The Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (Formerly known as North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon) established on 15th August 1990 under the Maharashtra Universities Act, XXIX of 1989, started its academic and administrative functioning from the academic year 1991-92. Within the span of 3 years, the University is recognized under section 2 (f) in 1991 and 12 (B) in 1994 under the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956. The jurisdiction of the University is extended over three districts i.e., Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar, a pre-dominantly tribal and rural area of Khandesh region. The University has opened its doors of higher education to mostly “first generation learners” of this area. Access, equity and academic excellence are the thrust areas of the University’s educational endeavor. Presently, Prof. V. L. Maheshwari is the Vice-Chancellor. Following Vice-Chancellors have successfully shouldered the responsibility of the University in the past.

The University was awarded with FOUR-STAR grade in the year 2001, B grade with 2.88 CGPA in the year 2009 and A Grade with 3.11 CGPA in 3rd Cycle re-accreditation in year 2015 by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore. The main campus of the University is located about 8 km away from Jalgaon and 1.5 km away from the Asia Highway No. 46 and is spread over an area of 660 acres on a hilly terrain (above mean sea level 810 ft.), which is conducive to teaching, learning, research and extension of know-how. The campus has been beautified with a massive plantation drive of more than 2 lac trees which earned it the recognition of ‘Vanshree Award – 2000’ by Government of Maharashtra and ‘Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshmitra Award-2002’ by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India, New Delhi. There are three satellite campuses namely—Pratap Regional Post-graduate Center, Amalner, Mahatma Gandhi Tatwadnyan Kendra, Dhule and Eklavya Training Center, Nandurbar.

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