Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication or simply Makhanlal University, Hindi: माखनलाल विशवविधालय, is a public university located in Bhopal set up by the Act 15 of 1990 of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Named after Makhan Lal Chaturvedi, a renowned freedom fighter, poet and journalist, the university was formally inaugurated by Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then Vice President of India, on January 16, 1991 becoming Asia's first university dedicated to the field of journalism and communication (which includes information technology and computer science). Unlike most universities, this University does not have a limited territorial jurisdiction. Nor is it an open university. The Vice President of India is the Visitor to the University. The university holds national level entrance exams each year for admitting students in various courses at its University Teaching Departments.its the best institute of journalism. The University has its main campus in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh India.