Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Coordinates: 26°29′54″N 80°15′57″E / 26.4983°N 80.2658°E / 26.4983; 80.2658

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University

Aerial view of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
Former names
 Kanpur University
Motto आरोह तमसो ज्योति: (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
 "Rise from darkness to light"
Type Public
Established 1966
Chancellor Ram Naik
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Jayant Vinayak Vaishampayan
Location Kalyanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus Urban, 264 acres
Nickname CSJMU, CSJM, KU
Affiliations UGC, AIU, NAAC
Website www.kanpuruniversity.org

Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), formerly Kanpur University, is a public state university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the largest universities of Asia catering to urban and rural students offering professional and academic courses in disciplines of Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Engineering, Biotechnology, Computer Applications, Management and Medicine.

History

The Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Kanpur was established in 1966 as Kanpur University when Agra University split into Agra and Kanpur universities. Mayawati, as chief minister, changed the name from Kanpur University to the current name, after the Maharaja of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur between 1884 and 1922, Shahu IV of Kolhapur, also known as Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj.

Facilities

Spreading over 264 acres, the university is booming with academic activities. While the undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in Art, Science, Commerce, Law, Engineering and Medicine are offered in affiliated colleges and institutions, the residential wing of the campus includes faculties of Life Sciences, Business Management, Education and English. It has a computer centre, a department of Adult and Continuing Education, Communication and a College Development Council. For catering to the needs of young engineering aspirants, the university has an Institute of Engineering and Technology in the campus offering courses in engineering: Chemical, Computer Science and Information, Mechanical Engineering.

Auditorium

There are separate hostel, academic and administrative blocks.

Location

Kanpur is the industrial capital of UP and commonly known as the Manchester of Northern India.[1] The main university campus is situated on Grand Trunk Road, 11 km from Kanpur Central

Administration

The administration is the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor and the members of the executive council, the court and the academic council of the university.

The Kulpati (Vice-Chancellor) is a whole-time salaried officer of the university and is appointed by the chancellor from amongst the names submitted to him by a committee constituted in accordance with the provisions above U.P. Universities Act 1973.[2]

The individual departments are under the direct supervision of their appointed directors, and each sub-department has its head.

Departments and institutes

Rankings

According to Webometrics world rankings, the University is ranked at number 12 rank in Uttar pradesh,130 in India and 3877 in the world and it is ranked 3956 in the world,97 in India according to 4icu world rankings

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Kanpur University".
  2. ↑ "Kanpur University administration".

External links

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