Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra University is a university established on 11 January 1956[2] in Kurukshetra in the Indian state of Haryana, 160 kilometres (99 mi) from the capital, Delhi.[3] It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities.[4] The university was the idea of the then Punjab governor, Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a Sanskrit scholar.[5] The Department of Sanskrit was the first and the only department in the university when it was inaugurated by Bharat Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the Indian Republic. Its campus is spread over 473 acres (1.91 km2).[6]
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| Motto | yogastha kuru karmāṇi |
|---|---|
| Type | Education and Research |
| Established | 1956 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Haryana |
| Vice-Chancellor | SN Sachdeva[1] |
| Location | Kurukshetra city, Haryana , 29°57′28″N 76°48′57″E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC |
| Website | www |
History
The Department of Electronic Science in 2011, was awarded a ₹2.96 crore (US$410,000) project on nanoscience by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.[7] In 2012, the Department of philosophy introduced an academic course on Gita.
Academics
Grading
The university follows a weighted average pattern to calculate grades, with the 1st and 2nd semester contributing 20% to the aggregate marks and each further semester, up to the 8th, contributing 10%.
Rankings
| University and College rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2020)[8] | 150-200 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2020)[9] | 99 |
The university was ranked 99 among universities in India by the NIRF in 2020. It is one of the top 100 universities of India according to NIRF and at 68th position according to education world ranking 2020.
Sports achievements
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra has a number of achievements in sports. In 2015 the Boxing Team of Kurukshetra University won the All India Inter-University Boxing Championship among more than 100 Universities from all over India.[10] All India Inter-University Boxing Championship was held at LPU, Jalandhar. Boxers from KUK won 3 Gold and 3 Bronze Medals under their boxing coach Rajesh Kumar Rajound.[11] The University has been awarded Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy, representing the highest award given for inter-university sports and university sportsperson performance in international and national arena by the Government of India, in the year 1966–1967.[12]
Colleges and schools
The university has these colleges, schools and institutes:[13]
- University Senior Secondary Model School
- Institute of Integrated and Honours Studies (Formerly University College)
- University College of Education
- Institute of Environmental studies
- Department of Law
- Department of Geophysics
- University School of Management
- University Institute of Engineering and Technology
- Institute of Management Studies
- Institute of Mass Communication & Media Technology
Centre of excellence
- Centre of excellence for research on Saraswati river:
Geoscientific research on palaeochannels & drainage basin[14] - Centre for advance research in earthquake studies:
Seismic hazard map and 24x7 seismic monitoring of Haryana[14] - Centre for applied biology in environment sciences:
Research on climate change and pollution[14] - Centre for information technology and automation:
Research on big data and business analytics[14] - Centre for advanced material research:
Ion beam centre to research on functional molecules, optical materials and nanostructures[14]
Affiliated colleges
The university has 457 affiliated colleges and institutes.[2] Notable examples include:
- E-Max School of Engineering and Applied Research
- Government Engineering College, Nilokheri
- Jind Institute of Engineering and Technology
- Shri Krishan Institute Of Engineering & Technology
- Seth Jai Prakash Mukund Lal Institute of Technology, Radaur
- Karnal Institute of Technology and Management, Karnal
References
- "Statutory Officers". www.kuk.ac.in. Kurukshetra University. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- "About us". Kurukshetra University. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "Kurukshetra University declares results". The Times of India. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- Kurukshetra University Info Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Association of Commonwealth Universities.
- Yoginder Gupta (12 January 2007). "Critical thinkers must for growth: Datta". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- "A rating PU tops region in NAAC grading". The Times of India. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "Kurukshetra University bags project to boost Nanoscience". The Times of India. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- "Punjab News Live, Headlines, Channel Live, Online, Live - Sikh News AIU's All India Inter University Women Boxing Championship 2014-15 concluded - City Air News". cityairnews.com.
- "Kurukshetra women win Varsities Boxing Trophy". punjabnewsexpress.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "List of winners of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (1956-2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Kurukshetra University :: Kurukshetra". www.kuk.ac.in. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- p KU Gets 100 crore for CoE, The Tribune, 2018.