Mahatma Gandhi Central University

Mahatma Gandhi Central University Bihar
Type	Public
Established	2016
Vice-Chancellor	Prof.(Dr.) Arvind Kumar Agrawal
Location	Motihari, Bihar, 845401, India
Website	Official website

Mahatma Gandhi Central University is a public central university located in Motihari, Bihar.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] This is the second central university in Motihari after Central University of South Bihar in Gaya.^[5]

The university came into functional existence after its first Vice Chancellor Prof.(Dr.) Arvind Agrawal ^[6] joined on 3 February, 2016. ^[7] 18 different departments have been established with undergraduate and postgraduate courses ranging from traditional disciplines like Hindi and English to advanced courses like Management Studies and Biotechnology. ^[8] The university has recently started B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering under School of CS & IT. ^[9]

The temporary campus of Central University is presently located within the Zila School Campus. The land for the permanent campus has been allotted by the Govt. of Bihar. ^[10]

References

↑ "Central University ,Uttar Pradesh". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
↑ "MG Central University's first session likely from July". The Times of India. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
↑ "Both Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha pass bill in one day". The Times of India. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
↑ "VC: Academic activities at Motihari central varsity soon". The Times of India. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
↑ "Cabinet clears second central university in Bihar to be located in Motihari - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
↑ "MAHATMA Gandhi CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, MOTIHARI (BIHAR)". mgcub.ac.in. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
↑ "MG Central University's first session likely from July - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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↑ "MAHATMA Gandhi CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, MOTIHARI (BIHAR)". mgcub.ac.in. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
↑ "Bihar government notifies 136.4 acre land for central varsity - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-28.

External links

Official website

Central universities of India
Central universities	Aligarh Muslim University Assam University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Banaras Hindu University Central Agricultural University Dr. Hari Singh Gour University English and Foreign Languages University Indian Maritime University Indira Gandhi National Open University Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Jamia Millia Islamia Jawaharlal Nehru University Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Manipur University Maulana Azad National Urdu University Mizoram University Nagaland University North Eastern Hill University Pondicherry University Rajiv Gandhi University Sikkim University Tezpur University Tripura University University of Allahabad University of Delhi University of Hyderabad Visva-Bharati University
New central universities^† (19)	Central University of South Bihar Central University of Gujarat Central University of Himachal Pradesh Central University of Haryana Central University of Jammu Central University of Jharkhand Central University of Karnataka Central University of Kashmir Central University of Kerala Central University of Orissa Central University of Punjab Central University of Rajasthan Central University of Tamil Nadu Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Mahatma Gandhi Central University Nalanda University Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University South Asian University
^† Established or granted central university status in 2009 or afterwards.

Universities in Bihar
State	Aryabhatta Knowledge University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University Bihar Agricultural University Chanakya National Law University Jai Prakash University Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University Lalit Narayan Mithila University Magadh University Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic and Persian University Nalanda Open University Patna University Rajendra Agricultural University Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University Veer Kunwar Singh University
Central	Central University of South Bihar Mahatma Gandhi Central University Nalanda University
Deemed	Nava Nalanda Mahavihara

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