The government of Chhattisgarh established bastar university in 2014 at jagdalpur in bastar district. It was established in the year 2012 and is duly approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India and is also affiliated to the Government of Chhattisgarh. At present, NAAC has accredited Bastar University in 2023 with B++ grade which has a score of 2.78. According to the NIRF Rankings 2023 for universities in India, Bastar University is placed in the category of 201-250 universities.
It is a university providing all kinds of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs in faculties of arts, commerce, science, education law, management and computer applications. The university offers some of the most sought after courses including BA, BCom, BSc, BCA, BBA, MA, MCom, MSc, MEd, LLB and many more. The admission to these programs is merit base and it is taken depending on the qualifying examination like 12th boards. It is a common practice for the application process to be conducted in maybe May of the year for the next academic session in July.
Bastar University Highlights 2024
| Attribute |
Details |
| University Short Name |
BU |
| Institute Type |
Public University |
| Established |
2008 |
| Accepted Entrance Exams |
CUCET (Central Universities Common Entrance Test) |
| Approved By |
UGC (University Grants Commission) |
| Complete Address |
Kanker Road, Near Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh 494001, India |
| Nearest Bus Stand |
Jagdalpur Bus Stand |
| Nearest Railway Stand |
Jagdalpur Railway Station |
| Nearest Airport |
Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur |
| Campus Area Size (in acres) |
50 acres |
Bastar University Eligibility Criteria 2024 (by Departments)
1. The candidate should have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination, with not less than 50% marks, from a recognized board/ university.
2. For the technical courses the candidate should have passed 10+2exam with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as subjects. Minimum 45% required.
3. For commerce and management courses, the candidate should have completed their 10+2 with at least 50% of marks.
4. There is the requirement of 10+2 pass certificate for Arts/humanities courses and the candidate must have minimum 45% marks in the relevant subjects.
5. 5% relaxation on percentage requirement may be provided for the students belonging to the reserved category as per rules and regulation of the government.
6. University also looks for the diploma/ bachelor degree passed diploma or bachelors degree from recognized institute.
Bastar University Placements 2024
Placements also shows that Bastar University has also made steady progress in the placement recently. During the recent placement season of 2024, more than 65 companies were taken on the campus for the recruitment process and 344 job offers were made to the final-year students. Some of the major recruiting companies that participated in the campus placement included Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, Infosys, Techno Mahindra, Accenture. The maximum remunerations provided reached Rs 18 lakhs per annum which were offered by Infosys and the average pay package reached nearly Rs 4 lakhs per annum. Nearly 69.13% of the students were placed through campus interview offers. The major sectors that offered the students of Bastar University included information technology, engineering and manufacturing, banking and financial services, education and research.
Bastar University Placements by Category
| Course Category |
Highest Salary Package (INR) |
Average Salary Package (INR) |
| B.Tech |
12,00,000 |
7,50,000 |
| M.Tech |
10,50,000 |
6,80,000 |
| MBA |
9,50,000 |
6,20,000 |
| MCA |
9,00,000 |
5,90,000 |
| B.Sc |
8,00,000 |
5,30,000 |
| M.Sc |
7,80,000 |
5,10,000 |
| B.A. |
7,50,000 |
4,90,000 |
| M.A. |
7,20,000 |
4,70,000 |
| Ph.D |
15,00,000 |
10,00, 000 |