Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Overview
Maharashtra
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, India
India
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BAMU was established as "Marathwada University" on August 23, 1958. 153 colleges are affiliated to the university. The student population exceeds 100,000.
A year before the establishment of Marathwada University, the population of Marathwada was about 5.3 million, and there were around 3,686 primary schools, 231 middle schools, 95 high schools, one polytechnic, and one technical school in Marathwada.
There were nine colleges in Marathwada, listed below, all affiliated with Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...
at Hyderabad in current Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
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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.
