Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj 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 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. They are:

1. Rajiv Gandhi Biotechnology Centre, Nagpur University, Nagpur.
2. Extension activities through life-long learning programme.
3. National service scheme,
4. Dr. BabasahebAmbedkar chair,
5. Ravindranath Tagore Chair,
6. Shri Chakaradhar Swami Chair,
7. Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Chair etc

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.