Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University was established in 1990 by the Maharashtra University Act. The campus of the university is spread over an area of 650 acres of land. NMU Jalgaon is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with grade A. The university is also recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The university has 220 affiliated colleges and institutions and 4 research centres. NMU Jalgaon offers undergraduate, postgraduate diploma, postgraduate and doctoral level programmes in the areas of science and technology, commerce and management, humanities and interdisciplinary studies. Some of the popular courses offered by the university are B.Sc., B.A., PG diploma, M.Sc., M.A., M.Tech, M.Ed., M.Phil and Ph.D. The university accepts scores of GATE for M.Tech programme admission.
The university has a total 88 well-qualified faculty members. The total number of students enrolled at NMU Jalgaon is 2498. The student-teacher ratio at the university is 28:1. Ample facilities are provided by the university. Some of them are Boys hostels, girls hostels, guest house, medical clinic, sports, library, gym, cafeteria, auditorium, IT infrastructure, laboratories, convenience store, parking, bank and many more. The university also has a placement cell, which helps in the placement of the final year students. The placement cell provides placement training like personality development, resume writing, group discussions, mock interviews, etc. Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University provides many scholarships to meritorious and needy aspirants. The university has many clubs, committees and societies. It has many collaborations too.
The university is located at Umavi Nagar, Jalgaon, Maharashtra. There are various modes of transport to reach the university. One can travel by air, road or rail to reach NMU Jalgaon. The nearest airport is Jalgaon Airport. The distance between the airport and the university is 17.1 km and would take around 38 minutes from cab or auto. The nearest railway station to Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University is Jalgaon Junction Railway Station. It is located at a distance of 8.9 km and would take approximately 21 minutes from a cab or auto to reach the university. Bambhori Bus Stop is the nearest bus stop and is 2.6 km far from the university. One can cover the distance in about 6 minutes.
The university sports department provides both indoor and outdoor games. The university has an eight-lane running track, kabaddi, football and hockey grounds, basketball, tennis, volleyball, badminton courts. Fields and courts are maintained regularly.
