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| image = File:This is the graphical mascot of Christ University, Bangalore.png

| vice_chancellor = Rev. Dr. Fr. [[Abraham V. M]], CMI <ref name="christuniversity1">{{cite web|title=Administration |url=https://christuniversity.in/administration|work=website|access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref>

| students = 18,535 (2016)<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

| website = {{URL|christuniversity.in}}

| undergrad = 14,500 (2016)<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

| postgrad = 4,035 (2016)<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.christuniversity.in|title=Christ (Deemed to be University)- By numbers|work=CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Home Page|access-date=10 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407220710/http://www.christuniversity.in/|archive-date=7 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

| chancellor = Dr Fr Paul Achandy, CMI <ref name="christuniversity1"/>

| academic_staff = 950+<ref name="christuniversity1"/>

| officer_in_charge = Dr Anil Joseph Pinto<ref name="christuniversity1"/>

| affiliation = [[Catholic]]<ref name="christuniversity1"/>

'''CHRIST (Deemed to be University)''',<ref>{{cite news|title=Pulled up by UGC, Christ Deemed to be University changes name|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/pulled-by-ugc-christ-university-changes-name/article21191726.ece|access-date=17 February 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 November 2017}}</ref> is a [[Deemed university|deemed to be university]] in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India. Founded in 1969 as Christ College, the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India conferred autonomy to Christ College in 2004. On 22 July 2008 it was declared as an institution deemed to be university under section 3 of UGC Act 1956 by the [[Ministry of Education (India)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/deemeduniversitylist.aspx?id=12&Unitype=4 |title=Deemed Universities in Karnataka |publisher=Ugc.ac.in |access-date=2017-12-26}}</ref> The [[university]] 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>{{Cite web |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/docs/19th%20SC%20-%201st%20cycle.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203124956/http://www.naac.gov.in/docs/19th%20SC%20-%201st%20cycle.pdf |archive-date=3 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== History ==  

CHRIST (Deemed to be University) was born out of the educational vision of [[Kuriakose Elias Chavara|St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara]], an educationalist and social reformer of the nineteenth century in [[South India]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://christuniversity.in/history|title=CHRIST UNIVERSITY|website=christuniversity.in|language=en|access-date=2017-05-29}}</ref> Chavara founded the first indigenous Catholic congregation [[Carmelites of Mary Immaculate|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 (India)|University Grants Commission (UGC)]] of India conferred Autonomy to the Christ College in 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://christuniversity.in/history|title=CHRIST (Deemed to be University)|website=christuniversity.in|language=en|access-date=2017-05-29}}</ref> and identified it as an institution with Potential for Excellence in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://christuniversity.in/about|title=CHRIST UNIVERSITY|website=christuniversity.in|language=en|access-date=2017-05-29}}</ref> In 2008 under section 3 of the [[University Grants Commission Act, 1956|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'. Later in 2018, upon the direction of Supreme Court of India, the word 'University' was removed thus making it Christ (Deemed to be University).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/10022018U3A_JR_Notification.pdf|title=Name Change notification by Ministry of Human Resource Development|work=Ministry of Human Resource Development|access-date=2020-11-19}}</ref> Christ was one of the first institutions in India to be accredited in 1998 by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)]], and subsequently in 2004 and 2016 had been awarded Grade 'A' on 4-point scale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/dec/04/christ-varsity-gets-a-grade-from-naac-1545410.html|title=Christ varsity gets A grade from NAAC|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-05-29}}</ref>

The campuses are [[zero waste]] campus and recycle their wet waste and used paper.<ref>{{cite news|last=PS|first=Ramya|title=It's time for Bangalore colleges to go green|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-it-s-time-for-bangalore-colleges-to-go-green-1438140|access-date=23 March 2014|newspaper=DNA|date=15 September 2010}}</ref>

The University is managed by the CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Trust, which in turn is organized by the CMI congregation, under the [[Syro Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church]]. The [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the university is always the rector of the [[Dharmaram College|Dharmaram Pontifical Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://christuniversity.in/administration|title=CHRIST (Deemed to be University)|website=christuniversity.in|language=en|access-date=2017-05-29}}</ref> Thus, by assuming the rector's seat, he also assumes the position of the Chancellor. Under him comes the [[Chancellor (education)|Vice Chancellor]], who takes all the decisions which can affect day-to-day administrative matters. The present Vice-Chancellor is Dr Fr Abraham Vettiyankal Mani, who holds a doctorate from [[Bangalore University]] and an American master in [[Computer Science]]. Though the vice chancellor's position is usually assumed by a priest from the [[Church (congregation)|congregation]], the person appointed thus has all the qualifications and academic experiences required by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/article1516125.ece|title=Qualifications for VC|newspaper=Times of India|date=14 April 2015 |access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref> Under the vice-chancellor comes the [[Registrar (education)|registrar]], currently, Dr Anil Joseph Pinto. The financial matters of the university are managed by a Chief Finance Officer. Various deaneries and departments are headed and represented by deans and department heads.

The University has over 20,000 students and more than 800 faculty members.<ref name="Swearing by Student Satisfaction">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Swearing-by-Student-Satisfaction/2014/03/03/article2083262.ece |title=Swearing by Student Satisfaction |publisher=Newindianexpress.com |access-date=2017-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= Ayesha Aleem |url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-best-colleges-2013-christ-university/1/280166.html |title=Different Keystrokes |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2013-06-14 |access-date=2017-12-26}}</ref><ref name="ITDK" />  It has a foreign student community of about 700 from 58 nationalities.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.christuniversity.in/uploadimages/International%20Office%20(v1).pdf |title=International Office |access-date=2017-12-26}}</ref>  The university offers nationally and internationally recognised undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.

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.

====Post-Graduate Programmes====

The University offers 47 [[Master's degree|master's]], 17 [[Master of Philosophy]] and 21 [[PhD]] degree programmes in Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, [[School of Law, Christ University|Law]], Education, commerce and management, and Engineering. Masters programmes are of two years duration, except for [[Master of Computer Science]] and [[Master of Law]] which are three years and one-year duration, respectively.

The university has published over 220 books in [[Kannada]], through Kannada Sangha, a non-profit organisation of the university promoting Kannada around the world and publishes six peer reviewed journals to make wider the base advance, a full-fledged Centre for Publications was started in the year 2001.<ref name=ITDK>{{cite news|last=Aleem|first=Ayesha|title=Different Keystrokes|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-best-colleges-2013-christ-university/1/280166.html|access-date=12 March 2014|newspaper=India Today|date=24 June 2013}}</ref> Two quarterly journals- Artha-Journal of Social Sciences and Mapana-Journal of Sciences and four biannual journals-Ushus-Journals of Business Management, Tatva-Journal of Philosophy, Atna-Journal of Tourism Studies and CULJ-CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Law Journal.

 

The University is a member of the [[Association of Indian Universities]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aiuweb.org/Members/MembersC.asp |title=Members, Association of Indian Universities |publisher=Aiuweb.org |access-date=2017-12-26}}</ref> and

[[International Federation of Catholic Universities]] (IFCU)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fiuc.org/en/docs/membership/list_of_members/india |title=Members, International Federation of Catholic Universities |publisher=fiuc.org/ |access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref>

According to the QS India rankings for 2020, Christ is positioned 80-85.  In 2019, Christ was ranked 71-75.  Among Asian universities it is ranked 501-550.<ref name="QS">{{cite web |title=QS World University & Business School Rankings |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/christ-deemed-be-university-bengaluru |website=topuniversities.com |access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref>

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On 10 January 2011, Christ Junior College, Bangalore, under ensemble director [[Vineeth Vincent]], in an event titled 'Can You Say Beat Box?' created the largest human beatbox ensemble in the Limca Book of Records with 2136 participants.<ref>{{cite web | title=This world record will be a mouthful | url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/jan/100111-News-Bangalore-Christ-University-beat-boxing-Vineeth-Vincent.htm| access-date=1 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Christ College Sets National Beatboxing Record | url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2011/01/13/christ-college-sets-national-beatboxing-record/ | access-date=1 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= CHRIST (Deemed to be University) students attempt record in beatboxing |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/11/stories/2011011162820400.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125234602/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/11/stories/2011011162820400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013| access-date=1 June 2011 | location=Chennai, India | work= [[The Hindu]] | date=11 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Christ Junior College beatboxers aim to set a new record |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_christ-junior-college-beatboxers-aim-to-set-a-new-record_1492618 | access-date=2 June 2011}}</ref>  

In 2008, Christ College was involved in a controversy surrounding the granting of deemed university status.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/06/stories/2008080655780600.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810033125/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/06/stories/2008080655780600.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 August 2008 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Deemed status: Bangalore University breaks its own rules? | date=6 August 2008}}</ref> The institute is now a deemed to be university.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/centre_to_derecognise_44_deemed_universities.php |title=Centre to derecognise 44 deemed universities |work=ndtv.com|access-date=22 January 2012}}UGC asks 34 blacklisted deemed universities to start functioning]</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Published: Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 11:55 [IST] |url=http://www.careerindia.com/news/ugc-asks-34-blacklisted-deemed-universities-start-functioning-012255.html |title=UGC asks 34 blacklisted deemed universities to start functioning |publisher=Careerindia |date=2014-09-24 |access-date=2017-12-26}}</ref><ref>http://courtnic.nic.in/supremecourt/temp/wc%20142rpt.txt {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/pulled-by-ugc-christ-university-changes-name/article21191726.ece|title=Pulled up by UGC, Christ University changes name|date=2017-11-30|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-04-19|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/ugc-tells-symbiosis-manipal-and-christ-to-drop-university-title-from-their-names/articleshow/61858000.cms|title=After UGC's directive, Christ University becomes Christ|date=2017-11-30|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-04-19}}</ref> The institute has also been under public scrutiny after allegations of sexual harassment against its faculty surfaced in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-23|title=Bengaluru: Student alleges invigilator addressed her as 'baby', sparks row|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-christ-university-female-student-alleges-invigilator-addressed-her-as-baby-7372044/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>