| Kurukshetra University | |
| Motto: | योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि |
| Vice Chancellor: | Prof. (Dr.) Som Nath Sachdeva[1] |
| Coordinates: | 29.9577°N 76.8158°W |
| Accreditation: | NAAC (A++ Grade) |
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11January 1956[2] in Kurukshetra, in the Indian state of Haryana, from the capital, Delhi.[3] It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities.[4]
The university was in 1956 as a unitary residential University. The Department of Sanskrit was the first and the only department in the university when it was inaugurated by Bharat Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the Indian Republic. The idea of establishing university was conceived by then governor of Punjab, Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a Sanskrit scholar.[5]
In 2012, the Department of philosophy introduced an academic course on Gita.[6]
Spread over 473acres,[7] the KUK campus is located on the western bank of Brahma Sarovar in the Hindu holy city of Kurukshetra.[8]
The university follows a weighted average pattern to calculate grades, with the 1st and 2nd semester contributing 20% to the aggregate marks and each further semester, up to the 8th, contributing 10%.
| Type: | University and College |
| Nirf U 2023: | 101-150 |
| Nirf O 2023: | 150-200 |
The university was ranked in the 101-150 band among universities and in the 151-200 band overall in India by the NIRF in 2023.
Faculty of Arts & Languages
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Life Sciences
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Indic Studies
Faculty of Engg. & Technology
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Commerce & Management
The university has these colleges, schools and institutes:[11]
Its jurisdiction extends over 5 districts -Ambala,Kaithal,Karnal,Kurukshetra,Panchkula,Panipat,Yamunanagar . The university has 457 affiliated colleges and institutes.[2] Notable examples include:
The Department of Electronic Science in 2011, was awarded a project on nanoscience by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.[12]
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra has a number of achievements in sports. In 2015 the Boxing Team of Kurukshetra University won the All India Inter-University Boxing Championship among more than 100 Universities from all over India.[13] All India Inter-University Boxing Championship was held at LPU, Jalandhar. Boxers from KUK won 3 Gold and 3 Bronze Medals under their boxing coach Rajesh Kumar Rajound.[14] The university has been awarded Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy, representing the highest award given for inter-university sports and university sportsperson performance in international and national arena by the Government of India, in the year 1966–1967.[15]