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{{Short description|University in Haryana, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Kurukshetra University
| native_name =
| image = Kurukshetra University logo.png
| logo =
| logo_size =
| motto = yogastha kuru karmāṇi
| established = {{start date|1956}}
| principal =
| chancellor = [[Governor of Haryana]]
| 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>
| dean =
| type = [[Education]] and [[Research]]
| city = [[Kurukshetra]], [[Haryana]]
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|29.957691|N|76.815848|E|type:edu|format=dms|display=inline}}
| students =
| postgrad =
| faculty =
| free_label =
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| mascot =
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
| website = {{url|http://www.kuk.ac.in/}}
}}
'''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
| url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070112/haryana.htm
| author = Yoginder Gupta
| title = Critical thinkers must for growth: Datta
| work = [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]
| date = 2007-01-12
| access-date = 2008-11-08
}}</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>

==History==
[[File:KU Audi.JPG|right|thumb|Auditorium of Kurukshetra University]]
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}}

==Academics==

===Grading===
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}}

===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University and College

| NIRF_U_2020 = 99
| NIRF_O_2020 = 150-200
}}

The university was ranked 99 among universities in India by the [[NIRF]] in 2020. It was ranked at 68th position according to education world ranking 2020.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

==Sports achievements==
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>

==Colleges and schools==
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>
* University Senior Secondary Model School
* Institute of Integrated and Honours Studies (Formerly University College)
* University College of Education
* Institute of Environmental studies
* Department of Law
* Department of Geophysics
* University School of Management
* University Institute of Engineering and Technology
* Institute of Management Studies
* Institute of Mass Communication & Media Technology

==Centre of excellence==
* '''Centre of excellence for research on [[Saraswati river]]''': [[Geologist|Geoscientific]] research on [[palaeochannel]]s & [[drainage basin]]<ref name=coe1/>
* '''Centre for advance research in [[Seismology|earthquake studies]]''': [[Seismic hazard]] map and 24x7 [[earthquake prediction|seismic monitoring]] of Haryana<ref name=coe1/>
* '''Centre for [[Applied science#Branches of applied science|applied]] [[biology]] in [[Environmental science|environment sciences]]''': Research on [[climate change]] and [[Pollution#Environment|pollution]]<ref name=coe1/>
* '''Centre for information technology and automation''': Research on [[big data]] and [[business analytics]]<ref name=coe1/>
* '''Centre for [[Advanced Materials|advanced material research]]''': [[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>

=== Affiliated colleges ===
The university has 457 affiliated colleges and institutes.<ref name=ku/> Notable examples include:
* [[E-Max School of Engineering and Applied Research]]
* [[Government Engineering College, Nilokheri]]
* [[Jind Institute of Engineering and Technology]]
* Karnal Institute of Technology and Management, Karnal
* [[Shri Krishan Institute Of Engineering & Technology]]
* [[JMIT]]

==See also==
* [[State University of Performing And Visual Arts]]
* [[State Institute of Film and Television]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.kuk.ac.in/}}

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