Central University of Karnataka

Central University of Karnataka
Other name
CUK
MottoIAST: vidyA dadAti vinayaM
TypeCentral University
Established2009 (15 years ago) (2009)
AccreditationUGC[1]
Academic affiliations
AIU
ChancellorVijay Keshav Gokhale[2]
Vice-ChancellorBattu Satyanarayana[3][4]
DirectorPro. Ganesh Pawar
Deputy DirectorDr. Venkata Ramana Doddi
Location
Kalaburagi, Karnataka
,
India

17°26′05″N 76°40′23″E / 17.4348°N 76.6730°E / 17.4348; 76.6730
Websitewww.cuk.ac.in

The Central University of Karnataka, (CUK), is a central university situated in Kadaganchi village in the Aland taluka of Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was established by an Act of the Parliament of India in 2009, "The Central Universities Act, 2009".

History

[5][6]

The university 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 aimed at creating a 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 sought 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 & Archaeology
    • 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 Sciences
  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Central University of Karnataka". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ https://www.cuk.ac.in/#/home
  3. ^ "President Ram Nath Kovind approves appointments of vice chancellors of 12 central universities: Ministry of education". 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". The Hindu. 23 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ "The Central Universities Act, 2009" (PDF). legislative.gov.in. p. 18. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Central Universities Act (2009) and Statutes" (PDF). cuk.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Central University of Karnataka". www.cuk.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Parliament passes bill to set 12 central varsities – Times Of India