Established 1966 Campus size 107 ha Chancellor Ram Naik | Type Public Nickname CSJMU, CSJM, KU Phone 078979 92060 | |
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Motto in English "Rise from darkness to light" Motto आरोह तमसो ज्योति: (Sanskrit, "Rise from darkness to light") Vice-chancellor Jayant Vinayak Vaishampayan Notable alumni Similar University of Lucknow, University Of Allahabad, M J P Rohilkhand University, Deen Dayal Upadhya, Dr B R Ambedkar University | ||
Csjm kanpur university all result 2015
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), formerly Kanpur University, is a public state university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the largest universities of Asia catering to urban and rural students offering professional and academic courses in disciplines of Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Engineering, Biotechnology, Computer Applications, Management and Medicine.
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- Csjm kanpur university all result 2015
- History
- Facilities
- Location
- Administration
- Departments and institutes
- Rankings
- Notable alumni
- References
History
Kanpur University was established in 1966 when Agra University split into Agra and Kanpur universities. Mayawati, as chief minister, changed the name from Kanpur University to the current name, after the Maharaja of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur between 1884 and 1922, Shahu IV of Kolhapur, also known as Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj.
Facilities
The campus is spread across 264 acres. While the undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in Art, Science, Commerce, Law, Engineering and Medicine are offered in affiliated colleges and institutions, the residential wing of the campus includes faculties of Life Sciences, Business Management, Education and English. It has a computer centre, a department of Adult and Continuing Education, Communication and a College Development Council. For catering to the needs of young engineering aspirants, the university has an Institute of Engineering and Technology in the campus offering courses in engineering: Chemical, Computer Science and Information, Mechanical Engineering.
There are separate hostel, academic and administrative blocks.
Location
Kanpur is the industrial capital of UP and commonly known as the Manchester of Northern India. The main university campus is situated on Grand Trunk Road, 11 km from Kanpur Central
Administration
The administration is the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor and the members of the executive council, the court and the academic council of the university.
The Kulpati (Vice-Chancellor) is a whole-time salaried officer of the university and is appointed by the chancellor from amongst the names submitted to him by a committee constituted in accordance with the provisions above U.P. Universities Act 1973.
The individual departments are under the direct supervision of their appointed directors, and each sub-department has its head.
Departments and institutes
Rankings
It is ranked 4 in Uttar Pradesh, 32 in India according to 4icu.