Central University of Karnataka

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Central University of Karnataka
File:Central University of Karnataka.svg
MottoIAST: vidyA dadAti vinayaM
TypeCentral University
Established2009 (2009)
Vice-ChancellorBattu Satyanarayana[1]
Location, ,
17°26′05″N 76°40′23″E / 17.4348°N 76.6730°E / 17.4348; 76.6730Coordinates: 17°26′05″N 76°40′23″E / 17.4348°N 76.6730°E / 17.4348; 76.6730
CampusKadaganchi
AffiliationsUGC, AIU
Websitewww.cuk.ac.in

The Central University of Karnataka (CUK) was established by an Act of the Parliament (No. 3 of 2009) at Kadaganchi of Aland, Karnataka taluk Kalaburagi, Karnataka.

History[edit]

Central University of Karnataka in Gulbarga of Karnataka, India has been established through an Act of Parliament: "The Central Universities Act, 2009" by Govt. of India.[2]

The university has started operating from its permanent campus at the Gulbarga-Waghdhari Inter-State Highway in Aland taluka identified by the Karnataka State Government.[3]

The Central Universities Bill 2009 aims at creating one new central university each in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.[4] It also seeks to convert Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Chhattisgarh, Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya in Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) and Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand into Central universities.[5]

Schools and departments[edit]

The university has 16 Departments under 8 Schools of Study.[6]

  • School of Business Studies
    • Department of Business Studies
    • Department of Commerce
    • Department of Economic Studies and Planning
  • School of Earth Sciences
    • Department of Geography
    • Department of Geology
  • School of Humanities and Languages
    • Department of Kannada Literature and Culture
    • Department of English
    • Department of Hindi
    • Center for Classical Language-Kannada
  • School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • Department of History
    • Department of Psychology
    • Department of Social Work
  • School of Media Studies
    • Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • School of Undergraduate Studies
  • School of Computer Science
    • Department of Computer Science
  • School of Chemical Sciences
    • Department of Chemistry
  • School of Physical Sciences
    • Department of Physics
    • Department of Mathematics
  • School of Engineering
    • Department of Electrical Engineering
    • Department of Electronic Communications Engineering

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "President Ram Nath Kovind approves appointments of vice chancellors of 12 central universities: Ministry of education". The Times of India 13:29 IST. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/vikas_doc/docs/1241592408~~1235040259_central_University_Bill_2009.pdf
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Parliament passes bill to set 12 central varsities - Times Of India
  6. "CUK Schools". www.cuk.ac.in.

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