Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University

Ḍŏ. Bābāsāhēb Āmbēḍakar Marāṭhavāḍā Vidyāpīṭh
Motto	"Knowledge is sacred and is the source of enlightenment"
Type	Public/government
Established	1958 (67 years ago) (1958)
Chancellor	Governor of Maharashtra
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Vijay J. Fulari
Location	Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India 19°54′17.88″N 75°18′43.62″E / 19.9049667°N 75.3121167°E / 19.9049667; 75.3121167 , India
Campus	Urban, total 725 acres (2.9339 km2)
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC, AIU
Website	http://www.bamu.ac.in

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU), formerly Marathwada University, is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It is named after B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist and politician. The university was established on 23 August 1958. The university is spread in 725 acres making it the largest University in Maharashtra India terms of total area. Since its inception, the university has around 456 colleges affiliated^[1] to it in four districts (Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed and Osmanabad) of Maharashtra State.