Guru Ghasidas University is one among the central universities India, which came into existence in the year 1983 on the 16th of June. The university has earned B+ status from the National Assessment & Accreditation Council and it is acting as an affiliating cum residential university in the state of Chhattisgarh.

Guru Ghasidas University is offering education through its different departments like zoology, social work, rural technology, political and public administration, pure and applied physics, pure and applied mathematics, physical education, pharmacy, management, library & information science, etc… and the list of courses offered through departments is given below:

Department of Adult & Continuing Education:

• Post Graduate Diploma in

o Fashion Designing

o Extension Education & Social Work

Department of Anthropology & Tribal Development:

• Integrated five-year UG and PG course

• M. Phil/Ph. D programme

• Ph. D alone

Department of Biotechnology:

• Master of Science

• Doctor of Philosophy

Department of Botany:

• Master of Science in Botany (under self-financing scheme)

• Integrated UG/PG programme

Department of Chemistry:

• Master of Science in Botany

• Integrated UG/PG programme

Department of Commerce:

• Master of Commerce

• Integrated UG/PG programme

• Integrated M. Phil/Ph. D

• Ph. D alone

Department of Computer Science & Information Technology:

• Master of Science in Information Technology

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Master of Computer Applications

• Ph. D

Department of Economics:

• Master of Arts in Economics

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Integrated M. Phil/Ph. D

• Ph. D

Department of Education:

• Bachelor of Education

• Master of Education

• Integrated M. Phil/Ph. D

• Ph. D

Department of English:

• Master of Arts in English

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Integrated M. Phil/Ph. D

• Ph. D

Department of Forestry, Wild Life & Environmental Sciences:

• Bachelor of Science in Forestry

• Master of Science in

o Forestry

o Wild Life

o Environmental Science

• Ph. D

Department of Hindi:

• Master of Arts in Hindi

Department of History:

• Master of Arts

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Integrated M. Phil/Ph. D

• Ph. D

Institute of Technology:

• Bachelor of Technology in

o Chemical Engineering

o Civil Engineering

o Computer Science & Engineering

o Electronics & Communication Engineering

o Industrial & Production Engineering

o Information Technology

o Mechanical Engineering

Department of Journalism & Mass Communication:

• Masters in Mass Communication & Journalism

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Ph. D

Department of Library & Information Sciences:

• Master of Library & Information Sciences

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Ph. D

Department of Management:

• Master of Business Administration

• Ph. D

Department of Pharmacy:

• Diploma in Pharmacy

• Master of Pharmacy with specialization in

o Pharmaceutics

o Pharmaceutical chemistry

o Pharmacology

• Doctor of Philosophy

Department of Physical Education:

• Bachelor of Physical Education

• Master of Physical Education

Department of Pure & Applied Mathematics:

• Master of Science in Mathematics

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Integrated M. Phil/Ph. D

• Ph. D

Department of Pure & Applied Physics:

• Master of Science in Physics

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Integrated M. Phil/Ph. D

• Ph. D

Department of Political Science & Public Administration:

• Master of Arts in Public Administration

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Integrated M. Phil/Ph. D

• Ph. D

Department of Rural Technology:

• Master of Science in Rural Technology

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Ph. D

Department of Social Work:

• Master of Social Work

• Ph. D

Department of Zoology:

• Master of Science in Zoology

• Integrated UG/PG course

• Ph. D

List of subjects in which Ph. D is awarded by the University:

• Anthropology

• Economics

• Geography

• Management

• Political Science

• Biology

• Education

• Hindi

• Mathematics

• Sanskrit

• Chemistry

• Engineering

• History

• Pharmacy

• Sociology

• Commerce

• English

• Home Science

• Physical Education

• Psychology

• Computer science

• Forest

• Library Science

• Physics

Guru Ghasidas University is offering education through 120 affiliated colleges located in the area of Bilaspur, a number of colleges in this list of affiliated colleges are government-run colleges, and there are private run colleges as well. Some of the colleges have earned permanent affiliation from the university, while some college has earned temporary affiliation from the university.