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Universities in Maharashtra

North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon

The North Maharashtra University is one of the upcoming universities in India, the university was established on 15th August, 1990 under the Maharashtra University Act No. XXIX of 1989 as a teaching and affiliating University. It actually started its academic and administrative activities under the leadership of Prof. Dr. N. K. Thakare, the first Vice Chancellor of the university, from academic year 1991-92. The jurisdiction of North Maharashtra University is spread over three districts of North Maharashtra i.e. Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar.

Established: 
1990
State: 
Maharashtra
City: 
Jalgaon
Website: 
http://nmu.ac.in

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra

The Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (formerly Nagpur University), Nagpur 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.

State: 
Maharashtra
City: 
Nagpur
Website: 
http://www.nagpuruniversity.org

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nashik

The Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) was established in July 1989. It is the Fifth Open University in the country. The jurisdiction of this university, originally for the State of Maharashtra, has now been extended beyond this State and the university can now operate anywhere across the globe.

YCMOU is a member of various prestigious associations and bodies like the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada to name a few.

Established: 
1989
State: 
Maharashtra
City: 
Nashik
Website: 
http://www.ycmou.com

Solapur University, Solapur Maharashtra

Solapur University was established on 1st August 2004 and was inaugurated on 03-08-2004 by the Governor of Maharashtra. The formation of the university at Solapur was a long cherished desire of the people of this region. Earlier, to the formation of University, Solapur had a P.G. Centre of Shivaji University for over two decades. The centre for P.G. studies had three postgraduate science departments and 7 postgraduate courses conducted in the P.G. departments. With this sound background Solapur University has been established to cater the needs of over 60,000 students community.

Established: 
2004
State: 
Maharashtra
City: 
Solapur
Website: 
http://su.digitaluniversity.ac

Shivaji University, Kolhapur

Shivaji University, established in 1962, is named after the Great Maratha Warrior and founder of the Maratha empire Chhatrapati Shivaji. It was inaugurated on 18th November, 1962 by Dr. Radhakrishnan, the then President of India. One of the major objectives behind foundation of this University was to cater to the regional needs of South Maharashtra. The jurisdiction of the University is spread over four districts viz. Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara and Solapur with strength of about 2,00,000 students studying in 275 affiliated colleges and recognised institutes.

Established: 
1962
State: 
Maharashtra
City: 
Kolhapur
Website: 
http://unishivaji.ac.in/

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Univerity (formerly Marathwada University), Aurangabad

The Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Univerity, formerly known as Marathwada University, was established in 1958 at Aurangabad in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra with the motto “Knowledge is sacred and it is the source of enlightenment”. Marathwada region comprises eight districts, and was originally a part of the princely state of Hyderabad, then known as Nizam State. The economy of this drought prone area is based mostly on agriculture. The University Grants Commission declared the region educationally backward long time ago.

Established: 
1958
State: 
Maharashtra
City: 
Aurangabad
Website: 
http://bamu.net/