About University

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Concerted efforts of the people have propelled the country into one of the technologically advanced Nation. But a large section of the rural India is still struggling for their survival due to poor infra structure for education and skill upgradation. It is the fact that more than 80 percent population of the country lives in rural areas. Considering such situation, Radhakrishnan Commission (India’s first education commission) in 1949 had emphasized the need for rural universities in the interest on radical changes in education. A rural university was therefore conceived and established by the great Visionary Padma Vibhushan Nana Ji Deshmukh at Chitrakoot named Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya by the Government of Madhya Pradesh through legislature by an Act (9, 1991) on February 12, 1991. The University is located on the bank of holy river Mandakini near Sphatikshila at Chitrakoot, Satna, M.P.

The University is mandated to develop human resource for the economic and social development of rural people; and develops and disseminates rural technology. The broad vision of the University is to develop human resource for promoting activities related to socio-economic development of rural community and to improve quality of life of deprived masses through purposeful education in multidimensional field. The University has a mandate to evolve, promote and impart knowledge and skill to overcome the emerging challenges, create confidence among the rural community and make the use of recent advances in the field of higher education for spiritual and social transformation of rural people.

The message is embedded in the emblem of the University in the form of ‘Padukas’. The motto of the University is the village is the universe in miniature. It also focuses on the problem-solving action research and transferring the viable technologies to answer problems confronted by the rural majority.

Both the top down and bottom-up approaches are used effectively to implement academic policies. In order to promote skill education, the University has already introduced B. Voc. programme in nine streams on the guidelines suggested by National Skill Development council and further, it has also introduced BSW i.e. Bachelor’s degree in social work (Community Leadership) for functionaries of state Govt. agencies for carrying out Govt. programmes.

This University is the first in the state using 100% surveillance and Biometric attendance. Strenuous efforts are on to make the campus eco-friendly and reduce carbon footprint. Less paperwork in office is in operation, however the thrust is to turn it into paperless e-governance. Every faculty of the University has maintained smart classes and virtual classes for interactive teaching. Campus is well equipped with Wi-Fi facility.