Bhopal University was rechristened as Barkatullah University in 1988, after the Name of Prof.Maulana Barkatullah Bhopali. The University formerly known as Bhopal University was established in 1970 in the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. Barkatullah University has been accredited as a B category university by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
The University campus, covering an area of approx. 360 acres of land, is located along Jabalpur-Jaipur National highway (NH-12) at a distance of about 3 kms. Barkatullah University has made available 30 acres (120,000 m2) of land for the UIT campus. The university has also provided infrastructural facilities which include a new college building with a floor area of 4763 m². An institutional building of 3726 m² (floor area) for creating state-of-the-art laboratory facilities are planned. From the Habibganj Railway Station .The University complex includes Administrative Block, Library Block, Life sciences Block, Law Block, Humanities Block, social science Block, Physics Block, Applied Geology Block, Hostel Building, Guest House, Institute of Open and Distance Education, Post office, a branch of the State Bank of India, Printing press, faculty club, Institute of Management Building, Department of Pharmacy and University Institute of Technology.
The territorial jurisdiction of the university extends to the eight districts of Bhopal, Sehore , Vidisha , Raisen , Hoshangabad, Harda , Betul, and Rajgrah. There are more than one hundred seventy colleges affiliated to the University. There is one Engineering college two college of education, a Technical Teachers Training Institute, a Ayurvedic , Unani, Physiotherapy and homeopathic college affiliated to this University.
Courses Offered :-
There are postgraduate courses, certificate courses, diploma courses, engineering courses, M. Phil programs, post-doctoral fellowship, etc.
There are eight faculties in the college and 23 teaching departments.
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Commerce
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Life Science
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Pharmacy
The courses are offered in the 64 government colleges and 159 private colleges that are affiliated to the university in the above-mentioned 8 districts.
Contact Details :-
Address- Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal
Hoshangabad Road, BHOPAL-462026,
Madhya Pradesh (INDIA)
Enquiry Phone : 2491800, 2491700
Dr.V S Bais ,Public Relation Officer (PRO)
Phone : 2491700,fax-2491862
D SW, Dr. SVS Rajput
Phone : 2491777, 2491800
Email –
