Indira Gandhi National Tribal University in

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, Anuppur district,

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was established through an

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, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007, by

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History

An Act was passed in Indian parliament which was published in the Gazette of India, Part II, section I, on 20 December 2007 by the virtue of which Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 52, 2007. The then M.H.R.D. minister, Shri Arjun Singh laid the foundation stone on 19 April 2008 at Amarkantak. The government of India 7 July 2008, circulated the order of appointment of the founder vice-chancellor of the university. In compliance of this order, Prof. Chandra Deo Singh took the post on 08.07.2008. It is fully granted by the government of India, through University Grant Commission.

Campus

The Regional Campus of the university is at Manipur. As the jurisdiction of the university extends to the whole country, it has a plan to open centres in tribal dominated states for which proposals are under way according to the Act of the university. Acting accordingly, the opened the first regional campus of University at Manipur on 09.09.2009. The university is going to impart Post Graduate courses Political Science and Human Right, Sociology and Social Anthropology, Social Work, Tribal Studies and Physical Education at its Manipur Regional Campus.

Organisation and administration

Governance

*Visitor - Smt. Droupadi murmu , Her Excellency, President of India. *Chancellor - Dr. Mukul Shah *Vice-chancellor *'Prof. Chandra Dev Singh, Founder Vice-Chancellor' (08.07.2008 to 07.07.2013) *Prof. T. V. Kattimani (16.01.2014 to 05/12/2019) *'Prof. Shriprakash Mani Tripathi''(06/12/2019 to continue) *Deans of the Faculty *Registrar *Finance Officer *Controller of the Examination * Heads of the Department

Faculties

Faculty of Science * Department of Biotechnology * Department of Botany * Department of Zoology * Department of Chemistry * Department of Environment Science Faculty of Computerronics * Department of Computer Science Faculty of Social Science * Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology * Department of Economics * Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology * Department of Geography and Regional Development * Department of History * Department of Political Science & Human Rights Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication * Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Faculty of Commerce and Management * Department of Commerce * Department of Business Management * Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Hotel Management Faculty of Humanities and Philology * Department of English and Foreign Languages * Department of Philosophy * Department of Applied Psychology * Department of Hindi Faculty of Tribal Studies Faculty of Tribal Study Faculty of Education * Department of Education New faculty and Departments * Department of Tribal Languages and Comparative linguistics * Department of Mathematics * Department of Statistics Faculty of Pharmacy (D.Pharma, B. Pharma and Ph.D.) * Department of Physics * Department of Social Work * Department OF EDUCATION * Department of Women' Studies Faculty of Yoga Faculty of Technical Vocational Education and Skill Training * Department of Vocational Education * B.Voc in Software Development * B.Voc. on Media * B.Voc (agriculture) * B.Voc tourism * Masters courses * M.voc in software development * M.voc on media

References

External links

Indira Gandhi National Tribal University - Official website
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 2007 Central universities in India Universities and colleges in Madhya Pradesh Anuppur district 2007 establishments in Madhya Pradesh