Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya

Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya or Hemchand Yadav University, formerly Durg Vishwavidyalaya, is a state university in Durg, Chhattisgarh, India. It was established in 2015 and later renamed in 2018.

Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya
Former name
Durg Vishwavidyalaya
TypePublic
Established2015 (2015)
ChancellorGovernor of Chhattisgarh
Vice-ChancellorAruna Palta
Location
Durg
,
Chhattisgarh
,
India

21.1956083°N 81.2997669°E / 21.1956083; 81.2997669
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.durguniversity.ac.in

History

The University was established in 2015 through the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2015, which bifurcated Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, creating Durg Vishwavidyalaya, with jurisdiction over the districts of Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Rajnandgaon and Kabirdham.[1] The first vice chancellor of the university was Narendra Prasad Dixit.[2] On 12 April 2018, a day after the death of Hemchand Yadav, it was announced that the university would be renamed after him.[3] This came into effect later that year, through the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 20l8.[4]

Shailendra Saraf was appointed VC in 2018.[5] After his resignation in February 2019, Dilip Wasnikar the division commissioner accepted the role of VC as an additional charge.[5] In September 2019 Aruna Palta was appointed VC.[6]

Campus

The university is located in old Girls' PG College Campus Building, Raipur Naka, Durg.[2]

Affiliated colleges

The university has jurisdiction over the districts of Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Rajnandgaon, Mohala-Manpur, Khairagarh and Kabirdham. As of 2022, the university had 147 affiliated colleges, 68 of which were government colleges and the rest private colleges.[7]

References
  1. "Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  2. "About".
  3. "Durg university to be renamed after ex-min Hem Chand Yadav | Raipur News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. "The Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, with amendments" (PDF). p. 108. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. "हेमचंद यादव स्मृति विवि के कुलपति डॉ शैलेन्द्र सराफ का इस्तीफा मंजूर, दिलीप वासनीकर को मिला कुलपति का अतिरिक्त प्रभार". Hari Bhoomi (in Hindi). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. "हेमचंद विश्वविद्यालय को मिली पहली महिला कुलपति, डॉ. अरूणा के नाम पर राज्यपाल ने लगाई मुहर | Dr. Aruna Palta will be the new Vice Chancellor of Durg University". Patrika (in Hindi). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  7. "Affiliated Colleges". www.durguniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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