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Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

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Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Bhavnagar University
Former name
Bhavnagar University
MottoTamaso mā jyotir gamaya
Motto in English
From darkness, towards light
TypePublic
Established1978; 46 years ago (1978)
ChancellorGovernor of Gujarat
Vice-ChancellorDr. M.M. Trivedi[1]
Students225,500
Location,
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitemkbhavuni.edu.in

Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, formerly Bhavnagar University or MKBU is a state university located in Bhavnagar city in the state of Gujarat in India. The university provides teaching and research programs in Arts, Commerce, Science, Medicine, Management, Rural Studies and Law Faculties.

More than 150 colleges or Institutes are affiliated with Bhavnagar University. University provides teaching with 22 departments, 60 Postgraduate centres, 30 Diploma course-centers and 05 recognized institutes and research centres.[2] Bhavnagar University came into being on 24 May 1979. Its land-estate area is 269 acres.

Academics

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Research activities are carried out in the areas of Social Sciences, History, Nano-Technology, Marine Ecology, Intellectual Property Rights and its Management and Entrepreneurship.

The following Centres for Excellence and cells are engaged in research and consultancy services:

  • Remedial Coaching Centre for S.T., S.C. and Minority
  • Centre for Excellence in Nano-technology
  • Gandhian Study Centre
  • Ocean Science and Technology Cell for Western Coast
  • ICT and ELT
  • Entrepreneurship Development Cell
  • Industry Linkage Cell
  • Corporate Services Academy

Facilities

MKBU provides the best Environment for the students and Academic Professionals. It has a big campus to maintain each occasion like Exams, Youth Festival, Summer Camps, Academia Meets etc.

The University has Big Auditorium named Atal Auditorium in the Campus. It has two boys hostels including UG and PG hostels and one girls Hostel named as JRF Girls hostel.

University focuses on the extra Curriculum activity as well. There are two volleyball court, a Cricket ground, two basketball court, one hockey ground, a handball Ground, a Table tennis court, a Gym and many other Sport activity centers in its campus.

Departments

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  • Department Computer Science & Applications
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Department of Bioinformatics
  • Department of Business Administrations
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of English
  • Department of Geology's
  • Department of Gujarati
  • Department of Hindi
  • Department of History
  • Department of Life Science
  • Department of Marine Science
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Social Work
  • Department of Sociology's
  • Department of Statistics

References

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  1. ^ "Vice Chancellor Desk". www.mkbhavuni.edu.in. Maharaja Krushnakumarsinhji bhavnagar university. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ "affiliated colleges". Bhavnagar University. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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