Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University is a

State university A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...

located in the city of

Bareilly Bareilly () is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

, India.

History

The university was established in 1975 as Rohilkhand University vide the Uttar Pradesh Universities (Re-enactment and Amendment) Act, 1974 and it started functioning from 15 February 1975. It got the status of a residential university in 1985, when four more departments were increased. In 1987, three more departments were added. It was renamed as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University in August 1997 in honour of social reformer

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jyotirao Phule (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890), also known as Jyotiba Phule, was an Indian social activist, businessman, anti-caste social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His work extended to many fields, including eradication of u ...

Campus

The university campus is spread over on the outskirts of Bareilly city along Pilibhit bypass road and its territorial jurisdiction extends over the districts of

Moradabad Moradabad () is an industrial city, commissionerate, and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Del ...

Sambhal Sambhal (pronounced Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, sə̃bʰəl) is a city located in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city lies approximately 158 km (98 mi) east of New Delhi and 355 km (220 mi) north-west of the state capit ...

, Rampur, Bijnore,

Amroha Amroha is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is located north-west of Moradabad. It is the administrative headquarters of Amroha district. Geography Amroha is located north-west of Moradabad, near the Sot (सोत) River. Be ...

Budaun Budaun (romanised: Badāʾūn or Badāyūn, ) is a medieval city and headquarters of Budaun district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located about a mile east of the Sot river, and 27 km north of the Ganges, in the Rohilkhand ...

Pilibhit Pilibhit () is a city and a municipal board in Pilibhit district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Pilibhit is the north-easternmost district of Bareilly division, situated in the Rohilkhand region of the sub- Himalayan Plateau ...

and

Shahjahanpur Shahjahanpur () is a municipal corporation, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located between Bareilly and Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. History Shahjahanpur was establi ...

in Uttar Pradesh.

Ranking

The university is rated A++ by the

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, and is categorised as a Category-1 university by UGC. In 2024,

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ranked the university among top 101–125 Pharmacy colleges/universities in

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Notable alumni

Javed Ali Khan Javed Ali Khan (born 31 October 1962) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party and a member of the Rajya Sabha, representing Uttar Pradesh. Early life Khan was born on October 31, 1962, in Mirzapur Nasrullapur in Sambh ...

Politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

Salona Kushwaha Salona Kushwaha is an Indian politician and a member of the Eighteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh in India. She represents the Tilhar (Assembly constituency), Tilhar constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janat ...

Mohammed Shami Mohammed Shami (; born 3 September 1990) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowling, fast-bowler, for the India national cricket team and for the Bengal cricket team, Bengal in domestic cricket and for the Sunrise ...

, cricketer *

Rajpal Yadav Rajpal Naurang Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor and comedian. His breakthrough came in Ram Gopal Varma's ''Jungle'' (2000) with a negative role. Although Yadav has gained widespread recognition for his slapstick comic performances ...

, film actor * Y. D. Sharma, professor *

Rahul Johri Rahul Johri presently serves as President – Business,South Asia o(having previously served as Executive Vice President and General Manager - South Asia for Discovery Networks Asia Pacific). He was the 1st Chief Executive Officer at the Board ...

, executive *

Vinod Kapri Vinod Kapri is an Indian filmmaker. His films include the documentary '' Can't Take This Shit Anymore'' (2014); feature films '' Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho'' (2015) and '' Pihu'' (2018); the documentary film '' 1232 KMS'' (2021); and ''Pyre'' (202 ...

, film maker

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