About Us Maharashtra nbsp has a long and rich tradition of educational reforms Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhaurao Patil Swami Ramanand Teerth and other great thinkers and reformers have contributed to educational philosophy and movement in the state It was therefore appropriate that the state realized the need of an open university The university was established on st nbsp July through Act XX of of the Maharashtra State Legislature justly named after Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra rsquo s great political leader and builder of modern nbsp Maharashtra Due to statutory powers conferred by an act XX of nbsp Maharashtra nbsp state legislature and the recognition by the lsquo University Grants Commission of India rsquo this university is fully empowered to award various academic certifications like certificates diplomas and graduate post-graduate doctoral degrees This university also takes all precautions at all programme stages from lsquo Curriculum Design rsquo to lsquo Read More