Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya

Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam Jansanchar Vishwavidyalaya is a state university in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, devoted to journalism, mass communication and related media studies. The Government of Chhattisgarh's Department of Higher Education established it in memory of Shri Kushabhau Thakre under Chhattisgarh Act No. 24 of 2004, and it was inaugurated on 16 April 2005. The university states that it is on the UGC list under Section 2(f) (notification dated 1 August 2005) and is a member of the Association of Indian Universities. Its Kathadih campus lies about 6 km from Raipur city on the banks of the Kharun River and covers 62 acres, with two faculty buildings, a library, a multimedia centre and hostels. The Governor of Chhattisgarh is the Chancellor.

Nine teaching departments run the programmes: Mass Communication, Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, Electronic Media, Social Work, Management, Language, Library and Information Science, and Information Technology. The 2025 course fee structure lists three-year undergraduate programmes (B.A. Mass Communication, B.Sc. Electronic Media, B.Sc. Multimedia, BBA) with 60 seats each, two-year postgraduate programmes (MJ, M.A. in Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations and Film Studies, M.Sc. Electronic Media, MSW and three MBA specialisations) with 40 seats each, library science programmes and one-year postgraduate diplomas. The university also grants colleges session-wise temporary affiliation for courses. Applications for the 2026-27 undergraduate, postgraduate and diploma programmes opened on 1 May 2026 on the university portal, and admission follows the Chhattisgarh Higher Education Department's admission guidelines.