Gurukul Kangri University

Gurukula Kangri (deemed to be university; 'गुरुकुल कांगड़ी समविश्वविद्यालय') is a public central deemed to be university located in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.[1] It is fully funded by UGC. It is a NAAC "A" grade Accredited Deemed to be University u/s 3 of the UGC act 1956. Situated near the bank of the Ganges about 6 km from Haridwar and about 200 km from New Delhi. Gurukula Kangri has 24 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Vedic Sciences, Humanities &nd Social Sciences and Management programs with a strong emphasis on Vedic and Modern Sciences and technological education and research.[2]

Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University)
TypePublic
Established1902
FounderSwami Shraddhanand
ChancellorDr. Satya Pal Singh
Vice-ChancellorProf. Roop Kishore Shastri
Students4000+
Location
Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India

29°55′12.16″N 78°7′22.69″E
CampusRural, Urban
NicknameGKV
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.gkv.ac.in

History

Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) was founded on 4 March 1902 by the Arya Samaj sannyasi Swami Shraddhanand, who was a follower of Dayananda Saraswati, with the sole aim to revive the ancient Indian gurukula system of education. This institution was established with the objective of providing an indigenous alternative to Lord Macaulay's education policy by imparting education in the areas of Vedic literature, Indian philosophy, Indian culture, modern sciences, and research.

The Arya Samaj which advocated women’s education, as part of its policies for the upliftment of women in the country, established the Kanya Gurukula Campus, Dehradun in 1922 by Acharya Ramdevji making it a second campus of women’s education. But to give real shape to the dreams of Swami Shraddhanandaji, Kanya Gurukula Campus, Hardwar was established in 1993.

The Gurukula has witnessed many distinguished guests. A few of them being C. F. Andrews, Ramsay MacDonald, Mahatma Gandhi, Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr Radha Krishnan, Sh.Jamnalal Bajaj, Dr. Munje, Sadhu Vaswani, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Smt. Indira Gandhi and Sh. Gyani Jail Singh, Sh. L.K. Advani and in 2011 Smt. Meira Kumar,then speaker of the Lok Sabha.

The impetus for the foundation was found in the teachings and activities of Dayananda Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj. The first foundation brick was laid down in Gujrawala, Punjab. During India Partition Swami ji searched for a suitable palace in India according to the imagination of Dayananda Saraswati as mentioned in Satyarth Prakash. The site of Kangri village, Bijnor district, was flooded when the river changed course in 1924; the new (present) campus was built subsequently.

Campuses

The university has separate campuses for men and women.

  • Main Campus, Gurukul Kangri Vidyapeeth, Haridwar (males)
  • Kanya Gurukul Mahavidhyalaya, Haridwar (females)
  • Kanya Gurukul Mahavidhyalaya, Dehradun (females)
  • Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Haridwar (males)

Faculties

The university provides education in modern sciences, technology and management, as well as covers traditional subjects such as Vedic literature, Indian philosophy and culture.

The Faculty of Science provides B.Sc. , M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the following subjects:

  • Chemistry (B.Sc./M.Sc./Ph.D)
  • Computer Science (B.Sc.)

The Faculty of Life Science provides B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the following subjects:

  • Pharmacy ( B.Pharm./D.Pharm.)
  • Botany (B.Sc./Ph.D)
  • Zoology (B.Sc./Ph.D)
  • Industrial Microbiology/Microbiology (B.Sc, M.Sc. and Ph.D)
  • Environmental Science

The Faculty of Engineering and Technology provides B.Tech. degrees in the following branches:

  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

The Faculty of Management Studies provides the following PG degree programs and now UG program (2013 onwards) in the areas of management, finance and economics:

  • Master of Business Administration (with electives in HR, Marketing, Finance, Production & IT)
  • Master of Business Finance (with electives in Investment, Banking & Insurance)
  • Master of Business Economics
  • Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Master of Computer Application

Research and consulting facilities are available in the department.

The Vedic Path

The Vedic Path is a peer-reviewed international quarterly journal of English published by the university. It is indexed in the Guide to Indian Periodical Literature. It was originally published as The Vedic Magazine from 1906 to 1935 and thereafter it was named as The Vedic Path.

The journal aims at promoting Indian knowledge tradition, Indian and Western literary theories, and their applications to literature. The research papers dealing with any aspect of these areas are published; preference is given to research papers of a comparative or interdisciplinary nature.

Notable alumni

Achievements
  • Deemed University Status: The distinguished services of this institution to the nation were recognized when it was given the status of Deemed to be University in 1962 by University Grants Commission.
  • Four-Star Status: National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) has awarded four-star status to the Vishwavidyalaya in 2002.
  • Centenary Year: Vishwavidyalaya celebrated 2002 as its centenary year. The vishwavidyalaya has had phenomenal growth over the past 100 years and now offers 20 UG courses and 17 PG courses. Research programmes leading to the degree of Ph.D. are being run in Vedic literature, Sanskrit literature, Philosophy, Hindi, English, [Pharmacy [B.Pharm]], Psychology, Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology, Environmental Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Human Consciousness and Yogic Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Computer sciences and Management Studies.
  • Membership: Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya is a Registered autonomous institute. All the degrees conferred by the vishwavidyalaya are recognized by UGC and AICTE wherever required. Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya is a member of the Association of Indian Universities and Association of Commonwealth Universities.

References
  1. "GKV | Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University)". Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. "List of Departments | GKV". Retrieved 6 October 2020.

Further reading
  • Gurukul Kangri Vidyapeeth, Haridwar ka Sau Varsh ka Itihas, by Jayadev Vedalankar. Bhartiya Vidya Prakashan, Delhi, 2002.
  • Speech at Gurukul, Hardwar (8 April 1915). Collected Works, by Gandhi. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1958. v.13. Page 46.
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