Kurukshetra University
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| Motto | yogastha kuru karmāṇi |
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| Type | Education and Research |
| Established | 1957 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Haryana |
| Vice-Chancellor | Kailash Chandra Sharma[1] |
| Location | , 29°57′28″N 76°48′57″E / 29.957691°N 76.815848°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC |
| Website | www |
Kurukshetra University is a university established on 11 January 1957[2] in Kurukshetra in the Indian state of Haryana, 160 kilometres (99 mi) from the capital, Delhi.[3] It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities.[4] The university was the idea of the then Punjab governor, Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a Sanskrit scholar.[5] The Department of Sanskrit was the first and the only department in the university when it was inaugurated by Bharat Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the Indian Republic. Its campus is spread over 473 acres (1.91 km2).[6]
History
The Department of Electronic Science in 2011, was awarded a ₹2.96 crore (US$350,000) project on nanoscience by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.[7] In 2012, the Department of philosophy introduced academic course on Gita.
The Department of Geophysics has also received the aid of about 3 crore from D.S.T. This department is running a 3-year M.Tech. Applied Geophysics course since 1985 which is affiliated by A.I.C.T.E and U.G.C. The students from this department have been placed to very well known oil companies i.e. ONGC, Oil India, Schlumberger, Cairn, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. to name a few and other MNC's as well along with being working with the best R & D labs in the field in our country.
Academics
Grading
The university follows a weighted average pattern to calculate grades, with the 1st and 2nd semester contributing 20% to the aggregate marks and each further semester, up to the 8th, contributing 10%.[citation needed]
Rankings
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The university was ranked 80 among universities in India by the [NIRF]] in 2018[8] and in the 101-150 band overall.[9]
The Institute of Law, Kurukshetra University was ranked 15 by India Today's "India's Best Colleges 2017: Law".[10]
Sports achievements
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra has a number of achievements in sports. Recently Boxing Team of Kurukshetra University won All India Inter-University Boxing Championship among more than 100 Universities from all over India.[11] All India Inter-University Boxing Championship was held at LPU, Jalandhar. where Boxers from KUK won 3 Gold and 3 Bronze Medals under the extreme guidance of their boxing coach Rajesh Kumar Rajound and gain 37 points, which are enough to claim the title.[12]
Colleges and schools
The university lists three colleges and schools:[13]
- University College. Kurukshetra
- University College of Education
- University Senior Secondary Model School
- Institute of Environmental studies
- Department of law
- Department of geophysics
Affiliated colleges
The university has 457 affiliated colleges and institutes.[2] Notable examples include:
- E-Max School of Engineering and Applied Research
- Government Engineering College, Nilokheri
- Jind Institute of Engineering and Technology
- shri krishan institute of engineering and technology
- Maharishi vedvyas engineering college,jagadhari
See also
References
- ^ "Statutory Officers". www.kuk.ac.in. Kurukshetra University. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b "About us". Kurukshetra University. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Kurukshetra University declares results". The Times of India. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Kurukshetra University Info Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Association of Commonwealth Universities.
- ^ Yoginder Gupta (12 January 2007). "Critical thinkers must for growth: Datta". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "A rating PU tops region in NAAC grading". The Times of India. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Kurukshetra University bags project to boost Nanoscience". The Times of India. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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- ^ "Kurukshetra women win Varsities Boxing Trophy". punjabnewsexpress.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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