The Mahatma Gandhi University was established in the year of 2018 as per The Purba Medinipur University Act 2017 and The Purba Medinipur University (Amendment) Act 2018 respectively. The University upholds the objective of Government of West Bengal to provide the facilities of quality Teaching, Training and Research Centres in various branches of Humanities, Social and Basic Sciences for delivering advance knowledge and basic requirement of Higher Education to serve the Society as well as the Nation.