Introduction

The Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) was established in July 1989 by Act XX- (1989) of the Maharashtra State Legislature. It is the Fifth Open University in the country. The jurisdiction of this university, originally for the State of Maharashtra, has now been extended beyond this State and the university can now operate any where across the globe. The University offers several offline programmers and has also embarked on a number of innovative online initiatives. The YCMOU has its headquarters at Nashik and provides support to its learners through study centers, which are spread all over the State of Maharashtra.

The main aim of the YCMOU is to become a Mass Varsity and to make available to the common man, educational programmers that are of practical use in his day-to-day life and those that provide better prospects for the future. The University offers several offline programmers and has also embarked on a number of innovative online initiatives. The YCMOU has its headquarters at Nashik, Regional Center at 8 districts and the study centers spread all over the State of Maharashtra. Maharashtra has a long and rich tradition of educational reforms. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Dr.Panjabrao Deshmukh, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Bhaurao Patil, Swami Ramanand Teerth and other great thinkers and reformers have contributed to educational philosophy and movement in the state.

Students Strength 2013-14 to 2018-19

Years	Preparatory	F.Y.B.A	S.Y.B.A	T.Y.B.A
2013-14	12	97	75	48
2014-15	30	92	82	62
2015-16	26	83	82	37
2016-17	30	78	58	67
2017-18	08	132	68	54
2018-19	07	146	99	61

Vision

• To educate and uplift the downtrodden and tribal students to bring them into the main stream of development.
• To inculcate ethics and values in the tribal students to retain a long cherished legacy and heritage of the country.
• To strive hard to provide quality education to the rural masses in order to create competency to compete with the urban students.

Mission

• To provide quality education to the rural and tribal students.
• To bring about transformation and positive changes in the society through the formal education & extension activities.

Y.C.M.O.U Department

Course Under YCMOU Study Centre
Ycmou Study centre was established in Academic Year 2009-10 in  Arts, Commerce and Science College, Kalwan (Manur)The Study Centre runs Following courses effectively.
1)  Preparatory ,
 2) B. A.

Faculty Member