Sido Kanhu Murmu University
सिदो-कान्हू मुर्मू विश्वविद्यालय, दुमका, झारखण्ड, भारत. | |
Former names | Siddhu Kanhu University |
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Motto | नीर क्षीरविवेकिनी विधा |
Motto in English | Ability to separate milk from water |
Type | Public |
Established | 1992 |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr Ahsan Qamar |
Location | Dumka, Jharkhand, India |
Campus | Urban |
Website |
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Sido Kanhu Murmu University (formerly known as Siddhu Kanhu University) is a public university situated in the indigenous peoples dominated area of Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand state in eastern India. It has its headquarters at Dumka, the second capital of Jharkhand.
History
Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU) was founded as Siddhu Kanhu University on 10 January 1992 by an Act of Bihar Legislative Assembly.[1][2] It was carved out from Bhagalpur University now known as Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University.
The university was renamed as Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU) on 6 May 2003 by an amendment made in the section 3(1) of the Jharkhand State Universities Act 2000 (Amendment).[3]
The university was recognized by and affiliated to the Association of Indian Universities on 6 May 1993.[4] It was granted recognition under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956[5] in May 2006.
Colleges
List of constituent colleges
This university comprises 13 constituent colleges, which are:
College | District | Established | Principal |
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S. P. College, Dumka | Dumka | 1955 | Dr.Surendra Jha |
S. P. Mahila College, Dumka | Dumka | 1974 | Renuka Nath |
Deoghar College, Deoghar | Deoghar | 1951 | Sitaram Singh |
A. S. College, Deoghar | Deoghar | 1970 | Gaurav Ganguly |
R. D. Bajla Mahila College, Deoghar | Deoghar | 1970 | Neerja Dubey |
Madhupur College, Madhupur | Deoghar | 1970 | Dr.N. C. Jha |
K. K. M. College, Pakur | Pakur | 1966 | Chandrashekhar Jha |
Sahibganj College, Sahibganj | Sahibganj | 1953 | Dr. Sikandar Pd. Yadav |
B. S. K. College, Barharwa | Sahibganj | 1982 | Raghunandan Ram |
S. R. T. College, Dhamri | Sahibganj | 1964 | Abhay Kant Tiwary |
Jamtara College, Jamtara | Jamtara | 1969 | Dr. Renu Verma |
Godda College, Godda | Godda | 1955 | G. K. Thakur |
Millat College, Parsa | Godda | 1986 | Ashfaque Ahmed |
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List of affiliated Colleges
This university comprises 11 affiliated colleges, which are:
A. N. College, Dumka | 1979 | Rajesh Kr. Singh |
S.B.S.S.P.S.J. College, Pathargama | 1980 | Virendra Kr. Singh |
Mahila College, Godda | 1983 | Smt. Kiran Chowdhary |
Dr. J. M. College, Jasidih | 1979 | Sri Bal Krishna Dubey |
Shikaripar College, Shikaripara | 1982 | Aftabuddin Gulam |
Jamtara Sandhya Mahila College, Jamtara | 1982 | Mohan Mandal |
J. J. S. College, Mihijam | 1983 | Niranjan Prasad |
M. G. College, Raneshwar | 1984 | Raish Khan |
Degree College, Nala | 1988 | Gunmay Das |
B.L.N.L. Bohra College, Rajmahal | H. S. Singh | |
Bhagwat Jha Azad College, Kundahit | Dinesh Rai | |
B S A Mahila College, Barharwa | 1996 | A. P. Dubey |
See also
References
- ↑ Bihar Gazette (Ext. Ord.) dated 5 March 1992
- ↑ Bihar Universities (Amendment) Act 1991 Bihar Act, 1992
- ↑ Notification No. LG - 16/2002 - 15/Leg. dated 06.05.2003 published in the Jharkhand Gazette (Ext. Ordinary Edn.)
- ↑ letter no. Meet/67 - AM/93/20588 dated 06.05.1993
- ↑ "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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Coordinates: 24°16′46″N 87°15′47″E / 24.27932°N 87.26303°E