Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
इंदिरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय जनजातीय विश्वविद्यालय | |
| Motto | विद्यया विन्दते ऽखिलम् |
|---|---|
| Type | Central Tribal university |
| Established | 20 December 2007 |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliation | UGC |
| Endowment | 63.2 crore |
| Budget | 78 crore |
| Chancellor | Dr. Mukul Shah |
| Vice-Chancellor | Byomakesh Tripathy (I/C) |
| Visitor | President of India |
Academic staff | 177 |
| Location | , 22°48′22″N 81°45′00″E / 22.806°N 81.750°E |
| Campus | rural, 673 acres (272 ha) |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Website | http://www.igntu.ac.in/ |
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), is a Central University located in Madhya Pradesh, India established in 2007 and named after former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi.The university started its operations in 2008 from a temporary campus in Amarkantak and later shifted to its own campus in Lalpur, 23 kilometers away. The university was established to promote education in the backward tribal regions of India. IGNTU opened a regional campus in Manipur in 2009. A regional campus of the university was sanctioned in 2010 to be in Kalahandi district but it did not materialize. Later in 2023 a Team consisting of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and IGNTU officials conducted a survey in Mayurbhanj district for setting up of the university's third campus. The University was ranked 11th best in India by IIRF in 2024.