Type Public Campus Urban Phone 0755 249 2105 Vice-chancellor Tariq Zafar | Established 1991 Affiliations UGC Founded 1991 | |
Location Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Website www.bhojvirtualuniversity.com Address Kolar Road, Near Swarn Jayanti Park, Chuna Bhatti, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462016 Similar Barkatullah University, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyog, Jiwaji University, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Profiles | ||
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, or simply Bhoj University, Hindi: भोज विश्वविद्यालय, is a public university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The university provides higher education mainly through open and distance learning. It was named after the renowned maharaja of India, Raja Bhoj.
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History and aim
Bhoj University was formed in 1991 under an act by the state legislature.
This university aims to spread and promote higher education among the underprivileged and has set up study centres in remote rural areas. It has collaboration with institutes like the Rehabilitation Council of India, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management and Indian Institute of Material Management, etc. The university aims to provide easily accessible system of teaching and learning through education inputs like practical classes, distance teaching, satellite communication teaching, etc. Bhoj University gives special emphasis to target groups of learners coming from rural areas and especially those with disabili .