Jain Vishva Bharati Institute

Campus Location: Bhandara

Located in The inspiring forces behind the establishment of Jain Vishva Bharati Institute (JVBI) was Gurudev Tulsi, Great seer, saint and scholar of modern era. His holiness was the ninth Acharya, the supreme head of Jain Terapanth religious sect, comprising more than 700 monks and nuns, and millions of followers all over the country and abroad. Transcending sectarian boundaries, he had been incessantly working during the last six decades for the welfare of mankind - eradicating social evils, reforming social customs, building up national character and educating the masses about the principles of non-violence Universal peace and brotherhood., The institute JVBI was founded by Gurudev Tulsi in 1970. In 1991, Government of India notified Jain Vishva Bharati Institute as Deemed University under section 3 of University Grants Commission Act,1956.At present Acharya Mahaprajna (a great thinker, philosopher and writer , often described as walking encyclopaedia of Jainology) is the Anushasta (The Preceptor) of JAIN VISHVA BHARATI INSTITUTE., The institute is located at Ladnun, a small town in Nagaur District of Rajasthan, It is 380 kms. West of Delhi and 225 km. north west of Jaipur . It is well served by deluxe and express bus services from Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur ,Ajmer, Ahemdabad, Delhi and other cities. From Delhi-Sarai Rohilla there are trains up to Ratangarh Junction .From Ratangarh journey to Ladnun is of 2 hours by bus or local trains., The nearest airports are Jaipur and jodhpur. The campus of JAIN VISHVA BHARATI, sponsoring body of JVBI, is spread over 1,00,600 sq. meters of area with trees on either side of the road and parks in the center., The Jain Vishva Bharati Institute (JVBI) was founded in 1970 under the inspiration of Acharya Shri Tulsi as an institution of higher learning with inputs of moral as well as spiritual education in all the courses offered both under formal as well as non formal educational system. In March 1991, the Institute was declared 'Deemed to be a University' under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956. The Institute aims at higher studies and research in Jainology, Non-Violence, Prakrit Language and Literature, Science of Living and Meditation., The Directorate of Distance Education offers Bachelor's level programmes in the following areas: Ecology and Environmental Science; Computer Science; Business Management; and Arts (Political Science, Hindi, Jainology and Science of Living and Economics)., All courses are open to candidates from all over India and Nepal. Full details of the entrance qualifications on to the various programmes can be found in the relevant programme entry in the database., Print is the only medium of instruction currently in use. Study materials, in the form of printed lessons, are despatched to the students in the last week of August, November, February and April. Each paper has an examination of three hours duration and is held in the last week of June. Examination centres are located at Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Ladnun, Lucknow, Madras, Patna and Chandigarh. egistration:, The Academic year is based on Hindi calendar and starts in August/September. Admission notice is published in the leading newspapers before the commencement of the new academic session., The total number of students enrolled in 1994 is 1,160 of which 245 are enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts, 487 in the Bachelor of Computer Science, 294 in Bachelor of Business Administration and 134 in the Bachelor of Ecology and Environmental Science., Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 017, Phone No :-(+91 33) 242 4784, http://www.terapanth.com. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.