Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya

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. It is the main university of this city and has been graded as A by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya
Other names
University of Jabalpur
TypePublic
Established1956
ChancellorGovernor of Madhya Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorKapil Dev Mishra[1]
Location
Jabalpur
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
India

23.161°N 79.979°E / 23.161; 79.979
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.rdunijbpin.org

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 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, Seoni, Balaghat and Narsinghpur, Katni, Dindori, Chindwara.

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
  • Kunji Lal Dubey, who subsequently became the speaker, Vidhan Sabha of M.P., was the first vice-chancellor of the university.
  • Rahas Bihari Dwivedi, former head of department of Sanskrit, was awarded with the President's Certificate of Honour in Sanskrit in the year 2012.[2]
  • Rajneesh, also known as Osho, was a professor of philosophy at the university.[3]

Affiliated institutes
LNCT Jabalpur

Notable institutes are affiliated with the university include:

References
  1. "Officers and Heads of Department-Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur M.P." www.rdunijbpin.org. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "President Patil gives away awards to Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Pali Prakrit scholars". WebIndia123. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  3. Carter, Lewis F. (1990), Charisma and Control in Rajneeshpuram: A Community without Shared Values, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-38554-7, page 44.
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