The University is situated on the bank of Arpa river in temporary hospital building in a village Sendari spread into 62 acres of land. It has proposed for about 300 acres of land in Koni village in the Educational hub, about 10 km. from Bilaspur city. There are nearly 117 Govt. and private colleges affiliated in the 05 districts of Chhattisgarh State which together constitute the juridiction of Bilaspur University. The colleges carry out undergraduate and postgraduate studies in different streams of Science, Arts, Commerce, Law and Education and Centres of research.
In its affiliated autonomous colleges, semester system of pedagogy is followed while at undergraduate level annual system is in place. However, University plans to introduce Choice-Based Credit System. (C.B.C.S.) from July, 2013-14 academic session (in its Campus) for its Integrated and post graduate programmes. Bilaspur University shall maintain close interaction with neighbouring Universities / Institutes fully realising its responsibility and obligations towards the society at large. The outreach programmes and trans-disciplinary researches shall be initiated to establish linkages with Industries, Research Institute and Universities through Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs). Bilaspur University believes that Quality of education is a continuous process,it needs constant nurturing in its higher educational Institutes through an active involvement of all the constituent units.