilities. In accordance with these ideals, D.E.I. focuses on a comprehensive, integrated and inter-disciplinary education scheme, which affords the students an opportunity to get a first rate, broad-based education. The unique approach to education followed here enables the student to imbibe basic human values, a spirit of tolerance and respect for the religious faiths and beliefs of others. More importantly, D.E.I. believes that it should prepare its students for the service of mankind with devotion and dedication thereby combining the much sought excellence with the much needed relevance of the day.
A continuous evaluation system
The academic calendar year comprises two semesters. Student evaluation is on a continuous basis, designed primarily to make the learning process a regular and continuous task. Evaluation is through a process of class tests, quizzes, assign- ments, seminars and group discussions, distributed uniformly throughout the semester. This lessens the dependence on a single annual exam, an approach that encourages rote-learning. Importantly, regularity in classes is positively rewarded through appropriate weightage for class-attendance in the overall course grade.
The curriculum encompasses the following innovative features:
Visiting faculty from the University of Kiel, Germany, lectures on Quantum Computing
Visiting faculty from the University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., lectures on Options Theory
Unique and Innovative Education System
Work-based training
This takes the form of practical training in areas related to the major subjects.
Work-based training engenders a willingness to work with one's own hands, develops and hones skills and generates a spirit of self-reliance.
Compulsory core courses
D.E.I.'s unique education system is reflected in the students' involvement in co-curricular activities. These, along with their respective objectives, include the following:
Cultural Education: To inculcate a sense of pride in the national ethos and our cultural heritage, values and traditions.
General Knowledge and Current Affairs:To nurture a scientific temper and enhance awareness of contemporary developments in the fast changing world of technological advancements.
Rural Development: To foster a greater understanding and appreciation of rural life and societal needs.
Students’ hands-on training in the Automobile Workshop Faculty member training student in the Photonics Laboratory
Unique and Innovative Education System
Students working on a 2.5 acre dedicated farm as part of their compulsory Agriculture course
A kho-kho match in progress Agricultural Operations:To create an awareness of agricultural processes so that students from purely urban backgrounds are exposed to rural realities.
Social Service:To inculcate a spirit of brotherhood of man and to engender societal commitment, discipline, ability to work hard, selfless service to society, humility, a co-operative spirit and not the least, dignity of labour.
Cultural & Literary activities and Games and Sports:To direct the energy of every student into useful channels and develop a high level of self- reliance, self-confidence, maturity and leadership qualities and nurture the spirit of team work.
Comparative Study of Religion:To ingrain religious tolerance, humanism and secularism in a world of discord, fear and suspicion.
Faculty
Training at the CAD Lab
D.E.I. is renowned for its dedicated and illustrious faculty. Faculty members lay major stress on quality instruction in class. Course syllabi are continually revised/updated in line with emerging concepts, technological advancements and trends. Modern instructional media including OHPs, LCD projectors, and computer-aided instructional methods are used for teaching.
Faculty members maintain an impressive record of research papers in international and national journals, books and conference proceedings and the level of research output is comparable with the best in the country. Faculty members also actively participate in national and international symposia, workshops, seminars and refresher courses.
Currently, the combined funding for research projects in the different faculties of the institute amounts to approximately Rs. 2 crore. Sponsors for research projects in progress include the following national agencies:
Department of Science and Technology
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
University Grants Commission (UGC)
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Department of Environment and Forests
Senior faculty at the Faculty of Engineering
Faculty
Faculty members have research collaborations with prestigious institutions including:
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (TIFR) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc)
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow (CDRI) Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi and Calcutta (ISI)
International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, New Delhi National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow
National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi Nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi
Defence Research Development Organisation, New Delhi (DRDO) Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment, Agra (ADRDE) Foreign universities
Presentation by faculty to corporate representatives
Industry-Institute Interaction
The Institute has made noteworthy progress in furthering the cause of industry- institute collaboration. The Industry-Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) of D.E.I. was established in 2002 with sponsorship from AICTE with a view to forge meaningful bonds with industry. The Cell, with a senior Professor as its Chief Coordinator and two Project Assistants, apart from providing consultancy and testing facilities to different industrial houses, helps organize short-term courses, seminars and lectures by eminent industry persons at the institute level. As a result of the endeav- ours of the IIPC, the quality and level of the student placements from the Institute has got a tremendous fillip in its short span of existence. In the future, it is envisaged that the IIPC will make bold strides in developing meaningful linkages with industry through mutually beneficial collaborations.
Infrastructure
Central Library
In addition to departmental libraries in different faculties of the Institute, D.E.I.’s Central Library is a repository of over 100,000 books.
The library is equipped with a reading room, reprographic, reference and CAS facilities.
It subscribes to 115 national and international journals and has approximately 7000 bound volumes.
Being completely computerized, the library can be accessed from all faculties, making it a modern up-to-date facility.
Central Computing Facility
The D.E.I. Central Computer Centre caters to the computing needs of different faculties with over 7000 computing hours per month.
Equipped with 47 PCs, one Novell server, two Windows 2000 servers, three Cisco Switches, it is interconnected through a CAT 5e UTP local area network (LAN).
The Centre is linked to the Central Library, Technical College, and faculties of Engineering and Science through an institute-wide fibre-optic backbone LAN.
Infrastructure
University Science and Instrumentation Centre (USIC)
Comprises three sections: Electronics, Mechanical and Glass-blowing.
Undertakes repair, maintenance, design, fabrication and upgradation work for the entire institute.
Offers training programmes for students and staff through regular short courses for expertise development.
Offers advanced work-experience courses including Computers and Peripherals and Basic Scientific Glass-blowing.
A technician fusing glass at the Glass-blowing Unit in USIC Laboratory apparatus created at USIC
Senior faculty member training students at the Electronics Laboratory
Infrastructure
Teaching/Research Laboratories
Several state-of-the-art laboratories in different faculties are equipped with modern equipment/apparatuses/machines that facilitate cutting-edge instruction and research. A list of the laboratories is given below:
Animal House
Audio-Visual and Media Laboratory Automobile Workshop
Bio-medical Sciences Laboratory Centre of Applied Rural Technology
CNC and Automated Manufacturing Laboratory Computer Aided Design Laboratory
Electrical and Electronics Simulation Laboratory Electrical Machines Laboratory
Environmental Parasitology Laboratory Heat Transfer Laboratory
Herbal Garden
Internal Combustion Engines Laboratory Language Laboratory
Material Testing Laboratory Microprocessor Laboratory Music Studio
Neural Networks Laboratory Photonics Laboratory Psychology Laboratory
Radioactive and Photochemistry Laboratory Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Laboratory Systems Simulation Laboratory
Textile Printing Laboratory Music training at the
Faculty of Arts
Training at the CNC Laboratory Spirulinacultivated in the Botanical Garden Textile Printing Laboratory
Alumni
The real test of an institute's success is reflected in its final product, the alumni.
D.E.I.'s illustrious alumni have distinguished themselves in academics as well as the industry. The broad spectrum of careers spanned by former students is indica- tive of the Institute's strengths.
Because of the training and skills imparted in the Institute's value-based environ- ment, the alumni not only excel in their area of specialization, but are also paragons of hard work, discipline, self-reliance, honesty, integrity, sincerity, humility and dedication. This holistic development gives them an invaluable edge in life, irrespective of the career they finally choose.
Feedback from alumni
In a survey of over 450 alumni conducted early in 2003, on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest), the overall average rating awarded to D.E.I. was 4.1 and 'values' was rated highest with an overall average rating of 4.5.
In response to questions on the impact of D.E.I. values on their personal and professional lives, the alumni gave the following ratings to the various attributes of values:
Over 95% of the respondents to the survey indicated that they would recommend others to study in D.E.I.
Rating of D.E.I.
D.E.I. is best rated by its products and those who use its alumni’s services - their employers.
Ratings of various attributes of values
Recruiters
Feedback from Recruiters
The successes of our alumni are evident from the feedback both from the industry and institutes where D.E.I. alumni are employed. In a survey of recruiters conducted early in 2003, a rating of 'excellent display' was consistently awarded to 'VALUES'.
Recruiters of our students include:
Air Tel
American Express Bank Bajaj Electricals
Birlasoft
DCM Data Products Deutsche Bank DSCL
Escorts Gabriel GE Capital HCL Info Systems HCL Technologies
HDFC
Hindustan Times LML
MindTree NIIT Pepsi Punj Lloyd Schlumberger SRF
TATA Cummins TELCO
TISCO
Placement Cell
D.E.I. as others view it
"...I feel that this is really what your whole education system here is trying to achieve in terms of not only academic learning but values and also in terms of action in all three areas, viz. knowledge, skills and attitude which is what education is all about..."
Professor (Ms.) Armaity S. Desai, Chairperson UGC, Diamond Jubilee Memorial Lecture, May 1998
"D.E.I. has a curriculum which imparts a TOTAL learning experience. It imparts life values, leadership skills along with a rich academic flavour. It inspires its students to understand the value of integrity, humility and the need to be decent human beings as core skills in their journey through life — these are today becoming increasingly important and gaining recognition in both the corporate world as well as leading academic and other institutions around the world."
Mr. Avinash Singh, Executive Vice President, Birlasoft Inc.
"The ingrained philosophy of simple living and discipline in everyday life in Dayalbagh provides a perfect setting in which extremely talented D.E.I.
academic staff are shaping the future of the students and in fact, our nation.”
Mr. M. A. Pathan, Group Resident Director, Tata Group Former Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
"...This Institute is a unique blend of education and work. They create an ambience which produces talented young persons who have developed themselves into 'perfect mind and body'. That is an important thing. They are doing it with no 'media show', very calmly with dedication. One day this Institute would become a role model for the entire nation..."
Professor Arun Nigavekar - Vice Chairman UGC, Convocation Address, January 2001
"...I am pleasantly surprised that you have been putting into action something that I have been longing for many years as an educationist. I could have never imagined that, in a University where technical education is imparted, the technical students would be doing manual work giving them the dignity of labour which we mouth only on occasions like this..."
Dr. S. Rame Gowda, Chairman, AICTE, Convocation Address, December 1996
"I was fortunate enough to have spent the formative years of my education at D.E.I. The foundations of personal integrity, discipline, commitment to work and the emphasis on the progress of the team vs the individual were laid during this period. These enduring values have been the cornerstone of my professional career in the industry."
Mr. Rajiv Sinha, Deputy Managing Director, DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd.
Triangles, squares, hexagons, octagons... form the basic structures of design of space.
These are used independently or in any set of combinations to form unique and purposeful designs.
They allow for infinite, creative growth within disciplined structural systems.
Similarly, different elements of the Dayalbagh Educational Institute represented by these motifs, operate in conjunction under a unique and innovative educational system to achieve its mission objective "to evolve a complete man".
Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005, Uttar Pradesh, India,
Tel: +91-562-2121224, Tele-fax: +91-562-2121226, Email: dei@sancharnet.in
