Nehru Gram Bharati University, Allahabad  was established in the year 2008.

Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University) occupies an esteemed place among the rural universities of India for over decades now. Established on 27th June 2008, it is one of the promising Institutes in the State of Uttar Pradesh situated at the bank of river Ganges. It was basically conceived by our 1st Prime Minister of India, Late Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, who laid the foundation stone of Nehru Gram Bharati pn 26th July, 1962 in the village of Rishi Durvasha Ashram, Kotwa-Jamunipur, Dubawal Complex of his phulpur constituency in Allahabad District. His dream was translated into reality by Sri J.N. Mishra, who had a clear vision and dedication to the cause of upliftment of rural masses through education.

As on date, the campus has emerged as a prominent establishment of professional, technical education and traditional education for meeting the aspirations of youth from rural as well as urban areas. To begin with Rajiv Gandhi Degree College was established in the year 1996 and upgraded to Rajiv Gandhi Post Graduate College from the academic session 2000-01 which subsequently merged into the Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University) in 2008-09 after University Granst Commission recommended to the Ministry of Human Resources & Development for granting it Deemed to be University Status. The MHRD notified vide its gazette Notification No. F.9-42/2005-43(A) dated as 27th June 2008 bestowing the Deemed to be University status to Nehru  Gram Bharati.

The Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be Univeristy) is composed of six campuses encircling approximately 76 acres of land spread over within a radius of about 5 Kilometers.

Vision

State/Country in keeping with the promise of Late Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.

To provide new opportunity through higher education imparting professional, technical and conventional courses at their door step and enabling them to get employment for honorable living and to motivate to associate actively in nation building.

To promote young talents from rural areas of Allahabad and other parts of the country.

Mission

The mission objective of the value-based educational system of the Society is to evolve a “complete man”, i.e., a well-rounded person, whose hallmarks are intellectual strength, emotional maturity, truthfulness, general knowledge, aptitude, duties and discharge of obligations, high moral character, simple living, scientific temper, interdisciplinary outlook, and understanding of society.

Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed to be University), Kotwa, Jamunipur, Dubawal, Allahabad believes in the words of Nehruji that "A University stands of humanism, tolerance, reason, the adventure of ideas & for the search of truth"