Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya (Viswavidyalaya) is State University which has been established by the Gazette notification on 03.02.2012 of Chhattisgarh Act No 07, 2012, The Chhattisgarh Viswavidyalaya ( Amendament) Act, 2011 and came in to its existance in June, 2012. The jurisdiction of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya is extended to 04 districts namely:- revenue districts of Bilaspur, Mungeli , Korba, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi. The University is situated on In Front of Koni Police Thana ,Bilaspur- Ratanpur Road,Koni ,Bilaspur (C.G) 495009. There are nearly 106 Govt. and private colleges affiliated in the 04 districts of Chhattisgarh State which together constitute the jurisdiction of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya. The colleges carry out undergraduate and postgraduate studies in different streams of Science, Arts, Commerce, Law and Education and Centres of research.