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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|University in Haryana, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Kurukshetra University<br />
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| image = Kurukshetra University logo.png<br />
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| motto = yogastha kuru karmāṇi<br />
| established = {{start date|1956}}<br />
| principal = <br />
| chancellor = [[Governor of Haryana]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = SN Sachdeva<ref>{{cite web|title=Statutory Officers|url=http://www.kuk.ac.in/information.php?m=Yg==&L01_id=Mw==&L01_direction=H&L02_id=MzQ=|website=www.kuk.ac.in|publisher=Kurukshetra University|access-date=5 August 2017}}</ref><br />
| dean = <br />
| type = [[Education]] and [[Research]]<br />
| city = [[Kurukshetra]], [[Haryana]]<br />
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|29.957691|N|76.815848|E|type:edu|format=dms|display=inline}}<br />
| students = <br />
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| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]<br />
| website = {{url|http://www.kuk.ac.in/}}<br />
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'''Kurukshetra University''' is a university established on 11{{nbsp}}January 1956<ref name=ku>{{cite web | title = About us|publisher=Kurukshetra University | url = http://www.kuk.ac.in/information.php?m=dg==&L01_id=MQ==&L01_direction= | access-date = 2014-08-08 }}</ref> in [[Kurukshetra]] in the Indian state of [[Haryana]], {{convert|160|km}} from the capital, [[Delhi]].<ref name=toi14>{{cite web | title = Kurukshetra University declares results | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Kurukshetra-University-declares-results/articleshow/33964645.cms|date= 19 Apr 2014| access-date = 2014-08-08 | work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref> It is a member of [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]].<ref>[http://www.acu.ac.uk/institutions/view?id=438 Kurukshetra University Info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201151808/http://www.acu.ac.uk/institutions/view?id=438 |date=1 December 2010 }} [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]].</ref> The university was the idea of the then [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] governor, Sir [[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh]], a [[Sanskrit]] scholar.<ref>{{cite news<br />
| url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070112/haryana.htm<br />
| author = Yoginder Gupta<br />
| title = Critical thinkers must for growth: Datta<br />
| work = [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]<br />
| date = 2007-01-12<br />
| access-date = 2008-11-08<br />
}}</ref> The Department of Sanskrit was the first and the only department in the university when it was inaugurated by [[Bharat Ratna]] [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]], the first [[President of India|President of the Indian Republic]]. Its campus is spread over {{convert|473|acre|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web | title = A rating PU tops region in NAAC grading | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/A-rating-PU-tops-region-in-NAAC-grading/articleshow/4072099.cms |date=4 Feb 2009| access-date = 2014-08-08 | work = The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:KU Audi.JPG|right|thumb|Auditorium of Kurukshetra University]]<br />
The Department of Electronic Science in 2011, was awarded a {{INR Convert|2.96|c}} project on nanoscience by [[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science and Technology]] (DST), Government of India.<ref>{{cite web | title = Kurukshetra University bags project to boost Nanoscience | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kurukshetra-University-bags-project-to-boost-Nanoscience/articleshow/7498222.cms |date=15 Feb 2011| access-date = 2014-08-08 | work = The Times of India}}</ref> In 2012, the Department of philosophy introduced an academic course on [[Gita]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}<br />
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==Academics==<br />
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===Grading===<br />
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|date=November 2017}}<br />
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===Rankings===<br />
{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
| type = University and College<br />
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| NIRF_U_2020 = 99<br />
| NIRF_O_2020 = 150-200<br />
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The university was ranked 99 among universities in India by the [[NIRF]] in 2020. It is one of the top 100 universities of India according to NIRF and at 68th position according to education world ranking 2020.<br />
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==Sports achievements==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cityairnews.com/content/aiu%E2%80%99s-all-india-inter-university-women-boxing-championship-2014-15-concluded|title=Punjab News Live, Headlines, Channel Live, Online, Live - Sikh News AIU's All India Inter University Women Boxing Championship 2014-15 concluded - City Air News|work=cityairnews.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/38262-kurukshetra-women-win-varsities-boxing-trophy-.aspx|title=Kurukshetra women win Varsities Boxing Trophy|work=punjabnewsexpress.com|access-date=13 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413084319/http://punjabnewsexpress.com/news/38262-kurukshetra-women-win-varsities-boxing-trophy-.aspx|archive-date=13 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The University has been awarded [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy|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.<ref name="MAKA">{{cite web|title=List of winners of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (1956-2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/MAULANA%20AZAD%20KALAM%20AZAD%20TROPHY%20%286%29_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Colleges and schools==<br />
The university has these colleges, schools and institutes:<ref>{{cite web|title=Kurukshetra University :: Kurukshetra|url=http://www.kuk.ac.in/hpcontent.php?action=hpcontent&id=Mzk=|website=www.kuk.ac.in|access-date=17 October 2017}}</ref><br />
* University Senior Secondary Model School<br />
* Institute of Integrated and Honours Studies (Formerly University College)<br />
* University College of Education<br />
* Institute of Environmental studies<br />
* Department of Law<br />
* Department of Geophysics<br />
* University School of Management<br />
* University Institute of Engineering and Technology<br />
* Institute of Management Studies<br />
* Institute of Mass Communication & Media Technology<br />
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==Centre of excellence==<br />
* '''Centre of excellence for research on [[Saraswati river]]''': <br> [[Geologist|Geoscientific]] research on [[palaeochannel]]s & [[drainage basin]]<ref name=coe1/> <br />
* '''Centre for advance research in [[Seismology|earthquake studies]]''': <br> [[Seismic hazard]] map and 24x7 [[earthquake prediction|seismic monitoring]] of Haryana<ref name=coe1/> <br />
* '''Centre for [[Applied science#Branches of applied science|applied]] [[biology]] in [[Environmental science|environment sciences]]''': <br> Research on [[climate change]] and [[Pollution#Environment|pollution]]<ref name=coe1/><br />
* '''Centre for information technology and automation''': <br> Research on [[big data]] and [[business analytics]]<ref name=coe1/><br />
* '''Centre for [[Advanced Materials|advanced material research]]''': <br> [[Focused ion beam|Ion beam centre]] to research on [[Functional group|functional molecules]], [[optical materials]] and [[nanomaterials|nanostructures]]<ref name=coe1>p [https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/ku-to-get-rs-100-cr-from-centre/690509.html KU Gets 100 crore for CoE], The Tribune, 2018.</ref><br />
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=== Affiliated colleges ===<br />
The university has 457 affiliated colleges and institutes.<ref name=ku/> Notable examples include:<br />
* [[E-Max School of Engineering and Applied Research]]<br />
* [[Government Engineering College, Nilokheri]]<br />
* [[Jind Institute of Engineering and Technology]]<br />
* Karnal Institute of Technology and Management, Karnal<br />
* [[Shri Krishan Institute Of Engineering & Technology]]<br />
* [[JMIT]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[State University of Performing And Visual Arts]]<br />
* [[State Institute of Film and Television]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.kuk.ac.in/}}<br />
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[[Category:1957 establishments in East Punjab]]<br />
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