Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya Explained

Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, Satna
Native Name:	महात्मा गांधी चित्रकूट ग्रामोदय विश्वविद्यालय, चित्रकूट, सतना
Other Name:	MGCGV, Chitrakoot Gramodaya University
Former Name:	Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya
Established:	1991
Accreditation:	Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) & National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Grade 'A'
Vice Chancellor:	Prof. Bharat Mishra
Coordinates:	25.148°N 80.855°W
Campus Size:	190 Acre

Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya (MGCGV), formerly Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidhayalay and Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, is a first rural state university^[1] located at Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in 1991.

History

The university was established in 1991 by Nanaji Deshmukh^[2] as Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidhayalay under The Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidhayalay Adhiniyam, 1991. The name was changed to Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya in 1995 through The Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 1995, naming the university after Mahatma Gandhi. Finally, it received its current name in 1997 under The Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 1997 which restored the name Chitrakoot to the title of the university.^[3]

Faculties and departments

The university is divided into five faculties and 16 departments:

• Faculty of Agriculture
  • Department of Crop Sciences
  • Department of Natural Resource Management
  • Department of Technology Transfer
• Faculty of Arts
  • Department of People's Education and Mass Communication
  • Department of Professional Arts
  • Department of Humanities Social Sciences
  • Department of Sanskrit
• Faculty of Rural Development and Business Management
  • Department of Rural Development
  • Department of Business Management
• Faculty of Science and Environment
  • Department of Physical Science
  • Department of Biological Science
  • Department of Energy and Environment
• Faculty of Engineering and Technology
  • Department of Food Technology
  • Department of Agriculture Engineering
  • Department of Information Technology
  • Department of Civil Engineering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Madhya Pradesh State Universities . www.ugc.ac.in . 17 January 2021.
2. Web site: About MGCGV . 17 January 2021.
3. Web site: Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot Adhiniyam 1991 . . 17 January 2021 . 1 April 1991. Madhya Pradesh Gazette.