KUK Kurukshetra - Kurukshetra University

The university was established in 1956 by Dr Rajendra Prasad. Kurukshetra University offers various courses on the campus in its 46 departments/institutions. There are more than 200 colleges affiliated with Kurukshetra University. The university is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a grade of ‘A+’.  The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), MHRD has ranked Kurukshetra University 99th in the university’s category 2020.  The university has collaborated with various other universities/institutions such as the State University of New York, the University of Rajasthan, University of Delhi. The university campus is spread over 423 acres of land offering various infrastructural facilities to its students. Kurukshetra University is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The university has eleven faculties namely the Faculty of Arts and Languages, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Indic Studies, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Faculty of Distance Education and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 

Kurukshetra University Location

Kurukshetra University located at Thanesar, Haryana. The nearest railway station is Thanesar City Railway Station at a distance of 2.1 km and students can take a bus from Kurukshetra Bus Stand which is at a distance of 19.7 km away from the university. Patiala Airport is the nearest airport at a distance of 76.5 km and it will take around 1 hour 40 minutes to reach Kurukshetra University. 

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Kurukshetra University Accreditation and Ranking

• The university is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with a grade of ‘A+’.

• Ranked 99th by the NIRF for the year 2020 in the university category.

Kurukshetra University Collaborations

• Ministry of Environment & Forest

• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Source

• National Institute of Hydrology (Roorkee)

• CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography (Goa)

• Forest Research Institute (Dehradun)

• Central Pollution Control Board

• CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (Delhi)

• National Institute of Disaster Management

• GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development (Almora)

• Infosys Limited (Gurgaon)

• Newgen Software Inc.

• INMASS Delhi

• ST Microelectronics Noida

• Open Silicon Bangalore

• RF Silicon Delhi

• State University of New York

• University of Rajasthan

• University of Delhi

• ICAR-CSSSRI

• ONGC

• NTPC

• ISR

• Haryana Knowledge Corporation Ltd. (HKCL) 

• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

• Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) Hyderabad

• National Physical Laboratory (Delhi)

• CEERI Pilani

• CSIO Chandigarh

• Solid State Physics Laboratory (Delhi)

• Ranbaxy

• Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

• PGI Chandigarh

• Fortis (Mohali)

• NDRI Karnal

• HAU Hisar

• Ministry of Environment & Forest

Kurukshetra University Infrastructure and Facilities

Established in 1957, the JLN library is located at a central place of departments of Kurukshetra University. The library has three blocks namely Ranganathan Block, Ram Prasad Bismil Golden Jubilee Reading Hall and Savitri Bai Phule Block having the capacity of accompanying more than 1700 students. The building of the library is fully air-conditioned and the reading hall is open from 9:00 am to 12:00 midnight on all days except the government holidays. Kurukshetra University has smart classrooms so that students can understand the concepts easily. All the classroom are fully air-conditioned and has modern amenities. KUK facilities include a library, separate hostels for boys and girls with all the required facilities, ATM facility, transportation facilities, guest house, auditorium etc. In total, the university has 25 hostels out of which 11 are boys and 13 are for girls. These hostels offer all the necessary facilities and a comfortable atmosphere for the students to have a home-like accommodation away from their families.

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Kurukshetra University Courses 

Candidates are offered a total of 127 courses at UG, PG and doctoral levels at Kurukshetra University. These courses are offered in the areas such as humanities and social sciences, commerce, management and business administration etc. At the undergraduate level, the university offers 18 courses such as B.Pharma, L.L.B, B.Sc. etc. A total of 104 postgraduate programmes are offered such as M.Pharma, M.B.A, M.Sc., M.Tech to name a few. 

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Kurukshetra University Courses, Fees and Eligibility Criteria 

Kurukshetra University Admissions

The university offers admissions at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Some of the courses offered for Kurukshetra University admissions are B.PEd., B.Sc., B.Pharma, M.B.A, M.Sc., M.Tech, M.Phil etc. There is a Physical Efficiency Test (PET) conducted by the university for B.PEd. and M.PEd. admissions. B.Pharma admissions at Kurukshetra University are made through a centralised entrance test through HSCS. Students are offered M.Tech admissions at Kurukshetra University based on GATE scores.  Non- GATE qualified candidates have to sit for the entrance test conducted by the university for M.Tech admissions at Kurukshetra University.

Kurukshetra University UG Admission Process

• Meet the eligibility criteria.

• Fill the application form.

• Appear for an entrance test conducted by the university.

• Candidates must know that B.A. and B.F.A. admissions are offered based on the merit of the qualifying examination.

• Document verification and payment of the fees is the last stage of the Kurukshetra University admission process.

Kurukshetra University Admission Process for B.Tech

• Fulfil eligibility criteria as prescribed by the institution and government.

• Appear for JEE Main. 

• B.Tech counselling and seat allotment process would be conducted by The Haryana State Technical Education Society.

• A merit list shall be released by the authorities.

• Candidates must participate in counselling conducted by HSTES.

Kurukshetra University PG Admission Process

• Meet the course requirements.

• Fill the application form.

• Appear for an entrance test conducted by the university.

• Register for counselling. There will be three counselling rounds according to the available seats.

• The selection process will complete after document verification and payment of the fees.

Kurukshetra University Admission Process for M.B.A

• A Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks from a recognised university is the mandatory requirement 

• Apply for the programme

• .Appear for CAT/MAT/CMAT

• Shortlisted students need to appear for GD and PI rounds.

• The last step is the verification of documents and payment of the fees.

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Kurukshetra University Scholarships

The university offers scholarships based on the academic merit and financial need of the students. The university offers scholarships such as Kurukshetra University Golden Jubilee Post Graduate Scholarships that offers a monetary benefit of Rs. 500 pm to the selected students and Smt. Kiran Yadav Scholarship scheme of Kurukshetra University offers Rs. 1,000 per month. Candidates who want to avail Kurukshetra University scholarship must meet the eligibility criteria. Also, the university offers an insurance scheme to regular students of Kurukshetra University.

Kurukshetra University Placements

The placement cell of Kurukshetra University takes charge of the Kurukshetra University placements. The main work of the placement cell is to locate job opportunities for the students and help them get placed in reputed organisations. Some of the top recruiters of Kurukshetra University are Wipro, Adani, Wapcos, EIL, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Vardhman Group, Indian Oil, Hindustan Zink, Times of India, Thomson Press, Bharti Airtel, Tata Teleservices, Newgen, NIIT, HCL, Tirupati Life Sciences, Parabolic  Drugs, Indswift Labs, SRF. The median salary offered to UG (5 years course) and PG (2 years course) students in 2018-19 at Kurukshetra University was Rs.  2,75,000 and Rs. 3,50,000 (data taken from NIRF report).

Kurukshetra University Placement Data 2018-19 for UG (5-Years Courses)

Kurukshetra University Placement Data 2018-19 for PG (2-Years Courses)

Kurukshetra University Top Recruiters

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