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{{Short description|State University in Madhya Pradesh}}
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| motto           = ''ā nō bhadrāḥ krata vō yantu viśvataḥ''
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| chancellor      = [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]]
| vice_chancellor = Vijay Manohar Tiwari
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| head            = [[Vice President of India]]
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| city            = [[Bhopal]]
| state           = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| country         = India
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| affiliation     = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]]
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'''Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication''' ('''MCNUJC'''), also known as '''Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Evam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya''' or in short '''Makhanlal University''' (''Mākhanlāl Viśvavidhālaya''), is a [[public university]] in [[Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh]], India. It is named  after [[Makhan Lal Chaturvedi]], a freedom fighter, poet and journalist, and was established in 1992 by the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref name=mcu/> It is India's first university for journalism and mass communication.

The university is approved by [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] and is a member of the [[Association of Indian Universities]] and the [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]].

==Location==
The university has its main campus in Bhopal India . University has three campuses Datia, Rewa and Khandwa.

==Jurisdiction==
Unlike conventional universities in India which have limited territorial jurisdiction, this university has nationwide jurisdiction.

==Academics==
The  university offers full-time programmes only, and does not offer any correspondence or distance education programmes/courses. It admits students based on national level entrance exams. The university has 11 academic departments and awards [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]], [[Master's degree|master's]] and [[PhD]] degrees.

==See also==
*[[School of Broadcasting & Communication]]

==Further reading==
* [http://mcu.ac.in/rooot/MCU_ACT_English.pdf Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Avam Sanchar Vishwavidhyalaya, Madhya Pradesh ACT No. 15 1990]

==References==
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<ref name=mcu>[http://www.mcu.ac.in/about_university.aspx About University]. Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Avam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya. Accessed March 2014.{{self-published source|date=March 2014}}</ref>
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[[Category:1991 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]
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