Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University) occupies an esteemed place among the rural universities of India for over decades now. Established on 27th June 2008, it is one of the promising institutes in the State of Uttar Pradesh situated at the bank of river Ganges. It was basically conceived by our Ist Prime Minister of India, Late Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, who laid the foundation stone of Nehru Gram Bharati on 26th July 1962 in the village of Rishi Durvasha Ashram, Kotwa-Jamunipur, Dubawal Complex of his Phulpur constituency in Allahabad (Now Prayagraj) District. His dream was translated into reality by Sri J. N. Misra, who had a clear vision and dedication to the cause of upliftment of rural masses through education.
As on date, the campus has emerged as a prominent establishment of professional, technical education and traditional education for meeting the aspirations of youth from rural as well as urban areas. To begin with Rajiv Gandhi Degree College was established in the year 1996 and upgraded to Rajiv Gandhi Post Graduate College from the academic session 2000-01 which subsequently merged into the Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University) in 2008-09 after University Grants Commission recommended to the Ministry of Human Resource & Development (Now, Ministry of Education) for granting it Deemed to be University Status. The MHRD notified vide its gazette Notification no. F.9-42/2005-43(A) dated as 27th June 2008 bestowing the Deemed to be University status to Nehru Gram Bharati
The Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University) is composed of six campuses encircling approximately 74 acres of land spread over within a radius of about 5 Kilometers. The campuses are as under :
Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University), Jamunipur Main Campus: The lush green campus has buildings for Administrative Office, Faculty of Teacher Education, Arts, Science & Commerce.
The Undergraduate Courses viz.,
Bachelor of Arts (Honours/Honours with Research) (in the subjects Ancient History, Pol. Science, Hindi, Geography, Education, Sanskrit, English, Sociology, Home Science, Economics, Music & Philosophy, in Multicore disciplines [as per New National Education Policy-2020 from 2023-24] are being offered in this campus.
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours/Honours with Research) [as per New National Education Policy-2020 from 2023-24] is being offered in this campus.
Bachelor of Science (Honours/Honours with Research) (In Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Mathematics & Physics), [as per New National Education Policy-2020 from 2023-24] are being offered in this campus.
Teacher Education Programmes : Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Bachelor of Special Education (Hearing Impairment), Bachelor of Special Education (ID), Diploma in Special Education (D.Ed.Spl.Ed.[HI]), Diploma in Special Education (D.Ed.Spl.Ed.[IDD]), Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.), Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.) are being offered in this campus.
The Post Graduate & Doctoral Programmes viz.,
Master of Arts (In Ancient History, Pol. Science, Hindi, Education, Sanskrit, English, Economics, Sociology, Home Science, Philosophy & Geography),
Master of Commerce,
Master of Science (In Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Mathematics and Botany),
Master in Education (M.Ed.), Master of Special Education in Hearing Impairment (M.Ed.Spl.Ed.[HI]
and Ph.D. Programmes in the relevant disciplines are being offered in this campus.