Sido Kanhu Murmu University

Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

सिदो-कान्हू मुर्मू विश्वविद्यालय, दुमका, झारखण्ड, भारत.
Former names	Siddhu Kanhu University
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	skmu.org.in

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:

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List of affiliated Colleges

This university comprises 11 affiliated colleges, which are:

See also

• Sidho Kanho Birsha University

References

External links

• SKMU website

Coordinates: 24°16′46″N 87°15′47″E / 24.27932°N 87.26303°E / 24.27932; 87.26303