PROFILE
Central Tribal University, Vizianagaram, A.P., was established in 2019. The jurisdiction of the University extends to the whole State of A.P. and it is fully funded by the Central Government through the University Grants Commission. The University caters to the tribals’ long cherished dream of higher education.
OBJECTIVES
The Central Tribal University has set the following aims and objectives to achieve.
To provide avenues of education, viz., especially higher education and research facilities primarily for the tribal population of India.
To disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in tribal art, tradition, culture, language, medicinal systems, customs, forest base economic activities, flora, and fauna besides making available to them the advancement in technologies concerning the natural resources of the tribal areas.
To collaborate with national and international Universities and organizations to undertake joint cultural studies and research on tribal communities.
To formulate tribal centric development models, publish reports and monographs and to organize conferences and seminars on issues relating to tribes and to provide inputs to the Government(s) on policy matters in different spheres.
To take appropriate measures for promoting the tribal communities to be able to manage, administer and look after their own resources and needs by accessing to higher education through a university of their own.
To disseminate and advance knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such other branches of learning as it may deem fit.
To take appropriate measures to promote innovations in the teaching learning process in the context of inter-disciplinary studies and researches and to pay special attention to improve social, educational and economic conditions and welfare of the Scheduled Tribes within the Union of India.
