Motto | Knowledge to Wisdom |
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Type | Central Research University |
Established | 2009; 15 years ago |
Founder | Parliamentary 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 |
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Location | , , 822113 , 23°26′30″N85°8′45″E / 23.44167°N 85.14583°E |
Campus | Semi Urban, Brambe campus: 45 acres (Old) Manatu campus: 510 acres (New) |
Affiliations | UGC, AICTE, BCI, ICSSR, PCI, NCTE |
Website | www |
The Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) is a research intensive Central 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.
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.
The University has two operational campuses (temporary campus and permanent 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
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.
9.High Court of Jharkhand Judgement regarding awarding of unspecified degree Mausam Kumar vs The Union Of India on 20 July, 2018