Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University came into existence in the year 1983 on the 1st of May and the university is offering education through its affiliated colleges spread over five districts namely Buldhana, Amravati, Washim, Yavatmal and Akola.

The university is offering education under 10 different faculties of education namely engineering & technology, home science, law, social science, education, ayurveda, medicine, sciences, commerce and arts.

This university is also called as Amravati University and it has developed several facilities in its campus to offer education in different areas like chemical technology, business management, biotechnology and advanced education in computer. The list of courses offered by Amravati University through the different teaching departments functioning under its jurisdiction is given below:

Department of Home Science:

• Master of Science in

o Home Science & Communication

o Family Resource Management

o Food Science & Nutrition

• M. Phil in Home Science

• Ph. D in

o Home Science & Communication

o Family Resource Management

o Food Science & Nutrition

• Certificate course in

o Dietetics in weight management

o Sports Nutrition

o Flower decoration

o Cultivation and post harvest technology of oyster mushroom

Department of Applied Electronics:

• Master of Science in Applied Electronics

Department of Business Administration & Management:

• Master of Business Administration

• Ph. D in Business Management & Economics

Department of Computer Science:

• Master of Science in Computer Science

• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science

Department of Physical Education:

• Master of Physical Education

Department of Library & Information Sciences:

• Bachelor of Library & Information Sciences

• Master of Library & Information Sciences

• Certificate course in

o Library Automation

o Library Networking

Department of Physics:

• Master of Science in Physics

Department of Chemistry:

• Master of Science in Chemistry

Department of Geology:

• Master of Science in Geology

Department of Botany:

• Master of Science in Botany

Department of Zoology:

• Master of Science in Zoology

Department of Sociology:

• Master of Arts in Sociology

• M. Phil

• Ph. D

Department of Statistics:

• Master of Science in Statistics

• Certificate course in statistical methods for data analysis

Department of Mathematics:

• Master of Arts/Science in Mathematics

• M. Phil

Department of Microbiology:

• Master of Science in Microbiology

• Ph. D

Department of Marathi:

• Masters of Marathi

Department of Hindi:

• Master of Arts in Translational Hindi

• M. Phil in Hindi

• Ph. D

Department of Education:

• Master of Education

• Master of Philosophy

• Ph. D

Department of Biotechnology:

• Master of Science

• Master of Philosophy

• Ph. D

• Certificate course in Plant Tissue Culture

Department of Chemical Technology:

• Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Technology

Department of Law:

• LLM with specialization in

o Criminal law

o Constitutional & Administrative Law

• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Right Education

Department of Adult Continuing Education Extension and Field outreach:

• Certificate Course in

o Flower Decoration

o Dietetics (Dietetics in weight management)

o Sports Nutrition

o Cultivation and post harvest technology of oyster mushroom

o Salesmanship

o Testing of Edible oils and allies products

o Educational and Entrepreneurial training in fruits & vegetable preservation

o Invirtro propagation & conservation of some endangered medicinal & aromatic species

o Nursery management of medicinal & aromatic plants

o Commercial methods in chemical analysis

o Library Automation

o Library Networking

o Certificate Course in plants tissue culture

o Certificate Course in Applied geology

• M. Phil in

o English

o Marathi

o Hindi

o Sanskrit

o Physics

o Botany

o Zoology

o Chemistry

o Mathematics

o Statistics

o Computer Science

o Geology

o Microbiology

o Electronics

o Biotechnology

o Biochemistry

o Sociology

o History

o Political Science

o Geography

o Economics

o Library and Information Science

o Education

o Physical Education

o Home Science

Courses offered through distance education:

• Master of Business Administration

Apart from the aforesaid courses, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University also offers several Ph. D certifications through research from each of the aforesaid departments. This is because the university values research as proof for the teaching programmes being underpinned in a solid base of advanced techniques and latest knowledge. The main aim of the Amravati University is to contribute to the development of the economy through quality education and research.