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Motto | Jnanave Ananta |
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Motto in English | Knowledge is Eternal |
Type | Public |
Established | February 21, 2004 |
Accreditation | NAAC B+ [1] |
Chancellor | Governor of Karnataka [2] |
Vice-Chancellor | M. Venkateshwarlu [3] |
Registrar | Nahida Zam Zam, KAS [4] |
Academic staff | 77 [5] |
Administrative staff | 34 [5] |
Students | 1388 [5] |
Location | 13°20′16″N77°7′13″E / 13.33778°N 77.12028°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | tumkuruniversity |
Tumkur University was established in 2004 in Tumkuru, Karnataka, India. It was carved out of Bangalore University to accommodate the needs of the students from Tumkuru district. Established under the Karnataka State Universities Act, 2000, as a multi-faculty university, it has 12 postgraduate departments, 2 constituent colleges and 94 affiliated colleges. It established 29 research centres to promote advanced multi-disciplinary research and academic collaborations. In 2012, the university was recognized under section 12(b) of the UGC Act, 1956. [6] In the same year, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an inter-university council of the UGC, accredited the university with "B" Grade in the three-grade rating scale.
The academic structure is divided into four faculties:
The University College of Science (erstwhile Government Science College) was established in 1940. Beginning as an intermediate college, it was upgraded to a full-fledged first-grade college with Bachelors courses in disciplines in the Natural Sciences. Disciplines in the Commerce subjects were introduced in 1970.
The erstwhile Government Science College was inaugurated by His Excellency Sri V.V. Giri, Bar-At-Law, the Governor of Mysore on 11 August 1966. In 1973 it was bifurcated into Science and Arts colleges.
In the year 2000–2001, new subjects like Computer Science, Microbiology, Electronics and Biochemistry were introduced. In 2007–2008, Biotechnology was introduced. In 2008, post graduate courses were introduced in Physics, Chemistry and Environment Science. In 2000, student strength of the college was 1,040; in 2005 it was 1,300; and in year 2007–2008, it was 1,323.
The college has an area of 90 acres and the infrastructure is about 98,800 sq. ft. In 2009, the Government Science College was handed over to Tumkur University, when it was renamed as University College of Science. Presently, it is one of the two constituent colleges of Tumkur University.
The Government Science College was bifurcated in 1974 into Government Arts College and Government Science College. In 2009, Tumkur University recognised the college as a constituent college of the university and renamed it University College of Arts.
Over the years, the institution has been offering courses in Arts & Commerce. At present, the college has 42 teaching, and 20 non-teaching staff. Nearly 3000 students are pursuing their education in the Arts and Commerce streams. Situated in a sprawling 25-acre plot, the college houses 25 spacious lecture halls, a library with more than 50,000 titles and 55,000 volumes of books on different disciplines, along with journals, magazines, newspapers and a reading and reference section. The college also has indoor and outdoor stadia administered by the Youth Services and Sports Department of the Government of Karnataka. It also has a unit of the National Cadet Corps and the National Service Scheme.
International Journal of Science Research (IJSR) reports on publication of original research contributions in fundamental and applied areas of science. IJSR is a quarterly flagship journal of Tumkur University.
International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities is a scholarly professional biannual journal published by Tumkur University. Its purpose is to provide a forum to share knowledge related to broad range of topics including political science, sociology, history, archaeology, social work, geography, international studies, women's studies, children's learning and health, economics, business ethics, cities, intellectual property rights, language acquisition, privacy, the aging population, quality of life, technology in aboriginal communities, information communication technology, library and information science, physical education and sports sciences, dispute resolution, environment, sustainable development and subjects related to commerce and management.
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Eminent personalities appointed Honorary Distinguished Professors of the university include:
SL.NO | Name | Qualification | Term | Department |
01 | Prof. O.Anantha Ramaiah | M.A., M.Phill., Ph.D. | 24-03-2004 to 23-03-2009 | History |
02 | Dr. M.Hemalatha | M.A., M.Ed., M.Phill., Ph.D | 23-03-2009 to 04-05-2009 (Acting Vice Chancellor) | English |
03 | Dr. S.C.Sharma | M.E., Ph.D., D.Eng., D.Sc. | 06-05-2009 to 03-05-2013 | Mechanical Engineering |
04 | Dr. D.Shivalingaiah | M.A., M.LISc., Ph.D. | 04-05-2013 to 26-07-2013 (Acting Vice Chancellor) | Library and Information Science |
05 | Prof.A.H.Rajasab | M.Sc., Ph.D. | 26-07-2013 to 25-07-2017 | Botany |
06 | Dr. Jayasheela | M.A., Ph.D. | 26-07-2017 to 23-03-2018 (Acting Vice Chancellor) | Economics |
07 | Prof. P.Paramashivaiah | M.Com., M.Ed., M.Phill., Ph.D. | 23-03-2018 to 26-03-2018 | Commerce and Management |
08 | Col. (Prof). Y.S.Siddegowda | M.SW., Ph.D. | 26-03-2018 to 26-03-2022 | Social Work |
09 | Prof. G.Sudarshana Reddy | M.Com., M.BA., M.FM., Ph.D. | 27-03-2022 to 13-04-2022 (Acting Vice Chancellor) | C ommerce and Management |
10 | Prof. Keshava | M.A., M.LISc., PGDLAN., Ph.D | 13-04-2022–20-07-2022 (Acting Vice Chancellor) | Library and Information Science |
11 | Prof. M.Venkateshwarlu | M.Sc., Ph.D | 20-07-2022—Incumbent | Zoology |
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