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s University. (The Department completed its Golden Jubilee in 1996-97 by organizing a national seminar, which was attended by eminent Library and Information Science professionals). The Department has also been recognized as an Associated Project of UNESCO. It is housed in the Tutorial Building, adjacent to the University Central Reference Library. For a long time, this was the only Department in the country which, in addition to the B.L.I.Sc., degree was providing education and research facilities at higher levels leading to the M.L.I. degrees. The Department during the past 70 years of its existence has played a significant role in Library Science education in the country as whole. Already about 3822 students have taken their Library Science degree from this Department. Out of whom about 2339 students obtained Post graduate Diploma in Library Science/ Bachelor’s degree in Library Science; 1258 Master’s degree in Library Science / Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science; and 158 M. Phil. Degrees and 78 Ph.D. in Library and Information Science (as on May, 2016). Old students are occupying senior professional positions not only in India but also outside the country.