Mahayogi Gorakhnath University

This article is about a private university. For the state government run affiliating university, see Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University.

Mahayogi Gorakhnath University is a private university in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1] It is established by the Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 (U.P. Ordinance no. 4 of 2021) along with United University and F.S. University ^[2] and recognised by University Grants Commission (India) under section 12(f) of its act.^[3][4] It is first private university in Gorakhpur and Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.

Mahayogi Gorakhnath University

Type	Private University
Established	2021
Founder	Yogi Adityanath
Affiliation	University Grants Commission
Chancellor	Yogi Adityanath
Vice-Chancellor	Atul Bajpai
Location	Sonbarsa, Gorakhpur district , Uttar Pradesh , India 26.8334329°N 83.3555906°E / 26.8334329; 83.3555906
Website	https://mgug.ac.in/

History

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated this university in Gorakhpur on 28 August 2021 in presence of Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and several other local politicians. It is 3th University in Gorakhpur after Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University & Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology and first private university in Gorakhpur and Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.

Courses

It is offering only 3 degree courses, BSc Nursing, MSc Nursing and BAMS as of now.^[5]

References

1. "गोरखपुर में दो सौ एकड़ में बनकर तैयार हुआ महायोगी गुरु गोरखनाथ विश्वविद्यालय Gorakhpur News". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
2. http://dpsup.up.nic.in/e-gazette/gazettes/Extraordinary/80-21.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "University". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
5. "गोरखपुर: शिक्षा से सेवा और स्वावलंबन होगा गोरखनाथ विश्वविद्यालय की पहचान, जानिए कब होगा शुरू". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 August 2021.