Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University

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Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University
File:Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University logo.png
TypeState
Established2017 (7 years ago) (2017)
1926; 98 years ago (1926) (Ranchi College)
ChancellorGovernor of Jharkhand
Vice-ChancellorSatya Narayan Munda
Location
Ranchi
,
Jharkhand
,
India

23°23′18″N 85°19′21″E / 23.3883°N 85.3224°E / 23.3883; 85.3224
Campusgood campus
Websitewww.dspmuranchi.ac.in

Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, formerly Ranchi College, is a state university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.[1] It is named after the Indian politician Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. It was established as a college in 1926 and upgraded to a university in 2017.

History[edit]

Ranchi College was established as a government intermediate college in 1926, and begun undergraduate and postgraduate courses in 1946. Following the Indian independence it operated as unit of Patna University. It became a unit of Ranchi University upon its creation in 1960 and became autonomous in 2009.[2] In 2017 it was upgraded to a state university through the Jharkhand State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2017.[3] Satya Narayan Munda was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of the university in May 2018.[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "State University Jharkhand". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "About Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi (Jharkhand)". www.dspmuranchi.ac.in. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Jharkhand State Universities (Amendment) Act, 2017" (PDF). Jharkhand Gazette. Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Munda, Srivastava VCs of two new universities". The Pioneer. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

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