Students Above 4,44,336 Founded 23 August 1958 Vice-chancellor B.A. Chopade | Established 1958 Affiliations UGC, NAAC, AIU Phone 0240 240 0431 Chancellor C. Vidyasagar Rao | |
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Motto "Knowledge is sacred and is the source of enlightenment" (हे ज्ञानिची पवित्रता। ज्ञानीचि आथि॥ English) Notable alumni Similar Savitribai Phule Pune Uni, Swami Ramanand Teerth M, Sant Gadge Baba Amr, North Maharashtra University, Shivaji University Profiles | ||
Professor b a chopade addressing at dr babasaheb ambedkar marathwada university aurangabad
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU), formerly Marathwada University, is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Republic of India. It is named after Bharat Ratna Dr. "Babasaheb" Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, political leader, academic and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. This university was established primarily on the initiative of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar so as to fill the huge lacuna of higher education facilities in western Vidarbh, Marathwada and North maharashtra region.The university was established on August 23, 1958. This university has contributed to the progress of adjoining regions and people in innumerable ways.Since its inception, the university has around 404 colleges affiliated to it, which come under four districts (Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed and Osmanabad) of Maharashtra State. The student population exceeds 4,44,336.
Contents
- Professor b a chopade addressing at dr babasaheb ambedkar marathwada university aurangabad
- Documentary film about dr babasaheb ambedkar marathwada university dr bamu aurangabad
- History
- Namantar Andolan
- Campus
- Library
- Coat of arms
- Departments
- Osmanabad Sub Center
- Student halls of residence
- Notable alumni
- References
Documentary film about dr babasaheb ambedkar marathwada university dr bamu aurangabad
History
There were nine colleges in Marathwada, listed below, all affiliated with Osmania University at Hyderabad in current Andhra Pradesh state. In response to demand of the public in Marathwada region for a university, the government appointed on 27 April 1957 a committee with the charter to provide recommendations regarding establishment of such a university. The governor of Maharashtra signed the Marathwada University Act on May 5, 1958. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, inaugurated Marathwada University on August 23, 1958 at Aurangabad on the premises of the temporary main building of the university.
S.R. Dongerkery became the first vice-chancellor. Affiliation of the following nine colleges was transferred from Osmania University to the newly formed Marathwada University:
Namantar Andolan
In 1978, the Maharashtra Chief Minister, the state legislature and University administration approved the renaming University after B. R. Ambedkar. This decision was strongly opposed by Hindu community resulting in the anti-Dalit pogrom. The Namantar Andolan was the renaming movement raised by Dalits for 16 years. On 14 January 1994 the University name was renamed as "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University".
Campus
The university campus covers more than 725 acres (2.93 km2). The hills provide a picturesque background. The Aurangabad caves are embedded in the campus. The Soneri Mahal (Golden Palace), an ancient monument at the foot of the hills, is at the center of the campus, while Bibi Ka Maqbara is at the north side.
Library
Knowledge Resource Centre is the main library of the University. The University library was founded in the year 1958 as the Varsity library. The University library houses some old books dating all the way back to the year 1600. Recently Knowledge Resource Centre subscribed to the World E-book Library through a Noida-based company, which will enable the students to access over 300,000 e-books including journals and other documents.
Coat of arms
The university's coat of arms bears the following emblems:
The coat of arms may be regarded as fair representation of the aims and ideals of the university, which has been established among, people mainly devoted of the vocation of agriculture, with a rich cultural back ground and a firm determination to pursue knowledge and learning and at the same time to achieve economic and industrial progress. The motto affirms the inviolability of knowledge; a quality that abides is knowledge itself.
Departments
BAMU has 42 departments:
Osmanabad Sub-Center
On August 5, 2004, a subcenter of BAMU was established at Osmanabad. It has been temporarily started at Government Ayurvedic College in Osmanabad.
The subcenter has the following postgraduate departments:
Student halls of residence
There are separate halls of residence for both boys and girls those who are enrolled at university.
Boys
Girls