Mahatma Gandhi Central University

Mahatma Gandhi Central University (MGCU), is a central university located in Motihari, Bihar, India. MGCU has 7 schools and 20 academic departments.

Mahatma Gandhi Central University
TypePublic
Established2016 (2016)
ChancellorMahesh Sharma
Vice-ChancellorProf. Sanjay Srivastava
Location
Motihari
,
Bihar
,
India
CampusUrban
Websitewww.mgcub.ac.in

History

The Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014 which received presidential assent on December 17, 2014, provided for the establishment of Mahatma Gandhi Central University having its territorial jurisdiction extending to the territory in the North of the River Ganges in the State of Bihar.[1]

This is the second Central University in Bihar after the Central University of South Bihar (CUSB).

Organisation and administration

Governance

The university is governed by the rules set by the Central Universities Act, 2009.[2] The president of India is the visitor of the university. The chancellor is the ceremonial head of the university while the executive powers rest with the vice-chancellor. The court, the executive council, the academic council, the board of studies and the finance committee are the administrative authorities of the university.

Schools and departments

The university has 7 schools and 20 departments covering wide range of subjects such as commerce, management, computer science, education, humanities, languages, life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences.[3]

Academics

Admission

The university admits students to various UG, PG, and PhD programmes through the Entrance exam conducted by the university itself. Entrance Exam held annually on various exam centres across India.[4]

Library

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Central Library (a learning resource centre) of Mahatma Gandhi Central University was established in the year 2016. The university library has more than 26000+ books, 13 magazines, 11 newspapers and 125+ donated book which providing access to scholarly information, research support and study facilities to the teaching and non-teaching staff, students and research scholars.[5]

Controversies

In 2017, the university terminated two assistant professors without citing any prior notice, which caused heavy protest by the students of university.[6] In June 2018, students of the university launched heavy protest after the university increased fees.[7] Later that month, faculty members sat on hunger strike after the university issued a show cause notice to a professor.[8]

In August 2018, Sanjay Kumar, an assistant professor of the university, was attacked for criticising Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in a Facebook post.[9] This led to the closure of the university[10] for a 15-day period.[11]

In October 2018, the vice-chancellor of the university, Arvind Kumar Agrawal, was accused of some anomalies in his educational qualifications.[12] This led to his resignation a week later, and the appointment of the pro-chancellor Anil Kumar Rai for the position.[13]

References
  1. "Central University (Amendment) Act, 2014" (PDF). The Gazette of India. Government of India. 17 December 2014.
  2. "Central Universities Act, 2009". Government of India. 20 March 2009.
  3. "Programmes". mgcub.ac.in. Mahatma Gandhi Central University.
  4. mgcub.ac.in
  5. "Central Library". mgcub.ac.in. Mahatma Gandhi Central University.
  6. "महात्मा गांधी केंद्रीय विश्वविद्यालय के कुलपति के खिलाफ नाराजगी, बिना वजह बताए दो अध्यापकों को हटाया". NDTV. 5 October 2017.
  7. "शुल्क में की गई वृद्धि को वापस लें कुलपति". Hindustan (in Hindi). 14 June 2018.
  8. "Varsity staff strike". The Telegraph. 16 June 2018.
  9. Natrajkumar, Nandita (18 August 2018). "Bihar college professor attacked over post criticising former PM Atal Bihari Vajpapee". International Business Times.
  10. Kumar, Abhay (20 August 2018). "FB post on Vajpayee: Varsity shut after prof thrashed". Deccan Herald.
  11. "Mahatma Gandhi Central University: Mahatma Gandhi Central University reopens after 15-day closure | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. Pandey, Neelam (29 October 2018). "Vice-chancellor of a central university accused of faking German PhD, HRD seeks answers". ThePrint. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. Kumar, Roshan (16 November 2018). "Bihar university VC resignation confirmed". Telegraph India. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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