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| Motto | Quest Knowledge Wisdom |
|---|---|
| Type | Public Central University |
| Established | 2007 |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Chancellor | Lt. Gen. (Dr.) D. B. Shekatkar (Retd.) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jyoti Prakash Tamang[1] |
Academic staff | 163[2] |
| Students | 1,986[2] |
| Undergraduates | 267[2] |
| Postgraduates | 1,347[2] |
| 372[2] | |
| Location | , , India 27°18′32″N 88°35′17″E / 27.3087859°N 88.5879671°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Sikkim University is a central university established under an Act of Parliament of India.[3] It is in Gangtok. The campus is expected to be built at Yangang in Namchi district, about 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Gangtok.[4] Its first chancellor was M. S. Swaminathan; Mahendra P. Lama was the first vice chancellor.
In 2008 the university started from four departments — Social System and Anthropology; Peace and Conflict Studies and Management; International Relations/Politics; and Microbiology. The university offers traditional courses in humanities, physical and life sciences, and forestry along with non-traditional courses that are unique and related to the state including subjects like ethnic history, mountain studies, border studies, and hill music and culture.[5]
All the colleges in the state of Sikkim are affiliated to this university.
- ^ "From the Vice-Chancellor's Desk". www.cus.ac.in. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2021" (PDF). Sikkim University.
- ^ The Sikkim University Act, 2006, No. 10 of 2007.
- ^ "Sikkim VC swipe at government on land". The Telegraph. 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Prof Tanka Bahadur Subba, New VC of Sikkim University". Northeast Today. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.