Central University of Jharkhand

The Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) is a research intensive Central University located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was established in 2009 as per the Parliament of India and is recognized as a University of national importance by the University Grants Commission.

Central University of Jharkhand

Motto	Knowledge to Wisdom
Type	Central Research University
Established	2009; 15 years ago
Founder	Parliamentary Act, 2009, Government of India
Accreditation	NAAC with Grade 'B'
Endowment	11,252.56 Cr
Chancellor	Jai Prakash Lal
Vice-Chancellor	Kshiti Bhushan Das[1]
Dean	A. C. Pandey
Visitor	President of India
Academic staff	221
Administrative staff	57
Undergraduates	1,560
Postgraduates	1,113
Doctoral students	208
Location	Ranchi , Jharkhand , 822113 , India 23°26′30″N 85°8′45″E
Campus	Semi Urban, Brambe campus: 45 acres (Old) Manatu campus: 670 acres (New)
Affiliations	UGC, AICTE, BCI, ICSSR, PCI, NCTE
Website	www.cuj.ac.in

History

CUJ was established in 2009 under the first schedule of the Central Universities Act, 2009.^[2] The first and founding Vice Chancellor (VC), Darlando Khathing, was appointed 1 March 2009.^[3] Consequent upon culmination of his tenure in March 2014, he was replaced by acting vice chancellor A.N. Misra.^[4] Prof. Misra served as acting VC until the appointment of Nand Kumar Yadav Indu as permanent VC in August 2015.^[5] On completion of his term, Prof. Ratan Kumar Dey served as the acting VC for almost a year. Currently, Prof. Kshiti Bhusan Das is heading the university.

Campuses

The University has two operational campuses (temporary campus and permanent campus).

• The Brambe campus (temporary) is a 45 acre transit campus located about 25 kms from the heart of Ranchi city. It includes 70 independent class rooms and teaching labs, a 450-seat auditorium, research labs for sciences, engineering workshops and computer lab. The university provides on-campus accommodation to students (total capacity 1000 boys and girls in separate hostels).^[6]
• The Cheri-Manatu campus (permanent) is a 510 acre campus located 17 kms from the epicenter of Ranchi city. Its infrastructure is developing rapidly. The administrative activities, undergraduate classes, and non-laboratory based departments are operational from this campus. Separate hostel for boys/girls and library are also located in this campus.

Administrative Building at Cheri-Manatu Campus

Administrative Building at Brambe Campus

Former President Dr. Abdul Kalam at CUJ

Academics in CUJ

Schools and Departments

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

• Department of International Relations
• Department of Political Science and Public Administration
• Department of Economics and Development Studies

School of Mass Communication and Media Technologies

• Department of Mass Communication

School of Natural Sciences

• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Physics
• Department of Life Sciences
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Statistics

School of Languages

• Department of English Studies
• Department of Hindi
• Department of Far East Languages (Korean, Chinese, Tibetan)

School of Engineering and Technology

• Department of Metallurgical and Material Engineering
• Department of Energy Engineering
• Centre for Excellence-Green and Efficient Energy Technology (CoE-GEET)
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Computer Science and Engineering

School for the Study of Culture

• Department of Anthropology and Tribal Studies
  • Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development (CIKSD)
• Department of Performing Arts

School of Natural Resource Management

• Department of Environmental Sciences
  • Centre for Environment, Society and Governance for Sustainable Development (CESGSD)
• Department of Geo-informatics
• Department of Geography

School of Management Sciences

• Department of Business Administration
• Department of Commerce and Financial Studies

School of Education

• Department of Education

Admission and Classes

Except a few departments, undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs are offered by almost all academic units of the University. Admission to undergraduate and post-graduate programmes is done through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA), whereas for doctoral degree, it is based either on UGC/CSIR NET examination or test conducted by University, after which a mandatory interview in convened. The University also offers part-time Ph.D. programme. The classes are operational at both the campuses as per location of the academic department.

Inner View of Temporary Campus and University Auditorium.