Sido Kanhu Murmu University

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Sido Kanhu Murmu University
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Seal of Sido Kanhu Murmu University
Former names
Siddhu Kanhu University
Motto in English
Ability to separate milk and water
Type Public
Established1992(32 years ago) (1992)
Accreditation NAAC
Chancellor Governor of Jharkhand
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Bimal Prasad Singh
Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof. Bimal Prasad Singh
Location
Dumka
,
Jharkhand
,
India
CampusUrban
Affiliations
Website www.skmu.ac.in

Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU), formerly Siddhu Kanhu University, is a public university situated in the Santhal Parganas region of Jharkhand state in eastern India. It has its headquarters at Dumka, the second capital of Jharkhand. The university offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various streams and have 13 constituent colleges and 15 affiliated colleges across six districts of Jharkhand.

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History

Sido Kanhu Murmu University was founded as Siddhu Kanhu University on 10 January 1992 by an Act of Bihar Legislative Assembly. [1] [2] It was carved out from Bhagalpur University now known as Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University.

The university was renamed as Sido Kanhu Murmu University on 6 May 2003 by an amendment made in the section 3(1) of the Jharkhand State Universities Act 2000 (Amendment). [3] It is named after Sidhu Murmu and Kanhu Murmu, brothers who led the Santhal rebellion against the British in 1855–56.

The university was recognized by and affiliated to the Association of Indian Universities on 6 May 1993. [4] It was granted recognition under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956 [5] in May 2006.

Colleges

The university have its jurisdiction extends over six districts – Deoghar, Dumka, Godda, Jamtara, Pakur and Sahibganj.

Affiliated colleges

This university comprises 15 affiliated colleges, which are:

J. M. College, Jasidih Deoghar 1978Sri Bal Krishna Dubey
A. N. College, Dumka Dumka 1979Rajesh Kr. Singh
M.G. college, Ranishwar Dumka 1984Raish khan
St. Xavier's College, Dumka Dumka 2011S. Stephen Raj
Shikaripar College, Shikaripara Dumka 1982Aftabuddin Gulam
Mahila College, Godda Godda 1983Kiran Chowdhary
M. A. Kalam Azad Degree college, Basantrai Godda
S.B.S.S.P.S.J. College, Pathargama Godda 1980Virendra Kr. Singh
Bhagwat Jha Azad College, Kundahit Jamtara Dinesh Rai
Degree College, Nala Jamtara 1988Gunmay Das
Jamtara Sandhya Mahila College, Jamtara Jamtara 1982Mohan Mandal
J. J. S. College, Mihijam Jamtara 1983Niranjan Prasad
B.L.N.L. Bohra College, Rajmahal Sahebganj H. S. Singh
B S A Mahila College, Barharwa Sahebganj 1996A. P. Dubey
Shibu Soren Janjatiya Degree College, Borio Sahebganj

Constituent colleges

This university comprises 13 constituent colleges, which are:

CollegeDistrictEstablishedPrincipal
A.S. College, Deoghar Deoghar 1969Anil Kumar Jha
Deoghar College, Deoghar Deoghar 1951Basant Kumar Gupta
R. D. Bajla Mahila College, Deoghar Deoghar 1970Neerja Dubey
Madhupur College, Jharkhand Deoghar 1970Ratnakar Bharti
Santal Pargana College, Dumka Dumka 1955Sanjay Kumar Sinha
Santal Pargana Mahila College, Dumka Dumka 1974Reena Nilima Lakra
Godda College, Godda Godda 1955Satish Chandra Pathak
Millat College, Parsa Godda 1986Ashfaque Ahmed
Jamtara College, Jamtara Jamtara 1969Ajay Raj Xalxo
K. K. M. College, Pakur Pakur 1966Chandrashekhar Jha
B. S. K. College, Barharwa Sahibganj 1982Raghunandan Ram
Sahibganj College, Sahibganj Sahibganj 1953Rahul Kumar Santosh
S. R. T. College, Dhamri Sahibganj 1964Abhay Kant Tiwary

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References

  1. ↑ Bihar Gazette (Ext. Ord.) dated 5 March 1992
  2. ↑ Bihar Universities (Amendment) Act 1991 Bihar Act, 1992
  3. ↑ Notification No. LG – 16/2002 – 15/Leg. dated 06.05.2003 published in the Jharkhand Gazette (Ext. Ordinary Edn.)
  4. ↑ letter no. Meet/67 – AM/93/20588 dated 06.05.1993
  5. ↑ "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

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