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<div>{{Short description|Private university in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences<br />
| image = Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences logo.svg<br />
| motto = Arise and Shine<br />
| established = {{start date and age|1986}}<br />
| type = [[Private University|Private]] & [[Deemed University]]<br />
| 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><br />
| 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><br />
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| city = [[Coimbatore]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| campus = [[Rural]]<br />
| former_name = Karunya University<br />
| website = {{url|karunya.edu}}<br />
| founders = [[D.G.S. Dhinakaran]], Paul Dhinakaran<br />
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''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.<br />
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==Accreditation==<br />
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><br />
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== Rankings==<br />
{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
| type = University and College<br />
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| NIRF_U_2020 = 101–150<br />
| NIRF_E_2020 = 80<br />
| NIRF_O_2020 = 101–150<br />
}}<br />
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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/><br />
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==Controversy==<br />
In November 2017, Karunya Institute of Technology was ordered to close two off-campus centres in [[Periyanaickenpalayam]] and [[Lakshmi Mills]] which were opened without permission. In addition, a letter from the UGC showed that Karunya has not renewed its deemed-to-be-university status, which expired in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Karunya Univ to shut off-campus centres|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/karunya-univ-to-shut-off-campus-centres/articleshow/61707244.cms|access-date=15 April 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> The institute has agreed to close the centres, leaving 750 students to find other solutions, since the courses they were pursuing (management, science and social science) are not offered at Karunya's main campus. The UGC had also formed a committee of experts to inspect the institution.<ref>{{cite news|title=Karunya Univ to shut its illegal off-campus centres by Dec-end|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/karunya-univ-to-shut-its-illegal-off-campus-centres-by-dec-end/articleshow/62003830.cms|access-date=15 April 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 December 2017}}</ref> Acting on the recommendations of said committee, in June 2018 an extension to the deemed-to-be-university status was granted for a period of five years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Extension of deemed university status to Karunya |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/extension-of-deemed-university-status-to-karunya/article24188799.ece |accessdate=16 December 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 June 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.karunya.edu/}}<br />
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{{Education in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Engineering colleges in Coimbatore]]<br />
[[Category:Deemed universities in India]]<br />
[[Category:1986 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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