Sido Kanhu Murmu University (SKMU), formerly Siddhu Kanhu University, is a

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situated in the

Santhal Parganas Santhal Pargana division constitutes six district administration units known as the divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Origin of name Santal Pargana derives its name from two words: "Santal", a major inhabited tribe in the region and ...

region of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

state in eastern

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. It has its headquarters at

Dumka Dumka, the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Birbhum district afte ...

, the second capital of

. The university offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various streams and have 13 constituent colleges and 15 affiliated colleges across six districts of Jharkhand.

History

Sido Kanhu Murmu University was founded as Siddhu Kanhu University on 10 January 1992 by an Act of

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is ...

. It was carved out from Bhagalpur University, now known as

Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established on 12 July 1960, having local colleges initially associated with Patna University. Its campus is around in ar ...

. The university was renamed as Sido Kanhu Murmu University on 6 May 2003 by an amendment made in the section 3(1) of the Jharkhand State Universities Act 2000 (Amendment). It is named after Sidhu Murmu and Kanhu Murmu, brothers who led the

Santhal rebellion The Sonthal Rebellion, also known as the Santhal Rebellion, Santal Rebellion, or Santhal Hool, was a rebellion in present-day Jharkhand against the East India Company (EIC) and zamindari system by the Santals. It started on 30 June 1855, and on ...

against the

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in 1855–56. The university was recognized by and affiliated to the

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on 6 May 1993. It was granted recognition under Section 12 (B) of the UGC Act, 1956 in May 2006.

Colleges

The university have its jurisdiction extends over six districts –

Deoghar Deoghar (pronounced ''Devghar'') is a city and a municipal corporation in Deoghar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is also the administrative headquarters of Deoghar district. It is a holy place of Hinduism. The city is primarily ...

Godda Godda is a town with a municipal council in the Godda subdivision of the Godda district in Jharkhand, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Godda district. Geography Location Godda is located at . It has an average elev ...

Jamtara Jamtara is a city and a notified area in the Jamtara Sadar subdivision of the Jamtara district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of the eponymous district, subdivision and community development block. It is also nickna ...

Pakur Pakur (previously known as ''Pakaur'') is a town with a nagar palika in the Pakur subdivision of the Pakur district, Jharkhand state, India. History Pakur was earlier a Sub-Division of Santhal Parganas district of Bihar. It was upgraded to the ...

and

Sahibganj Sahebganj, originally named Kajrotia (also known as Sahibganj) is a scenic town and a port city in the Sahibganj subdivision of the Sahebganj district of Jharkhand state, India. It serves as headquarters for Sahibganj District, Sahibganj subdi ...

Affiliated colleges

This university comprises 16

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s, which are:

Constituent colleges

This university comprises 13

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, which are:

References

External links

* Educational institutions established in 1992 1992 establishments in Bihar State universities in Jharkhand {{Jharkhand-university-stub