Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Former name
Bhavnagar University
MottoTamaso mā jyotir gamaya
Motto in English
From darkness,towards light
TypePublic
Established1978 (1978)
ChancellorGovernor of Gujarat
Vice-ChancellorDr. M.M. Trivedi[1]
Students225,500
Location
Bhavnagar
,
Gujarat, India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitemkbhavuni.edu.in

Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, formerly Bhavnagar University is a state university located in Bhavnagar city in the state of Gujarat in India. The university provides teaching and research programs in Arts, Commerce, Science, Medicine, Management, Rural Studies and Law Faculties.

107 colleges are affiliated with Bhavnagar University. University provides teaching with 22 departments, 60 Postgraduate centres, 30 Diploma course-centers and 05 recognized institutes and research centres.[2]

Bhavnagar was the first princely state to merge with the Union of India at the time of independence in 1947 by Maharaja Raol Shri Krishnakumar Sinhji Gohil.[3] Bhavnagar University came into being on 24 May 1979. Its land-estate area is 269 acres.

Academics

Research activities are carried out in the areas of Social Sciences, History, Nano-Technology, Marine Ecology, Intellectual Property Rights and its Management and Entrepreneurship.

The following Centres for Excellence and cells are engaged in research and consultancy services:

  • Remedial Coaching Centre for S.T., S.C. and Minority
  • Centre for Excellence in Nano-technology
  • Gandhian Study Centre
  • Ocean Science and Technology Cell for Western Coast
  • ICT and ELT
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell
  • Industry Linkage Cell
  • Corporate Services Academy

Departments

  • Department Computer Science & Applications
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Department of Bioinformatics
  • Department of Business Administrations
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of English
  • Department of Geology's
  • Department of Gujarati
  • Department of Hindi
  • Department of History
  • Department of Life Science
  • Department of Marine Science
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Social Work
  • Department of Sociology's
  • Department of Statistics

References

  1. ↑ "Vice Chancellor Desk". www.mkbhavuni.edu.in. Maharaja Krushnakumarsinhji bhavnagar university. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "affiliated colleges". Bhavnagar University. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "History of Bhavnagar". District Administration-NIC,GOI. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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