Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication

Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication
Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Avam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya
Motto आ नो भद्राः क्रत वो यन्तु विश्वतः (ā nō bhadrāḥ krata vō yantu viśvataḥ)
Established 1991
Type Public
Vice-Chancellor Braj Kishore Kuthiyala
Rector Ram Dev Bharadwaj
Location Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Campus Urban
Affiliations UGC
Website www.mcu.ac.in

Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Hindi: Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Avam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya, known in short as Makhanlal University (Hindi: माखनलाल विशवविधालय, Mākhanlāl Viśvavidhālaya) or MCNUJC, is a public university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is named after Makhan Lal Chaturvedi, a freedom fighter, poet and journalist, and was established in 1990 by the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. [1]

The University is approved by University Grants Commission (India) and is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Location

The University has its main campus in Bhopal. It also has campuses in Noida, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh (near Delhi), and at Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.

Jurisdiction

Unlike conventional universities in India which have limited territorial jurisdiction, this university has nationwide jurisdiction.

Academics

The university offers full-time programmes only, and does not offer any correspondence or distance education programmes/courses. It admits students based on national level entrance exams. The university has 11 academic departments and awards bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees.

References

  1. About University. Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Avam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya. Accessed March 2014.

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