The Kurukshetra University was established in 1956 as a
unitary residential University and its foundation stone was laid by late Dr.
Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. Located in the holy city of
Kurukshetra, land of the historical battle of 'Mahabharata' and the great
message of Bhagwad Gita, its campus is situated on the western bank of Brahma
Sarovar (the holy tank) and extends over an area of over 400 acres. Starting
with only the Department of Sanskrit, it has grown into a multi-faculty University
as one of the premier centers for advanced study and research in the region.
HISTORY
The Department of Electronic Science in 2011, was awarded a 2.96
crore (US$440,000) project on Nano science by Department of Science and
Technology (DST), Government of India.In 2012, the Department of philosophy
introduced academic course on Gita.
The Department of Geophysics has also received the aid of
about 3 crore from D.S.T. This department is running a 3-year M.Tech. Applied
Geophysics course since 1985 which is affiliated by A.I.C.T.E and U.G.C. The
students from this department have been placed to very well-known oil companies
i.e. ONGC, Oil India, Schlumberger, Cairn, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
to name a few and other MN C's as well along with being working with the best R
& D labs in the field in our country.
ACADEMICS
- Grading
The university follows a weighted average pattern to
calculate grades, with the 1st and 2nd semester contributing 20% to the
aggregate marks and each further semester, up to the 8th, contributing
10%.
- Rankings
The university was ranked 80 among universities in India by
the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018 and in the 101–150
band overall.
The Institute of Law, Kurukshetra University was ranked 15
by India Today's "India's Best Colleges 2017: Law".
SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra has a number of
achievements in sports. Recently Boxing Team of Kurukshetra University won All
India Inter-University Boxing Championship among more than 100 Universities
from all over India. All India Inter-University Boxing Championship was
held at LPU, Jalandhar. where Boxers from KUK won 3 Gold and 3 Bronze Medals
under the extreme guidance of their boxing coach Rajesh Kumar Rajound and gain
37 points, which are enough to claim the title.
MISSION
To prepare a class of proficient scholars and professionals with ingrained human values and commitment to expand the frontiers of knowledge for the advancement of society.