Sikkim University

Sikkim University is a central university established under an Act of Parliament of India.^[3] It is in Gangtok. The campus is expected to be built at Yangang in Namchi district, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Gangtok.^[4] Its first chancellor was M. S. Swaminathan; Mahendra P. Lama was the first vice chancellor.

Sikkim University

Motto	Quest Knowledge Wisdom
Type	Public Central University
Established	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Accreditation	NAAC
Academic affiliations	UGC AICTE
Chancellor	Lt. Gen. (Dr.) D. B. Shekatkar (Retd.)
Vice-Chancellor	Jyoti Prakash Tamang [1]
Academic staff	163[2]
Students	1,986[2]
Undergraduates	267[2]
Postgraduates	1,347[2]
Doctoral students	372[2]
Location	Gangtok , Sikkim , India 27°18′32″N 88°35′17″E
Campus	Urban
Website	www.cus.ac.in

In 2008 the university started from four departments — Social System and Anthropology; Peace and Conflict Studies and Management; International Relations/Politics; and Microbiology. The university offers traditional courses in humanities, physical and life sciences, and forestry along with non-traditional courses that are unique and related to the state including subjects like ethnic history, mountain studies, border studies, and hill music and culture.^[5]

All the colleges in the state of Sikkim are affiliated to this university.

Affiliated Colleges

• Damber Singh College 6th Mile Samdur, Tadong, East Sikkim
• Government College Rhenock East Sikkim
• Government Vocational College, Dentam, West Sikkim
• Namchi Government College South Sikkim
• Government Arts College, Mangsila, North Sikkim
• Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College, Tadong, East Sikkim
• Sikkim Government Law College Burtuk, East Sikkim
• Sikkim Government College Burtuk, East Sikkim
• Sikkim Government College, Gyalshing, West Sikkim
• Sikkim Govt. Science College Chakung, West Sikkim
• Harkamaya College of Education
• Loyola College of Education
• Sikkim Government B.Ed College
• Government Pharmacy College
• Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, Majhitar, East Sikkim
• Sikkim Government College of Nursing
• Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
• Sikkim Institute of Science and Technology

Schools

The university has the following schools, departments and centres of studies:^[6]

• School of Social Sciences
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of History
  • Department of Law
  • Department of International Relations
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Sociology
  • Department of Peace and Conflict Studies and Management
• School of Life Sciences
  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Horticulture
  • Department of Microbiology
  • Department of Zoology
• School of Physical Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Computer Applications
  • Department of Geology
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Physics
• School of Languages and Literature
  • Department of Sikkimese
  • Department of Chinese
  • Department of English
  • Department of Hindi
  • Department of Lepcha
  • Department of Limbu
  • Department of Nepali
• School of Human Sciences
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Department of Geography
  • Department of Psychology
• School of Professional Studies
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Management
  • Department of Music
  • Department of Mass Communication
  • Department of Tourism
  • Department of Library and Information Science