CMR University

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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox university
| image = File:CMRU logo.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| name = CMR University
| motto = Swan taking flight
| established = 2013
| type = [[Private university|Private]]
| affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<ref name="cmr.edu.in">http://www.cmr.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/02/Status-of-CMRU-UGC.pdf</ref><br>[[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.cmr.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/02/AIU-memership-CMRU.pdf</ref>
| endowment =
| chairman =
| chancellor = Sabitha Ramamurthy<ref name="https://www.cmr.edu.in/leadership">https://www.cmr.edu.in/leadership/</ref>
| vice_chancellor = M. S. Shivakumar<ref name="https://www.cmr.edu.in/leadership">https://www.cmr.edu.in/leadership/</ref>
| president =
| city = [[Bangalore]]
| state = [[Karnataka]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| coor =
| publictransit =
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| administrative_staff = Faculty <ref>http://ims.cmr.ac.in/about/faculty/</ref>
| website = [http://cmr.edu.in/ cmr.edu.in]
| footnotes =
}}

'''CMR University''' is a private university located in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref name="Private University Karnataka">{{cite web | url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/privateuniversitylist.aspx?id=12&Unitype=3 | title=Private University Karnataka | publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)]] | accessdate=29 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222145744/http://www.ugc.ac.in/privateuniversitylist.aspx?id=12&Unitype=3 | archive-date=22 December 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/jobs/Nasscom-inks-MoU-with-CMR-University/articleshow/36356078.cms | title=Nasscom inks MoU with CMR University | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=10 June 2014 | accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> CMR University (CMRU) has been established and is governed by the CMR University Act of 2013.<ref name="CMR University Act of 2013">[http://dpal.kar.nic.in/pdf_files/45of2013(E).pdf CMR University Act of 2013]</ref> CMRU aims to promote and undertake the advancement of university education<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/rcu-signs-mou-with-cmr-university/article8855332.ece promote and undertake the advancement of university education]</ref> in law, technical, health, management, life sciences and other allied sectors of higher and professional education. CMR University is also recognized by [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]].

==History==
''CMR University'' is a private university located in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref name="Private University Karnataka"/><ref name="The Times of India"/> CMR University (CMRU) has been established and is governed by the CMR University Act of 2013.<ref name="CMR University Act of 2013"/>

==Academics==
There are various programs under any disciplines:-<ref>http://www.cmr.edu.in/faculty/</ref><ref>http://www.cmr.edu.in/cmruprograms/</ref>
*School of Architecture
*School of Economics and Commerce
*School of Legal Studies
*School of Engineering & Technology
*School of Management
*School of Research & Innovation
*School of Social Sciences and Humanities

== Campuses ==
* CMRU City Campus, HRBR Layout Block 2, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore
* CMRU Main Campus, off Hennur-Bagalur Road, Bangalore.

==Affiliation==
Like all universities in India, CMR University, Bangalore is recognised by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC).<ref name="cmr.edu.in">http://www.cmr.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/02/Status-of-CMRU-UGC.pdf</ref> The University is also a recognised member of [[Association of Indian Universities]].<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.cmr.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/02/AIU-memership-CMRU.pdf</ref>

==Rankings==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = College
| IT_L_2019 = 19
| OUTLOOK_L_2019 = 15
| WEEK_L_2019 = 23
}}
Its constituent college [[CMR University School of Legal Studies]] (formerly CMR Law School) was ranked 19th by ''[[India Today]]''{{'}}s "Top 40 Law Colleges in India",<ref name=Rankings_IT_L_2019 /> 15th in India by ''[[Outlook India]]''{{'}}s "India's Top 30 Law Colleges In 2019",<ref name=Rankings_OUTLOOK_L_2019 /> and 23rd in India by ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]''{{'}}s "Top Law Colleges in 2019".<ref name=Rankings_WEEK_L_2019 />

== Notable alumni ==

* [[Vellaswamy Vanitha]], cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hariharan|first=Shruti|date=2017-05-29|title=Vanitha VR: A rebel who battled the odds|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/vanitha-vr-a-rebel-who-battled-the-odds-611217|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[CMR University School of Legal Studies]]
* [[List of law schools in India]]
* [[Bangalore]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://cmr.edu.in/}}

{{Universities in Karnataka}}

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[[Category:Private universities in India]]
[[Category:Universities in Bangalore]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2013]]

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