Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

India’s internationally renowned The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSU), established in 1949, has blossomed from the Baroda College (1881) which is one of the oldest centres of learning in Western India. MSU is the only state University with a residential, unitary character having English as sole medium of instruction with more than 1200 well qualified faculty members and 1500 administrative staff to facilitate the learning of more than 38000 students having cosmopolitan life on campus. The rich legacy of the University is crowned by the names of stalwarts like Nobel Laureate Dr.Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Shri Aurobindo, Bharat Ratna Acharya Vinobha Bhave, Gyanpith awardee Shri Rajendra Shah, Dr.I.G.Patel, Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Shri Sam Pitroda, Prof.K.G.Subramanyan and many more. Having 275 acres of land, it comprises of 14 Faculties (Arts, Commerce, Education & Psychology, Family & Community Sciences, Fine Arts, Journalism & Communication, Law, Management Studies, Medicine, Performing Arts, Science, Social Work, Technology & Engineering and Pharmacy) having 91 Departments, 3 constituent colleges (Polytechnic, M.K.Amin Arts and Science College & College of Commerce, Padra and Baroda Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya) and several specialized centres and institutes offering wide spectrum of courses from kindergarten to Ph.D. also with an excellent exposure to the co-curricular and extracurricular experiences.There are 16 hostels (12 Boys & 4 Girls) which accommodates about 4103 students. There are 475 residential quarters too for teaching and non-teaching staff. Smt. Hansa Mehta Library is the Central Library, in addition to 14 constituent libraries and over 25 dapartmental libraries with over 8 lakh books/periodicals. With its multifaceted academic character and infrastructural strength in the form of equipments, laboratories, libraries and other facilities, the University is forging ahead towards creating spaces for interactive structures of knowledge, through mutual collaborations across the divisions of natural sciences and technology, social sciences and humanities, commerce and business studies etc. across national and international boundaries through collaborations and linkages. A strong interface with the industry and placement cells in different Faculties have empowered the illustrious alumni to hold high positions in various sectors in some of the best organizations in the world.