K K University Explained

K. K. University
Motto:	Knowledge, Skills and Wisdom
Established:	2017
Chancellor:	Ravi Chaudhary^[1]
Vice Chancellor:	Prof. (Dr.) Badiadka Narayana^[2]

K. K. University (KKU) is a private university^[3] located in Beraunti, near Bihar Sharif in Nalanda district, Bihar, India. The university was established in 2017 by Samajik Kalyan Sanstha under the Bihar Private Universities Act, 2013,^[4] one of the two first private universities in Bihar.

Both universities were approved by the Bihar Government in May 2017^[5] following the passing of Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in March 2017 which relaxed the rules for establishment of private universities in Bihar.

The 2017 law allowed a new private university to operate from a premises measuring 5,000 m² (down from 10,000 m² previously) for four years (up from two years previously) before shifting to the place designated in the project report.^[6]

Vice Chancellor

Prof. Dr. Badiadka Narayana - Feb 2024 - Currently

Notes and References

1. Web site: Founder & Chancellor's Message . kkuniversity.ac.in . K.K. University . 4 December 2020.
2. Web site: Vice-Chancellor's Message. kkuniversity.ac.in. K.K. University. 5 September 2021.
3. Web site: State -wise List of Private Universities as on 19.09.2017. www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 1 September 2017. 19 September 2017.
4. Web site: Bihar Private Universities Act, 2013. 1 November 2013. Government of Bihar. 28 September 2017. Bihar Gazette.
5. News: Raj. Dev. Bihar clears pay bonanza. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000434/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170517/jsp/frontpage/story_152001.jsp. dead. 29 September 2017. 28 September 2017. The Telegraph. 16 May 2017.
6. News: Private varsity can open in 5,000 sq metre building for 4 years. 28 September 2017. The Times of India. Times News Network. 20 March 2017.