Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Other name | MKBU |
|---|---|
Former name | Bhavnagar University |
| Motto | Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya |
Motto in English | From darkness, towards light |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1978 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Gujarat |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. B. B. Ramanuj |
| Students | 225,500 |
| Location | , , 364001 , |
| Campus | Urban, 269 acres (109 ha) |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | mkbhavuni |
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, formerly Bhavnagar University or MKBU is a state university located in Bhavnagar city in the state of Gujarat in India. The university provides teaching and research programs in Arts, Commerce, Science, Medicine, Management, Rural Studies and Law Faculties.
More than 150 colleges or Institutes are affiliated with Bhavnagar University. University provides teaching with 20 departments, 60 Postgraduate centres, 30 Diploma course-centers and 04 recognized institutes and research centres. University came into being on 24 May 1979. Its land-estate area is 269 acres.