Mahayogi Gorakhnath University

This article is about a private university. For the state government run affiliating university, see Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath AYUSH University.

Mahayogi Gorakhnath University is a private university in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1] It is established by the Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 (U.P. Ordinance no. 4 of 2021) along with United University and F.S. University ^[2] and recognised by University Grants Commission (India) under section 12(f) of its act.^[3][4] It is first private university in Gorakhpur and Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.

Mahayogi Gorakhnath University

Type	Private University
Established	2021
Founder	Yogi Adityanath
Affiliation	University Grants Commission
Chancellor	Yogi Adityanath
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Surinder Singh
Location	Sonbarsa, Gorakhpur district , Uttar Pradesh , India 26.8334329°N 83.3555906°E / 26.8334329; 83.3555906
Website	https://mgug.ac.in/

History

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated this university in Gorakhpur on 28 August 2021 in presence of Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and several other local politicians. It is 3th University in Gorakhpur after Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University & Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology and first private university in Gorakhpur and Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh.

Courses

It is offering only 36 degree, diploma and certificate courses, as of now.^[5]