Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
BBAU
Seal of the university
Mottoप्रज्ञा शील करुणा
Motto in English
Wisdom Modesty Compassion
TypePublic central university
Established1996 (28 years ago) (1996)
AccreditationNAAC
AffiliationUGC; AIU; PCI; BCI
ChancellorPrakash C. Bartunia[1]
Vice-ChancellorNeel Mani Prasad Verma
VisitorPresident of India
Academic staff
311[2]
Students4,634[2]
Undergraduates760[2]
Postgraduates3,234[2]
640[2]
Location, ,
26°46′18″N 80°55′10″E / 26.7718°N 80.9195°E / 26.7718; 80.9195
CampusUrban
250 acres (100 ha)
AcronymBBAU
Colours  Blue   white
Websitewww.bbau.ac.in
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Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (informally known as BBAU) is only Central University in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.[3][4][5] The university is named after Babasaheb Ambedkar, social reformer, polymath and the architect of the Indian Constitution. The university was established on 10 January 1996. The university has a satellite campus at Amethi too, which was established in 2016.

  1. ^ "Administration - BBAU". Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2021" (PDF). Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University. 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ Online, India Today (20 October 2023). "BBAU Bags Top A++ In NAAC Rating CITY". IndiaToday.in. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  4. ^ India (11 August 2015). "Lucknow's Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  5. ^ "15-year-old Sushma Verma, the youngest postgraduate in the country, has now achieved yet another milestone by becoming the youngest Indian to get enrolled in the PhD course at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) in Lucknow". hindustantimes.com/. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.