page_title: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's statue in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
context_page_description: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, formerly Marathwada University, is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Republic of India. It is named after B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, political leader, academic and the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution. The university was established on 23 August 1958. This university has contributed to the progress of adjoining regions and people in innumerable ways. Since its inception, the university has around 456 colleges affiliated to it, which come under four districts of Maharashtra State.
context_section_description: There were nine colleges in Marathwada, listed below, all affiliated with Osmania University at Hyderabad in current Andhra Pradesh state. In response to demand of the public in Marathwada region for a university, the government appointed on 27 April 1957 a committee with the charter to provide recommendations regarding establishment of such a university. The governor of Bombay state signed the Marathwada University Act on 5 May 1958. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, inaugurated Marathwada University on 23 August 1958 at Aurangabad on the premises of the temporary main building of the university.
  S.R. Dongerkery became the first vice-chancellor. Affiliation of the following nine colleges was transferred from Osmania University to the newly formed Marathwada University:
  The Government College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad (established in 1923).
  The Milind Mahavidyalaya, Aurangabad (established in 1950).
  The People's College, Nanded (established in 1950).
  The Government College of Education, Aurangabad (established in 1954).
  The Marathwada College of Agriculture, Parbhani (established in 1956).
  The Manikchand Pahade Law College, Aurangabad (established in 1956).
  The Government Medical College, Aurangabad (established in 1956).
  The Yogeshwari Science College, Mominabad (established in 1956).
  The Arts and S.B.L. Commerce College, Jalna (established in 1958).
caption: Central statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
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