The Indira Gandhi National
TribalUniversity, Amarkantak has been established by an Act of the
Parliament of India.
It came into existence by the
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007 and came into
action with the appointment of Prof. C. D. Singh as its first
Vice-Chancellor on July 8th, 2008.
The jurisdiction of the
University extends to the whole country and it is fully funded by
the Central Government through the University Grant Commission.
The university caters to the
tribals’ long cherished dream of higher education