| Mahayogi Gorakhnath University | |
| Type: | Private University |
| Established: | 2021 |
| Affiliation: | University Grants Commission |
| Chancellor: | Yogi Adityanath |
| Vice Chancellor: | Atul Bajpai |
| City: | Sonbarsa, Gorakhpur district |
| State: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Coordinates: | 26.8334°N 83.3556°W |
| Website: | https://mgug.ac.in/ |
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University is a private university in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] It is established by the Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 (U.P. Ordinance no. 4 of 2021) along with United University and F.S. University [2] and recognised by University Grants Commission (India) under section 12(f) of its act.[3] [4] It is first private university in Gorakhpur and Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated this university in Gorakhpur on 28 August 2021 in presence of Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and several other local politicians. It is 3th University in Gorakhpur after Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University & Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology and first private university in Gorakhpur and Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.
It is offering only 3 degree courses, BSc Nursing, MSc Nursing and BAMS as of now.[5]