Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, formerly Ranchi College, is a state university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.[1] It is named after the Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. It was established as a college in 1926 and upgraded to a university in 2017.

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University
TypeState
Established2017 (2017)
1926 (1926) (Ranchi College)
PresidentDraupadi Murmu
Vice-ChancellorSatya Narayan Munda
Location
Ranchi
,
Jharkhand
,
India

23.3882883°N 85.3223956°E / 23.3882883; 85.3223956
Websitewww.dspmuranchi.ac.in

History

Ranchi College was established as a government intermediate college in 1926, and begun undergraduate and postgraduate courses in 1946. Following the Indian independence it operated as unit of Patna University. It became a unit of Ranchi University upon its creation in 1960 and became autonomous in 2009.[2] In 2017 it was upgraded to a state university through the Jharkhand State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2017.[3] Satya Narayan Munda was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the university in May 2018.[4]

See also

References
  1. "State University Jharkhand". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. "About Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi (Jharkhand)". www.dspmuranchi.ac.in. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. "Jharkhand State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2017" (PDF). Jharkhand Gazette. Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. "Munda, Srivastava VCs of two new universities". The Pioneer. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.


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