Kurukshetra University
| Kurukshetra University | |
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 Gate No. 2 of Kurukshetra University | |
| Established | 1957[1] |
| Type | Education and Research |
| Chancellor | Jagannath Pahadia |
| Vice-Chancellor | Lt Gen (Dr) D.D.S. Sandhu, PVSM, ADC (Retd) |
| Location | Kurukshetra, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.kuk.ac.in |
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Kurukshetra University (Hindi: कुरुक्षेत्र विश्वविद्यालय) was established on 11 January 1956[2] in Kurukshetra in Haryana, India (160 km from Delhi). It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities.[3] The university was the dream of the then Punjab governor, Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a Sanskrit scholar, who wanted to set up an institute to promote Indian culture and traditions.[4] The Department of Sanskrit was the first and the only department in the university when it was inaugurated by India's first president, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Its campus is spread over 400 acres (1.6 km2).
Administration
Campus
Departments
- Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of commerce
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Bioinformatics
- Department of Botany
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Commerce (1971)
- Department of Computer Science and Applications
- Department of Communication
- Department of Demography
- Department of English (established in 1961)
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Electronic Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of Education
- Department of Foreign Languages (1961)
- Department of Fine Arts
- Department of Geography
- Department of Geology
- Department of Geophysics
- Department of Genome Science
- Department of Hindi
- Department of History
- Department of Information Technology
- Department of Law
- Department of Linguistic
- Department of Library and Information Science (1969)
- Institute of Management Studies (2003)
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Music
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Mechanics
- Department of Mathematical logic
- University School of Management (formerly Department of Management)
- Department of Neuroscience
- Department of Punjabi
- Department of Physical Education
- Department of Physics
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Pharmacy
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit
- Department of Space Science
Library & centers
Colleges and schools
- Institute of Environmental Studies
- University College of Education
- University College Kurukshetra
- University Senior Secondary Model School
- University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kurukshetra University
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University
- Institute of Instrumentation Engineering (formerly known as University Science Instrumentation Centre)
- Institute of Mass Communication and Media Technology
Department of Instrument Engineering (Formerly Institute of Instrumentation Engineering)
University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC) was established in 1976 by UGC initially as a Central Instrumentation facility at Kurukshetra University. Recently the name of the department has been changed as Department of Instrumentation from Institute of Instrumentation Engineering with USIC remaining as one of the constituents of the department. In 1995 for the first time in the Haryana region AICTE approved four-year B.Tech (Instrumentation) course was started and in 2006 M.Tech (Instrumentation) was started. In the institute there are two readers and eight lecturers as a faculty. Three teachers hold Ph.D. degrees, one has done M.Phil, six M.Tech and three are NET/SLET qualified. They have long teaching and research experience and expertise in their field. It was formerly Institute of Instrumentation Engineering (formerly USIC)...
Institute of Management Studies
Famous as IMS KUK, the institute was started in 2003 with the vision to provide industry with a well-trained workforce and, at the same time, to help the society by providing world-class entrepreneurs. The institute is running a special MBA Five-Year Integrated Practice-Oriented Program, in which students interested in business administration are chosen after going through a rigorous selection process which consists of entrance test, group discussion and personal interview. The USP of the course is that all students have to go for a one-month training after every semester and have to prepare a training report and come up with a presentation on it. This exercise keeps them in touch with industry.
The first batch passed out in 2008 of which most of the students had got placements through campus recruitment; a few students with an entrepreneurial mindset have entered in their own ventures.
Alumni
Dr. Mathura Das is Retired Principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya (Indian Army). He taught English to the Students for 41 years. He is the best social worker for providing free help to orphan, needy and poor students. He did PhD in Children crime from this University.[5]
Student halls of residence
Festivals
See also
- List of universities in India
- Universities and colleges in India
- Distance Education Council
- University Grants Commission (India)
- Kurukshetra University alumni
References
- ↑ http://www.kuk.ac.in/information.php?m=dg==&L01_id=MQ==&L01_direction=
- ↑ http://www.kuk.ac.in/information.php?m=dg==&L01_id=MQ==&L01_direction=
- ↑ Kurukshetra University Info Association of Commonwealth Universities.
- ↑ Yoginder Gupta (2007-01-12). "Critical thinkers must for growth: Datta". The Tribune. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ↑ http://svtuition.com/dr-mathura-das/