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{{Short description|Private university in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
| image = Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences logo.svg
| motto = Arise and Shine
| established = {{start date and age|1986}}
| type = [[Private University|Private]] & [[Deemed University]]
| chancellor = Paul Dhinakaran<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of  Dr. Paul Dhinakaran :: Jesus Calls Ministries {{!}} Prayer Tower Online|url=http://www.jesuscalls.org/profile/paul.asp|website=www.jesuscalls.org|access-date=1 December 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084700/http://www.jesuscalls.org/profile/paul.asp|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.karunya.edu/administration|title=Administration|publisher=karunya.edu|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>
| vice_chancellor = P. Mannar Jawahar<ref>{{cite web|title=VC Profile|url=http://www.karunya.edu/aboutus/Dr.PMJ_BIOSKETCH.pdf|access-date=1 December 2017}}</ref>
| undergrad = 
| postgrad = 
| city = [[Coimbatore]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Rural]]
| former_name = Karunya University
| website = {{url|karunya.edu}}
| founders = [[D.G.S. Dhinakaran]], Paul Dhinakaran
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
}}

'''Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences''', formerly '''Karunya University''', is a private residential institute [[deemed to be university]] in [[Coimbatore]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemeduniversitylist.aspx?id=ELvvTRQMzalJ3/R/MmUcsQ==&Unitype=Jc2qxh2PCqffjt5wPbleBA==|title=Deemed University Tamil Nadu|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)]]|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> It was founded by [[D. G. S. Dhinakaran]] and his son Paul Dhinakaran.

==Accreditation==
Karunya University was accredited in 2014 by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC) with an "A" grade.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Institutions Accredited by NAAC (1st Cycle) (on 24th September 2014)|url=http://www.naac.gov.in/docs/Result%20A&A-24-SEPT-2014.pdf|access-date=28 September 2017|date=24 September 2014}}</ref>

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) instituted by MHRD, Govt of India, has ranked Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed to be University) among the top 100 universities in the year 2019.

a)	KITS is ranked 72nd under Engineering institutions category and 
b)	92ndunder University category.

The university was ranked in the 101–150 and among universities in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020,<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2020/> in the 101–150 band overall<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2020/> and 80 among the engineering rankings.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>

The B.Tech programs in Electronics and Communication, Computer Science and Engineering and Biotechnology were awarded NBA accreditation for a period of three years from 22.5.2019.

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.karunya.edu/}}
{{Coimbatore district}}
{{Education in Tamil Nadu}}
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[[Category:Engineering colleges in Coimbatore]]
[[Category:Deemed universities in India]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1986]]