Marathwada University
| डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर मराठवाडा विद्यापीठ | |
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| Motto | हे ज्ञानिची पवित्रता। ज्ञानीचि आथि॥ English: "Knowledge is sacred and is the source of enlightenment" |
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| Type | Public/government |
| Established | 1958 |
| Chancellor | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor B.A. Chopade |
| Students | Above 4,44,336 |
| Location | Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India 19°54′17.88″N 75°18′43.62″E / 19.9049667°N 75.3121167°E, India |
| Campus | Urban, total 725 acres (2.9339 km²) |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, AIU |
| Website | http://www.bamu.ac.in |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU), formerly Marathwada University, is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Republic of India. It is named after Bharat Ratna Dr. "Babasaheb" Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, political leader, academic and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. This university was established primarily on the initiative of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar so as to fill the huge lacuna of higher education facilities in western Vidarbh, Marathwada and North maharashtra region.The university was established on August 23, 1958. This university has contributed to the progress of adjoining regions and people in innumerable ways.Since its inception, the university has around 404 colleges affiliated to it, which come under four districts (Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed and Osmanabad) of Maharashtra State. The student population exceeds 4,44,336.
There were nine colleges in Marathwada, listed below, all affiliated with Osmania University at Hyderabad in current Andhra Pradesh state. In response to demand of the public in Marathwada region for a university, the government appointed on 27 April 1957 a committee with the charter to provide recommendations regarding establishment of such a university. The governor of Maharashtra signed the Marathwada University Act on May 5, 1958. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, inaugurated Marathwada University on August 23, 1958 at Aurangabad on the premises of the temporary main building of the university.
S.R. Dongerkery became the first vice-chancellor. Affiliation of the following nine colleges was transferred from Osmania University to the newly formed Marathwada University:
In 1978, the Maharashtra Chief Minister, the state legislature and University administration approved the renaming University after B. R. Ambedkar. This decision was strongly opposed by Hindu community resulting in the anti-Dalit pogrom. The Namantar Andolan was the renaming movement raised by Dalits for 16 years. On 14 January 1994 the University name was renamed as "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University".
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