ISBM University is a state private university in Gariyaband district, Chhattisgarh, established in 2016 under the Chhattisgarh Private Universities framework. The university was added to the schedule of the Chhattisgarh Private Universities (Establishment and Operation) Act through the 2016 amendment legislation, with its main campus at village Nawapara-Kosmi in Chhura tehsil. A later University Grants Commission communication recorded 9 September 2016 as the date on which the university was established and notified. The founding legislation authorizes a broad range of certificate, diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate and research-level education. ISBM University has developed schools covering management, commerce, humanities, social sciences, law, education, journalism, science, technology, pharmacy and other professional fields. Its academic positioning emphasizes skill-based learning, research, employability and flexible multidisciplinary study. The institution operates in a rural scheduled-area setting, giving it a distinctive regional access role in central Chhattisgarh. The university combines campus teaching with professional programmes and student-support services while working within regulatory frameworks for law, pharmacy and technical education where applicable. Membership and recognition relationships include national higher-education and professional bodies. ISBM University's relatively recent history is therefore anchored in the 2016 state amendment, formal notification and subsequent development of a broad school structure serving students in Gariyaband and surrounding regions. The institution's programme design combines conventional degrees with certificate, diploma and research pathways authorized by its founding framework. Its rural location distinguishes the university from many private institutions concentrated in major state capitals. Established as a state private university in Chhattisgarh in 2016. The university's main campus is at Nawapara-Kosmi in Chhura tehsil of Gariyaband district. It was added to the state's private-university schedule through the 2016 amendment Act. UGC correspondence records 9 September 2016 as the establishment and notification date. Founding phase — Management, humanities and professional programmes formed the early multidisciplinary portfolio.