Dayanand College of Arts, Latur 1961 Maharashtra, India A part of the affiliated college chain. The colleges are accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It has a good, wide range of programmes in the arts and humanities. Situated on a large 22.19-acre campus, the college is proud to have a total of 1,378 students and 18 faculty members. Dayanand College of Arts provides professional and specialised training in Marathi, Hindi, English, Public Administration, Fashion Design, and Animation with courses touching 5 degree programmes.
Dayanand College of Arts provides an atmosphere of learning to its students. This institute offers a well-equipped library, which is the centre of all knowledge for their academic pursuit. For students who seek to stay, the institute provides separate hostel facilities for boys and girls. The boys' hostel accommodates 120 students in 42 rooms, while the girls' hostel accommodates 409 students, out of which 170 seats are especially reserved for students of Arts College. State-of-the-art facilities include a biometric attendance system, CCTV cameras, and solar water heaters in both hostels. Further, the college has a cafeteria, sports facilities, an auditorium for events and seminars, and well-equipped laboratories in which practical study is done.
Dayanand College of Arts is affiliated with Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTMUN), Nanded, Maharashtra. Dayanand College of Arts, Latur offers a wide number of courses to cater for the diverse interests of academics. The Institute provides 16 full-time courses, which comprise bachelor's, master's, M.Phil., and Ph.D. programmes. In all the courses, a total of 1378 students are sanctioned to join. Some of the other popular courses include B.A. Marathi Medium, B.A. Animation, B.A. Fashion Design, M.A. English, M.A. Hindi, and M.A. Public Administration. Apart from this, the college has also launched various vocational courses in its kitty, including B.Voc in Animation and B.Voc in Fashion. This demonstrates its commitment to skill-based education.
The admission process of the Dayanand College of Arts, Latur, has been designed to be so simple that it serves the purpose with as little complexity and ambiguity as possible. The college can accept applications for courses it offers with regard to merit, completely following the guidelines laid down by the respective university to which the college is affiliated. Besides this, the association has engaged in numerous welfare activities, such as sponsoring poor students for higher education as well. It reflects the social responsiveness of the college, too.
