Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, Satna

महात्मा गांधी चित्रकूट ग्रामोदय विश्वविद्यालय, चित्रकूट, सतना
Other name	MGCGV, Chitrakoot Gramodaya University
Former name	Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya
Type	Public
Established	1991
Founder	Nanaji Deshmukh
Accreditation	Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) & National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Grade 'A'
Academic affiliations	UGC
Chancellor	Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Bharat Mishra
Location	Chitrakoot , Madhya Pradesh , India 25°08′53″N 80°51′18″E / 25.148°N 80.855°E / 25.148; 80.855
Campus	Rural, 190 Acre
Website	gramodayachitrakoot.ac.in

Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya (MGCGV), formerly Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidhayalay and Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, is a first rural state university^[1] located at Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in 1991.

History

The university was established in 1991 by Nanaji Deshmukh^[2] as Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidhayalay under The Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidhayalay Adhiniyam, 1991. The name was changed to Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya in 1995 through The Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 1995, naming the university after Mahatma Gandhi. Finally, it received its current name in 1997 under The Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 1997 which restored the name Chitrakoot to the title of the university.^[3]

Faculties and departments

The university is divided into five faculties and 16 departments:

• Faculty of Agriculture
  • Department of Crop Sciences
  • Department of Natural Resource Management
  • Department of Technology Transfer
• Faculty of Arts
  • Department of People's Education and Mass Communication
  • Department of Professional Arts
  • Department of Humanities Social Sciences
  • Department of Sanskrit
• Faculty of Rural Development and Business Management
  • Department of Rural Development
  • Department of Business Management
• Faculty of Science and Environment
  • Department of Physical Science
  • Department of Biological Science
  • Department of Energy and Environment
• Faculty of Engineering and Technology
  • Department of Food Technology
  • Department of Agriculture Engineering
  • Department of Information Technology
  • Department of Civil Engineering