Shaheed Mahendra Karma Vishwavidyalaya, Jagdalpur

Shaheed Mahendra Karma Vishwavidyalaya (SMKV), formerly known as Bastar Vishwavidyalaya or Bastar University, is a state university situated in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India. It functions as a teaching-cum-affiliating university, affiliating 30 colleges and maintaining 10 University Teaching Departments (UTD), though a later section lists eleven teaching departments. The university was established and incorporated under the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam No. 18 of 2008, on September 2, 2008. Its jurisdiction extends over seven districts: Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Kanker, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, and Sukma. The eleven teaching departments include the School of Management Studies (SMS), School of Studies in Anthropology, School of Studies in Biotechnology, School of Studies in Computer Application, School of Studies in Education, School of Studies in English, School of Studies in Forestry & Wildlife, School of Studies in Physical Education, School of Studies in Political Science, School of Studies in Rural Technology, and School of Studies in Social Work. The text does not provide additional details about affiliation with another body, founding leadership, or a specific website URL beyond a general reference to an official website.