Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University

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Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University

Established 1989
Type Public
Vice-Chancellor Dr Rajan Madhaorao Welukar [1]
Staff 4,300 [2]
Students 400,000 [3]
Location Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Website ycmou.com

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) was established in July 1989 by the Act XX-(1989) of the Maharashtra State Legislature. It is the fifth Open University in the country. The university servers the entire state of Maharashtra, headquartered in Nashik with eight Regional Centers (RCs) at Amaravati, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune and many Study Centers (SCs).

Teaching occurs in English, Hindi, and Marathi.