Jiwaji University Gwalior
Jiwaji University is a NAAC accredited four-star university. The
University was initially established as a teaching and affiliating
University on 23rd May 1964, under the provision of M. P. Government
Ordinance. Dr. Sarwapalli Radhakrishanan, the then President of India,
laid the foundation stone of the University Campus on 11th December
1964.
The territorial jurisdiction of the affiliation extends to
six districts of Gwalior and Chambal Division, viz., Gwalior, Morena,
Bhind, Guna, Shivpuri and Datia.
Right from its inception,
Jiwaji University started with a status of a residential and an
affiliating University. To begin with, the University had a total of 29
affiliated colleges. Those have now steadily increased to more than 100
colleges.
Presently, Jiwaji University offers programmes through
26 Government and 7 non-Government colleges. Some of the colleges have
now also developed into recognized research centers.
The Schools
of Studies in Physics, Chemistry and Ancient History, Culture and
Archaeology were started from the session 1969-70. The School of
Studies in Economics and Mathematics came into existence from the
session 1978-79, which the School of Studies in Commerce started from
the session 1980-81 and that of Biochemistry from the session 1986-87.
The University also started MBA course under the School of studies in
Commerce from the session 1987, during the VII plan period the School
of Studies in Library and Information Science was established in 1986.
Under the VIII plan development programme University has established
School of Studies in Earth Science in 1991.
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