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Jananayak Chandrashekhar University

state public university in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Source revisionAug 27, 2026
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Jananayak Chandrashekhar University (JNCU), is a state university established in 2016 by Government of Uttar Pradesh in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh with 138 affiliated colleges. These 138 colleges of Ballia district were formerly affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi. For academic year 2016-17 exams were conducted by Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi but students were awarded a degree of Jananayak Chandrashekhar University.

Affiliated Colleges

Government Colleges

Shaheed Mangal Pandey Rajkiya Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Nagwa, Ballia

Rajkiya Mahavidyalaya, Bairia

Government Aided Colleges

Satish Chandra College, Ballia

Shri Murli Manohar Town Post Graduate College, Ballia

Kunwar Singh Post Graduate College, Ballia

Gulab Devi Mahila Post Graduate College, Ballia

Kamala Devi Bajoria Degree College, Dubhar, Ballia

Shri Bajrang Post Graduate College, Dadar Ashram, Sikandarpur, Ballia

Mathura Post Graduate College, Rasra, Ballia

Amar Nath Mishra Post Graduate College, Dubey Chhapra, Ballia

Sri Sudristi Baba Post Graduate College, Sudistpuri Raniganj, Ballia

Devendra Post Graduate college, Belthra Road, Ballia

Self-financed Colleges

Gauri Bhaiya Mahavidyalaya, Sagarpali

Jagdish Singh Mahavidyalaya, Dehari, Rasra, Ballia

Shri Narheji Mahavidyalaya, Narhi, Rasara, Ballia

Kisan Post Graduate College, Raksa, Ratsar, Ballia

Swami Ramnarayanacharya Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Belthara Road, Ballia

Radha Mohan Kisan Majdoor Mahavidyalaya, Niyamatpur, Kanso, Ballia

Yashoda Nandan Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Gaura, Madanpura, Ekail, Ballia

Ramdhari Chandrabhan PG College, Nafrepur (Nagpura) Rasra, Ballia

Veer Lorik Sughar Mahavidyalaya, Vigah Charauwa, Ballia

Shri Jamuna Ram Degree College, Chitbaragaon, Ballia

Shaktipith Mahavidyalaya, Daulatpur, Ballia

Duja Devi Degree College, Rajauli, Sahatwar, Ballia

Udit Narayan Rishabh Mahavidyalaya, Pindari, Ballia

Maa Kasturi Devi Mahavidyalaya Nawanagar, Ballia

Snatkottar Mahavidyalaya, Bansdih, Ballia

Shri Ram Karan Post Graduate College, BHIMPURA NO.1, Ballia

Gauri Shankar Rai Girls Post Graduate College, Gaurishankar Puram (Karnai), Ballia

Sri Rakhant Baba Mahavidyalaya, Atrauli, Karmauta, Ballia

Sri Narheji Law College, Narhi, Rasara, Ballia

Sri Shiv Narayan Ganga Prasad Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Khanpur, Dumaria, Ballia

Vivekanand Mahavidyalaya, Semari, Ballia

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