Central University of

Karnataka

The Central University of Karnataka, chiefly as, CUK, is a central university situated in the
Kadaganchi village in Aland taluka of Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It has
been established by an Act of the Parliament of India 2009.
 Central University of Karnataka

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕೇಂದ್ರಿಯ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ

कर्नाटक कें द्रीय विश्वविद्यालय

Other name CUK

Motto IAST: vidyA dadAti vinayaM

Type Central University

Established 2009

Founder Government of India

Accreditation University Grants Commission[1]

Academic affiliations Association of Indian Universities

Chancellor N. R. Shetty[2]

Vice-Chancellor Battu Satyanarayana[3][4]

Location Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India

17.4348°N 76.6730°E (https://geohack.toolforge.o

rg/geohack.php?pagename=Central_University_of
_Karnataka&params=17.4348_N_76.673_E_type:e
du_region:IN-KA)

Website www.cuk.ac.in (http://www.cuk.ac.in/)

History

The university was established through "The Central Universities Act, 2009" by Government of
India.[5][6]

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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Schools and departments

School of Business Studies

Department of Business Studies

Department of Commerce

Department of Economic Studies and Planning

Department of Tourism and hotel management

School of Earth Sciences

Department of Geography

Department of Geology

School of Education and Training

School of Humanities and Languages

Department of English

Department of Hindi

Department of Kannada Literature and Culture

Department of Linguistics

Department of Foreign Language Studies

Department of Music and Fine Arts

 School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Department of History

Department of Psychology

Department of Public administration

Department of Social Work

Department of Folklore and Tribal Studies

School of Media Studies

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

School of Computer Science

Department of Computer Science

School of Chemical Sciences

Department of Chemistry

School of Life Sciences

Department of Life science

School of Physical Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Department of Physics

School of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

School of Legal Jurisprudence Studies

Department of Law

See also

Central University, India

References
1. "Central University of Karnataka" (https://www.ugc.ac.in/centralniversitylist.aspx?id=zxM7WatPi/jRM9v4
021o7w==&Unitype=9U80RXV93k09HNgOCkd8+w==) . www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
 2. "Prof N R Shetty appointed Chancellor of Central University of K'taka" (https://newskarnataka.com/event
s/campus/prof-n-r-shetty-appointed-chancellor-of-central-university-of-ktaka-3/) . News Karnataka. 28
November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

3. "President Ram Nath Kovind approves appointments of vice chancellors of 12 central universities:
Ministry of education" (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-ram-nath-kovind-approves-ap
pointments-of-vice-chancellors-of-12-central-universities-ministry-of-education/articleshow/84671693.
cms) . The Times of India 13:29 IST. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

4. "Battu Satyanarayana appointed vice-chancellor of Central University of Karnataka" (https://www.thehind

u.com/news/national/karnataka/battu-satyanarayana-appointed-vice-chancellor-of-central-university-of-k
arnataka/article35486517.ece) . The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 23 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X (htt
ps://www.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X) . Retrieved 22 February 2022.

5. "The Central Universities Act, 2009" (https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A-2009-25.pdf#page=1

8) (PDF). legislative.gov.in. p. 18. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

6. "Central Universities Act (2009) and Statutes" (https://www.cuk.ac.in/pdf/ACT-AND-STATUTES.pdf)

(PDF). cuk.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

7. "Central University of Karnataka" (https://www.cuk.ac.in/#/the-university) . www.cuk.ac.in. Retrieved

22 February 2022.

8. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20120222083507/http://www.education.nic.in/IHL/LISTCE

NTRALUNIVERSITIES.pdf) (PDF). Archived from the original (http://www.education.nic.in/IHL/LISTCEN
TRALUNIVERSITIES.pdf) (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.

9. Parliament passes bill to set 12 central varsities – Times Of India (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind

ia/Parliament-passes-bill-to-set-12-central-varsities/articleshow/4187380.cms)

External links

Official website (http://www.cuk.ac.in/)

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