Bhavnagar University

Coordinates: 21°45′29″N 72°8′29″E / 21.75806°N 72.14139°E / 21.75806; 72.14139 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.

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 in 24 May 1979. Its land-estate area is 198 acres.

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

• Department of Anthropology

  Department of Astronomy

  Department of Business Administration

  • Ph.D.
  • M.Phil
  • M.B.A.
  • P.G.D.B.M.
  • P.G.D.D.M.
  • P.G.D.S.M.

• Department of Commerce

  • M.Com.
  • Ph.D.

• Department Computer Science & Application

  • M.C.A.
  • Ph.D.

• Department of Energy Science

  Department of Environmental 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

• Department of Hindi

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

Prof. Mehboob Desai, (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.

• Department of Marine Science

  • 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
• N.S.S., Himal Pandya
• S.T.S.C. Cell, Prof. H.C. Vaghela

External links

• Department of External Studies, University Campus, Bhavnagar
• http://mehboobdesai.blogspot.com
• Prof.Mehboob Desai's official website
• http://departmentofhistorybhavuniindia.blogspot.com
• http://www.gandhianstudycenter.info/
• Bhavnagar University website
• Swami Vivekanand College of Computer Science website, BCA College
• Swami Vivekanand postgraduate Academy website, MSW College
• Swami Vivekanand Homeopathy College website, BHMS College
• Dr. Dilip Barad's website
• Study material for External M A English Students
• Faculty of Management website
• Major Research Breakthrough at Bhavnagar University
• http://mehboobudesai.wordpress.com
• University Automation Agency's website CUMS Implementer
• College Management System Provider M/s AuroMeera Technometrix Pvt. Ltd.

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