Accredited three times by NAAC, Certified with ISO 9001 and ranked as number one University by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi was established on August 25, 1975 by U P State Govt. as per State Universities Act 1973, as an affiliating institution to cater to the educational and training needs of 7 districts of Bundelkhand region, most of which were underdeveloped and backward. In 1986 it got the status of residential university with the approval of four teaching departments. In 1996 three more departments were added and during the academic session 1999-2000 the University established a number of departments under Self Finance Scheme as per after approval of the State Govt. The University got recognition under Section 12-B and 2 f of University Grants Commission in 2001.
The Vision of the university is to become a world-class institution by tapping human potential to lead the country in changing national, regional and global scenario. The Mission of the university reflects the Vision of the University and aims to impart quality vocational and scientific educationthrough basic and applied research, to improve the quality and value of human irrespective of gender, caste, nationality and religion.
The University is striving to provide academic leadership to satisfy the need and desires of the students, who want to explore their creative intellect and learning attitude to receive Graduate, Post Graduate and Doctoral Degrees. The distinctiveness of the University is self explanatory as follows:
Strong Academic Base
As on date the University has 27 Institutes of Higher Learning imparting education and training in 99 programs of basic and professional education at Diploma, UG, PG and Doctoral level. The study programs encompass all major field of basic and professional knowledge i.e. Engineering, Architecture and Town Planning, Forensic Science, Pharmacy, Education, Agriculture, Law, Management, Economics, Languages, Mass Communication, Social Work, Basic and Applied Sciences, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Rehabiliation Sciences, Fine Arts, Home Science and others.
The Infrastructure base – Academic
The University Campus is spread over 186 acres of land on the foothills of Kamason Hillocks. The campus has more than 50 well equipped institutional buildings accommodating all institutes and departments. Each institute and department have ICT enabled classrooms and smart classrooms apart from Seminar and Conference Halls with LAN connectivity.
The huge Gandhi Auditorium with 1000 pax capacity has the potential for holding academic, cultural and social activities of national and international level. The Indoor Stadium holds Bandminton, Basketball, Chess and other indoor games tournaments of national, international and state levels.
Residential Facilities
The BUIC, the guest house of the University has facilities of international standards. There are eight hostels for girls and boys housing more than 1100 students with amenities like 24 x 7 water and power, Mess Facility, wi-fi connectivity, open air theatre, open gym, lush green spaces and effective security system with surveillance cameras.
Self Sustaining Model of Fund Mobilisation
The key reason behind the unprecedented development of University’s remarkable success and effectively incepting so many Institutes in a very short span of time is initiating various professional and applied courses under Self Finance Scheme.
The university has been able to develop a culture of commitment and hard work in its academic and administrative system to a large extent and prove to be a role-model and path-setter for upcoming universities in India.
Career Guidance and Placement
The University has been trying to support the learners by identifying the capabilities of different individuals and guiding them to achieve excellence. The students enrich from the contact with university towards attainment of knowledge and wisdom. The aim of the university is to prepare those graduates who can apply the knowledge they gained and be instrumental in redefining the standards of education.
The student achievement and development are the core aspects of education provided in the university. Making students learn to achieve their goals with continuous support in the relevant areas by the institution. The priority of the university is to prepare such graduates who are well equipped with confidence, expertise and a vision to do greater good to mankind.
The Softskills training is inter-weaved with the academic process. The university allocates major budget towards skill development and on as well as off-campus placement drives of the students through its Training and Placement Cell.
Strong ICT Base
The University is pioneer in adopting ICT in academic and administrative system. From admission to declaration of results all the processes are automated and online. ERP modules are in place for finance, administrative, grievance handling, hostel management apart from biometric attendance. The areas of performance of the University worth mentioning are the continuous efforts of the University in development of physical and ICT infrastructure, Research and Extension activities.
The University has departmental computer labs in professional programs and a Central Computer Lab with LAN and wi-fi connectivity for the reference and use of faculty, scholars and students.
The University has a state of the Art Media Lab cum Broadcasting Studio to develop econtent and ensure access to quality lectures and study material for the campus students as well as others from affiliated colleges.
Research, Publications and Extension
The university is known for its Research and innovative endeavors in the field of Engineering, Pharmacy, Core and Applied Sciences. There are extensive departmental laboratories for the science and technological fields in the field of Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Food Technology and Engineering apart from an Innovation Centre – the Central Instrumentation Facility of the University to promote interdisciplinary research amongst its 17 departments of Basic, Life and Applied Sciences. The University has research projects funded by Central and State Government funding agencies and the faculty and researchers are continuously working towards the augmentation of the research.
The University has five Centres of Excellence in the area of Mathematics and Computer Applications; Tourism and Hostel Management, Economics, Finance and Earth Sciences and Food Technology.
The STRIDE Project of the UGC being run by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Innovation Centre imparts quality training and education to the faculty and aspiring research scholars.
The University has excellent facilities in form of Herbal Garden, Green House, Animal house, Central Instrumentation Laboratory etc. More than 100 MOU’s with renowned National and International Institutes/Universities have been entered into for academic and research collaborations and exchange programmes.
Incubation Centre – BASIC (Bundelkhand University Active Start up and Incubation Council)
The Centre has received grant of Rs.1.5 Crores Startup grant from Department of Electronics, Government of Uttar Pradesh for the young researchers.
The University has been identified as Technology Enabling Centre by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and a grant of Rs.5 Crores has been received to establish more Technology Enabling Centres in Bundelkhand Region.
Effective Governance and Visionary Leadership
The University has provision of duty/academic/study leave and financial assistance to the teachers, sponsorship for national and overseas travel for international conferences and for collaborative research.
The University has policies for Research, IPR Policy, IT, Consultancy, Energy Conservation, Waste Management, Clean and Green Campus apart from Code of Ethics for Academic Integrity and Plagiarism.
The days of national and international importance are celebrated to ensure gender and cultural sensitization.