Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University is an autonomous public University of higher learning located in the city of Ahmedabad, state of Gujarat, India. The University was established by the State Government of Gujarat in accordance with the Act number 14 passed on the 13th of April 1994 by the Gujarat State legislature. The University is highly active and offers various courses in different fields. These include certificate courses, bachelors preparatory programmes, diploma courses, graduate courses, postgraduate courses, postgraduate diploma courses, special B.Ed courses, vocational and professional courses and Ph.D programmes.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University has undertaken several initiatives to enhance the quality of education throughout the state of Gujarat. The State Level Quality Assurance Cell is an initiative undertaken by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, Government of Gujarat and its responsibility has been assigned to the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University. The University has also undertaken a Moblie Study Van initiative to reach the far flung areas in the interior of Gujarat along with other tribal areas, physically. The University receives a grant for this initiative from the Government of Gujarat in the form of 3 mobile vehicles. The University has undertaken the task of equipping the young students in the state of Gujarat with excellent English skills with the English Language Lab Project which has already established around 200 LAN based laboratories across the state of Gujarat with 24 more planned before the end of the year. The University also has expansion plans with a new School of Agriculture and School of Science in the works. Internationally, the University has collaborations with other Open Universities from the UK.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University is a open located at in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat, India.