Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), also known as University of Technology of Madhya Pradesh, is a state university situated in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is a multi-campus affiliating, research university offering diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated, dual and doctoral courses in fields like engineering, technology, pharmacy, management, architecture, design and applied sciences. The University has been accredited with Grade ‘A’ by NAAC. RGPV started in 1958 which gained special status in 1998. RGPV was established in the year 1998, by Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Act 13, 1998.[ The university was established by the Government of Madhya Pradesh as a common university for all the technical institutes, mainly including engineering and pharmacy colleges in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The university was named after the former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.