Yashwantrao Chavan University

Education for Distance Courses

Maharashtra has a long and rich tradition of educational reforms. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Bhaurao Patil, Swami Ramanand Teerth and other great thinkers and reformers have contributed to educational philosophy and movement in the state. It was therefore appropriate that the state realized the need of an open university, The university was established on 1st July, 1989 through Act XX of 1989 of the Maharashtra State Legislature, justly named after Yashwantrao Chavan, Maharashtra’s great political leader and builder of modern Maharashtra.

The horizons of the Vidyapeeth have been widening ever since. All the departments of the Vidyapeeth are well known at the national and international levels for their quality research work and other innovative and creative activities. All the programmes are designed to make the students more practically oriented and thereby make them capable of facing the challenges in life very confidently. The faculty of Distance Education established in 1985 is taking great leaps ahead. Novel programmes such as BCA, MCA, BBA, MBA, DSW, Hotel Management, Engineering Diploma, Nursing are adding variety to its menuUnder the inspiring leadership of Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Deepak Tilak, the Vidyapeeth is making all-sided development. In addition to programmes that cherish our Indian heritage, the Vidyapeeth has also entered into the field of Modern Sciences and hence has launched the new faculty i.e. Modern Sciences and Professional Skills.

With the well-equipped infrastructure, facilities of Information - Communication Technology and with a team of dedicated staff of the Vidyapeeth is all geared to take challenges in the era of globalization. The Vidyapeeth has focused on fulfillment of Lokmanya's dream of imparting national education that will enable the students to contribute productively to developing a strong modern India.

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