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| Motto | Sanskrit: Vidhya Praapyate Tejha |
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Motto in English | Education brings Aplomb and Glory |
| Type | Public |
| Established | May 23, 1964; 60 years ago (1964-05-23) |
| Accreditation | NAAC A++ |
| Chancellor | Governor of Madhya Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Avinash Tiwari |
| Location | ,, India 26°12′07″N78°11′49″E / 26.202°N 78.197°E /26.202; 78.197 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www |
Jiwaji University (JU) is apubliccollegiate university inGwalior,Madhya Pradesh,India. The name comes fromSir Jiwaijirao Scindia of Gwalior. The university was established on 23 May 1964 andSarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the President of India, laid the foundation stone of the campus on 11 December 1964. It is fully accredited by theGovernment of India.
The university started its post-graduate teaching and research from the session 1966–67 with the establishment of Schools of Studies (SOS) inBotany andZoology. The Schools of Studies inPhysics,Chemistry andAncient History,Culture andArchaeology were started from the session 1969–70. The School of Studies inEconomics andMathematics came into existence in 1978–79.
The School of Studies inCommerce started in 1980–81 and that ofBiochemistry from the session 1986-87. The School of Studies in Computer Science, Engineering & Applications started from the session 1995–96 and running MCA and BCA courses. Established in 2000, the Institute of Engineering Jiwaji University is Jiwaji and Rajeev Gandhi Technical University affiliated college of Engineering.
Its jurisdiction extends over 8 districts -Ashoknagar,Bhind,Datia,Guna,Gwalior,Morena,Shivpuri,Sheopur.[citation needed]
The most special department is SOS in Neuroscience which conducts India's onlyDepartment of Biotechnology-sponsored neuroscience teaching program at the university level. It was started by the Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi and has many projects in collaboration with CSIR, ICMR, DBT, DST, DRDO and UGC labs and R&D. There are 10 seats per year and the meritorious students are provided with Rs, 5,000 monthly DBT studentship.[1]
JU started anMBA course under the School of Studies in Commerce from the session 1987. School of Studies in Library andInformation Science was established in 1986 and School of Studies inEarth Science in 1991. The university established a centre of foreign language in 1986, which offers diploma and certificate courses inEnglish,French,German andRussian. The Indira Gandhi Academy of Environment Education, on interdisciplinary programmes of environment and Ecoplanning was established in 1989. A centre for M. Phil Studies inSociology andPolitical Science was established in 1990. The Institute of Engineering, the technical education centre of university, started in 2000. Most of the students of the institute are working in MNCs like L&T Infotech, IBM, Patni, Accenture, Microsoft, and Google.
The schools are around the central administrative block, leading to close relation between the university and the associated schools
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