Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University

Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, named after Sant Gadge Baba, is a public state university located at Amravati in the Vidarbha region of the state of Maharashtra, India.HistoryThe university was established on 1 May 1983 through partitioning of the University of Nagpur.The university campus is spread over an area of 225 hectares, and the university is home to 20 post-graduate departments offering 25 courses in different disciplines.It has jurisdiction over five districts of Maharashtra: Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Yavatmal, and Washim.AffiliationsAmravati University is recognized under Section 12 of the University Grants Commission Act of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The University received NAAC accreditation in 2002. 127 colleges are affiliated with Amravati University, with an enrollment of over 90,000 students for the undergraduate and graduate courses, together, in different faculties.Amravati University is an associate member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, London.FacultiesThe university offers courses in ten disciplines: ArtsCommerce The university offers post-graduate and advanced education in: Computer TechnologyChemical TechnologyBiotechnologyBusiness Management The university also has research centres at several affiliated colleges and institutes that are authorized to guide PhD students in the disciplines of physics, chemistry, botany, biology, microbiology and various branches of engineering, medicine and pharmacy.