The Mysore University Library comprises over 800,000 books, 2,400 journal titles, and 100,000 volumes of journals. The main campus features an amphitheater, an auditorium, a swimming pool, and hostel accommodations for men and women. As of July 2013, the University of Mysore was accredited "Grade A" by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[4][5]
The Third Sector Research Resource Centre (TSRRS) was established in 2004. The aim of the centre is '...to undertake and promote interdisciplinary [sic] studies and research in the domain of civil society,'[8] with a secondary aim of developing and offering Diploma and Masters programs in the management of non-profit organisations.[9]
More recently, the Department of Law in the university was incorporated into the Mysore University School of Justice (MUSJ). Continuing with the university's initiative to introduce five-year integrated courses to produce professionals with in-depth knowledge, the MUSJ has introduced a program leading to a degree in law,[10] as a bid to enhance the quality of legal education in Karnataka. University of Mysore along with Institute of Astrophysics has signed an MoU to build a planetarium in Mysore.[11]
Crest and motto
The university's motto, "Na Hi Jñanena Sadrusham" (Nothing compares with knowledge) is taken from the Bhagavad Gita.[12]
The university launched several new online degree programs during the COVID pandemic,[35] in an attempt to ensure students completing their school leaving exams in 2020-21 did not lose an academic year due to colleges and universities being in lockdown. Its programs were approved by the University Grants Commission (India)[36] in early 2020 itself, making it one of the first public universities to try an initiative of this nature.[37] The university had started projects in the field of online programs in 2014, partnering with University18[38] as a platform partner,[39] making it an early adopter of technology in education.
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↑ Kumar, compiled by Ameeta Gupta; Ashish (2006). Handbook of universities: includes universities, deemed universities, colleges, private universities and prominent educational and research institutions. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. p.587. ISBN9788126906086.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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