Barkatullah University

{{Short description|State University in Madhya Pradesh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox university |name = Barkatullah University |native_name = |native_name_lang = |latin_name = |image_name = Barkatullah University logo.png |image_size = 200px |motto = |established = {{start date and age|df=y|1970}} |type = [[Public universities|Public]] |endowment = |staff = |faculty = |president = |principal = |rector = |chancellor = [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] |vice_chancellor = S. K. Jain<ref>{{cite web|title=VC Message|url=http://www.bubhopal.ac.in/1112/VC-Message|website=www.bubhopal.ac.in|access-date=20 August 2017|language=en-IN|archive-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820205027/http://www.bubhopal.ac.in/1112/VC-Message|url-status=live}}</ref> |dean = |head_label = |head = |students = |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |city = [[Bhopal]] |state = [[Madhya Pradesh]] |country = [[India]] |campus = [[Urban areas|URBAN]] |colors = |colours = |mascot = |nickname = |affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]], [[Bar Council of India|BCI]], [[National Board of Accreditation|NBA]] |website = {{URL|https://bubhopal.ac.in}} |free_label = |free = |logo = |former_name = University of Bhopal }} '''Barkatullah University''' is a [[public university]] in [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. formally known as '''University of Bhopal''', and informally known as '''Bhopal University'''. It was named after [[Maulavi Barkatullah|Barkatullah]], one of the freedom fighters in [[Bhopal]]. Barkatullah University has been accredited as a A category university by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=13 |title=Accredition |access-date=2007-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922055241/http://naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=13%23 |archive-date=2007-09-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History== The university was founded in 1970 as Bhopal University. It was renamed Barkatullah University in 1988. The university is a teaching and an affiliating institution. In 1974–75, the Institute of Open and Distance Education was established with the permission of the UGC for distance education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/odl.htm |title=Institute of Open and Distance Education |access-date=2007-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401162406/http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/odl.htm |archive-date=2007-04-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Campus== The campus of Barkatullah University covers {{convert|360|acre|km2}}. It is on the [[National Highway 12 (India)|National Highway 12]], which passes through Bhopal. It is a residential-type campus and, apart from the quarters for the vice-chancellor and the staff, there are four hostels for boys and a hostel for girls.

On the campus, there are buildings for departments such as the Institute of Physics and Electronics, Department of Pharmacy, University Institute of Technology, Management Institute, Department of Law, Psychology Department, etc. It houses an administrative building, a guest house, an auditorium and a playground.

The Barkatullah University, Bhopal, has made available an exclusive area of 12 hectares (30 acres) out of the available 350 acres of land on the campus for building its instructional and administrative area. Presently the institute functions in buildings with a built up area of 9828 sq m. Moreover, construction of 7000 sq m for the instructional area and another 1000 sq m for workshop are being processed.

Additionally boarding facilities for 130 boys and 40 girls are available in the hostels on the campus. The institute shares facilities of the Health Center, the Computer Centre, Library, Sports and Games fields, Gymnasium, Cultural Hall & Auditorium, etc. Banking and Post Office facilities are available on the campus. An online testing facility for 60 students is in the institute for campus placement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bubhopal.nic.in/uit/institute.htm |title=University Institute of Technology |access-date=2007-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603213622/http://bubhopal.nic.in/uit/institute.htm |archive-date=3 June 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Barkatullah University Stadium is a proposed cricket stadium. The stadium will be on 35 to 40 acres of land with a 440-meter of pavilion, 75 meter boundary with ten wickets and parking space of 50,000 vehicles.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/State-ignores-Barkatullah-University-land-for-international-cricket-stadium/articleshow/13578601.cms | title=State ignores Barkatullah University land for international cricket stadium | first=Ramendra | last=Singh | date=28 May 2012 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=18 June 2018 | archive-date=30 August 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830131442/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/State-ignores-Barkatullah-University-land-for-international-cricket-stadium/articleshow/13578601.cms | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/bu-to-have-first-international-cricket-stadium-in-state-capital.html |title=dailypioneer |access-date=29 November 2015 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225053/http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/bu-to-have-first-international-cricket-stadium-in-state-capital.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Barkatullah-university-to-construct-international-cricket-stadium/articleshow/19298978.cms Times of India]</ref>

==Organisation and administration== ===Faculties=== There are 10 faculties in the college and 23 teaching departments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/cources.htm |title=Courses on offer |access-date=2007-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323131640/http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/cources.htm |archive-date=2007-03-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Faculty of Arts * Faculty of Commerce * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Physical Education * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Life Sciences * Faculty of Management * Faculty of Physical Sciences * Faculty of Social Sciences * Faculty of Engineering * Institute of Open and Distance Learning The courses are offered in the 64 government colleges and 159 private colleges that are affiliated to the university in the above-mentioned eight districts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/list.htm |title=List of Affiliated Colleges |access-date=2007-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405024825/http://bubhopal.nic.in/list.htm |archive-date=5 April 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Chakravarti Rajgopalachari Institute of Management==== The management college of Barkatullah was set up in 1979. Chakravarti Rajgopalachari Institute of Management, or CRIM, offers a two-year full-time postgraduate programme in Management (MBA). Entry to this programme is regulated through a rigorous selection process conducted by VYAPAM and competitive business scenario.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bubhopal.nic.in/crim_3.htm |title=Institute of Management |access-date=2007-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203071153/http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/crim_3.htm |archive-date=2007-02-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Academics== ===Academic programmes=== There are postgraduate courses, certificate courses, diploma courses, M.Phil. programmes, post-doctoral fellowship, etc. which meet regional and national needs. In addition to the conventional courses, the university offers several innovative and job-oriented courses at the postgraduate level. Most of these courses are non-traditional and interdisciplinary. There are 100 academic programmes, covering postgraduate and undergraduate courses. There are 26 self-financing courses offered.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=13 |title=Report by NAAC |access-date=2007-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922055241/http://naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=13%23 |archive-date=2007-09-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also== *[[List of educational institutions in Bhopal]] *[[University Institute of Technology RGPV]]

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==External links== *{{Official website}}

[[Category:Universities in Bhopal]] [[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1970]] [[Category:1970 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]