Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Nagpur University
Established	1923
Type	Public
Chancellor	K. Sankaranarayanan
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. V. S. Sapkal
Location	Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Campus	Urban
Other Names	Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.nagpuruniversity.org

The Nagpur University also known as Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University was established on August 4, 1923 in the city of Nagpur in the Maharashtra state of central India. Named after Tukdoji Maharaj, its focus was in teaching languages of India, including Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi and Urdu. The institution has offered a medical degree since 1947. The university was divided on May 1, 1983, when some of its facilities were rededicated to the creation of Amravati University. It has been accredited with 'A' Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council(NAAC). It is now labeled as one of the toughest universities in the country due to its strict assessment and extremely high standards of academia. It has been consistently ranked among the best universities of this country.

Notable alumni

• Eknath Easwaran, Internationally respected spiritual teacher
• PV Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India
• Hon'ble Mr. Justice V. S. Sirpurkar, Judge, Supreme Court of India
• Mukul Wasnik, General Secretary, Indian National Congress and Union Minister
• Shrikant Jichkar, former member of the Indian National Congress
• Padma Shri Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte (1908–1998), noted Marathi writer and Former Vice Chancellor, Nagpur University.
• Harishankar Parsai (1924–1995), noted Hindi writer and satirist.
• Ulhas Kashalkar (b. 1955), noted Hindustani classical vocalist
• Swati Dandekar, US politician, Iowa House of Representative
• Ramchandra Siras, eminent linguist and professor of Marathi language at Aligarh Muslim University
• Marotrao Kowase, MP from Gadchiroli-Chimur
• Datta Meghe, MP from Wardha
• Vilas Muttemwar, MP from Nagpur
• Eknath Ranade, Founder of Vivekananda Kendra
• Prof. Ravishankar Mor, Most popular Law teacher of the University.
• Ravichandra Valle,UltraTech Cement Ltd

Vice chancellors

• Er. RM From TCOE
• Padma Shri Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte
• Dr G B Kadam
• Dr P L Bhandarkar
• Justice W R Puranik
• Justice Sir Dr M B Niyogi^[1]
• Hari Singh Gour (1928-) (1936-)^[2]
• Sir Bipin Krishna Bose (1923- )

History

The Nagpur University was established on 4th 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. During seventy-eight years of its existence, the University has progressed satisfactorily and doing well in the midst of constraints of different sorts.

Other

Recently two engineering colleges — Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering and G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering — which were earlier under RTM Nagpur University were granted autonomous status by UGC (under Act of 1956). Another college SRKNEC has been trying for autonomous status for the past 23 years. RKNEC now got the autonomous status in the year 2011. And june 2011 batch will be an autonomous batch.

External links

• Nagpur University official website
• Assessment report, National Assessment and Accreditation Council
• Wisconsin Directory of International Institutions page on Nagpur University
• Engineering Colleges in Nagpur - RTMNU

References

1. ^ "Hislp College Alumni". http://www.hislopcollege.ac.in/alumni.php. 
2. ^ "About Dr. HariSingh Gour". http://www.sagaruniversity.nic.in/aboutgour.htm.