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Kurukshetra University
University in Haryana, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11 January 1956[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]
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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.[5] The idea of establishing the university was conceived by then governor of Punjab, Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a Sanskrit scholar.[6]
In 2012, the Department of philosophy introduced an academic course on Gita.[7]
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Campus
Spread over 473 acres (1.91 km2),[5] the KUK campus is located on the western bank of Brahma Sarovar in the Hindu holy city of Kurukshetra.[8]
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
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Centre of excellence (CoE)
- Centre of excellence for research on Saraswati river:
Geoscientific research on palaeochannels and drainage basin[10] - Centre for advance research in earthquake studies:
Seismic hazard map and 24x7 seismic monitoring of Haryana[10] - Centre for applied biology in environment sciences:
Research on climate change and pollution[10] - Centre for information technology and automation:
Research on big data and business analytics[10] - Centre for advanced material research:
Ion beam centre to research on functional molecules, optical materials and nanostructures[10]
Departments / Institutes / Centres
The university has 10 faculties and 49 Departments / institutes / Schools:[11]
- 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.[12]
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Rankings
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the university between 201-300 in the engineering rankings in 2024.[14]
Achievements
Academic
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.[15]
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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]
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Notable alumni
- K. K. Aggarwal
- Vishva Nath Attri
- Satish Babu
- Suraj Bhan
- Ajay Singh Chautala
- Sunil Dabas
- Bhim S. Dahiya
- Pema Dhondup
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See also
References
External links
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