Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

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Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University logo.png
Other name
MKBU
Former name
Bhavnagar University
MottoTamaso mā jyotir gamaya
Motto in English
From darkness, towards light
Type Public
Established1978;47 years ago (1978)
Chancellor Governor of Gujarat
Vice-Chancellor Dr. B. B. Ramanuj [1]
Students225,500
Location, ,
364001
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Campus Urban, 269 acres (109 ha)
Affiliations UGC
Website mkbhavuni.edu.in

Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, formerly Bhavnagar University or MKBU is a state university located in Bhavnagar city in the state of Gujarat in India. The university provides teaching and research programs in Arts, Commerce, Science, Medicine, Management, Rural Studies and Law Faculties.

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More than 150 colleges or Institutes are affiliated with Bhavnagar University. University provides teaching with 20 departments, 60 Postgraduate centres, 30 Diploma course-centers and 04 recognized institutes and research centres. [2] University came into being on 24 May 1978. [3] Its land-estate area is 269 acres.

Academics

Research activities are carried out in the areas of Social Sciences, History, Nano-Technology, Marine Ecology, Intellectual Property Rights and its Management and Entrepreneurship.

The following Centres for Excellence and cells are engaged in research and consultancy services:

Facilities

MKBU provides the best Environment for the students and Academic Professionals. It has a big campus to maintain each occasion like Exams, Youth Festival, Summer Camps, Academia Meets etc.

The University has Big Auditorium named Atal Auditorium in the Campus. It has two boys hostels including UG and PG hostels and one girls Hostel named as JRF Girls hostel.

University focuses on the extra Curriculum activity as well. There are two volleyball court, a Cricket ground, two basketball court, one hockey ground, a handball Ground, a Table tennis court, a Gym and many other Sport activity centers in its campus.

Departments

References

  1. "Vice Chancellor Desk". www.mkbhavuni.edu.in. Maharaja Krushnakumarsinhji bhavnagar university. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. "affiliated colleges". Bhavnagar University. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. "About". Bhavnagar University. Retrieved 18 August 2025.