Gondwana University

On July 23, 2010, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passed a unanimous resolution to constitute the Gondwana University, for the area comprising districts of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli . The resolution was moved by then Higher and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Tope. The new university was constituted by issuing notification under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994. On 27 September 2011, Gondwana University was carved out of RTMNU, Nagpur. The official inauguration date was delayed until August 2012. ==Jurisdiction==

The university has jurisdiction over districts of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli in eastern Maharashtra. ==Campus==

The university has its campus in Gadchiroli city. ==Faculties and Departments==

The university has faculties of Arts, Science, Law, Social Science, Commerce, Home Science, Education and Medicine. Departments • Department of Computer • Department of Management • Department of Traditional • Department of Science • Department of Engineering • Department of Paramedical • Department of Vocational • Department of Education • Department of Commerce • Department of Research ==Affiliations==

Its jurisdiction extends over 2 districts- Chandrapur, Gadricholi. There are a total of 236 colleges affiliated to the university. The prominent colleges affiliated to the university are • Government College of Engineering, Chandrapur, • Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur and • Janata Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur. ==Vice chancellors==

• Vijay Ainchwar (2011-2013) • Shri. Ranjit Kumar IAS Collector and Vice-Chancellor (Acting) • Prof. Kirtiwardhan Dixit (Acting) • Dr. Murlidhar Chandekar (Acting) • Dr. Namdeo Venkatrao Kalyankar (2015-2020) • Dr. Srinivas Varkhedi (2020 - 9th Dec 2021) • Dr. Prashant S Bokare (10th Dec 2021 to till date) ==References==