PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA SHEKHAWATI UNIVERSITY

PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA SHEKHAWATI UNIVERSITY

The emblem of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University (PDUSU) is shaped like a sun with glowing rays with a circular border housing the name and place of the university in Devanagari and English and its year of establishment. WIthin this border a torch with flame supported by an open book is placed on the map of the State of Rajasthan. Below the seal, on a red banner its motto in Sanskrit ‘प्रज्वलितो ज्ञानमय प्रदीपः’ (Shloka 1, Shri Badarayan Suprabhatam) meaning ‘Burning like a well-filled Oil Lamp Enlightened with the Light of Knowledge’ is inscribed. The torch with flame is an emblem of enlightenment, hope, life, truth and the regenerative power; the open book symbolises education, learning, knowledge and wisdom; the sun symbolises life, energy, power, positivity, illumination, light and clarity; the colour yellow denotes happiness, energy, vitality, focus and creativity and the colour red denotes passion, power, strength, courage, determination, energy and celebration.