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'''Barkatullah University''' is a state government university in [[Bhopal]], [[India]]. Originally known as the ''University of Bhopal'' and more informally as ''Bhopal University'', it was renamed in 1988 after the great freedom fighter [[Maulavi Barkatullah|Prof. Barkatullah]], who was born in the area. It is the main university of the capital city and provides degrees to most of the non-technical colleges in and around [[Bhopal]]. Funded by the state government, the university has a residential campus and serves as an affiliating university for colleges of seven other districts. The institution affiliates the colleges of Bhopal district and other neighbouring districts like [[Sehore]], [[Vidisha]], [[Raisen]], [[Betul district|Betul]], [[Hoshangabad]], [[Harda]] and [[Rajgarh district|Rajgarh]]. Barkatullah University has been accredited as a A category university by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC).<ref>{{cite web
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|url=http://www.naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=13#
'''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).&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
|url=http://www.naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=13  
  |title=Accredition  
  |title=Accredition  
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}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==History==
==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 UGC for distance education.<ref>{{cite web
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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
  |url=http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/odl.htm  
  |url=http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/odl.htm  
  |title=Institute of Open and Distance Education  
  |title=Institute of Open and Distance Education  
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  |archive-date=2007-04-01  
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  |url-status=dead  
  |url-status=dead  
}}</ref>
}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Campus==
==Campus==
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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.
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.
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.
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. Additionally, a state-of-the-art Computer Center with 60 clients, one Windows and one Unix server and broad band connectivity is on the institute premises. Allied facilities such as [[overhead projector]], slide projector, Xeroxing M/c and fax m/c, is available. The entire campus is Wi-Fi enabled.<ref>{{cite web
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 &amp; 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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
|url=http://bubhopal.nic.in/uit/institute.htm
|url=http://bubhopal.nic.in/uit/institute.htm
|title=University Institute of Technology
|title=University Institute of Technology
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|archive-date=3 June 2007
|archive-date=3 June 2007
|url-status=dead
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
}}&lt;/ref&gt;


[[Barkatullah University Stadium]] is a proposed cricket stadium. The stadium will be on 35 to 40 acres of land with 440 meters 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 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/bu-to-have-first-international-cricket-stadium-in-state-capital.html dailypioneer]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Barkatullah-university-to-construct-international-cricket-stadium/articleshow/19298978.cms Times of India]</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.&lt;ref&gt;{{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 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{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 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Barkatullah-university-to-construct-international-cricket-stadium/articleshow/19298978.cms Times of India]&lt;/ref&gt;


==Organisation and administration==
==Organisation and administration==
===Faculties===
===Faculties===
There are 10 faculties in the college and 23 teaching departments.<ref>{{cite web
There are 10 faculties in the college and 23 teaching departments.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
  |url=http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/cources.htm  
  |url=http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/cources.htm  
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* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Commerce
* Faculty of Commerce
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* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Engineering
* Institute of Open and Distance Learning
* 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
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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
|url=http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/list.htm
|url=http://www.bubhopal.nic.in/list.htm
|title=List of Affiliated Colleges
|title=List of Affiliated Colleges
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|archive-date=5 April 2007
|archive-date=5 April 2007
|url-status=dead
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}}</ref>
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===Colleges===
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Apart from the affiliated colleges, which are outside the university campus, the colleges of the university are on campus and are under the jurisdiction of Barkatullah University. The university runs its Engineering College (University Institute of Technology).
 
====University Institute of Technology-Barkatullah University====
{{more citations needed section|date=April 2021}}
University Institute of Technology (UIT) (Also known as Barkatullah University Institute of Technology- BUIT) is an autonomous institute (University Teaching Department) of Barkatullah University, Bhopal and is on its campus. The premises feature administrative and academic wings, a workshop, research laboratories, sports ground, gymnasium, health centre, yoga centre, dispensary, hostel (boys and girls), post office and bank.
 
The institute was established in 1997, following approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It offers undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs in disciplines of technology and sciences. The institute has adopted internationally accepted Continuous Evaluation along with Credit and Grade Point Assessment System (CGPA) of evaluation for awarding the degrees.
 
The engineering college of Barkatullah University was established as College of Engineering in August 1997 with the approval of the [[All India Council for Technical Education]] in concurrence with the Government of Madhya Pradesh. The institute changed its name to UIT in 2000. After some time, it changed its name to Barkatullah University Institute of Technology (BUIT). This is a leading technological institute of central India.
 
BUIT offers UG, PG, PhD programmes in disciplines of engineering, technology and sciences.


====Chakravarti Rajgopalachari Institute of Management====
====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
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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
  |url=http://bubhopal.nic.in/crim_3.htm  
  |url=http://bubhopal.nic.in/crim_3.htm  
  |title=Institute of Management  
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}}</ref>
}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Academics==
==Academics==
===Academic programmes===
===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
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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
  |url=http://www.naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=13#
  |url=http://www.naacindia.org/Universities.asp?state=13  
  |title=Report by NAAC  
  |title=Report by NAAC  
  |access-date=2007-04-02  
  |access-date=2007-04-02  
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  |archive-date=2007-09-22  
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  |url-status=dead  
}}</ref>
}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
===Rajeev Gandhi Chair===
Rajeev Gandhi Chair is horned by UGC to BU. The chair is working in the research field especially in tribal area and has submitted five Ph.D. theses. The chair is also doing research work on tribal technology. A first thesis on tribal technology was submitted by Vishal Massey under the guidance of Dr. S. N. Chaudhary. His topic was "Socio-cultural Consequences of Changing Technology" which he submitted in August 2010.
 
==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=August 2017}}
*[[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]], former President of Somalia
*[[Kailash Satyarthi]], [[List of Nobel Peace Prize winners|Nobel Peace Prize laureate]], 2014
*[[Pamposh Bhat]], environmentalist and recipient of the Rajbhasha Award for Poetry
*[[Rahat Indori]], poet and Bollywood lyricist
*[[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]], 17th Chief Minister Of *[[Madhya Pradesh]]


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


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1970]]
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[[Category:1970 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:1970 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]

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Barkatullah University
Former name
University of Bhopal
TypePublic
Established1970; 56 years ago (1970)
AffiliationUGC, NAAC, BCI, NBA
ChancellorGovernor of Madhya Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorS. K. Jain<ref>"VC Message". www.bubhopal.ac.in. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.</ref>
Location, ,
CampusURBAN
Websitebubhopal.ac.in

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 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>"Accredition". Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.</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>"Institute of Open and Distance Education". Archived from the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.</ref>

Campus

The campus of Barkatullah University covers 360 acres (1.5 km2). It is on the 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>"University Institute of Technology". Archived from the original on 3 June 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.</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>Singh, Ramendra (28 May 2012). "State ignores Barkatullah University land for international cricket stadium". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.</ref><ref>"dailypioneer". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.</ref><ref>Times of India</ref>

Organisation and administration

Faculties

There are 10 faculties in the college and 23 teaching departments.<ref>"Courses on offer". Archived from the original on 23 March 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.</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>"List of Affiliated Colleges". Archived from the original on 5 April 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.</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>"Institute of Management". Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.</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>"Report by NAAC". Archived from the original on 22 September 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2007.</ref>

See also

References

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