Kumaun University is a

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headquartered in

Nainital Nainital (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the Uttarakhand High Court, High Court of the state being ...

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

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. In 2017, it hosted the first Kautik Student Film Festival.

Campuses

The academic wing of the University is spread over in two campuses (Dev Singh Bisht (DSB) Campus,

, and newly constructed Sir JC Bose Technical Campus at

Bhimtal Bhimtal (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: ''Bhīmtāl'') is a town and a nagar palika, near Nainital, Nainital city in Nainital district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is situated at an altitude of 1370 meters above sea level and is about 22 ...

) with an area of 5,31,373 sq.mt. (160 acres), the total built up area being 3,00,000 sq. mt. The central administration office is in Sukhatal, Nainital.

Rankings

The university was ranked 62nd in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the pharmacy ranking in 2024.

Faculties

1. Faculty of Arts (Drawing and Painting, Economics, English, Geography, Hindi, History, Home Science, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Sanskrit, Sociology and Tourism) 2. Faculty of Science (Botany, Forestry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology. Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Zoology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and G.I. Science) 3. Faculty of Commerce (B.Com., B.Com.(Hon.), M.Com.) 4. Faculty of Management (BBA, MBA, P.G. Diploma in Tourism, MBA in Tourism, MBA Executive, MBA Rural Management) 5. Faculty of Education (B. Ed. and M. Ed.) 6. Faculty of Law (LL.B. and LL.M.) 7. Faculty of Technology (B. Pharma, and M. Pharma.) 8. Faculty of Visual Arts (B.F.A. and M.F.A.)

UGC-Academic Staff College

The UGC-Academic Staff College, Kumaun University, Nainital was sanctioned by the UGC, New Delhi on 10 October 2006 and started its first orientation programme on 12 February 2007. In addition to conducting orientation programmes and refresher courses, the UGC-ASC undertakes a number of extension activities. UGC-ASC Nainital conducted short-term courses (2–6 days) for the senior faculty and professional development programme for non-teaching staff.

References

External links

* Universities in Uttarakhand Education in Nainital Universities and colleges established in 1973 1973 establishments in Uttar Pradesh {{Uttarakhand-university-stub