Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya is a
state university
A state university system in the United States is a group of public universities supported by an individual state, territory or federal district. These systems constitute the majority of public-funded universities in the country.
State univer ...
in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It is ...
, India. It was established in December 2011.
The university is named after Hindi poet and former
Prime minister of India,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
[ Mohan Lal Chhipa is the first ]Vice Chancellor
A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.
In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor ...
of the university.
Campus
, the university operates from two rented buildings. Classes are taken at the old Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India.
The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidha ...
while administrative functions are help at a building in the Madhya Pradesh Mungalia Kot campus.[
]
Hindi language
The university is promoting study in the Hindi language
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
. In 2015 they asked the Medical Council of India
The Medical Council of India (MCI) was a statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of medical education in India until its dissolution on 25 September 2020 when it was replaced by National Medical Commission. The Council grante ...
(MCI) to allow students to write MBBS course papers in Hindi.[ In 2016 they opened the first engineering course in India to be taught in the Hindi language,][ although in 2017 the university was considering discontinuing the programme due to lack of students and infrastructure.]
Courses
In November 2020, the university introduced First Aid Specialist Diploma course, and other first aid courses in collaboration with the First Aid Council of India
First Aid Council of India (abbreviated as FACI) is a non-governmental organisation, based at Shahdara, in the Indian union territory of Delhi. It was established by Shabab Aalam, an Indian educationist and author, in 2017, and it aims to pro ...
(FACI), Delhi. The FACI is presided by Shabab Aalam
Shabab Aalam (born 15 August 1984) is an Indian author, educationalist and a poet of Hindi and Urdu language. He established the Grameen Mukt Vidhyalayi Shiksha Sansthan, the First Aid Council of India, and serves as the president of the latter. ...
.
References
External links
*
{{City of Bhopal
Universities in Bhopal
Memorials to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Educational institutions established in 2011
2011 establishments in Madhya Pradesh
Hindi
Hindi-language education