Awadhesh Pratap Singh University
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Awadhesh Pratap Singh University is an autonomous institution in Rewa
city, often called ‘the land of white tigers', located in the state of Madhya Pradesh
in India
. The university was named after Captain Awadhesh Pratap Singh
, an eminent freedom fighter. The university is a teaching-cum-affiliating institution with its jurisdiction over 65 colleges in the districts of Rewa
, Sidhi
, Shahdol
, Umariya and Satna
, besides 21 Sanskrit colleges and 85 Sanskrit schools spread all over Madhya Pradesh
.
There are branches of Allahabad Bank, Employment Bureau and a post office as well as medical dispensary on the campus. It also has a small meteorological observatory and plans are afoot for a seismological observatory.
Rewa, India
Rewa is formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa and former state of Vindhya Pradesh in central India. It is an important city in the North Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state of India bordering Allahabad, Mirzapur and Banda Districts of Uttar Pradesh and Satna and Sidhi Districts of...
city, often called ‘the land of white tigers', located in the state of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The university was named after Captain Awadhesh Pratap Singh
Awadhesh Pratap Singh
Captain Kunwar Awadhesh Pratap Singh was a noted Indian politician and Indian independence activist. He was born in October 1888. He was a member of the Indian National Congress political party in Madhya Pradesh...
, an eminent freedom fighter. The university is a teaching-cum-affiliating institution with its jurisdiction over 65 colleges in the districts of Rewa
Rewa District
Rewa District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city Rewa is the district headquarters. Rewa is also known as land of white tigers.-Geography:...
, Sidhi
Sidhi
Sidhi is a city and a municipality in Sidhi district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:Sidhi is located at . It has an average elevation of 272 metres .It is a state of Chandela Rajput who came from Delhi...
, Shahdol
Shahdol
Shahdol is a city in Shahdol district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Shahdol District.Shahdol is also the 10th Division of Madhya Pradesh state, including shahdol, anuppur, umaria, and dindori district....
, Umariya and Satna
Satna
Satna is a city in central India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.-History:Satna got its name...
, besides 21 Sanskrit colleges and 85 Sanskrit schools spread all over Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
.
Campus
The university is on a 246.2 acre (0.996336932 km²) expanse of land in the north of Rewa city, at a distance of about 5 km from it, with its campus lying on either side of Rewa-Sirmour Road. Besides the overlooking administrative block, the complex comprises the departments of environmental biology, physics, science block, humanities block (including its extension), Ambedkar Bhawan (Hindi department), Tribal Centre, Computer Centre, Vikram Space Physics Centre, USIC, Central Library, Arjun Chhatra Griha, guest house, yoga hall, hostels for boys and girls, auditorium, stadium, and staff quarters. The construction of MBA department and the upper floor of Central Library building and Antarbharti are completed.There are branches of Allahabad Bank, Employment Bureau and a post office as well as medical dispensary on the campus. It also has a small meteorological observatory and plans are afoot for a seismological observatory.