HEMCHAND YADAV VISHWAVIDYALAYA

Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, formerly known as Durg Vishwavidyalaya, is a state university situated in Durg, Chhattisgarh, India. It was established in 2015 under the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2015, which bifurcated Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University to create the new institution, initially covering the districts of Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Rajnandgaon and Kabirdham. Narendra Prasad Dixit served as its first vice chancellor. Following the death of Hemchand Yadav, the university was renamed in his honor in 2018 through the Chhattisgarh Vishwavidyalaya (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2018. Subsequent vice chancellors included Shailendra Saraf, appointed in 2018, followed by Dilip Wasnikar as an additional charge, and Aruna Palta in September 2019. The university is housed in the old Girls' PG College Campus Building at Raipur Naka, Durg. Its jurisdiction extends over the districts of Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Rajnandgaon, Mohala-Manpur, Khairagarh and Kabirdham. As of 2024, the university had 158 affiliated colleges, of which 84 were government colleges and the remainder private, including Govt. Vishwanath Yadav Tamaskar Autonomous College, Durg and Rungta College Bhilai.