Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (BAMU) is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. BAMU was established as "Marathwada University" on August 23, 1958. 153 colleges are affiliated to the university. The student population exceeds 100,000. A year before the establishment of Marathwada University, the population of Marathwada was about 5.3 million, and there were around 3,686 primary schools, 231 middle schools, 95 high schools, one polytechnic, and one technical school in Marathwada. There were nine colleges in Marathwada, listed below, all affiliated with Osmania University at Hyderabad in current Andhra Pradesh state. In response to demand of the public in Marathwada region for a university, the government appointed on 27 April 1957 a committee with the charter to provide recommendations regarding establishment of such a university. The governor of Maharashtra signed the Marathwada University Act on May 5, 1958. Jawaharlal Nehru, then Prime Minister of India, inaugurated Marathwada University on August 23, 1958 at Aurangabad on the premises of the temporary main building of the university. S.R. Dongerkery became the first vice-chancellor.