Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, shortly called as Nagpur University was formed in the year 1923 on the 4th of August with just 927 students and six affiliated colleges. After 24 years (i.e.) in the year 1947, the students’ strength of the university increased to 9000 along with diversification and improvement in curriculum and range of subjects offered.

For the physical and intellectual well-being the students the university established sports facilities and library as a development activity. In the year 1958, many new faculties and departments were introduced by the university, but the major expansion came in the year 1963 and during this year a number of teaching and science departments were formed by the university. These new departments were transferred to the main campus in the academic year 1972-73. The list of colleges affiliated to the university is given below:

Affiliated colleges located in different districts:

• University College of Law, Nagpur

• University College of Education, Nagpur

• Advocate N S Ganguwar College of Education, Gadchiroli

• Anand Niketan College, Varora

• Arts & Commerce College, Aheri

• Arts & Commerce College, Arvi

• Arts & Commerce College Ashti

• Arts & Commerce College, Karanja

• Arts & Commerce Night College, Nagpur

• Arts & Commerce College, Pauni

• Annasaheb Gundewar Arts Commerce College, Nagpur

• Aravinda Babu Deshinukh Kala Vanijya Mahavidyalaya, Bharsinghl

• Arun Joshi College of Education, Nagpur

• Arun Sahib Gundebar Commerce College, Nagpur

• Bal Rajabhau Khobragde College of Education, Brahmapuri

• Basent Education Mahavidalaya Ganeshnagar, Nagpur

• Bhavabhuti Mahavidalaya, Amgaon Dist Bhandra

• Bimance College of Commerce, Nagpur

• C J Patel Arts & Commerce College, Tiroda

• C P & Berar Education Society’s Arts & Commerce College, Nagpur

• Citizen’s Education Society’s National Institute of Social Work, Nagpur

• College of Arts & Commerce, Saoner

• College of Education, Katol

• College of Rural Service. Wardha

• Dayanand Arya Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• Dhanwate National College, Nagpur

• Dharampeth Kala Vanijya and M P Deo Smruti Vidhyan Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• Dhote Bandhu College of Science, Gondia

• Dnyanesh Mahavidyalaya, Newargaon

• Dr. Ambedkar College, Nagpur

• Dr. Ambedkar College of Arts & Commerce, Chandrapur

• Dr. B Ambedkar Arts & Commerce College, Bramhapuri

• Dr. Baba Science Mahavidalaya Kaleshwar

• Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Commerce Night College, Nagpur

• F E S Girls College, Chandrapur

• G S College of Commerce & Management Studies Arnravati Road, Giripeth, Nagpur

• G S College of Commerce, Wardha

• Government Arts Mahavidyalya Nagpur

• Government College of Education, Bhandara

• Govt College of Science, Gachiroli

• Govindrao Warjukar Arts & Commerce College, Nagbhid

• Guru Nanak College of Science, Ballarpur

• Hislope College, Nagpur

• Indira Gandhi Arts & Commerce College, Kalmeshwar

• Indira Gandhi Sharirak Educational Mahavidalaya, Nagpur

• Institute of Arts & Social Sciences, Nagpur

• Ishwar Deshmukh College of Physical Education, Nagpur

• J M Patel Arts & Commerce College, Bhandara

• Janata College of Education Chandrapur

• Janata Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur

• Jankidevi Bajaj College of Science, Wardha

• Jashbai Muljibai Patel, Arts, Commerce & Science Mahavidalaya, Bhandara

• Jawaharlal Nehru Arts & Commerce College, Nagpur

• Kala, Vaijaya Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• Kamla Nehru Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• Karmavir Mahavidyalaya, Mul

• Lady Amrutbai Daga College for Women of Arts, Commerce & Science

• Shrimati Ratnidevi Purohit College of Home Science and Home Sciednce Technology, Nagpur

• Lady Amrutbai Daga and Shrimatic Ratni Devi Purohit College of Architecture for Women, Nagpur

• Lok Mahavidyalaya, Wardha

• M B Patel Arts & Commerce College, Sakoli

• M M College of Science, Nagpur

• Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science, Wardha

• Mahatma Gandhi Arts & Commerce College, Armori

• Mahatma Jyotiba Fule Mahavidyalaya, Baltarpur

• Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• Mahila Teachers Mahavidalaya Katol

• Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Gadchiroli

• Manohar Camadi Arts & Commerce College Chitnabispura, Nagpur

• Manoharbhai Patel Arts & Commerce College, Sakoli

• Matru Sewa Singh Institute of Social Work, Nagpur

• Mother Taresa Social Work Mahavidalaya, Katol

• N M D College of Arts & Science Gondia

• Nabira Mahavidyalaya, Katol

• Nagpur College of Homoeopathy & Bio Chemistry Nagpur

• Nagpur Sharirik Shikshan Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• Nagpur Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• Nagpur Polytechnic, Nandanwan, Nagpur

• National Fire Service College, Nagpur

• National Institute of Social Work Nagpur

• Newajabai Hitakarini College, Brahmpuri

• Nutan Adarsh Arts & Commerce & Smt Maniben Hiralal Vegad Science College, Umrer

• Post Graduate Institute of Developmental Studies, 253, Shivaji Nagar, Nagpur

• Priyadaishini Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Sevagram Road, Wardha

• Priyadarshini Sharirak Educational Mahavidalaya, Ganeshnager, Nagpur

• Punjabhai Patel College of Education Gondia

• P W S Arts & Commerce College, Indora, Nagpur

• R S Bidkar Arts & Commerce College, Hinganghat

• Radhika Teachers Mahavidalaya, Ganeshpeth, Nagpur

• Raje Dharmarao College of Commerce, Allapalli

• Raje Dharmarao College of Science. Aheri

• Ramchandra Mokhare Commerce College, Nagpur

• Rashartasant Tukadoji Mahavidalaya, Chimur

• S B City College, Nagpur

• S B Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• S K P College of Arts & Commerce, Kamptee

• S N M Arts & Commerce College, Tumsar

• S P Arts & Commerce College, Pulgaon

• Saibaba Kala Vanijya Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• Samarth Mahavidyalaya, Lakhani

• Santaji Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur

• Sarvodaya Mahavidyalaya, Sindevahi

• Seth Kesarimal Porbaal Mahavidalaya, Kamethi

• Sharirak Mahavidalaya Katol

• Shashkiya Chitrakala Mahavidyaliya, Nagpur

• Chatrapati Shivaji Sharirak Education Mahavidalaya, Katol

• Shiv Vaibhav College of Education, Wardha

• Shri Bapurao Deshmukh Sharirak Educational Mahavidalaya, Banadogari

• Shri Mathuradas Mohota College of Science, Nagpur

• Shri Narendra Tidkc Arts & Commerce College, Ramtek

• Shri Niketan Sharirak Educational Maliavidalaya, Nagpur

• Shri Pandharinath Arts & Commerce College, Narkhed

• Shri Shivaji Mahavidyalaya, Gadchiroli

• Shri Shivaji Mahavidyalaya, Rajura

• Shri Shivaji Mahavidyalaya. Nagpur

• Smt. Binzani Mahila Mahavidyalaya Nagpur

• S S Girls College, Gondia

• Sindhu Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur

• St Francis De Sales College, Nagpur

• Swavalambai College of Education, Wardha

• Tripude College of Social Work, Sadar, Nagpur

• Vashbairya Pradaishik Mahavidyala Nagpur

• Vidya Vikas Arts & Commerce College, Samudrapur

• Vithobaji Amie College of Education. Brahmapuri

• Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya Bhadravati

• Vrajlal Manilal Vasant Commerce & J M Thakar Arts and J G Patel College of Science, Nagpur

• Women’s College of Commerce, Nagpur

• Yeawant Mahavidyalaya, Deoll

• Yeswant Mahavidyalaya, Seloo

• Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Wardha

Nagpur Univerity presently comprises of 37 postgraduate teaching departments. The university was given its name in honor of Tukdoji Maharaj and the focus of the university is in teaching Indian languages inclusive of Urdu, Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit. In the year 1983, the university was divided into parts for the purpose of creating Amravati University.

The NAAC has awarded the university with A grade status. Due to strict assessment, the university is regarded as one of the toughest universities in India. As mentioned earlier, the university has expanded manifolds right from its inception by diversifying the range of subjects offered. In order to ensure faster development, the university has recently introduced the concept of e-learning.