Gondwana University Explained
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
- 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.
Vice chancellors
- 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)
Notes and References
- Web site: Gondwana University . 2017-01-26 . 2017-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170923092540/http://gondwana.digitaluniversity.ac/ . dead .
- Web site: Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994. Government of Maharashtra. 16 July 2017. 21 July 1994. Maharashtra Government Gazette. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818060040/http://gondwana.digitaluniversity.ac/WebFiles/MaharashtraUniversitiesAct1994.pdf. 18 August 2016. dead.
- News: Maha Legislature passes bill to set up Gondwana University.
- Web site: Finally, GU to become an official varsity on Aug 26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002111250/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-25/nagpur/33384922_1_gu-officials-ugc-s-model-college-nagpur-university . dead . October 2, 2013 . Aug 25, 2012 . . 2013-04-22.
- News: Ganjapure. Vaibhav. Finally, GU to become an official varsity on Aug 26. 16 July 2017. The Times of India. Times News Network. 25 August 2012.
- Web site: Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016. Government of Maharashtra. 16 July 2017. 119. 11 January 2017. Maharashtra Government Gazette.
- Web site: Courses and Syllabus for Gondwana University . gondwanauniversity.org. 13 October 2023 . 26 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221126122339/https://www.gondwanauniversity.org/COURSES_SYLLABUS.html . 2022-11-26 .
- Web site: Govt sanctions 38 new colleges in Gadchiroli . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060632/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-14/nagpur/32673961_1_new-colleges-govt-sanctions-gadchiroli . dead . October 23, 2013 . Jul 14, 2012 . . 2013-04-22.