Among learned seniors who laid the foundation of these traditions also include the names of:

Prof. Agrawal, R.P. of Rajasthan University, Jaipur
Prof. Banerjee A.C. of Avadh University, Faizabad
Prof. Bisen, B.B.S. of Rohilkhand University, Barelilly
Prof. Nagendra S.P. of Lucknow University, Lucknow
Prof. Sanyal N.K. of U.P.R.T. Open University, Allahabad
Prof. Singh. R.A. of Avadh University, Faizabad
Prof. Singh. U.P. of Purvanchal University, Jaunpur
Dr. Tiwari C.B. of Meerut University, Meerut

Other names in this glorious line of distinguished academicians are of Prof. H.S. Chaudhari, Prof. V.S. Pathak and Prof. R.M. Misra who became Vice Chancellor of our University. Prof. M.Verma, Prof. Veermani Upadhyay, Prof. K.S. Bhagava, Prof. L.B. Tripathi, Prof. M. Ilahi and Prof. A.K. Mittal also adorned the Chair of Vice Chancellor for shorter tenures.

We feel proud to mention that Prof. Hiralal Singh ,Dr. G. Rasul, Prof. R.P. Bahadur, Prof. H.S. Srivastava, Prof. R.B. Tiwari, Prof. V. Chatterjee, Prof. K.B. Lal, Prof. U.R. Rai, Prof. L.B. Tripathi, Prof. Kamal, have been the torch-bearers of our University in the earlier days. Prof. Pratap Singh, Prof. N.K. Sanyal and Prof. R.A. Singh and Prof. L.N. Tripathi were offered the prestigious position of the Chairman of U.P. Higher Education Services Commission (Allahabad), which they served with distinction.

Among the present generation of the university teachers there is a distinguished band of scholars many of whom have received national and international recognition. Many of our alumni have also brought laurels to the University in various areas, both in the country and abroad. They are holding important positions in academic, administrative, legal, professional, military and political fields as well as in sports and games. Late V.B. Singh (Ex Chief Minister of U.P) and Late Kalp Nath Rai (Central Minister) were the alumni of this university. Ex Chief Minister of U.P. Sri Raj Nath Singh is also the alumni of the Physics Department of Gorakhpur University.

Besides the conventional courses, the University offers several other courses in Business management, Computer Science, M.Sc. in Electronics, Diplomas in Photography, PG Diploma in Computer Science, diplomas in public administration, labour law, journalism are some of the more prominent ones. A few courses of topical interest where introduced :

Industrial Microbiology (1999), Industrial Chemistry and Home Science at the Under Graduate level, and Biotechnology at the Post Graduate level.

Remedial courses for SC and ST are also being organized. There is also an Employment Guidance Bureau to help and advice students in seeking employment. Study centres of the Indira Gandhi National Open University and of UPRT open University also function in the University and for those who, for one reason or the other, are unable to pursue higher studies in the conventional set up. The university has National Service Schemes besides having the Army, Air and Naval Wings of the N.C.C. Sports activities are organized by the Athletic Association headed by a university teacher who is helped by a team of teachers, students and staff appointed for this purpose. It is doing very well in some of the games and sports. Recently the University has been credited with B++ level by the NAAC team of UGC, New Delhi.

Thus, by any reckoning the performance of the University during the last fifty years has been quite good, justifiable the University community can speak today of its own tradition and its own identity. However, one should not loose sight of the fact that institution building is a difficult and painful exercise and perhaps it is even more difficult to maintain and advance the standards already once achieved. A lot of hard work had to be done by the Founding Society before persuading the Government to bring forward a legislation to establish a University at Gorakhpur. The untiring efforts and the devotion of all those grand men, who mooted the idea of the university and saw through its foundation, bringing higher education within easy reach of millions of people of his region, is gratefully acknowledge.