Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya is a state university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in December 2011.[2] The university is named after Hindi poet and former Prime minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[3] Mohan Lal Chhipa is the first Vice Chancellor of the university.[3]
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 2011 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Madhya Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Khemsingh Daheria[1] |
| Location | , , India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www |
Campus
editAs of 2016[update], the university operates from two rented buildings. Classes are taken at the old Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly while administrative functions are help at a building in the Madhya Pradesh Mungalia Kot campus.[4] The foundation stone for a 50 acres (0.20 km2) campus in Mungalia Kot was laid in 2013.[4]
Hindi language
editThe university is promoting study in the Hindi language. In 2015 they asked the Medical Council of India (MCI) to allow students to write MBBS course papers in Hindi.[2] In 2016 they opened the first engineering course in India to be taught in the Hindi language,[4] although in 2017 the university was considering discontinuing the programme due to lack of students and infrastructure.[5]
Courses
editIn November 2020, the university introduced First Aid Specialist Diploma course, and other first aid courses in collaboration with the First Aid Council of India (FACI), Delhi. The FACI is presided by Shabab Aalam.[6]
References
edit- ^ Parida, Rashmi R. (31 July 2017). "Dr. Bharadwaj appointed V-C of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University - India Education Diary". India Education Diary. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Hindi varsity urges MCI to allow Hindi for writing MBBS papers". India Today. Press Trust of India. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Mohan Lal Cheepa named vice-chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Ghatwai, Milind (24 August 2016). "Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya: Few takers for country's first Hindi engineering course". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Tomar, Shruti (23 August 2017). "Hindi engineering courses in Bhopal a flop, no takers this year". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "ABVHU introduces 'first aid specialist' diploma, other first aid courses". The Pioneer. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.