Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

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Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
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Former name
Nagpur University
MottoVidyā Daiva Paraṃ Tamṛ
Motto in English
Knowledge is the supreme destiny
Type Public
Established1923(101 years ago) (1923)
Chancellor Governor of Maharashtra
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Prashant S. Bokare
Location
Nagpur
,
Maharashtra
,
India
Campus Urban
Nickname RTMNU
Affiliations ACU, AIU, NAAC, NBA, UGC
Website www.nagpuruniversity.ac.in

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), formerly Nagpur University, is a public state university located in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is one of India's oldest universities, as well as the second oldest in Maharashtra. It is named after Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj, a spiritual leader, orator, and musician from Vidarbha. The university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. [1]

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Vice chancellors

Faculties and Departments

The university is composed of the Faculties of Arts & Humanities, Science, Social Sciences, Home Science, Medicine, Commerce, Education, Engineering & Technology, Law, and Ayurveda, consisting of 39 Postgraduate teaching departments (PGTD) and two constituent colleges (the Law College and the College of Education). [7] The departments and college buildings are spread over seven campuses with an overall area of 327 acres. [8]


Affiliated colleges

Its jurisdiction extends over 4 districts – Bhandara, Gondia, Nagpur and Wardha.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Association of Commonwealth Universities members list". www.acu.ac.uk.
  2. ↑ "About Dr. HariSingh Gour". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Dr M A Chansarkar the Nagpur University former V-C No More". 21 May 2020 – via The Hitavada.
  4. ↑ "Siddharthavinayaka Kane is new V-C of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University". The Economic Times. 8 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Team, T. L. N. (8 April 2020). "Dr Murlidhar Chandekar takes charge as new acting VC of RTMNU".
  6. ↑ "Vice-Chancellor of Nagpur University Dr Subhash Chaudhari Suspended". 22 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Nagpur University". www.nagpuruniversity.org. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "RASHTRASANT TUKADOJI MAHARAJ NAGPUR UNIVERSITY" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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