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Bhavnagar University

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Type
  
Public

Campus
  
Urban

Chancellor
  
Om Prakash Kohli

Number of students
  
225,500

Motto
  
Sa vidhya vimukte

Established
  
1978

Affiliations
  
UGC

Phone
  
0278 243 0002

Founded
  
1978

Location
  
Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Website
  
http://www.mkbhavuni.edu.in/

Address
  
Gaurishanker Lake Road, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364001

Notable alumni
  
Shaktisinh Gohil, Mansukh L Mandaviya, Hardwar Goswami, Mahendrasinh Parmar

Similar
  
Saurashtra University, Sardar Patel University, Veer Narmad South Guj, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat U, Maharaja Sayajirao University

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The new name of Bhavnagar University is Maharaja Krishnakumar Sinhji Bhavnagar University. It is located in Bhavnagar city in the western province of Gujarat, India. The university provides teaching and research programs in Arts, Commerce, Science, Engineering, Medicine, Management, Rural Studies and Law Faculties. It has 22 departments, 18 postgraduate centres and four recognized institutes and research centres.

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83 colleges affiliated to university belong to Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Education, Engineering, Management, Rural and Medical disciplines. Twenty two post graduate courses are run by some of the colleges which are affiliated to Bhavnagar University.

Bhavnagar was the first princely state to merge with the Union of India at the time of independence in 1947 by Maharaja Krishnakumar Sinhji Raol. Bhavnagar University came into being on 24 May 1979. Its land-estate area is 198 acres.

Live convocation maharaja krishnakumarsinhji bhavnagar university 27th march 2016


Academics

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

    • Departments

  • Ph.D.
  • M.Phil
  • M.B.A.
  • P.G.D.B.M.
  • P.G.D.D.M.
  • P.G.D.S.M.
  • B.Com
    • Department of Commerce
  • M.Com.
  • Ph.D.
    • Department Computer Science & Application
  • M.C.A.
  • Ph.D.
    • Department of Energy Science
    Department of Envi ronmental Science
    Department of English

    The Department of English offers M.A. & Ph.D. programmes. It runs DELL-SCOPE programme for enhancement of proficienty in English language and digital literacy. This courses are certified Cambridge ESOL and BULATS.

    Dr. Dilip Barad.

  • UGC sponsored Project on ICT in ELT
  • ePortfolios / eProfiles of Students of Department of English, M.K. Bhavnagar University
  • eContent Sharing Website for M.A. English students
  • Dilip Barad's Presentations for students
  • Dilip Barad's Blog for students
  • Dilip Barad's Interview
    • Department of Gujarati

    Prof. Vinod Joshi, contact: Dr. M.T. Parmar, I.B. Gohil, Dr. V.N. Purohit

    Prof. H.N. Vaghela, Dr. A.M. Yusufai

  • M.A.
  • Ph.D.
    • Department of Sanskrit
  • M.A. in Sanskrit
    • Department of Linguistics
    Department of Geography
    Department of Geology
    Department of History [1]

    Prof. Mehboob Desai,[2] (Prof.Mehboob Desai's official website) M.J.Parmar

  • M.A.
  • Ph.D.
    • Department of Economics

    Prof. Bharti Dave, Dr. K.M. Joshi, Dr. G.B. Upadhiyay, Dr. K.B. Kokani, Dr. V.S. Jariwala

  • M.A.
  • Ph.D.
    • Department of Sociology

    Dr. H.C. Chavda, Dr. S.A. Bhanat

  • M.A.
  • Ph.D.
    • Department of Political Science
    Department of Psychology

    Dr. Savita Vaghela, Dr. S.S. Sharma

  • M.A.
  • Ph.D.
    • Department of Mathematics

    Dr. H.B. Modi, Dr. M.M. Trivedi, Dr. P.I. Andharia

  • M.Sc. (Mathematics)
  • Ph.D. (Mathematics)
  • P.G.D.C.A. (self-financed)
    • Department of Chemistry

    Prof. Nishith Desai

  • M. Sc. specialization is offered in Semester III and IV in Organic, Analytical, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry.
    • Department of Physics

    Prof. S.P. Bhatnagar, Prof. P.K. jha, Dr. R.J. Patel

  • M.Sc. (Physics), specialization in Electronics
  • Ph.D.
    • Department of Statistics
  • M.Sc. (Statistics)
  • Ph.D. (Statistics)
    • Department of Life Science
  • M.Sc. Botany
  • Microbiology, Genetics, and Zoology.
  • Ph.D.

    • The Department of Life Sciences was first headed by HC Dube, Indian scientist.

  • M.Sc.
    • Department of Education

    Prof. J.P. Mayani

  • M. Ed.
  • Ph.D.
    • Department of Bioinformatics
  • M.Sc. Bioinformatics
    • Department of Library & Information Science
  • B.L.I.Sc.
  • M.L.I. Co.
    • Department of Social Work

    Prof. Mehboob Desai

  • M.S.W. (self financed)
    • Department of Theater Arts

    Extension services and co-ordinators

  • Website for Content Sharing - M.A. English
  • University and Industrial Linkage cell, Prof. A. Kumar
  • Women's Study cell, Prof. B.D. Dave
  • Gandhian Studies Center, Prof. Mehboob Desai
  • Remedial Coaching for SC/ST and Minorities, Prof. Mehboob Desai
  • University Publication Board, Prof. Mehboob Desai
  • Campus Officer, Kalpeshsinh Zala
  • N.S.S., Himal Pandya
  • S.T.S.C. Cell, Prof. H.C. Vaghela

    • References

    Bhavnagar University Wikipedia
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