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29°55′18″N 78°7′39″E / 29.92167°N 78.12750°E
Former name | Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya |
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Type | Public Deemed Institute (1962) |
Established | 1902 |
Founder | Swami Shraddhanand |
Accreditation | UGC, NAAC A, AICTE, MHRD |
Budget | 100 crores |
Chancellor | Satya Pal Singh |
Vice-Chancellor | Hemlata K. |
Students | 6000+ |
Location | , 249404 , India 29°55′12.16″N 78°7′22.69″E / 29.9200444°N 78.1229694°E |
Campus | Urban, 205 acres (main campus) |
Nickname | GK (DU) GKVians |
Affiliations | UGC, AICTE |
Website | www |
Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University) ('गुरुकुल कांगड़ी समविश्वविद्यालय') is a Government-funded Deemed to be University u/s 3 of the UGC Act 1956 located in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India.[1] It is fully funded by UGC/ Govt. of India. It is NAAC "A" grade accredited.[2] Situated near the bank of the Ganges, Haridwar and about 200 km from New Delhi.[3] Gurukula Kangri has 25 academic departments covering Engineering, Applied Sciences, Vedic Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Management programs with a strong emphasis on Vedic and Modern Sciences and technological education and research.[4] The university has signed about 34 memorandums of understanding with industries, universities, NGOs, and institutions.[5]