Christ University

Not to be confused with Christ College.

Christ (Deemed To Be University)

Christ University Emblem Emblem of Christ (Deemed University)
Latin: Christus Universitas
Other name	Christ Deemed University, Christ (Deemed to be University), CU
Former name	Christ College (Autonomous)
Motto	Excellence and Service
Type	Private, Deemed University
Established	1969 (1969)
Founder	Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)
Affiliation	UGC, AICTE,<ref>"AICTE Affiliation Document".</ref> NCTE,<ref>"NCTE Affiliation Document".</ref>COA,<ref>"COA Affiliation Document".</ref> BCI<ref>"BCI Affiliation Document".</ref>
Religious affiliation	Christian (Syro Malabar Catholic Church)
Chancellor	Varghese Vithayathil (ex officio)
Vice-Chancellor	Jose C. C.
Registrar	Anil Joseph Pinto
Academic staff	1148<ref>"Details of Teaching Faculty".</ref>
Administrative staff	400+
Students	30,777<ref name="NIRF">"NIRF 2024 Application" (PDF).</ref>
Undergraduates	23,311<ref name="NIRF"/>
Postgraduates	7,466<ref name="NIRF"/>
Doctoral students	1,266<ref name="NIRF"/>
Address	Dharmaram College Post, Hosur Road , Bengaluru , Karnataka , 560029 , India 12.9342°N 77.6050°E / 12.9342; 77.6050
Language	English
Nickname	Christites
Website	[1]
Locations in India Christ University (India)

Christ (Deemed-to-be) University - Main Campus Gate

Christ University, earlier known as Christ College, is a private deemed university located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.<ref>"Pulled up by UGC, Christ Deemed to be University changes name". The Hindu. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.</ref> Founded in 1969 by the CMI Fathers on the Dharmaram Campus, it was declared as an institution deemed to be university under section 3 of UGC Act 1956.<ref>"Deemed Universities in Karnataka". Ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 26 December 2017.</ref>

CHRIST is under the management of the priests of the Catholic religious order, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), part of Syro Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church. In 2016, the university was accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council with A+ Grade.<ref>"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)</ref>

History

Christ University was born out of the educational vision of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, an educationist and social reformer of the nineteenth century in South India.<ref name=":0">"CHRIST UNIVERSITY". christuniversity.in. Retrieved 29 May 2017.</ref> Chavara founded the first indigenous Catholic congregation Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) in 1831, which administers Christ (Deemed to be University).<ref name=":0" /> Established in 1969 as Christ College, the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India conferred autonomy to Christ College in 2004<ref>"CHRIST (Deemed to be University)". christuniversity.in. Retrieved 29 May 2017.</ref> and identified it as an "institution with potential for excellence" in 2006.<ref>"CHRIST UNIVERSITY". christuniversity.in. Retrieved 29 May 2017.</ref> In 2008 under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India, declared the institution a "deemed to be university" in the name and style of Christ University. Christ was one of the first institutions in India to be accredited in 1998 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and subsequently in 2004, 2016 and 2022 had been awarded Grade 'A+' on 4-point scale.<ref>"NAAC certificates - Internal Quality Assurance Cell" (PDF). christuniversity.in. Retrieved 26 May 2023.</ref>

Campus

• Bangalore Central Campus

CHRIST University during Christmas

The university's main campus is spread over 25 acres (10 ha) and is part of the 100-acre (40 ha) Dharmaram College Campus in the central part of Bangalore city. It is on the extension of Hosur Road (NH 7) opposite the Bangalore Dairy Circle Flyover. The city campus is close to residential localities such as BTM Layout, a residential and commercial area; Koramangala, another large neighborhood; and Jayanagar, one of the largest residential neighborhoods in Bangalore.

• Bangalore Kengeri Campus

In 2009, CHRIST opened its Kengeri campus, which is spread over 90 acres at Kengeri on the Bangalore-Mysore Expressway NH 275 and houses the School of Engineering and Technology; the PU Residential College; the School of Business and Management, which offers Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programs; the School of Social Sciences offering Bachelor of Science in psychology with Honours; as well as the School of Architecture, which was started officially from 2017.<ref>"Kengeri Campus". Christ University. Retrieved 10 April 2016.</ref>

• Bangalore Bannerghatta Road Campus

CHRIST also has a campus in Hulimavu on Bannerghatta Road, inaugurated in May, 2016.<ref>"CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Opens a New Campus on Banneghatta Road". The Hindu. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.</ref>

The campus provides courses across disciplines like Liberal Arts, Business and Management, Political Science, Economics and English. The campus provides wide variety of choices in Business and Management with different specialisations.

• Bangalore Yeshwanthpur Campus

CHRIST opened its campus in Yeshwanthpur in July 2022, which started functioning from August 2022. The campus is 10 stories tall and spread over 1.6 million square feet of space.

• Delhi NCR Campus

This is the off-campus of CHRIST Located in Sewa Nagar, Ghaziabad, Delhi NCR established in 2013.<ref>"Delhi NCR Campus". NCR, Christ University. Retrieved 26 December 2023.</ref> The campus is located near to Shaheed Sthal metro station of Delhi Metro and spread over 5 acres.

• Pune Lavasa Campus

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CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Pune Lavasa Campus

The Pune Lavasa Campus also known as the Analytical hub of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) is an off-Campus Institution of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bangalore, located within the Sahyadri mountain range in Lavasa, Pune which was established in 2014, the Campus is spread over 28 acres. <ref>"Christ Pune Lavasa campus". ShikshaChrist University Lavasa. Retrieved 26 December 2023.</ref><ref>"Christ University Pune Lavasa Campus". Christ University Lavasa. Retrieved 26 December 2023.</ref><ref>"NAAC Self-study Report - Location, Area, and Activity of the Campus" (PDF). NAAC. Retrieved 26 December 2023.</ref>

Organization and Administration

The university is managed by the CHRIST University Society, which in turn is organized by the CMI congregation, under the Syro Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church. The Rector of the Dharmaram Pontifical Athenaeum is the de-facto Chancellor of the university. The present chancellor is Fr. Varghese Vithayathil and vice chancellor is Dr. Fr. Joseph C C, both CMI priests. <ref>"CHRIST (Deemed to be University)". christuniversity.in. Retrieved 29 May 2017.</ref>

Academics

The university has over 30,000 students and more than 1200 faculty members across all campuses.<ref name="Swearing by Student Satisfaction">"Swearing by Student Satisfaction". Newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.</ref><ref>Aleem, Ayesha (14 June 2013). "Different Keystrokes". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 26 December 2017.</ref><ref name="ITDK" /> It has a foreign student community of about 700 from 58 nationalities.<ref>"International Office" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2017.</ref> The university offers nationally and internationally recognised undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.

Academic programmes

Undergraduate programmes

BGR Campus Front view

The university offers over 50 undergraduate programmes in humanities, social sciences, science, commerce and management, education, law and engineering. Undergraduate programmes are of three-year duration except in the case of Bachelor of Education (BEd, two years), Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM, four years), Bachelor of Laws (LLB, five years), Bachelor of Technology (BTech, four years) and an integrated BTech/MTech or MBA (five years). Except for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) programmes follow a Triple Major system.<ref name=ITDK>Aleem, Ayesha (24 June 2013). "Different Keystrokes". India Today. Retrieved 12 March 2014.</ref>

Wikipedia in the undergraduate programme

Wikipedia workshop for second language students

The institution entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore to make article writing on Wikipedia a core exercise for the continuous internal assessment of its 1600 undergraduate students in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Sanskrit and Urdu.<ref name=cis012014>Muzammiluddin, Syed. "Wikipedia at Forefront in CHRIST (Deemed to be University)". Retrieved 20 March 2014.</ref> The Hindi and Kannada articles may be found at collection of Hindi articles and collection of Kannada articles.

Rankings

In 2025, Christ University was ranked 63rd among all universities in India by NIRF.<ref>"NIRF 2025 Overall Rankings".</ref>

Membership

The university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities,<ref>"Members, Association of Indian Universities". Aiuweb.org. Retrieved 26 December 2017.</ref> International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU)<ref>"Members, International Federation of Catholic Universities". fiuc.org/. Retrieved 22 April 2018.</ref> and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).<ref>"members, AACSB". aacsb.edu. Retrieved 23 March 2023.</ref>

Notable alumni

Name	Field of notability	Notes
Anjana Menon	Malayalam film actress
Ankur Betageri	poet, fiction writer, art activist
Anne Amie	Playback singer and voiceover artist	Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer 2023
Annu Antony	Malayalam film actress	Debuted in Aanandam
Apurva Kasaravalli	Kannada Film Director
Arvind Venugopal	Playback singer in Malayalam Film Industry
Chandy Oommen	Member of Legislative Assembly	Chairman of the National Outreach Cell, Indian Youth Congress
Francis George	Member of Parliament	represented the IdukkiConstituency, Deputy Chairman of Kerala Congress
Gautham Karthik	Tamil film actor<ref>"Never knew my dad was a big deal in Tamil cinema then: Gautham Karthik". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 November 2021.</ref>
Gokul Suresh	Malayalam Film Actor<ref>"'I just want to be a good actor'". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 November 2021.</ref>
Gouri G. Kishan	Malayalam film actress
Jahnavi Kamath	film actress
K M Chaitanya	Kannada film maker, theatre director
Krishna Byre Gowda	Minister for Revenue, Government of Karnataka	President, Karnataka Youth Congress
Leona Lishoy	Indian film actress and model
M. N. Reddi	senior officer in the Indian Police Service
Madhukeshwar Desai	CEO, Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA)	National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Madonna Sebastian	Malayalam film actress	debut in the Malayalam film Premam
Meghana Raj	South Indian actress
Nanditha Shwetha	Kannada actress and South Indian model
Nicole Faria	Miss Earth 2010
Nidhhi Agerwal	Bollywood and Telugu actress,	Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2014 finalist
Pearle Maaney	actress and model	D 4 dance anchor<ref>"Big Boss Malayalam contestant - Pearle Maaney". IB Times. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.</ref>
Pradeep Hegde	Wildlife Filmmaker<ref>"Short film on frogs set for online". Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2021.</ref>
Prateik Jain	Model
Priya Vadlamani	Model and Telugu Film Actress
Raja Krishna Menon	film writer, director and producer<ref>"Airlift's Kerala connection". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 December 2021.</ref>
Rajeev Ravindranathan	Actor and Comedian
Reba Monica John	South Indian actress	debuted in the movie Jacobinte Swargarajyam<ref>"Malayalam actress is Rishi's leading lady". Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2021.</ref>
Rima Kallingal	Malayalam film actress<ref>"BBA course at Christ University helps students develop their entrepreneurial instincts". India Today. Retrieved 26 November 2021.</ref>
Roysten Abel	Indian theatre director and playwright
Sabbah Haji	Director of Haji Public School<ref>"Sabbah Haji". Haji Public School. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2021.</ref>
Sabu Varkey	Indian Hockey Team Member
Samyukta Hornad	Kannada film actress<ref>"Dudette doodles in aid: Artistic side of Samyukta Hornad". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 November 2021.</ref>
Shilpi Neha Tirkey	Youngest MLA from Jharkhand
Shwetha Srivatsav	Kannada Film Actress
Sruthi Hariharan	South Indian Actress	Debuted in the movie Cinema Company<ref>"Sruthi Hariharan". Filmi Beat. Retrieved 26 November 2021.</ref>
Vijay Suriya	actor<ref>"The chocolate boy who became a star!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 November 2021.</ref>
Vineeth Vincent	Beatboxer<ref>"Just beat it, beat it..." The Hindu. Retrieved 25 November 2021.</ref>

See also

• Christ College, Irinjalakuda
• List of deemed universities
• Dharmaram College
• Bangalore

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