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Kashi Vidyapith | |
Former name | Kashi Vidyapith |
|---|---|
| Motto | IAST:Vidhya'mritamaśnute |
Motto in English | Knowledge imparts immortality |
| Type | State University |
| Established | 10 February 1921 (105 years ago) (10 February 1921) |
| Accreditation | NAAC B++ |
| Chancellor | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Anand Kumar Tyagi |
| Location | Varanasi ,, |
| Nickname | Vidyapith |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | mgkvpexam |
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Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith is a public university located inVaranasi,Uttar Pradesh,India. Established on 10 February 1921 asKashi Vidyapith and later renamed, it is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh. It got University status in 1974 asDeemed to be University andState University status in 2009 by The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2008 (act no. 6 of 2009). The university has more than 400+ affiliated colleges spread over six districts. It is one of the largeststate universities in Uttar Pradesh, with hundreds of thousands of students, both rural and urban. It offers a range of professional and academic courses in arts, science, commerce, agriculture science, law, computing and management.
BabuShiv Prasad Gupta andBhagwan Das established the university in Varanasi, on 10 February 1921, during thenon-cooperation movement of the freedom struggle. Originally named Kashi Vidyapith, the university was renamed Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in 1995. It was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi.[1]
Kashi Vidyapith was the action field of the Indian National Movement & a pilgrimage for the Socialists.[2]
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Alumni of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith include: