Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya

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Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya
Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya logo.png
Other names
University of Jabalpur
Former name
RDVV
Type Public
Established1956
Chancellor Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Rajesh Kumar Verma [1]
Location, ,
23°09′40″N79°58′44″E / 23.161°N 79.979°E / 23.161; 79.979
Campus Urban
Affiliations UGC
Website www.rdunijbpin.org

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (Rani Durgavati University), also known as University of Jabalpur, is a government university in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was named after the queen Rani Durgavati.

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History

The university was constituted and established on 12 June 1956 under the Jabalpur University Act, 1956 (Act No. 22 of 1956) with territorial jurisdiction over the Jabalpur revenue district. It shifted to its present location at Saraswati Vihar, Pachpedi, Jabalpur in 1961.

The university was renamed Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya on 7 June 1983 by Act No. 23 of 1983 to honour the well-known valorous Gond Queen of Garha Mandla. It was reconstituted under M. P. Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1973 and given jurisdiction over Jabalpur, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Katni, and Dindori.

Campus

The university campus is spread over 99.63 acres (403,200 m2) of scenic beauty and environment-friendly surroundings. It accommodates an Administrative Block, Art Faculty building, Teaching and Research buildings of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Bio-Science, System Science and Physical education departments. It has a Central Library, Computer Center, USIC, University Institute of Management, University Law Department and other facilities like one boys' and one girls' hostels, University Health Center, University Guest House, Canteen and residential quarters. Other facilities like post office, bank and printing press are on the campus. It is, therefore, possible to say that the university campus is a city within the city of Jabalpur.

The UGC-Academic Staff College (Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Bhawan) is one of the best in the country. It has so far conducted 73 orientation programmes and 195 refresher courses. Over 7600 teachers have been benefited by these courses.

Notable faculty and academics

Affiliated institutes

LNCT Jabalpur Lakshmi Narain College of Technology, Jabalpur (LNCT Jabalpur)'s Main Building.jpg
LNCT Jabalpur

Its jurisdiction extends over 5 districts - Dindori,Jabalpur,Katni,Mandla,Narasinghpur .

Notable institutes affiliated with the university include:

Colleges offering professional degrees such as the Government Engineering College, Jabalpur and the Government Medical College, Jabalpur, which were once affiliated to RDVV, have now become autonomous or affiliated to specialised universities.

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