Awadesh Pratap Singh University was established in the year 1968 on the 20th of July and it was given the name in honor of Ct. Awadhesh Pratap Singh, who was a freedom fighter and a illustrious son of the nation. It got recognition from the University Grants Commission in the year 1972 on the month of February. The university is an associate of the All Commonwealth Association of Universities and Association of Indian Universities. It is an affiliating-cum-teaching university and its jurisdiction is spread over the districts of Satna, Umariya, Shahdol, Sidhi and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. In addition to colleges located in the aforesaid districts, more than 85 schools of Sanskrit and 20 colleges of Sanskrit spread over the whole state of M.P are affiliated to this university. The list of colleges affiliated to the university is given below:

Medical Colleges:

• Shyam Shah Medical College

• Govt. Ayurvedic College & Hospital

Engineering Colleges:

• Government Engineering College

Management Colleges:

• Department of Business Administration, A.P.S. University, Rewa, M.P. MBA

Other Colleges:

• Arts & Commerce Degree College, Beohasi

• Arts & Commerce Degree College, Hanumana

• Arts Degree College, Semaria (Rewa)

• Arts College, Sirmour

• Arts & Law College, Singrauli

• Bapu Degree College, Nowgong

• Chhatrasal Government College, Panna

• D B C College, Panna

• Degree College. Niwari

• Degree College, Samaria

• Degree College, Sirmaur

• Girls Arts Degree College, Chhatarpur

• Government Arts College, Amarpatan

• Government C M Degree College, Maharajpur

• Government Colege, Naigarhi

• Government College, Harpalpur

• Government College, Pushparaj Garh

• Government College, Ajaygarh

• Government College, Amanganj

• Government College, Baraka

• Government College, Beohari

• Government College, Bijavar, Dist Chattarpur

• Government College, Bijwar

• Government College, Birsinghpur Pali

• Government College, Chhatarpur

• Government College, Churahat Sidhi

• Government College, Deosar

• Government College, Devendra Nagar

• Government College, Dhanpuri

• Government College, Gurh

• Government College, Jaipur

• Government College, Jaisinghnagar

• Government College, Jaitwara, Satna

• Government College, Jatara

• Government College, Manjhauli

• Government College, Nagaud

• Government College, Pawai

• Government College, Prithivipur

• Government College, Raipur Karculiyam

• Government College, Rampur, Naikin

• Government College, Shahdol

• Government College, Sidhi

• Government College, Sihawal

• Government College, Singrauli

• Government College, Tikamagarh

• Government College, Umaria

• Government College, Laundi

• Government College of Education, Chhatarpur

• Government College of Education, Rewa 8

• Government Degree College, Burhar, Distt. Shahdol

• Government Degree College, Waidhan, Sidhan Sidhi

• Government Girls College, Panna

• Government Girls College, Rewa

• Government Girls College, Satna

• Government Girls College Sidhi

• Government Indira Gandhi Home Science College, Shahdol

• Government Model Science College, Rewa

• Government Nehru Degree College, Burhar

• Government Postgraduate College, Satna

• Government S K N College, Mauganj

• Government New Science College, Rewa c.

• Harihar Degree College, Harpalpur

• Janta College, Gurh

• Janta College, Amahiya, Rewa

• K N Girls Degree College, Satna

• Law College, Satna

• Law College, Shahdol

• M M Degree College, Kotma

• Maharaja College, Chaatarpur

• Nehru Smarak College, Chakghat, Distt. Rewa

• Pt M L N Law College, Chhatarpur

• R S Smarka Mahavidyalaya, Manikwar

• S S T College, Givndgarh

• S V Mahavidyalaya Teonthar, Dist. Rewa

• School of Correspondence Courses and Distance education, A.P.S. University, Rewa

• Seth Raghunath Prasad College, Hunumana, Rewa

• Shri Ganesh Prasad Varni Snatak Mahavidyalaya, Ghuwara

• Sudarshan College, Lalgaon

• Swami Parnavanand College, Chhatarpur

• T R S College, Rewa

• Tulsi College, Anuppur

• Vinijya Mahavidyalaya, Satna

• Vivekanand College, Maihar

• Government Abhayanand Sanskrit College, Kalyanpur, Shahdol

• Government Ramanand Sanskrit College, Lalghati Vave Temple, Bhopal

• Government Sanskrit College, Bhitari (Sidhi)

• Government Sanskrit College, Lashkar, Gwalior

• Government Sanskrit College, Rambagh, Indore

• Government Sanskrit College, Ujjain

• Government Sanskrit College, Hanumana, Rewa

• Government Sanskrit College, Devendranagar Panna

• Government Venkat Sanskrit College, Rewa

• Shri Ganesh Digamber Jaina Sanskrit College, Varni Bhavan, Sagar

• Shri Janaki Sanskrit College, Purahi Lanka Chitrakuta, Satna

• Shri Loknath Municipal Sanskrit College, Govindgja Jabalpur

• Shri Narayan Sanskrit College, Katani, Jabalpur

• Shri Ram Nath Sanskrit College Akshayavat Chitekuta, Satna

• Shri Ram Sanskrit College Janakikunda Chitrakuta, Satna

• Shri Rameshwar Gahira Guru Sanskrit College, Smarvar, Riagarh

• Shri Rishikumar Sanskrit College, Pilikothi Chitrakuta, Satna

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University is situated in a land spread over an area of 246.20 acres at about five kms from the city of Rewa. The campus of the university includes administrative block, staff quarters, central library, physics center, computer centre, tribal center, Hindi department, humanities block, science, physics, biology departments, etc…In addition to these, there are also post office, medical dispensary, employment bureau, and branch of Allahabad Bank within the campus of the university. Besides, it also includes temple for Lord Shiva, big stadium, yoga hall and a gymnasium hall. The central library can accommodate as many as 100 students at the same time. Several boards & Committees like planning & evaluation board, board of studies, academic council and EC members council is also functioning under the campus of the university.