Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University

Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University

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Motto	For Differently Abled
Type	State University
Established	In 2008
Vice-Chancellor	Nishth Rai
Location	Lucknow , India
Campus	Mohaan Road, Lucknow
Affiliations	UGC
Website	http://dsmru.up.nic.in

Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University is located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The first university of its kind, which also provides higher education to challenged children, in a barrier-free environment.

Facilities

The university has a 131-acre campus. Classrooms have projectors. There are ramps for visually impaired students, boy's and girls' hostels, placement cell, central and departmental libraries, sports facility, computer lab, medical facility, ATM, and postal facilities on campus.

Courses

Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University offers B.A. and M.A. degrees in Hindi, English, Sociology, History, Economics and Political Science. Other courses include MSW (Master of Social Work), B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education) in Special Education, MBA (Master of Business Administration) etc.

Name of Courses	Duration
Certificate in Art Appreciation	6 Months
Post Graduate Diploma in Art Education	1 Year
Bachelor of Arts	3 Years
Bachelor of Commerce	3 Years
B.Com. LL.B (Hons.)	5 Years
Bachelor in Visual Art (Applied Art/Painting/Sculpture)	4 Years
Bachelor of Prosthetics & Orthotics (BPO)*	4 ½Years (8 Semester & 6 Months Internship)
Bachelor of Audiology & Speech- Language Pathology (BASLP)*	4 Years (6 Semester & 1 Year Internship)
Diploma of Education (Special Education)	2 Years
Bachelor of Education (Special Education)	2 Year
Master of Education (Special Education)	2 Year
Master of Arts	2 Years
Master of Business Administration	2 Years
Master of Social Work	2 Years
Master of Commerce	2 Years
Master of Computer Application	3 Years (6 Semesters)
Master of Science (Applied Statistics/Chemistry/Information Technology/Microbiology/Physics)	2 Years (4 Semesters)
Master of Visual Art (Painting)	2 Years
LL.M	2 Years
Ph.D.	--

Concept and design

Uttar Pradesh Government established the University in 2008 in Lucknow to provide access to higher education to all, especially for persons with disabilities, in a barrier-free environment. The accessibility of higher education to differently-abled students was previously limited and low.

The institution is based on the concept of inclusive and integrated education, and social inclusion of people with disabilities. The university reserves 50% of places in all courses for persons with disability.

The university has a barrier-free green campus. It adopts an inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary approach, and attempts to cope with the special needs of disabled persons. Faculty are encouraged to enhance their subject knowledge enhancement and improve research capabilities.

To cope with national and international standards of teaching and research, the course curriculum has been designed so as to make them globally comparable and acceptable. Moreover, the university has a very explicit and internationally recognized system of internal assessment and exam system.

For economic empowerment of persons with disability, professional courses are functional in the institution. The university intends to expend its in-house capabilities by introducing more professional and job-oriented courses that are compatible with industry needs in the coming years. A higher education institute is known by its quality research, therefore, this institution is also committed to produce quality research with particular focus in the field of disability and build up all its parameters on international guidelines.

The central focus is on professional and job-oriented courses and skill enhancement.