Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya
Motto योगः कर्मशु कौशलं
Motto in English
Excellence in Action is Knowledge
TypePublic
Established2012 (2012)
ChancellorGovernor of Chhattisgarh
Vice-ChancellorProf. A. D. N. Bajpai
Location, ,
22°04′35″N 82°09′53″E / 22.0765°N 82.1646°E / 22.0765; 82.1646
CampusRural
AffiliationsUGC, AIU
Websitewww.bilaspuruniversity.ac.in

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya[1] [2] renamed from Bilaspur University, is a public state university located in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. Founded in 2012, it is a teaching-cum-affiliating university which affiliates 122 colleges and has 5 departments. In a report by Dainik Bhaskar, the newspaper states that positions for professors in the University were not filled due to State Government disapproval.[3]

The university was established by an Act (No. 7 of 2012) - The Chhattisgarh vishwavidyalaya (Amendment) Act, 2011 of state legislature of Chhattisgarh. The university is located in Old High Court in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

Academics

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee University offers Bachelor and Masters as well as various Diplomas and certificate programs in many disciplines.

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.)
  • Masters of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Science in Food Processing & Technology
  • Master of Science in Food Processing & Technology
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Application(Hons.)
  • Master of Science in Computer Science & Application(Hons.)
  • Bachelor in Hotel Management (BHM)
  • Master of Science in Microbiology & Bio-Informatics

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Affiliated colleges

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Its jurisdiction extends over 4 districts- Bilaspur, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Korba, Mungeli .

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chhattisgarh: Naya Raipur to be renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee". The Times of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Chhattisgarh Govt Renames It's [sic] New Capital Naya Raipur To "Atal Nagar", Pays Tribute In Unique Way". Headlines Today. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ "अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी यूनिवर्सिटी / छह साल में 18 शिक्षकों की भर्ती नहीं, एयू को नहीं मिल रही रिसर्च ग्रांट". Dainik Bhaskar. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "State Universities in Chhattisgarh". University Grants University. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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