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Brief Profile

KURUKSHETRA U NIVERSITY KU RUKSHETRA

( E s t abl i s h e d b y t h e S t at e L eg i s l at ure A c t X I I o f 1 9 5 6 )
( ‘A +’ G R A D E , NA AC AC C R E D IT ED )
ku k . a c. i n

Backdrop

Situated in Kurukshetra, the land of BhagwadGita Founded in 1956

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About us
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 Kurukshetra University is located in the northern state of Haryana

(India). It is a government university spread over 400 acres of land.
 University is well connected by rail and road. The nearby airports are
Delhi (160 kms) and Chandigarh (100 kms).
 Kurukshetra university offers perfect academic ambience for learning
and research in its peaceful settings.
 University is accredited A+ by national accreditation agency NAAC and
is graded as category I by the nodal ministry of HRD.

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VISION
Be globally acknowledged as a distinguished centre of
academic excellence.
MISSION
To prepare a class of proficient scholars and professionals
with ingrained human values and commitment to expand
the frontiers of knowledge for the advancement of society.
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University in Progression

2018
‒ 10 faculties, 47 Departments/
1961 Institutes;
Transformed ‒ 175 Courses;
into a multi-
1956 faculty ‒ 282 Colleges in 7 Districts;
Started with a University ‒ Large number of students (More than
focus on 15,000 on Campus, about 21,000
Sanskrit and DDE,
Indic Studies
‒ Nearly 2,50,000 in Affiliated
Only
Colleges)
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Moving Towards Excellence-Accreditations

CYCLE 3
GRADE A +
CYCLE 2
CGPA 3.52
Grade A
OCT 30, 2017
CYCLE 1 CGPA 3.21
Category-I under
JAN 29, 2009 Graded Autonomy
4 STAR
JAN 19, 2001

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Research- Publications and Awards

Overall:
Cited in SCOPUS : 48% h-index: 54
Citation Index : 7055 Citations: 30000
i-10: 244 Impact factor > 10

Output per Faculty (last five years):

M.Phil : 12.6; Ph.D. : 3.6
Research papers per Faculty : 11

The University publishes eight peer University also participates in

reviewed research Journals: Shodhganga repository

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Research- Resource Mobilization

Total Funds: Funding Agencies:
Rs. 58.64 Crores DST, UGC, DBT, ICSSR,
MHRD, World Bank,
AICTE, NRSC, DRDO,

Rs. 307 lakh , Allocated for Collaborative Projects:

Research out of University’s Funds National: 07; International:04
during last five years.
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Research & Academic Collaborations

• 29 MoUs
‒ National [25]: IUAC New Delhi, BARC UGC-
DAE CSR Mumbai Centre, NISE R
Bhubaneshwar, MNIT Jaipur, PU and CSIO
Significant Outcomes of MoUs:
Chandigarh, HPU Shimla, NPL New Delhi, IIT  Organizing training programmes
New Delhi, IISc Bengaluru, CEERI Pilani etc….
 Facilitation of Students’ training
‒ International [04]: University of Trieste,
Trieste (Italy), University of Southern Denmark,  Collaborative Ph.D. programmes for
University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic, students
University of Rochester, New York, USA
• 15 MoUs are underway:  Financial assistance to students
– ONGC, Geological Survey of India, Archaeological  Faculty Exchange Programmes
Survey of India, Indian National Trust for Art and
Cultural Heritage, National Institute of  Consultancies
Hydrology, Roorkee, Deccan College, Pune
etc……….
– University of Sheffield, UK

The University has identified more than 30 prestigious Research Centres/ Institutes as its approved
Research Centres for Doctoral/Post doctoral activities.
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Research Strengths of University

• Strong experienced senior faculty (About 85% of the faculty

are Ph.D)
• National and International Collaborations (Collaborative
Projects: National: 07; International: 04)
• Participation in workshops /seminars / conference organized at
national/international level.
• Faculty interaction with experts in academia and industry

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Research Facilities

 lon Beam Centre- National Facility

 Low- Temperature Thermochronology (Fission Track
Dating)- National Facility
 Seismological Observatory
 Recognition under (17)
 UGC-SAP
 DST-FIST
 TEQIP, etc.

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Honours- 96 Goyal Prizes Awarded

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1. Prof. Goverdhan Mehta

2. Prof. C.N.R. Rao
3. Prof. R.A. Mashelkar
4. Prof. A.K. Sood
5. Dr. R.K. Sinha
6. Dr. K. Kasturirangan
7. Dr. Lalji Singh
8. Dr. P. Venugopal
9. Dr. Mustansir Barma and more. ..

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Teaching –Learning: 175 Programmes Offered

Post Graduate (PG) 70

Under Graduate(UG) 16
Integrated Masters 04
M.Phil 20
Ph.D 47
Certificate Courses 07
Diploma/Adv. Diploma 06
PG Diploma 05

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Programs in New Areas

 M.A. (Applied Yoga & Certificate courses in

Health)  Sports Dieticians
 Gym. & Aerobic
 M.A. (Women Studies)
Instructor
 M.Tech. (Nano Science  Panchayati Raj in
& Tech.) Rural Development
 M.Sc. (Forensic  Communication
Science) Skills
 Diploma in Reasoning  Bhagavadgita
 Foreign language
courses
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Teaching and Research- Indian Rreadings & Values

 A separate faculty of Indic Studies (6 departments)

 Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit offers courses on Vedic Studies
and Indian Philosophy.
 Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies publishes annual Praci-Jyoti
Digest of Indological studies since ….; having world wide circulation
 University has around 20,000 manuscripts that are being digitized for the
researchers
 Diploma and Certificate Programs offered on BhagvadGita
 University has been organizing Seminar on BhagwadGita since long that
has grown into an International seminar since 2016 to promote research
on the subject. The seminar has been receiving around 1000 direct
participants (foreign and domestic) and large number of other attendees.
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Preserving heritage- Dharohar

 Dharohar’ Haryana museum of culture of Haryana came up in

……with the voluntary contribution of donars
 The museum showcases history, lifestyle and culture of Haryana
has emerged a popular destination
 More than 16 lakh people including foreign delegates from 70
countries and 43000 students have visited
 Another museum on 1857 is coming up

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Outreach

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Excellence in Sports

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Research Centres

Centre for Centre for IT Centre for Applied Centre for Centre of
Advanced and Automation Biology in Advance Excellence for
Material [9.00 Cr] Environment Research in Research on the
Research [16.10 Sciences [6.15 Cr] Earthquake Saraswati River
Cr] Studies [2.00 Cr]
[3.00 Cr]

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hubs

Funding requirements- 12.25
Incubation Centre • For start-ups and new idea Cr

Centre for Skill • For skilling in emerging areas under NSQF

Development framework
• Training university students in areas
Corporate Resource Centre
of interest to markets
Centre for Entrepreneurship
(special focus on female • Creating a ecosystem for
entrepreneurships and MSME) entrepreneurs including training

Centre for Continuing • Short term courses for

Education employability enhancement

Centre for Sports • Training and courses in sports

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For more details

• Contacts:
• Vice Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, India
vc@kuk.ac.in
• Dean Academic Affairs, Kurukshetra University, India
daa@kuk.ac.in
• Nodal Officer, National Higher Education Mission
manjulachaudhry@kuk.ac.in

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