Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Amravati University
Motto	Education for Salvation of Soul
Type	Public
Established	1983(42 years ago) (1983)
Chancellor	Governor of Maharashtra
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Milind A. Barhate
Students	More than 300000
Location	Amravati, Maharashtra , India
Campus	Urban, 480 acres
Current Exam	Summer 2024
Nickname	SGBAU
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.sgbau.ac.in

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University(SGBAU), formerly Amravati University, named after Sant Gadge Baba, is a public state university located at Amravati in the Vidarbha region of the state of Maharashtra, India. Today, it is one of the largest universities in the country with 382 affiliated colleges and about 3.5 lakh students.

History

The university was established on 1 May 1983 through the partitioning of Nagpur University.^{[ citation needed ]}

The university campus is spread over an area of 225 hectares, and the university is home to 20 post-graduate departments offering 25 courses in different disciplines.^{[ citation needed ]}

It has jurisdiction over five districts of Maharashtra: Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Washim and Yavatmal.^{[ citation needed ]}

Affiliations

Amravati University is recognized under Section 12(B) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The University received NAAC accreditation in 2002. 127 colleges are affiliated with Amravati University, with an enrollment of over 90,000 students for the undergraduate and graduate courses, together, in different faculties.^{[ citation needed ]}

Amravati University is an associate member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, London. ^[1]

Vice Chancellors

• Dr. Vikas S. Sapkal (2016-2016) ^[2]
• Dr. Murlidhar Chandekar (2016-2021) ^[3]
• Dr. Dileep N Malkhede (2021-2023) ^[4]
• Dr. Milind Barhate (2024-Present) ^[5]

Affiliated Colleges

• Shri Shivaji Science College, Amravati ^[6]
• Government College of Engineering, Amravati ^[7]
• Pankaj Laddad Institute of Technology, Buldhana
• Sipna College of Engineering & Technology, Amravati
• Dr. Rajendra Gode Institute of Technology and Research, Amravati (IBSS)
• Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Badnera - Amravati ^[8]
• Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad ^[9]
• Shivaji Engineering College, Akola ^[10]
• Anuradha Engineering College, Chikhli ^[11]
• Prof. Ram Meghe College Of Engineering & Management, Badnera - Amravati ^[12]
• P. R. Patil College of Engineering ^[13]
• G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering & Management ^[14]
• Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal's College of Engineering and Technology, Amravati ^[15]
• Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon
• Model Degree College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Buldhana
• The College of Animation Bio-Engineering & Research Centre, Amravati ^[16]

References

1. "ACU members". Acu.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
2. "New Amt varsity VC to target rural areas". The Times of India . 3 June 2016.
3. "New Amt varsity VC to target rural areas". The Times of India . 3 June 2016.
4. "Prof Dileep Malkhede to be new VC of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University". 12 September 2021.
5. "Dr Milind Barhate to be Vice-Chancellor of Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University". 23 January 2024.
6. "Welcome to Government College of Engineering Amravati Maharashtra - Government College of Engineering Amravati". Gcoea.ac.in. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
7. "Welcome to Government College of Engineering Amravati Maharashtra - Government College of Engineering Amravati". Gcoea.ac.in. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
8. "Welcome to Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research | MITRA". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
9. Administrator. "Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad". Bncoepusad.ac.in. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
12. "PRMCEAM-Badnera". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
13. "P.R.Patil Group of Educational Institutes, Amravati : Engineering, M.B.A, Architecture, Polytechnic, M.C.A, B.Ed, BBA, BCA, Maharashtra". Prpatilcollege.org. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
14. "Welcome to G H Raisoni College of Engineering And Management, Amravati". Ghrcema.raisoni.net. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
15. "WELCOME TO HVPM COET".
16. "Welcome to CoabArc".

External links

• Official website