Gondwana University
20°10′22″N 79°58′21″E / 20.172825°N 79.972427°E
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| Motto | Sanskrit: ज्ञानदेव तू कैवल्यम, romanized: "Through knowledge one attains liberation" |
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| Type | Government |
| Established | 2012 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Maharashtra |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prashant Bokare |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, AIU |
| Website | unigug |
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
[edit]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
[edit]The university has jurisdiction over districts of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra.[6]
Campus
[edit]The university has its campus in Gadchiroli city.
Faculties and Departments
[edit]The university has faculties of Arts, Science, Law, Social Science, Commerce, Home Science, Education and Medicine.
Departments
- Department of Computer
- Department of Management
- Department of Traditional
- Department of Science
- Department of Engineering
- Department of Paramedical
- Department of Vocational
- Department of Education
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Research[7]
Affiliations
[edit]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
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- Vijay Ainchwar (2011-2013)
- Shri. Ranjit Kumar IAS Collector and Vice-Chancellor (Acting)
- Prof. Kirtiwardhan Dixit (Acting)
- Dr. Murlidhar Chandekar (Acting)
- Dr. Namdeo Venkatrao Kalyankar (2015-2020)
- Dr. Srinivas Varkhedi (2020 - 9th Dec 2021)
- Dr. Prashant S Bokare (10th Dec 2021 to till date)
References
[edit]- ^ "Gondwana University". Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Maha Legislature passes bill to set up Gondwana University".
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016" (PDF). Maharashtra Government Gazette. Government of Maharashtra. 11 January 2017. p. 119. Retrieved 16 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Courses and Syllabus for Gondwana University". gondwanauniversity.org. 26 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "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.