Vice-Chancellor Ramesh Kumar Pandey Founded 12 July 1960 Chancellor Draupadi Murmu | Established July 12, 1960 Campus Urban Phone 0651 220 4544 | |
Motto in English "May our knowledge become brilliant" Motto May nostrum scientia fio splendens; (Latin); तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु; (Sanskrit) Notable alumni Kariya Munda, Louis Marandi, Shriprakash, Narahari Mahato, Ram Dayal Munda Similar Kolhan university, Vinoba Bhave University, St Xavier's College - Ranchi, Gossner College, Birla Institute of Technolo | ||
Ranchi University is a university in Jharkhand state of India. It was established on 12 July 1960 as a teaching-cum-affiliating university, and its first vice chancellor was Vishnudeo Narayan Singh. It is headquartered in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand.
Contents
- Bifurcation of the University
- Vice Chancellors of the Ranchi University
- Chancellors
- Education in Ranchi University
- Ranchi University Museum
- References
The university has a total student intake of around 90,000 students from its affiliated colleges. It has a central library with approximately 150,000 books for the academic needs of the students. There are a total of two male hostels and four female hostels in the university campus situated at Kutchery Road, Ranchi. The university is financially dependent on UGC funds (Rs. 38 crores annually) in addition to the fees paid by the students.
At present, the University spans five districts of Jharkhand, namely, Ranchi, Gumla, Khunti, Simdega and Lohardaga. Right since its inception Ranchi University has been alive to the ever increasing demands of higher education.although there remains a lot of scope for improving the standards of education at the university. Keeping apace with changing times, the University today offers vocational courses. For the less privileged students coming from the scheduled tribes or scheduled castes, special coaching classes are engaged to prepare them for competitive examinations.
The syllabi for mainstream courses in science, humanities and commerce too have been upgraded to meet the requirements of University Grants Commission (UGC).
The current acting Vice-Chancellor of Ranchi University is R. K. Pandey.
Bifurcation of the University
In 1992, university was bifurcated to create Vinoba Bhave University, reducing its area by nearly half for proper administration. In 2009 university was divided twice – in January to create Nilamber Pitamber University, at Medininagar, and in August 2009 to create Kolhan University, at Chaibasa.
Vice Chancellors of the Ranchi University
Administration: ‡ † SENATOR
Chancellors
The Chancellor of the university was the Governor of Bihar until the inception of Jharkhand on 15 November 2000. Since then it was the Governor of Jharkhand.
New Chancellor as per creation of Jharkhand from Bihar
Education in Ranchi University
There are 35 constituent colleges and 29 affiliated colleges of Ranchi University. The colleges under Ranchi University offer courses in Medical, Engineering, Management, Science, Arts and Law streams.
Ranchi University Museum
The department of Anthropology in Ranchi University has a museum that showcases variety of exhibits including ethnographic collections of central Indian states, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.