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{{Short description|public Central University in Haridwar Uttarakhand}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Coord|29|55|18|N|78|7|39|E|display=title}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University)
| image = Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya logo.jpg
| established = 1902
| founder = [[Swami Shraddhanand]]
| chancellor = [[Satya Pal Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dr. Satya Pal Singh]]
| vice_chancellor = Prof. Roop Kishore Shastri
| students = 4000+
| city = [[Haridwar]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|29|55|12.16|N|78|7|22.69|E|display=inline}}
| campus = [[Rural areas|Rural]], [[Urban area|Urban]]
| nickname = GKV
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.gkv.ac.in}}
}}

'''Gurukula Kangri''' ([[deemed to be university]]; 'गुरुकुल कांगड़ी समविश्वविद्यालय') is a public central deemed to be university u/s 3 of the UGC act 1956 located in [[Haridwar]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=University|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/deemed_uniinfo.aspx?id=169|access-date=2021-05-23|website=www.ugc.ac.in}}</ref> It is fully funded by [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]. It is a [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] "A" grade Accredited.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=NAAC Certificate|url=https://www.gkv.ac.in/Doc/Naac-a-Accrediated.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Situated near the bank of the [[Ganges]] about 6 km from [[Haridwar]] and about 200 km from [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gurukul Kangri University {{!}} District Haridwar, Government of Uttarakhand {{!}} India|url=https://haridwar.nic.in/public-utility/gurukul-kangri-universityion/|access-date=2021-05-23|language=en-US}}</ref> Gurukula Kangri has 24 academic departments covering [[Engineering]], [[Applied Sciences]], [[Vedic science|Vedic Sciences]], [[Humanities]] and [[Social Sciences]] and [[Management]] programs with a strong emphasis on Vedic and Modern Sciences and technological education and research.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Departments {{!}} GKV|url=https://www.gkv.ac.in/list-of-departments/|access-date=2020-10-06|language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==
Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) was founded on 4 March 1902 by the [[Arya Samaj]] sannyasi [[Swami Shraddhanand]], who was a follower of [[Dayananda Saraswati]], with the sole aim to revive the ancient Indian [[gurukula]] system of education.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=About Main Campus – GKV|url=https://www.gkv.ac.in/about-us/|access-date=2021-05-23|language=en-US}}</ref> This institution was established with the objective of providing an indigenous alternative to [[Thomas Babington Macaulay|Lord Macaulay]]'s education policy by imparting education in the areas of Vedic literature, [[Indian philosophy]], [[Culture of India|Indian culture]], modern sciences, and research.

The [[Arya Samaj]] which advocated women’s education, as part of its policies for the upliftment of women in the country, established the Kanya Gurukula Campus, Dehradun in 1922 by Acharya Ramdevji making it a second campus of women’s education. But to give real shape to the dreams of Swami Shraddhanandaji, Kanya Gurukula Campus, Hardwar was established in 1993.<ref name=":2" />

The Gurukula has witnessed many distinguished guests. A few of them being [[Charles Freer Andrews|C. F. Andrews]], [[Ramsay MacDonald]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]], Pt. [[Madan Mohan Malaviya]], [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]], [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan|Dr Radha Krishnan]], Sh.Jamnalal Bajaj, Dr. Munje, Sadhu Vaswani, [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru]], [[Indira Gandhi|Smt. Indira Gandhi]] and Sh. Gyani Jail Singh, Sh. L.K. Advani and in 2011 Smt. Meira Kumar,then speaker of the Lok Sabha.<ref name=":2" />

The impetus for the foundation was found in the teachings and activities of [[Dayananda Saraswati]], founder of the Arya Samaj. The first foundation brick was laid down in Gujrawala, Punjab. During [[Partition of India|India Partition]] Swami ji searched for a suitable palace in India according to the imagination of [[Dayananda Saraswati]] as mentioned in [[Satyarth Prakash]]. The site of Kangri village, [[Bijnor district]], was flooded when the river changed course in 1924; the new (present) campus was built subsequently.

== Campuses ==
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The university has separate campuses for men and women.
* Main Campus, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), [[Haridwar]] (males)
* Kanya Campus, [[Haridwar]] (females)
* Kanya Gurukul Mahavidhyalaya, [[Dehradun]] (females)
* Faculty of Engineering and Technology, [[Haridwar]] (males)

== Faculties and Departments ==
'''Faculty of Oriental Studies'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Departments – GKV|url=https://www.gkv.ac.in/list-of-departments/|access-date=2021-05-22|language=en-US}}</ref>

# Department of AIHC & Archaeology
# Department of Philosophy
# Department of Shradhanand Vedic Shodh Sansthan
# Department of Sanskrit
# Department of Veda
# Department of Jyotirvigyan and Karmkand

'''Faculty of Humanities'''

# Department of Psychology
# Department of Hindi
# Department of English

'''Faculty of Sciences'''

# Department of Mathematics & Statistics
# Department of Physics
# Department of Chemistry

'''Faculty of Life Sciences'''

# Department of Zoology and Environmental Science
# Department of Botany & Microbiology

'''Faculty of Management Studies'''

# Department of Management Studies

'''Faculty of Technology'''

# Department of Computer Science

'''Faculty of Engineering & Technology'''

# Department of Computer Science & Engineering
# Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
# Department of Electrical Engineering
# Department of Mechanical Engineering
# Department of Applied Sciences

'''Faculty of Medical Science & Health'''

# Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

'''Faculty of Yoga and Physical Education'''

# Department of Physical Education & Sports
# Department of Yogic Sciences

'''Faculty of Education'''

== Courses Offered ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Undergraduate Courses<ref>{{Cite web|title=Information Brochure: 2020-2021|url=https://www.gkv.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/prospectus.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Postgraduate Courses
!Ph.D Subjects
|-
|
* B.A.,
* B.A. (Hons) in Veda/Sanskrit/Philosophy
* B.Tech. (ECE,CSE,EE,ME)
* B.P.Ed
* B.Sc. (Maths Group- Phy/Chem/Comp Sc/Maths)
* B.Sc. (Bio Group-Zool/Bot/Chem/Ind. Micro.)
* B.Pharma
* B.B.A
* B.P. E.S

'''Diploma Courses:'''

* P.G. Diploma in Hindi Journalism
* P.G. Diploma in Yogic Science
* Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharm.)
* Diploma in Vedic Paurohitya (Karmkand)

'''Certificate Courses:'''

* Yoga
* The Art of Happiness
* Sales Management
|
* M.A. Sanskrit
* M.A. English
* M.A./M.Sc. Psychology
* M.A./M.Sc. Yogic Science
* M.A. Ancient Ind. History Cult. & Archaeology
* M.A. Hindi
* M.A. Philosophy
* M.A. Veda
* M.A. Jyotirvigyan & Vedic Karmakand
* M.Sc. Mathematics
* M.Sc. Physics
* M.Sc. Chemistry
* M.Sc. Microbiology
* M.Sc. Environmental Science
* MCA
* MBA, MBA(BE), MBA(BF)
* M.P. Ed
|Sanskrit, English, Hindi
Vedic Literature

Ancient Indian History Cult. & Arch.

Psychology, Philosophy

Yogic Science

Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics

Microbiology, Environmental Science

Management, Computer

Science, Zoology, Botany

Physical Education

Pharmaceutical Science

Electronics & Communication Engg.,

Computer Science & Engg

Applied Sciences (Phy/Chem./Maths).
|}

==Notable alumni==
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* [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]]
* [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]]
* [[Sudhakar Chaturvedi]]
* [[Swami Ramdev]]

==Achievements==
* Deemed University Status: The distinguished services of this institution to the nation were recognized when it was given the status of [[Deemed to be University]] in 1962 by University Grants Commission.<ref name=":0" />
* Four-Star Status: [[National Accreditation and Assessment Council]] (NAAC) has awarded four-star status to the Vishwavidyalaya in 2015 valid up to 15 November 2020.<ref name=":1" />
* Centenary Year: Vishwavidyalaya celebrated 2002 as its centenary year.
* Membership: Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya is a Registered autonomous institute. All the degrees conferred by the vishwavidyalaya are recognized by [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] and [[AICTE]] wherever required.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
*Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

==References==
{{Wikisource|The Story of My Experiments with Truth/Part V/Lakshman Jhula|Mahatma Gandhi's visit 1915}}
{{Wikisourcelang|1|लक्षमण झूला|मोहन दास करमचंद गाँधी 1915}}
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==Further reading==
* ''Gurukul Kangri Vidyapeeth, Haridwar ka Sau Varsh ka Itihas'', by Jayadev Vedalankar. Bhartiya Vidya Prakashan, Delhi, 2002.
* Speech at Gurukul, Hardwar (8 April 1915). ''Collected Works'', by Gandhi. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1958. v.13. Page 46.

== External links ==
* [https://www.gkv.ac.in/ Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) Website]
* {{Official website|http://haridwar.nic.in|District of Haridwar website}}
*[https://uk.gov.in/ Uttarakhand Government Portal]

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