Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU) is a state public university in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, founded in 1958 as Marathwada University. The university was created to expand access to higher education in the Marathwada region and grew into a large teaching, research and affiliating institution serving colleges across Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Beed and Dharashiv districts. Its establishment followed sustained regional efforts for a university, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the institution on 23 August 1958. It was renamed in January 1994 in honour of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. BAMU now spans humanities, social sciences, sciences, commerce, management, education, law, fine arts and interdisciplinary research. The Department of Marathi was founded in 1959. The Department of History and Ancient Indian Culture was established in 1962. Postgraduate teaching in Education began in 1963. The university’s History Museum contains sculptures, coins, manuscripts, arms and archaeological material. The campus lies near Ajanta, Ellora and Daulatabad, supporting regional historical and archaeological scholarship. The Knowledge Resource Centre occupies a library building inaugurated by President S. Radhakrishnan in 1966. The university has a large affiliated-college system across four districts of Marathwada. Academic development includes law, management, fine arts, sciences and social sciences. Research centres include institutions devoted to Ambedkar studies and regional social questions. The university combines campus teaching with examination and degree functions for a very large regional student population. Its institutional record also includes a committee report recommended creation of a regional university for Marathwada. Its institutional record also includes the Marathwada University Act was passed. Its institutional record also includes prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the university. Its institutional record also includes the Department of Marathi was founded. Its institutional record also includes chief Minister Yashwantrao Chavan laid the foundation stone of the university library building. Its institutional record also includes postgraduate Education teaching began.