Gondwana University
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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.
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
- 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
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.
