Gondwana University

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Gondwana University
MottoSanskrit: ज्ञानदेव तू कैवल्यम, romanized: "Through knowledge one attains liberation"
TypeGovernment
Established2012 (2012)
ChancellorGovernor of Maharashtra
Vice-ChancellorPrashant Bokare
Location
Gadchiroli
,
Maharashtra
,
India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC, AIU
Websiteunigug.ac.in

Gondwana University is a university established in 2011 in the city of Gadchiroli in Maharashtra state in central India.[1] It is named after Gondwana region in central India.

History

On July 23, 2010, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed a unanimous resolution to constitute the Gondwana University, for the area comprising districts of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli . The resolution was moved by then Higher and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Tope. The new university was constituted by issuing notification under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994.[2][3] On 27 September 2011, Gondwana University was carved out of RTMNU, Nagpur.[4] The official inauguration date was delayed until August 2012.[5]

Jurisdiction

The university has jurisdiction over districts of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra.[6]

Campus

The university has its campus in Gadchiroli city.

Faculties and Departments

The university has faculties of Arts, Science, Law, Social Science, Commerce, Home Science, Education and Medicine.

Departments

  1. Department of Computer
  2. Department of Management
  3. Department of Traditional
  4. Department of Science
  5. Department of Engineering
  6. Department of Paramedical
  7. Department of Vocational
  8. Department of Education
  9. Department of Commerce
  10. Department of Research[7]

Affiliations

Its jurisdiction extends over 2 districts -Chandrapur,Gadricholi .

There are a total of 236 colleges affiliated to the university.[8]

The prominent colleges affiliated to the university are Government College of Engineering, Chandrapur, Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur and Janata Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur.

Vice chancellors
  1. Vijay Ainchwar (2011-2013)
  2. Shri. Ranjit Kumar IAS Collector and Vice-Chancellor (Acting)
  3. Prof. Kirtiwardhan Dixit (Acting)
  4. Dr. Murlidhar Chandekar (Acting)
  5. Dr. Namdeo Venkatrao Kalyankar (2015-2020)
  6. Dr. Srinivas Varkhedi (2020 - 9th Dec 2021)
  7. Dr. Prashant S Bokare (10th Dec 2021 to till date)

References
  1. Gondwana University
  2. "Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994" (PDF). Maharashtra Government Gazette. Government of Maharashtra. 21 July 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. "Maha Legislature passes bill to set up Gondwana University".
  4. "Finally, GU to become an official varsity on Aug 26". The Times of India. Aug 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  5. Ganjapure, Vaibhav (25 August 2012). "Finally, GU to become an official varsity on Aug 26". The Times of India. Times News Network. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. "Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016" (PDF). Maharashtra Government Gazette. Government of Maharashtra. 11 January 2017. p. 119. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. "Courses and Syllabus for Gondwana University". gondwanauniversity.org. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. "Govt sanctions 38 new colleges in Gadchiroli". The Times of India. Jul 14, 2012. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
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