. ▁Form er ly ▁known ▁as ▁G uru ▁G has idas ▁University ▁( GG U ), ▁established ▁by ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly , ▁was ▁formally ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁G GV ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Indian ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁Association ▁of ▁Commonwealth ▁Univers ities . ▁The ▁National ▁Ass ess ment ▁& ▁Acc red itation ▁Council ▁( NA AC ) ▁has ▁acc red ited ▁the ▁University ▁as ▁B + ▁. ▁Situ ated ▁in ▁a ▁soci ally ▁and ▁econom ically ▁challeng ed ▁area , ▁the ▁university ▁is ▁appropri ately ▁named ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁great ▁Sat n ami ▁Saint ▁G uru ▁G has idas ▁( born ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ), ▁who ▁champion ed ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁dow nt rod den ▁and ▁w aged ▁a ▁rel ent less ▁struggle ▁against ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁social ▁ev ils ▁and ▁in just ice ▁prev ail ing ▁in ▁the ▁society . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁G uru ▁G has idas , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Sat n ami ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁is ▁spread ▁across ▁the ▁Bil asp ur ▁Re venue ▁Division . ▁It ▁covers ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ▁spectrum ▁of ▁the ▁higher ▁education ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁people . ▁It ▁has ▁several ▁University ▁Te aching ▁Department ▁( UT D s ) ▁on ▁its ▁camp uses . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁G uru ▁G has idas ▁University ▁campus ▁spread ▁over ▁an ▁area ▁of