Awadhesh Pratap Singh University

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Awadhesh Pratap Singh University

Type	Public
Established	July 20, 1968 (1968-07-20)
Chancellor	Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Rajkumar Acharya
Location	Rewa, Madhya Pradesh , India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC, AIU, ACU
Website	http://apsurewa.ac.in/

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University is a state university in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. The university was named after Captain Awadhesh Pratap Singh, a politician and an activist. It is a co-educational higher education institution. It offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees, such as bachelor's degrees, master's degrees in several areas of study. The university also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to student,s including a library, online courses and distance learning opportunities, as well as administrative services.^[1]

The university imparts education through nearly 238 affiliated colleges within its jurisdiction in Anuppur, Rewa, Satna, Shahdol, Sidhi, Singrauli and Umaria districts of Madhya Pradesh. The university also provides education to the people in remote areas through distance learning mode.

The university is on a 246.20 acres (0.9963 km²) expanse of land in the north of Rewa city, about 5 km from it, with its campus lying on either side of Rewa-Sirmour Road. Besides the overlooking administrative block, the complex comprises the departments of environmental biology, physics, science block, humanities block (including its extension), Ambedkar Bhawan (Hindi department), Tribal Centre, Computer Centre, Vikram Space Physics Centre, USIC, Central Library, Arjun Chhatra Griha, guest house, yoga hall, hostels for boys and girls, auditorium, stadium, and staff quarters. The construction of the MBA department and the upper floor of the Central Library building and Antarbharti are completed.

At the foot of the Vindhyas, the campus is cozy and environmentally friendly, far from the hustle and bustle of city life. The campus presents a scene of ashrams of ancient times. Still, the residents get all the facilities and amenities of modern life, such as, canteen, facilities for Xerox, STD, and a small shopping center. The campus also has a large gymnasium hall, yoga hall, and a big stadium as well as a Lord Shiva temple between a modest park (greenery).

There are branches of Allahabad Bank,an Employment Bureau, and a post office as well as a medical dispensary on the campus. It has a small meteorological observatory, and plans are afoot for a seismological observatory.

The university is named after Captain Awadhesh Pratap Singh, a distinguished son of the soil and a freedom fighter. The university was established on 20 July 1968 and got UGC recognition in February 1972. It has membership of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and the All-Commonwealth Association of Universities (ACAU).

• Prahlad Pandey, politician

• Awdhesh Pratap Singh University homepage

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