Kurukshetra University
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Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11Script error: No such module "String".January 1956[1] in Kurukshetra, in the Indian state of Haryana, Script error: No such module "convert". from the capital, Delhi.[2] It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities.[3]
History
The university was in 1956 as a unitary residential University. The Department of Sanskrit was the only department in the university when it was inaugurated by Bharat Ratna Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India.[4] The idea of establishing the university was conceived by then governor of Punjab, Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a Sanskrit scholar.[5]
In 2012, the Department of philosophy introduced an academic course on Gita.[6]
Campus
Spread over Script error: No such module "convert".,[4] the KUK campus is located on the western bank of Brahma Sarovar in the Hindu holy city of Kurukshetra.[7]
Faculties
Faculty of Arts & Languages
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Life Sciences
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Indic Studies
Faculty of Engg. & Technology
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Commerce & Management
Institution
Centre of excellence (CoE)
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- Centre of excellence for research on Saraswati river:
Geoscientific research on palaeochannels and drainage basin[9] - Centre for advance research in earthquake studies:
Seismic hazard map and 24x7 seismic monitoring of Haryana[9] - Centre for applied biology in environment sciences:
Research on climate change and pollution[9] - Centre for information technology and automation:
Research on big data and business analytics[9] - Centre for advanced material research:
Ion beam centre to research on functional molecules, optical materials and nanostructures[9]
Departments / Institutes / Centres
The university has 10 faculties and 49 Departments / institutes / Schools:[10]
- Institute of Integrated and Honors Studies (Formerly University College)
- Institute of Teachers Training & Research
- Department of Chemistry
- Institute of Indic Studies
- Department of Life Sciences
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Arts and Languages
- Department of Foreign Languages
- Department of Physics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Geology
- 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 for Distance & Online Education
- University Senior Secondary Model School
Affiliated colleges
Its jurisdiction extends over 7 districts -Ambala, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Panipat, Yamunanagar. The university has 290 affiliated colleges and institutes.[11]
Rankings
Template:Infobox India university rankingThe National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the university between 201-300 in the engineering rankings in 2024.[12]
Achievements
Academic
The Department of Electronic Science in 2011, was awarded a Template:INR Convert project on nanoscience by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.[13]
Sports
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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]
Notable alumni
- K. K. Aggarwal
- Vishva Nath Attri
- Satish Babu
- Suraj Bhan
- Ajay Singh Chautala
- Sunil Dabas
- Bhim S. Dahiya
- Pema Dhondup
See also
- List of institutions of higher education in Haryana
- State University of Performing And Visual Arts
- State Institute of Film and Television
References
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- ↑ Kurukshetra University Info Script error: No such module "webarchive". Association of Commonwealth Universities.
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- ↑ Kurukshetra University introduces course on Gita, Hindustan Times, 29 August 2012.
- ↑ About KUK, KUK, accessed 22 August 2021.
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- ↑ a b c d e p KU Gets 100 crore for CoE, The Tribune, 2018.
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External links
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