Central University of Jharkhand

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Central University of Jharkhand
MottoKnowledge to Wisdom
Type Central Research University
Established2009; 15 years ago
FounderParliamentary Act, 2009, Government of India
Accreditation NAAC with Grade 'B'
Endowment 11,252.56 Cr
Chancellor Jai Prakash Lal
Vice-Chancellor Kshiti Bhushan Das [1]
Dean A. C. Pandey
Visitor President of India
Academic staff
221
Administrative staff
57
Undergraduates 1,560
Postgraduates 1,113
208
Location, ,
822113
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23°26′30″N85°8′45″E / 23.44167°N 85.14583°E / 23.44167; 85.14583
CampusSemi Urban, Brambe campus: 45 acres (Old) Manatu campus: 510 acres (New)
Affiliations UGC, AICTE, BCI, ICSSR, PCI, NCTE
Website www.cuj.ac.in

The Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) is a central intensive research university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was established in 2009 as per the Parliament of India and is recognized as a University of national importance by the University Grants Commission.

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History

CUJ was established in 2009 under the first schedule of the Central Universities Act, 2009. [2] The first and founding Vice Chancellor (VC), Darlando Khathing, was appointed 1 March 2009. [3] Consequent upon culmination of his tenure in March 2014, he was replaced by acting vice chancellor A.N. Misra. [4] Prof. Misra served as acting VC until the appointment of Nand Kumar Yadav Indu as permanent VC in August 2015. [5] On completion of his term, Prof. Ratan Kumar Dey served as the acting VC for almost a year. Currently, Prof. Kshiti Bhusan Das is heading the university.

Campuses

The University has two operational campuses (temporary campus and permanent campus).

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Administrative Building at Cheri-Manatu Campus
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Administrative Building at Brambe Campus
Former President Dr. Abdul Kalam at CUJ Former President Dr. Abdul Kalam at CUJ.jpg
Former President Dr. Abdul Kalam at CUJ

Academics in CUJ

Schools and Departments

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Entrance view of Brambe Campus

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Mass Communication and Media Technologies

School of Natural Sciences

School of Languages

School of Engineering and Technology

School for the Study of Culture

School of Natural Resource Management

School of Management Sciences

School of Education

Admission and Classes

Except a few departments, undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs are offered by almost all academic units of the University. Admission to undergraduate and post-graduate programmes is done through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA), whereas for doctoral degree, it is based either on UGC/CSIR NET examination or test conducted by University, after which a mandatory interview in convened. The University also offers part-time Ph.D. programme. The classes are operational at both the campuses as per location of the academic department.

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Inner View of Temporary Campus and University Auditorium.

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9.High Court of Jharkhand Judgement regarding awarding of unspecified degree Mausam Kumar vs The Union Of India on 20 July, 2018