Nagpur University

The Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, is one of the premier educational institution of central India. Established since 1923, the premises of University are spread over 373 acers which consist of heritage building, 7 lush green campuses onsist of heritage building, 7 lush green campuses with gardens, enriched biodiversity and spiritual antecende of Tukadoji Maharaj impetus the academic culture within the University. The University firmly believes, and follows prophecy of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj who propounds “Hya Bharat Bandhu-Bhav-Nitya Vasu se, de varchasa de” which means may brotherhood prevail in this country, grants us this blessing. As Nagpur being located in the heart of India and has connectivity with every part of the country, RTMNU ispreferred by students of other states of the country. For formal learning, the University boasts of 46 Postgraduate Teaching Departments (PGTD) and 3 Constituent Colleges/Institutions, 503 affiliated colleges offering UG, PG, MPhil and PhD courses to more than Four lakh students. All departments have independent buildings which are ICT enabled. Around 8 Science departments are UGC-Special Assistance Program (SAP) and DST_FIST recognized. . The university indulged into academic collaborations with prestigious institutions like IUC-CSR-DAE, New Delhi, Pennsylvania state university, USA, University of Florida, USA, University of Washington, USA to name a few. These programs are supplemented with non-formal mode of education to inculcate human values and cover local need based education. The three tier library facility of the University is the classic example of its enriched reading culture. The V.B. Kolte Central library of the University, the Narsimharao Digital library and departmental libraries are well equipped with thousands of books along with wide range of national and international journals. The competent, enthusiastic & dedicated faculty of the University have around 1294 research papers published in national / international journal of repute, 461 number of books publication, 46 fully funded research projects, 41 e-learning modules, 10 Patents applications and 15 patents grant to their credit in last five years. To be one of the foremost knowledge hubs with commitment to excellence, relevance, innovation and inclusion in education, research, extension and human development, generating globally competitive youth with national character and social commitment..... To provide greater access for higher education to all and in particular to the socially and educationally unprivileged youth upholding the principle of social equity. To promote academic excellence and innovation through state-of-the-art Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral programmes. To make the education globally competitive and socio-economically relevant through competent faculty, modern infrastructure and technology support. To enhance the status of Departments, Conducted and Affiliated Colleges in the fields of knowledge generation and dissemination by pro-actively supporting cutting-edge research To offer educational programmes catering the current and future needs of society, region and industries. To provide inspiring/conducive academic, social and cultural experience/atmosphere to the students, teachers and staff facilitating realization of their full potential and all-round development. To increase the efficiency, transparency and accountability in govenance upholding the best interest of the students and the community. To reform examination system for improving standard of evaluation and weeding out systemic inefficiencies. To ensure continued adequate funding through knowledge enterprise and efficient resource management. To strive for community welfare through extension services involving youth in order to cultivate the spirit of integration and sense of ownership as well as social responsibility in them. To acquire and nurture creative human resources and upgrade excellence and skills of existing staff. Extensive use of ICT for teaching, information dissemination, administrative/ financial / examination processes and transactions between students, colleges and various departments of University. To encourage and facilitate inter-institutional and international exchange programs and collaborations in teaching and research.