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The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Amarkantak was established to cater to the dream of higher education among the tribals. It came into existence by the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007 and started functioning on July 2008. The jurisdiction of the University extends to the whole country and it is fully funded by the Central Government through the University Grant Commission.
Aims and Objectives of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
The tribal people have rich cultural heritage and skill of art and craft but they are still marginalized in respect to higher education. Now in the present age of globalization the world has shrunk into a village as the society has advanced in technology. But the tribes, who are the custodians of Indian culture in real sense, are far behind in this race of advancement. In order to rescue them from the present plight, the university has put before itself the following aims and objectives-
To provide avenues of education, especially higher education and research facilities primarily for the tribal population of India.
To disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in tribal art, tradition, culture, language, medicinal systems, customs, forest based economic activities, flora, fauna and advancement in technologies relating to the natural resources of the tribal areas.
To collaborate with national and international universities and organizations, especially for undertaking cultural studies and research on tribal communities.
To formulate tribal centric development models, publish reports and monographs and to organize conferences and seminars on issues relating to tribes and to provide inputs to policy matters in different spheres.
To take appropriate measures for promoting the members of tribal communities capable of managing, administering and looking after their own needs by access to higher education through a university of their own.
To disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such other branches of learning as it may deem fit.
To take appropriate measures for promoting innovations in teaching learning process in inter-disciplinary studies and researches and to pay special attention to the improvement of social, educational and economic conditions and welfare of the scheduled tribes within the Union of India.
Departments in Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology
Department of Applied Psychology
Department of Biotechnology
Department of Botany
Department of Business Management
Department of Chemistry
Department of Commerce
Department of Computer Science
Department of Economics
Department of Education
Department of English and Foreign Languages
Department of Environment Science
Department of Geography and Regional Development
Department of Geology
Department of Hindi
Department of History
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Department of Linguistics and Contrastive Study of Tribal Languages
Department of Mathematics
Department of Pharmacy
Department of Physics
Department of Political Science and Human Rights
Department of Social Work
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Department of Statistics
Department of Tourism Management
Department of Tribal Studies
Department of Vocational Education
Department of Yoga
Department of Zoology
Admission in Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
The IGNTU invites applications from bright and aspiring students for admission to various programmes. Generally academic session begins in July. For latest IGNTU admission notice visit www.educationnews.shiksha