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University of Sagar
University of Sagar
Motto	"From Unreal To The Real"
Established	18 July 1946
Type	Public
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. N. S. Gajbhiye
Dean	Prof. A. K. Shandilya
Faculty	360
Undergraduates	2500
Postgraduates	3000
Location	Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Campus	Rural
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.sagaruniversity.nic.in

The University of Sagar (UOS), Hindi: सागर विश्वविद्यालय also known as Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Hindi: डॉ. हरिसिंह गौर विश्वविद्यालय is a Central University (India) in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was founded by Sir Hari Singh Gour on 18 July 1946, during the British Raj and is the oldest university in the state.^[1]

[edit] Name

The University of Sagar is named after Sir Hari Singh Gour, who founded the institution.^{[citation needed]} He was also the vice chancellor of universities like the University of Delhi and Nagpur University.^[2] It is more popularly known by the name of its city, and hence it is called Dr. Hari Singh Gour University: University of Sagar, and it became the first Central University (India) of Madhya Pradesh.^[3]^[4]

[edit] Reputation

The university has more than 36 university teaching departments. The main campus of the university is located in Sagar City, and the university also has several affiliated colleges and a distance education wing. A medical college is being built in collaboration with the university to train students in the field of medical science. Sagar University has a rating of four out of five stars given by the University Grants Commission (UGC).^[5] Sagar University is the first university in the state to receive the 'A' grade by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC), showing that the institution is on par with leading universities of the country.^{[citation needed]} The university is also a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Faculty

The university offers courses atlevels such as bachelor, master, doctorate, diploma, certificate etc. It also offers distance education programmes. Divisions in the University Teaching Departments (UTD) centre are:

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Department of Arts
Department of Commerce
Department of Education
Department of Engineering
Department of Law
Department of Life Science
Department of Business Management
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
Department of Science
Department of Social Science
Department of Technology
Department of Computer Science & Application
Department of Criminology & Forensic Science
Department of Distance Education
Department of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

[edit] Notable Alumni

Every former ex-student of this university is a valued member of its alumni network and are spread throughout the globe in pursuit of academic excellence. This university also has the highest number of alumni in the entire state of Madhya Pradesh who have been to countires as diverse as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, China, Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America etc. to pursue their international career both academically and professionaly and are distinguished members of the alumni community.

Prof. W. D. West – Academician
Osho (Acharya Rajneesh) – Spiritual Leader
Srivardhan Trivedi – STAR News Journalist
Ashutosh Rana – Bollywood Actor
Rajpal Yadav – Comedian
K S Sudarshan – Leader: National Volunteers Union
Govind Namdeo – Television Actor
Mukesh Tiwari – Bollywood Actor

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

[0] ttp://sagaruniversity.nic.in/univ.htm

[1] ttp://sagaruniversity.nic.in/

[2] ttp://sagaruniversity.nic.in/

[3] ttp://wikimapia.org/8680281/Central-University-Sagar

[4] ttp://sagaruniversity.nic.in/

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