Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya is a university in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, with campuses at Nalanda and Takshashila.
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya is located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Its Administrative Campus is at Nalanda Campus, R. N. T. Marg, Indore, with PIN code 452001. Its Academic Campus is the Takshashila Campus on Khandwa Road, Indore, with PIN code 452017. The university's vision is to emerge as a premier higher learning institution by creating, advancing and disseminating knowledge with collective wisdom.
The university aims to educate and empower learners to realize their potential through a blending of knowledge, skills, and values for serving the society. It also aims to achieve excellence for world class competencies in teaching, research and extension. Its stated goals include promoting multidisciplinary research and scholarship.
The university aims to provide demand driven educational programmes for enhancing skills and employability. The Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre offers faculty induction, refresher courses, short-term courses, and NEP orientation and sensitization programs. Between 2019 and 2024, the Centre organized 128 programs, including NEP 2020 sensitization workshops, UGC STRIDE programs, and ICSSR-sponsored national conferences. Ph.D. admission is through the DAVV Doctoral Entrance Test (DET) or the UGC-NET / CSIR UGC-NET score card.
The Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), formerly the UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), was established in 1987 under Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. The Centre was founded with the vision of enhancing the professional development of teachers in higher education.
Listed facilities include an international standard synthetic athletics track, a turf cricket ground, a grassy football ground, floodlit volleyball courts, cemented basketball courts, and designated fields for archery, tennis, hockey, kho-kho, and kabaddi. A multipurpose gymnasium hall is also listed. The Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre uses video conferencing to interact with scholars from abroad and undertakes green initiatives such as paperless processes and plastic-free zones.