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Kashi Vidyapith | |
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Former name | Kashi Vidyapith |
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| Motto | IAST: Vidhya'mritamaśnute |
Motto in English | Knowledge imparts immortality |
| Type | State University (Government) |
| Established | 10 February 1921 |
| Accreditation | NAAC B++ |
| Chancellor | Governor of Uttar Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Anand Kumar Tyagi |
| Location | Varanasi , , |
| Nickname | Vidyapith |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www |
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith is a public university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Established in 10 February 1921 as Kashi Vidyapith and later renamed, it is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh. It got University status in 1974 as Deemed to be University and State University status in 2009 by The Uttar Pradesh State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2008 (act no. 6 of 2009). The university has more than 400+ affiliated colleges spread over six districts. It is one of the largest state universities in Uttar Pradesh, with hundreds of thousands of students, both rural and urban. It offers a range of professional and academic courses in arts, science, commerce, agriculture science, law, computing and management.