{{Short description|State open university in Maharashtra, India}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox university | name = Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University | image = 140px | motto = ज्ञानगंगा घरोघरी | established = {{Start date and age|1989}} | type = Public | chancellor = Governor of Maharashtra | vice_chancellor = Dr. Sanjeev Sonawane<ref>{{cite web |title=Brief Resume of Vice Chancellor |url=https://ycmou.ac.in/registrar/index/3 |website=ycmou.ac.in |access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref> | city = Nashik | state = Maharashtra | country = India | campus = Urban | affiliations = UGC | website = {{URL|https://ycmou.digitaluniversity.ac}} }}
'''Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University''' ('''YCMOU''') is a state,<ref>{{cite web |title=Universities in Maharashtra |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=Zzht7SeO5l3qNRx36McHYA==&Unitype=iA7z/ds2To+MdcuCvitOpQ== |website=www.ugc.ac.in |access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref> open university, located in Nashik, Maharashtra, India. It was established in July 1, 1989<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University |url=https://ycmou.ac.in/history |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ycmou.ac.in}}</ref> under the ''Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Act, 1989''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University Act, 1989 |url=https://lawsofindia.blinkvisa.com/pdf/maharashtra/1989/1989MH20.pdf |publisher=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=5 October 2021 |date=2 May 1989}}</ref>
==Academic schools== All academic programs and students registration official academic website<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University |url=https://ycmou.digitaluniversity.ac/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ycmou.digitaluniversity.ac}}</ref>
# School of Agricultural Science # School of Architecture, Science and Technology # School of Commerce and Management # School of Computer Science # School of Continuing Education # School of Education # School of Health Science # School of Humanities and Social Sciences # School of Multidisciplinary Studies # School of Vocational Education & Skills Development # Certification in Foreign Languages
== Notable alumni == {{Verification|date=May 2025}} Following are the notable alumni of, who is graduated from YCMOU University * Lalita Babar - Rio2016 Summer Olympic Qualified Athlete * Basavraj Madhavrao Patil - Member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly * Eknath Shinde - 10th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra * Kavita Tungar - Bronze Medalist Athlete in 2010 Commonwealth Games
== Key-highlights and facts == Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) has implemented advanced blockchain technology. Blockchain technology was implemented in 2023 becoming India's first University.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-26 |title=YCMOU issues block-chain-based QR code certificates |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/ycmou-block-chain-based-qr-code-certificates-nashik/articleshow/106278438.cms |access-date=2026-02-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
Physics Wallah has partnered with Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) to offer online degree programs, like MBA, MCA, MA English, and BCA. The collaboration aims to expand access to higher education through a Four-Quadrant MOOC model combining self-paced learning, live classes, and assessments. The initiative focuses on creating flexible, digitally inclusive pathways aligned with NEP 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-12 |title=PhysicsWallah partners with YCMOU to launch online UGC-compliant degree programs |url=https://www.thehindu.com/education/physicswallah-partners-with-ycmou-to-launch-online-ugc-compliant-degree-programs/article69803801.ece |access-date=2026-02-24 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://ycmou.ac.in}} * [https://www.youtube.com/@ParikshitAbhyas/videos Online eLearning Study]
{{Universities in Maharashtra}} {{Open Education in India}} {{Authority control}} Category:Universities in Maharashtra Category:Open universities in India Category:1989 establishments in Maharashtra Category:Universities and colleges established in 1989 Category:Education in Nashik {{coord|20|1|14.01|N|73|41|27.74|E|display=title}}{{Maharashtra-university-stub}}