State's First Tribal University May Be Set Up in Nashik

Maharashtra's first university catering entirely to students from tribal communities will come up in Nashik district, according to a comprehensive roadmap prepared by the higher and technical education department.

- Niraj Pandit

MUMBAI: The roadmap was presented to the higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil during a meeting earlier this week.

Currently, only two tribal universities are operative in India. They are the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University in Madhya Pradesh and the Central Tribal University in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. Additionally, the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Odisha operates as a tribal university. All three institutes admit non-tribal students alongside students from tribal communities owing to lack of sufficient demand.