Nagpur University
| राष्ट्रसंत तुकडोजी महाराज नागपूर विद्यापीठ | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 4 August 1923 (94 years ago) |
| Chancellor | Governor of Maharashtra |
| Vice-Chancellor | Siddharthavinayaka P. Kane |
| Location | Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Former Names | Nagpur University |
| Nickname | RTMNU, NU |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC, AIU, ACU. |
| Website |
www.nagpuruniversity.org rtmnu.digitaluniversity.ac |
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), formerly known as Nagpur University, is a public state university, established on August 4, 1923 in the city of Nagpur in Maharashtra state in central India. It is one of the oldest universities in India and the second oldest in the state of Maharashtra, after the University of Mumbai. It is named after Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj, a renowned spiritual person from Vidarbha. It is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. It has been accredited with the A grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), New Delhi. It has been consistently ranked among the top Universities in India.
The University was established as Nagpur university on 4 August 1923 with six affiliated colleges and 927 students. During 1947, the number of students increased to about 9000 accompanied by the improvement and diversification of curricula and expansion in the range of subjects. The expansion of library and sports facilities occurred during these years for the intellectual and physical well being of the students. It was in 1958 that some new Departments in Arts and Social Science faculties were opened; the major expansion, however, came in 1963 when several science and other teaching Departments were started. The departments were shifted to spacious buildings in the main campus in 1972-73. In later years, several career oriented courses have been started viz., Business Management, Fine Arts, Mass Communication, Library Science, Physical Education, etc. In May 1983, the university was divided to form Amravati University. In September 2011 the university was again divided to part way for the Gondwana University. In 2005, the university was renamed to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University after Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj, a renowned spiritual person from Vidarbha.
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