Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya

Rani Durgawati Vishwavidyalya (RDVV), Jabalpur is privileged to have the blessings and good wishes of many important and distinguished Indians. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan delivered its first convocation address and blessed students and the institution. Similarly Dr. C.D. Deshmukh delivered the convocation address on 1960, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri on 1961 and Dr. C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar on 1963. Prof. R. Chidambaram, the well known atomic scientist was the chief guest at its convocation held on 2002, while Dr. J.S. Verma, farmer chief justice of India delivered the address in convocation on 2005.

The university has produced a large number of internationally acclaimed academicians and scientists, a number of distinctions and awards have been given to its teachers and students and many international fellowships have been bagged by the faculty members. Various research projects in different disciplines, with an outlay of around Rs. 5 crores have been completed during this period. Currently several research projects are in progress. The university is thus playing a key role in higher education in central India.