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Central University of Karnataka
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕೇಂದ್ರಿಯ ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ
कर्नाटक केंद्रीय विश्वविद्यालय
Other name
CUK
MottoIAST: vidyA dadAti vinayaM
TypeCentral University
Established2009 (15 years ago) (2009)
FounderGovernment of India
AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission[1]
Academic affiliations
Association of Indian Universities
ChancellorShri. Vijay Keshav Gokhale[2]
Vice-ChancellorBattu Satyanarayana[3][4]
Location
Kalaburagi, Karnataka
,
India

17°26′05″N 76°40′23″E / 17.4348°N 76.6730°E / 17.4348; 76.6730
Websitewww.cuk.ac.in

The Central University of Karnataka, (CUK), is a central university situated in Kadaganchi village in the Aland taluka of Kalaburagi district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was established by an Act of the Parliament of India in 2009, "The Central Universities Act, 2009".

History

[5][6]

The university started operating from its permanent campus at the Gulbarga-Waghdhari inter-state highway in Aland taluka identified by the Karnataka State Government.[7]

The Central Universities Bill 2009 aimed at creating a new central university each in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.[8] It also sought to convert Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Chhattisgarh, Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya in Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) and Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand into Central universities.[9]

Schools and Departments

See also

References

  1. ^ "Central University of Karnataka". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ https://www.cuk.ac.in/#/home
  3. ^ "President Ram Nath Kovind approves appointments of vice chancellors of 12 central universities: Ministry of education". The Times of India 13:29 IST. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Battu Satyanarayana appointed vice-chancellor of Central University of Karnataka". The Hindu. 23 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. ^ "The Central Universities Act, 2009" (PDF). legislative.gov.in. p. 18. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Central Universities Act (2009) and Statutes" (PDF). cuk.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Central University of Karnataka". www.cuk.ac.in. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Parliament passes bill to set 12 central varsities – Times Of India

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Universities in Karnataka, India
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